She's HERE!!!!

Oh my goodness the past 12 or so hours have been absolutely INSANE! As most of you know Avicile's water broke like right after she said she wanted things to hurry along... for the second time!!! Maybe she has that gift to cause things to happen... ;)

Things weren't hugely happening at first so we all went back to bed, or tried to. It's really important that I do not get sleep deprived so I didn't really fully wake up when she told me the news but it was hard to get any rest... I did manage to get enough to feel pretty good though! She tried to go back to sleep until a good hour of the morning but without much success because by the early morning things started to pick up. We left a note to Eric and Rebecca, who were sleeping off their jet lag, and threw some clothes on Sterling and had Oja drive us up to the hospital. We got checked in and things progressed slowly. We finally had some time to chill and alert everyone that out little girl was near!

It's kind of funny, because today is Avicile's cousin Adam's birthday. He is from here and is the youngest of a huge line of kids, a lot of them musicians. I know him quite well since he is a trumpet player and he initially went to UK2 for college but quickly changed his mind and is coming to KU for his music degree, so we'll be seeing lots of each other from now on. He visited us a few times too, so he could get to know Eric and I (helpful that the 2 section leaders live together!) and even joked that our daughter would be born on his birthday so that it would be easy to remember. Haha, easy it is and true it has become!!

Lots of family gathered and a few friends like Eagle, Gary, and Haven to help out and meet our little one. It took a good many hours but FINALLY at a little before 4:00 our little girl entered the world to make us a family of 4! She looks just like me! Right down to her blonde hair and darker eyebrows. Oh my goodness it's literally like looking at a clone of me! She is physically healthy and was certainly kicking and screaming! She's been weighed and all that good stuff so now she is settling down with Mom and is saying hello to her new big family. Sterling is so excited, and does not seem too bothered that he has to share with this little one. Hopefully it stays that way... ;)

Her name will be revealed in the official post coming right up!