Scarlett the Starlet: Fun Max Facts

Some interesting facts about Max and his birth:

1. Max was born on a Thursday following a delicious Wednesday night pork chop dinner prepared by Chris. Coincidentally, the same thing happened with Scarlett -- I had her on a Thursday after I went into labor on a Wednesday night following Chris's pork chop dinner. Conclusion: Chris's pork chops have magical powers. Or my babies like to be born on Thursdays. Or my babies like pork chops. Or something like that.

2. After several very difficult hours of labor early Thursday morning, they tried to send me home because I wasn't progressing quickly, the Labor & Delivery rooms were full, and there were a number of scheduled c-sections and inductions that day and they needed more room. Thankfully they let me stay, because when Max was ready to arrive, he came really fast. Dana (who works at Medical City) saw my doctor running from his building toward the Labor & Delivery building at 12:08 p.m. and Max was born at 12:14 p.m. just moments after Dr. Ruk raced into the room.

3. Scarlett outweighed Max at birth by 10 ounces, but Max was 3/4 of an inch taller than Scarlett was when she was born.

4. Max has a full head of dark hair, much more than Scarlett did at birth. Hers was also dark but turned blond by around three months, so it will be interesting to see if Max's hair gets lighter or stays dark.

5. Max has dark blue eyes, just like Scarlett did when she was born. Her eyes have turned lighter blue with time, and my guess is that Max's will as well.

6. Today is Max's due date -- 11/22/11. He was born five days before his due date. By comparison, Scarlett was born two days before her due date.

7. Max was born on Mimi and Papa Tig's 27th wedding anniversary.

8. Max's middle name -- William -- is in honor of his grandfathers and one of his great-grandfathers, William John Schwegmann ("Grandpa", aka"Paw"), William Telford Barnhouse III ("Papa Tig", aka "Pie"), and William Telford Barnhouse II ("Pockets").

9. The name Maxwell doesn't come from anywhere in particular, we just like it. We also like that it ends with a double "L", Scarlett ends with a double "T", and of course Schwegmann ends in a double "N."

Here are some photos of Max meeting his loving grandparents for the first time.

"Happy Anniversary, Mimi and Papa Tig!"