Weighing in at 9lbs. 1oz. and 21.5 inches in length…. Bennett Wade Portnoy! I couldn’t help continue what I started when Chloe was born.
That’s right, Bennett is very “hearty”. He’s just perfect. He crowned within 2 pushes and was out into the world after 5 pushes. He was born at 10:40am after less than 7 hours. Kelly got her wish too by being able to pull him onto her chest and hold him right away and our great doctor, Dr. Baker actually stayed around 2 hours past his shift so that he could deliver Bennett for us. We couldn’t be happier with how his birth went this morning. I’m going to keep this short and sweet because, well, this isn’t my blog and I’ll let Kelly tell her story in a few days. But for now, I give you Bennett!
Kelly informed she can push now!
Getting measured, all goopy.
Our Sweeny Todd of OB’s….Dr. Baker holding his prize, Kelly’s placenta (nothing is off limits when I shoot!)
Spread eagle in all his glory.
Getting stamped into the baby book.
bumped, swollen and bruised, but still looking studly with his curly hair.
my favorite.
Woo-hoo! Congrats again. (Saw the pics first on Flickr!) He’s beautiful, Kelly’s beautiful, you’re all beautiful! I’m so jealous. Welcome, little Bennett.
He’s adorable you guys!! Congrats again–I know you’re thrilled.
How wonderful!
Glad mom and baby are well. Such a beauty Bennett is.
yay! congrats, you guys!
Nice to meet you, Bennett! You have an awesome family that loves you very much. Can’t wait to read your mama’s account of your birth and see the first photo of you with your whole family!
yay! for bennett! Welcome buddy! we are thrilled to have you here. Kelly you look wonderful. yay yay yay! What were we doing today? had a great yard-sale made like $60 and gave away a ton while Lucy and Judah played in the back on the slide. Getting the news Bennett was here just made my day. We love you!
So precious. Congrats, you guys!
Okay, I have to expand. Congratulations again. He is just lovely. Nice baby-growing, Kelly - 9lbs - wahoo!!
I love his adorable little outfit - those pants are awesome.
Can’t wait to hear more.
wooohooo!! welcome to the world little (um…medium sized…) one!
he is beautiful! congrats guys!!!!!
loves!
I am so thrilled! Congratulations to you all and he is just lovely!
oh kel! he’s so cute. look at those lips! so, i was kinda comparing to chloe’s hospital pictures and he kinda looks like her! am i totally off? either way, they are siblings so i guess i’m sorta right.
anyway. job well done. i’m so proud of you! congrats!!!
ps, jay says: FINALLY!!
Yay! He’s the cutest of the cute! I’m so happy for you guys!
Congrats! Welcome to the world little Bennett! And wow, only 5 pushes, Kelly your a super mom for sure. Can’t wait to see more pictures and hear more details.
Hooray! You did it!! It’s been so fun checking in all day since seeing the post this morning.
So happy for you, and glad that it was easy(ish)! Congratulations - he’s gorgeous!
Yeeeeeeah! He is so beautiful! I couldn’t be happier for you guys.
Sending all our love! Or as much love as you can get from people you’ve never met.
Congrats! I love the “This side up…” t-shirt. I’m glad the labor and delivery went smoothly and that everyone is doing great! Way to push out such a big baby! He’s beautiful.
welcome, my sweet nephew. happy birthday. looking forward to reading your side of the story, kel. congratulations guys!! enjoy getting to know your little boy…i know you love him so much already.
Hurray and congrats!! I am so happy for you all!!!
Congrats on your beautiful big boy! You are the woman to be able to push that baby out so quickly.
What a good looking little guy! Glad that he is here safe and sound. Gosh, it seems like it was just yesterday that you posted your exciting (and surprising) news…
CONGRATULATIONS! He’s certainly a cutie, can’t wait to see how Chloe reacts to being a big sister and hearing all about it.
You look great Kell and thanks Ryan for the quick update - for someone in labour, you look HOT! hehe
Congrats again and welcome to the world Bennett
I have to say that even delivering my own two kids, i have never seen a placenta…i guess i have always been a bit distracted. congrats, i am so excited for you two. cant wait to hear all about it.
Awwww congratulations all! He is beautiful.
WOOOOOOHOOOOOOOO!!
Hi, Bennett. So very nice to meet you.
Yay! Welcome little man! (Hmmm…Why does the clock on his spread eagle pic say 10:01?)
Congratulations!
He’s a cutie. Love the “this side up” onesie.
Welcome Bennett! Glad all went well. Congratulations!
So sweet! He is so beautiful! He doesn’t look all squished or bruised or red, so cute! And not every newborn is cute, but Bennett is! Congratulations!
Congratulations! So great that the wait is over, and such a fun announcement post, placenta and all!
Kell,
I posted Bennett’s birth announcement on the Gingersnaps 06 board! Check in when you get a chance!
Emily
He is just absolutely beautiful!
Congratulations!!
Congratulations to all of you. From Ryan’s description it sounded almost effortless. Who knew a placenta looked like that?!
