My first child was born Monday, October 12th at 1:50am.  She gave Mom about 30 hours of labor, but Sunny Jane Fitzgerald finally showed up and clocked in at 8 lbs 6 oz and 20.5 inches.  It has been a wonderful first few days getting to share life with my new daughter.  I’m very thankful for the great network of friends and family who have already poured out lots of love, and for the opportunities our jobs have allowed us to have to just spend time together as a family.

i thank You God for most this amazing

day:for the leaping greenly spirits of trees

and a blue true dream of sky;and for everything

which is natural which is infinite which is yes

(i who have died am alive again today,

and this is the sun’s birthday;this is the birth

day of life and of love and wings:and of the gay

great happening illimitably earth)

how should tasting touching hearing seeing

breathing any — lifted from the no

of all nothing — human merely being

doubt unimaginable You?

(now the ears of my ear awake and

now the eyes of my eyes are opened)

- ee cummings