Long Story Short

Here's what you need to know:

1. The baby is here! (Actually, the baby has been here for, oh, about a month now).

2. The baby is a girl! Ellis Rose born January 19, 2010 weighing 6 lbs 14 oz, 19 3/4" long.

3. The birth did not go according to plan. In fact, it went totally awry. We had a c-section after the baby did not respond well to what turned out to be an unsuccessful induction. But it is hard to quibble over the details when we have a beautiful and healthy daughter to show for it. That's not to say I wasn't pretty disappointed (after feeling like a failure and feeling scared for my baby and scared for myself) but I've never really been one to dwell on the negative. Especially when there is so much good stuff to dwell on instead. Perhaps someday I'll do a post about c-sections and the (very weird) recovery process but not now.

Instead I'll just stare at my Ellis Rose some more.

I mean, wouldn't you?