Welcome Lucy!

So now that Lucy is two weeks old, and we've figured out how to get pictures on the computer without the use of the photo cord that I may have lost, I'm ready to start blogging! My hope is that I will maintain this thing often enough to give all of our faraway family and friends frequent updates on daily life, and of course, lots of pictures! My goal is at least one post a week. This post may be quite long, because it's been a very busy two weeks!

Lucy's first photo!

We had a really great birth experience. I first thought I might be going into labor on a Saturday evening, right before we were meeting our friends Abbie and Ken for dinner. I didn't want to get too excited so we went about the evening as planned and then went to bed that night. Sunday morning I woke up at 4am with contractions. Unable to go back to sleep, I got up and started timing them. They were 5 minutes apart for about an hour and a half, then they got really sporadic. We went to mass and hung around the house all day. Meanwhile the contractions got stronger and stronger, but were still as far apart as 2o min sometimes. FINALLY at 10 pm, they were all of a sudden 4 min apart. We packed up the rest of our bags, and headed to St. Anthony's. From there, things went pretty quickly. Lucy was born at 4:59am on Monday. I was very happily able to deliver naturally with no medication, which is what I had been hoping for the entire pregnancy. Months of preparation, and James' excellent support were what made it possible. We were also really blessed to have a great doctor and nurse helping us along.

7 lb. 2 oz. and 20.5 in.

She was born with the cord wrapped twice around her neck, and once she was out she was sure to tell us what a traumatic experience that was!

Among Lucy's many visitors in the hospital were Uncle Jeremy and a very proud cousin Taylor.

Finally at home.

After many many attempts, we finally got a good family picture!

I love this one.

Most of the time, Lucy is a great eater and a great sleeper, which makes everything a lot easier!

So, check back for more little updates on Lucy, missionary life, and life with us in general.