So darn cute! Congrats!! Can’t wait for the “Kelly version”. And more pics of course.
Congratulations on the beautiful healthy baby boy!! I love your pictures, and thanks for the one of the placenta, as we “forgot” to take a picture of it and I always wondered what it looked like, freshly pulled out. Isn’t the miracle of birth absolutely wonderful??! And how can you not believe there is a Creator after that?!
He’s so beautiful!
It’s so weird that I was sitting around watching TV all day while you were birthing a child. Bravo.
Congratulations
OOoooooohhhh Aaaaaahhhhhh! Holy Moly Cutenss alert!
Kelly how did you fit such a BIG boy in your uterus?
And such a healthy placenta!
Yay! Congrats to all of you! Bennett is BEAUTIFUL!
Oh Kelly!!! Congratulations!!!! He is gorgeous
Congrats you guys. He sure is a cutie but wowie..a big boy!!!!
CONGRATULATIONS Kelly!
From a gingersnap mummy :O)
He’s beautiful! xxx
Congrats on your beautiful baby boy!!!
He is so stunning! Way too go on a fast delivery.
I love the placenta shot. I really wanted to see my placenta because I think it is just such a fascinating organ that God created. But after 4 hours of pushing I just couldn’t muster the words, “hey, can I see my placenta?” So thanks for sharing.
Enjoy your “little, big” boy!
and PS:
He looks like he has the same chin as Chloe. They totally look alike to me, but he looks like such a little boy.
Welcome to the world, Bennett! In those pictures he does look like Chloe when she was born. I’m so happy everything went so well - I have been praying for you and this experience and God showed himself strong and I am so happy for you!! Can’t wait to get to know Bennett more, and bring him a B.F.F. soon
Love you guys!!
WHAT?? 9 lbs? He really is a beautiful baby…like Chloe was! He has such distinct features! I can’t wait to see. Love you all!
Gorgeous!! Gotta be honest - I barely read a word of the post - just lovin’ the pics (sorry, ryan!). he’s just wonderful. congrats!
p.s. love the placenta pic, ryan - seriously. hospital pics always look so ‘cleaned up’ - it’s a nice reminder of the whole process, which is by no means ‘cleaned up.’
Congratulations!! He precious!!
Congratulations! He’s wonderful, and your pictures are great. Well, I could have lived without the placenta shot….
9.1 and you pushed him out! You should be quite proud of yourself and your body’s ability to do what it was meant to do. He is just beautiful! Love the placenta shot. I have a really great picture of both of my kids placentas, just soooo cool.
Well congrats again, and many blessings to you and your fam!!!
*cheers* Welcome Bennett!!! What a big beautiful boy!! Many congrats to you all
HE IS HANDSOME!
He’s beautiful!! Big congrats you two!! Blessings and Hugs!!
He’s so handsome! Congrats!
Wow, you did a great job delivering such a big boy! LOL! He is so cute and looks like Chloe, but has that boy look to him. I can’t wait to hear the full L&D story and see more pictures. Congratulations to you all!
Congrats Ryan, Kelly, & Chloe!! He is adorable (and HUGE)! Can’t wait to hear the rest of the story and to see pictures of Chloe meeting him for the first time!
AWesome!! Congrats you guys!
WOOOHOOOO!!! I am soo happy for you guys! Good job and congrats! He is beautiful!
Congratulations on the beautiful baby boy! He is so gorgeous and so healthy. Way to go Kelly on getting him out so easily. I hope you’re getting lots of rest now. I can’t wait to see more pictures. Just in case you didn’t know, that profile shot is CHLOE! Wow!
congratulations!!! He’s the boy version of Chloe! another beautiful Ryan/Kelly creation; he is sooooo cute; gorgeous pics Ryan~We’re so glad BIG Bennett got here safe and sound…and crowning in only two pushes, awesome job, Kel!
I was at lunch with Allison when she got a text from Chrissy … “Kelly had her baby!” We dropped everything we were doing/eating and whipped out the blackberry to pull up the pics…could have maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaybe used a warning that I was about to see a placenta! Hahahaha…
Ok, but on a serious note, I am so thrilled that you are a happy, healthy, holy family of four! What an incredible blessing. Looking forward to many more pics and stories about Chloe as a big sister! (I asked my family if we could return my baby sister after they brought her home…)
omgomgomgomgomg.
HE IS ADORABLE!!!
YOU ARE ADORABLE!!!
what an incredible blessing!
FIVE PUSHES??!! jeez…i hope it’s that easy for me!!!!
AMAZING!!!
CONGRATS, PORTNOYS!!!!
Congrats! He’s beautiful.
yay! congrats. i was excited to check your blog when i got to work this a.m. to see if bennett had arrived. hes adorable. and a big boy!
YEAH! He is here! We can’t wait to meet him! I held Lydia up to the computer screen so that she could get the first glimpses of her husband!
He is so cute…such a boy! Love it!
Wow!!! The placenta is cool looking!
congrats on a VERY BEAUTIFUL boy! Hope everyone has recovered (including Chloe.)