Our beautiful BOY!

Levente (Levi) Samuel Szögedi was born at 6:23 pm on January 22. He weighed 7 pounds 8 oz (3.4 kilo) and was 18 inches (45 cm) long.

For those of you who don't know, we thought we were having a girl--the doctor told us 80% girl after two different ultrasounds. And yet, here he is, our wonderfully beautiful baby boy-- And you know what? Now I can't even imagine having had a girl. He is so perfect!

Getting ready to leave the hospital

Our sleepy boy

Levi's first bath at home

Attila's first diaper change (but not his last!)

The birth story
The birth went very quickly. I delivered at 6:23 pm (less than an hour after we arrived at the hospital). I woke up at 6:30 am feeling sort of "funny" and about 10 in the morning I began timing my contractions. All day the contractions were about 10 minutes apart and, though they were quite painful, they weren't getting closer together so I wasn't even sure I was in real labor. At about 4 pm I called my doctor to ask her if she thought I should go in to get checked. She said I should wait until the contractions were 5 minutes apart. About 1/2 an hour later my contractions started coming 3 to 4 minutes apart and were lasting a minute to a minute and a half! Needless to say, we left for the hospital after we quickly finished packing our bags. When we arrived at the hospital, I was shocked to learn that I was already 8 cm dilated and that it was too late to ask for the epidural (I had decided on the way to the hospital that I wanted the epidural). Less than an hour later, I heard my mom say, "Oh my gosh, its a boy!" What a shock! And so I have to say, God surprised me that day. He brought my little Levi into the world quickly and though it wasn't pain-free, it was an amazing experience. I can't wait to see what He has planned for our little guy!