A Lindhjem Creation: Happy Birth Day, Levi!

On Friday, June 11th at 9:28am,we welcomed Levi Everett Lindhjem to our family! Delivery went just as scheduled and incredibly well - a far cry from the ups and downs of Gunnar's last days in the womb - and we are already home and settling into our new lives as a family of 4. Levi entered this world weighing in at a whopping 9 lbs. 3 oz. and 21.5" long, just 2 days before he would have been officially at 40 weeks gestation (Gunnar was 9 lbs. 8 oz. at 11 days late). So it won't be long before the 2 boys will be staging WWF events in the living room and driving Mom crazy!

Since I was convinced until the last minute that Levi was going to be a girl, we were still not fully decided on a name when he emerged. But Levi was one of our favorites - meaning "united as one" - and Everett is a Rheutan family name - Rooty's grandmother's maiden name and Aunt Sue's middle name. Everett means "strong as a boar" - something Levi will need to be to keep up with his big brother! Gunnar has been a perfect big brother, constantly asking to give Levi kisses and wanting to play with him.