Bundle of Joy
I have a brand new baby niece!! Her name is Eva Marie (both are family names). She was born 12/29/09 at 5:39pm PST. She’s 5 lbs 14 oz and 19 inches long. Teeny tiny!
Look at that little grin!
Of course, the whole timing was ironic. My SIL wasn’t due until January 8th and her doctor told her last week that she wasn’t going to give birth for another 2 – 3 weeks (i.e. the due date or beyond). My travel arrangements were to fly back to Boston on 12/28 for New Year’s and a week of intensive class. My SIL made arrangements to have me fly back home on 1/9/10, the day after my class is over, and back to Boston on 1/15/09, thinking that the baby would have to come some time during that week and I would be there for the birth.
As I’m enroute to the airport on Monday, I get the call that they are on their way to the hospital! Turns out that at this week’s appointment they found out that my SIL’s fluid levels were going down and the doctor wanted to induce. Sooo…..off I went up up in the air back to the snowy tundra of Boston and off they went to have a baby! I was bummed I couldn’t be there for the birth, but my brother and my fellow aunt – my SIL’s younger sister – kept me updated as things transpired. And she’s adorable…I can’t wait to hold her!
