Thursday, December 31, 2009
Announcing Leah
I am proud to announce that our third daughter, Leah Kyrie Astle, came into the world this morning at 8:02 am, just in time to take a good look at the year 2009 before taking a nap until 2010. She weighed in at 8 pounds 10 ounces (a little bigger than Ellie, and still more than half a pound smaller than Annie) and measured 20 inches. She and Shelly are both doing very well and are resting at the hospital, while the girls (I guess I should call them the "big girls" now) and I are home.
It's actually a very boring birth story. We showed up at the hospital around 5:45 am, they got us ready, we waited around a little bit, and then they took us in to the operating room. It took about seven minutes from the time they started cutting to the time we could hear Leah crying. It took a bit longer than that to get Shelly sewn back up.
Leah is a quiet, tired girl. She has spent most of the day sleeping. Shelly has too, for that matter. We think she looks a little more like Ellie than like Annie - she has Ellie's somewhat broader nose. But she hasn't really opened her eyes up very much to let us see what's in there. We'll find out soon enough.
I am grateful tonight not just for a wonderful year which is passing away, but most of all for a wonderful family which continues to grow. I love my girls. All four of them now.
It's actually a very boring birth story. We showed up at the hospital around 5:45 am, they got us ready, we waited around a little bit, and then they took us in to the operating room. It took about seven minutes from the time they started cutting to the time we could hear Leah crying. It took a bit longer than that to get Shelly sewn back up.
Leah is a quiet, tired girl. She has spent most of the day sleeping. Shelly has too, for that matter. We think she looks a little more like Ellie than like Annie - she has Ellie's somewhat broader nose. But she hasn't really opened her eyes up very much to let us see what's in there. We'll find out soon enough.
I am grateful tonight not just for a wonderful year which is passing away, but most of all for a wonderful family which continues to grow. I love my girls. All four of them now.
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