What do you get when you have Daylight Savings, a Full Moon, a Friday the 13th and a worldwide pandemic? For many it was a week of exhaustion and panic. For us, it was meeting the new love of our lives, Hunter Paul Schorr. Hunter was born on Wednesday, March 11th, 2020 at 4:12 pm and weighing in at 8 lbs 3 oz and measuring in at 20-1/2″. It was a long, very painful labor, thanks to a failed epidural and a bit of a scare at the end, but after only a few pushes our hearts were filled to the brim with love. As we heard the first cries, we knew our little family was complete.
Here is a sneak peek into Hunter’s first few days:
First bath – he loved the water! 
Once Hunter got cleaned up and we settled in a bit, it was time for him to meet his sisters. You could feel the excitement brimming as soon as they walked in and the look on their eyes as they first saw him was something we will always remember.
It was if Dad and I didn’t exist…all eyes were on Hunter and the first squabble about who would hold him first/longest began. They also welcomed Hunter into our family with a ton of glitter…the nurses got a kick out of all the glitter he had in his hair after they left.
Hunter also got to meet his Gigi & Pop Pop and Uncle Mat for the first time too! We are forever indebted to the three of them, especially Gigi for not only wrangling the girls while we were in the hospital but for all the hours and the help she put in with us. It’s not easy dealing with a super preggo lady in a boot and two wild girls, but she was a lifesaver!
With Dr. Bavishi who delivered all our kiddos 
We stayed two nights in the hospital to give us a chance to rest and spend some solo time with the little man before bringing him home to the circus. We missed the girls, but it was definitely nice to be waited on hand and foot for a few days! Plus we got to focus on every inch of our little man!
Daddy’s twin 
Working on those neck muscles 
Pass the salt #saltbae 
Bella Baby Photography stopped in on our last morning and we had the girls come up to take a few first photos. Here are some of our favorites:
We are loving the photos from Bella Baby Photography. It was definitely a little chaotic with all five of us, but luckily Gigi was there to help wrangle the circus. Since everyone was dressed we tried taking a few more family photos, and after a few 1000 tries, we got a few keepers!
As much as we enjoyed our hospital stay, we were ready to come home. It did feel a little strange leaving the hospital during this COVID-19 pandemic, especially as it all unfolded during our stay, but we spoke to a lot of the doctors and nurses about what we needed to do to keep ourselves and others safe.
We got home to a door decorated with drawings from the girls and got to introduce Hunter to Tequila for the first time. He is looking forward to protecting another one!
We will share more of our adventures with Hunter over the next few weeks. We are definitely practicing social distancing right now and look forward to seeing more friends and family as the pandemic starts to slow. For now we are going to enjoy each day and pray that we all come out of this challenge with more love and respect for one another. We hope you and your family stay safe and surrounded with love.
