What a May it's Been!

For those of you who have been keeping up with us, thanks. It's been 5 months since we moved here and, things are going well. Quite well..

If you got my e-mail update, you heard the order of things the last couple of weeks. If not, I'll humor you.

1) My parents arrive. We do some very slowly paced sightseeing around Welligton and finish various projects around the house. I think I am going to give birth any moment, so we stay close to home.

2) My due date comes and goes with little fanfare. We all begin speculating on how long it will take for the baby to come and I begin to experience some strange feelings of dissapointment and pressure to get this baby show on the road. I'm getting accupuncture, walking up hills, drinking various tinctures, almost anything I read about, I try.

3)Soren's 4th birthday Party is held at the National Museum of NZ. 25 kids come. We had a great time and it was really cool to have all the focus on him. That day I'm feeling happy that the baby decided to wait. I know Soren appreciated it :) In the middle of the party, I'm wondering "Were could Mike be?" He was meant to meet us at the party after his mountain bike ride that AM. I check my cell phone and see a text message that says "Running late. Think I broke my collarbone." He was right.

4) By day 8 of being "overdue" I decide that I am going to book myself a hotel room and stay alone until I go into labour. (crazy the things stress and a few added hormones will make you dream of doing!) Instead, I go into labor that night. .....

5) We arrived at the hospital at 3:48 AM and Ruby Helen Anderson is born one hour later at 4:48AM. We are home that same morning by 7:30. Express Service!

Ruby is a beauty. She's tiny, much smaller than Soren was. She has dark hair and lots of it. She has a very laid-back disposition. She's 5 days old, so I'll have to get back to you on her sleeping patterns. So far, there are none. Check out the photos on this Shutterfly link. http://share.dell.shutterfly.com/action/slideshow?a=67b0de21b32cedb4e483&sid=8Abs2zho2aM1Eq8&auto=1&idx=-1&m=1&d=1179561035373

Love to you all...