Make Way for the Princess!

Well, our little princess has arrived! And she arrived just in time for Daddy's 40th birthday! Here's the abbreviated story: My water broke and frequent contractions began around 10 PM on Tuesday, September 25th. The doctor arrived about 3 AM and the midwive follwed shortly thereafter for what might have been a home birth. By 10 AM the next morning, I had been dilated to 8 cm for several hours with intense contractions and the baby was in the wrong position with no signs of wanting to move. The doctor felt we should go to the hospital to have an epidural to see if we could move things along. Still no progress!! And Katie was starting to show signs of distress. So . . . at about 2 PM, they wheeled me in to surgery to perform a C-section. At 2:46, little Katie entered with world with a lusty cry, a head full of brown hair, and her daddy's blue eyes. Exhausted we are, but full of joy! What greater gift could either Ben or I have asked for!