Blessing Upon Blessing

I am so excited to announce that our newest blessing has arrived, healthy, happy and much loved.  Li’l Britches decided to stick with the family tradition of laboring on the 1oth of the month.  So, January 1o when I went in for my OB appointment with the midwife, my water broke and the adventure of birth began.  Labor went well, slow and easy for the first several hours, then fast and furious for the last hour or so.  At 4:35 he arrived weighing 6 lbs. 12 oz. and measuring 19 inches in length.  He cried for about two minutes, then opened his gorgeous eyes and studied the world around him.  He was so quiet I kept asking if he was o.k. 

Li’l Britches and I came home the next evening and we’ve been working on adjusting to life as a family of six.  So far, so good.   We’ve been so blessed by our church family and our military family both as meals have been provided nearly everyday since he was born.  The only thing that is missing is being able to share our joy with our family.  Emailed pictures and phone calls are poor substitute for the grandparents and aunts and uncles who wish they could be here with us to celebrate.  We are looking forward with much eagerness to our return to the mainland in August.  In the mean time, pictures and phone calls will have to do.