Well, I never expected that I’d get to celebrate Father’s Day for real this year, but I did… Georgia Jane arrived three weeks early, which I’d consdier right on time. On Friday, June 16, 2006, at 6:35pm, in Vancouver, BC, baby Georgia was born healthy and crying. Elizabeth was incredibly strong; we went to the hospital at 8:30am when the first contractions started, and 10 hours later our beautiful baby girl was born. Elizabeth didn’t take a drop of pain relief medication. She did take a generous helping of doula, though… Katie, our doula, rubbed Elizabeth’s back literally every second of labor (she even ate a Snickers with one hand while rubbing with the other — her only food during the 10 hours). She was incredibly supportive. All of the doctors and nurses were incredibly impressed with both her and Elizabeth.

So, I may be a bit out of the loop for the next couple of weeks… so far, though, it’s been so much easier than we expected… too easy! Georgia slept for 7 hours straight today! And she hasn’t cried for more than a few seconds at a time since she was born. We even got some sleep last night… of course, I’ve probably now jinxed it and will not get any sleep this evening!