Lacey Anne!!!

FINALLY, a chance to tell you all about my new niece Lacey. Being back to work has totally interfered with my ability to blog. In any case, on Sunday, April 5th, I got a call at 6am from my SIL Lindsay. I can't say I was surprised, at all. Linds had been in early labor for days, and when we'd spoken the night before, I knew she was close. Lindsay was hoping for a natural childbirth, and was calling that morning for some advice/inspiration. She'd been at the hospital since 2am, with no progression. We texted back and forth for a while that morning, until I was called into work. She had one hell of a day, and you can read her entire birth story on her blog. (It's linked at the side). That evening she finally had a C-Section after days of labor, and hours of pushing. My princess niece Lacey was posterior with meconium in her amniotic fluid, with a nuchal cord to top it all off. Causing drama already:-) It's been two weeks now, and Lindsay and Lacey are both doing wonderful. I hear reports that she is eating and sleeping like a champ, and I'm so happy for our family to continue growing. Not only were Eric and I extremely blessed this year to have a healthy child, all of our siblings were too. And I think it's really cool that all 4 of us moms are breastfeeding. Go us! Lacey is in cloth diapers as well, so me and linds always have plenty to talk about in that arena. Lacey is a big girl- 8pounds 3 ounces at birth. 19 3/4 inches long. I think it's neat that Lacey and McCall were the same exact length. It's also cool that Drake and Lacey are exactly 3 months apart!

Last weekend we went to Florence to snuggle McCall and help out Davy and Bridget. Until I have time to get photos up, you can see them on Bridget's blog. It's also linked at the side.