Welcome Adrian!

I was hugely honored to attend the birth of my friend Cecilia's baby at 2:31 am on Thursday morning. This was an awesome awesome experience -not just because she managed to get an almost 8-pounder through her birth canal in less than 6 minutes, which meant the baby was born in triage (or "the hallway", as the maternity ward gossip went) (total labor was about 3 hours).

So, technically, I didn't have to do much for my inaugural "doula" performance, but I still considered this a test run to see if my interest in midwifery was just another case of the "grass is greener". I suppose I still don't know for sure, but I thought it was a good sign that a) the blood and 'gore' didn't freak me out, b) there were no real 'surprises' in what actually happened, and c) I loved being there.

I will refrain from gushing over the baby as if I were the new mother (some people already had to endure that over the phone), but of course he's adorable and so tiny and a champion nurser and very calm and perfect. I'm so proud of Cecilia and Kerry -they make great babies, and they're great parents!

[cue collective "aaaawww"]

So, welcome Adrian Boeye, born in a flash on 8/26/2004, 7lbs 13 oz, 20.5 in with loooong fingernails!