He arrived! Cole Ellis McAllister was born this morning (April 30) at 9:55 AM. He just barely turned 12 hours old. Here we are right after meeting our beautiful sweetheart. Everything went very smoothly with the labor and delivery-- we arrived at the hospital around 3 AM (our buddy Matt drove over to our house in the middle of the night to take care of Benson), and Cole arrived 7 hours later. John and I passed the time in the delivery room napping, watching our wedding video and the new Pride and Prejudice, and munching on ice chips.
And the results of the official weigh-in are: 8 pounds, 13 ounces. Our big boy is also a whopping 21-1/2 inches tall. We've got a future power forward on our hands! 
Cole, meet your Daddy! Here's John right after cutting the umbilical cord. Cole's middle name comes from John's Grandpa Ellis, his dad's dad. He was a great Scottish man-- very valiant and wise, funny and fun, and for his profession he was a high school principal.
I feel so honored to be Cole's mom. Out of the 6,000,000,000 people on earth, he was sent to us-- what a privilege! By the way, the name Cole comes from my side of the family-- I'm actually related to Old King Cole! We want our son Cole to always remember that he is royalty, in more ways than one. (Descendent of an earthly king and son of a heavenly king.) My grandparents always drilled into us "noblesse oblige" and we want to teach that same principle to Cole.
Benson and Cole did a gift exchange when they first met. Benson had picked out a new teddy bear for Cole, and Cole arrived with a yellow bus for Benson. Here's Benson rocking out to the school bus song. So far, Benson seems to have taken his new role as big brother in stride, so we hope that keeps up. 
The bigger, better McAllister Team! We are so thrilled Cole joined us. By the way, today was closing day for our house (even though we did early occupancy and moved in last week), and everyone involved with the closing (real estate agents, title company, etc.) actually drove over to the hospital for the meeting! I think that was a first for all of them. John said he felt like a real man today-- he just became the father of 2 and he just bought a house! So April 30 turned out to be a big day for our family! We're exhausted, relieved, and very very happy.
31 comments:
Congratulations! What a beautiful baby! Little King Cole is very well formed; you guys must be so proud. I hope you got some rest after your looooong night!
GUYS!!!!!!!!! COngrats. What a sweetheart and I love the heritage behind his name. I can't believe everybody came to the hospital for the closing. Anything, almost but not a dog bite, for a story!
Congratulations! I LOVE the name Cole. Glad everyone is doing well. Karisa you look fabulous!!
That would be a big day!! Congratulations on Cole and we are so glad to hear that everyone is doing great and you got the house to boot!
Congratulations again-it seems super exciting since we are going to get to meet him!
PS. We have been considering Ellis too!
Congratulations! He is precious. Karisa-you look so good right after giving birth!
Beautiful boy! Congratulations on the new addition and the new home! That's awesome that the house folks came to the hospital for signing. Did you get your epidural in time (I'm assuming so, since the screaming was outside your room not inside). You look beautiful, and everyone looks so happy to have Cole here. Get some rest before you have to go home and face real life!
Hooray! We are SO SO happy for all of you. I love his name.
Well done, Team McAllister. :)
congratulations and best of luck with the new little guy!
hey congrats!!! that's a big boy! glad everything went well.
Karisa and John,
Congratulations on the birth of your little man!!!!
We are so excited for your family.
What a great name you chose for him!
Congrats on buying your first home too. Life has been sweet for your family. Well deserved blessings!!
James, Suymey, Maeve, Finn & Colten
Wow...I got goose bumps reading that last paragraph! Congratulations on all of the new and wonderful things in you life!! I wish you all the best. Seeing those beautiful baby pix makes me more anxious for our new baby to join us! By the way Karisa, you look amazing for just giving birth!!!
What a beautiful family!! Congratulations on all the wonderful things taking place in your lives!
Congrats!!! Noone seems to rock a hospital gown quite like you can...you will LOVE having the 2 boys close in age, I do!!
CONGRATULATIONS!!! What a handsome, precious baby boy who I can see is being spoiled already with lots of luvin' and squeezin! Please squeeze him for us!! And Chloe is giving him a high 5 with the weight/height stats! :) Benson is going to be such an awesome big brother too! You're a beautiful family! Blog again soon! :)
YOU ARE ALL BEAUTIFUL!
YEA!!!!!!! We are so excited for you guys! We are glad to hear everything turned out fine with the house and just in time for little Cole Ellis! What a great choice for his name. So glad we get to have your cute little family around for a few more years. Congrats! Oh and I agree with everyone else, Karisa you do look so beautiful!!
Congrats Karisa! What a sweetie!! And so crazy with your house! I'm glad it worked out!
Hey guys! So glad to hear about the arrival of Cole!!! love the name and story behind it. He is beautiful and you look fantastic for just having a baby!! Well done!
We're so relieved that Cole arrived safely. We have the blue IT'S A BOY flag flying from our rooftop!
It is amazing that both Benson and Cole arrived on the morning of their due dates, and both without any medical intervention to get them here on time. They are very lucky boys to be born into John and Karisa's family.
Love,
Mom
Yay!!!!!!!!!! We are thrilled!!!!!! I've been checking your blog, waiting and waiting!! What a big guy!!!
i would like more details...intensity of pain, minutes apart, pushing, epidural, strawberry mist, etc...
By the way, I LOVE your hair!!! I wish I looked that good after labor! We love you guys!
Again, so very happy for you FOUR! I'm glad everything went so well and that you were able to close on your house the same day! Cole is a cutie, I love his eyes. And, I'll just echo what everyone else has said...you are beautiful Karisa!
Congrats!!!! I am so glad everything worked out for you guys with both your new baby and house. He is so cute!! I'm a little partial to the name Cole so I love it!!
Hooray!! We are so thrilled for you guys. You make birth sound so easy. :)
I forgot to say, I love your haircut! So stylish!!
Congratulations!! You make child bearing sound like a breeze!! :)
CONGRATS!!! So glad little Cole came into the world without a hitch. :) You have a beautiful family in the works there! Congrats on the house too! Wow, what a big day :)
Congrats! I am actually related to Old King Cole too! We might be related!
Congratulations! What a handsome baby with a special name! You have a beautiful family! We can't wait to get together so our boys can play with yours! You look beautiful Karisa. You all look so happy. There is nothing better than a brand new baby in the family! I am so happy for you! Love you!
Congratulations you guys! What a wonderful new addition to your awesome family!
Congratulations Karisa and Jon! What a handsome little guy you have there! Actually, 2 little guys! :) Can't wait to meet him next time you guys come out to Philly! Congrats on settling in too!
Wow! You guys are so busy! What a precious little guy to add to your family, well actually a pretty big guy! It looks like you are doing great. Congrats on the house, all the birthdays, the new stroller (by the way, you look great 30 weeks pregnant!
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