All Boyds, all the time.
We’re so delighted that our daughter has been born! Her name is Lucy — “Lucia Martha Boyd”:http://lucyboyd.com/about/, in full — and both she and Ann are doing great.
No time right now for the full blow-by-blow, but Lucy was born this morning (April 25) at 8:49 am, after just about 12 hours of labor by Ann. Continue reading “Lucy is here!”
So much for “getting some rest”:/news/2006/early-labor/, as we had hoped: Ann’s contractions have kept steady and increased in intensity all evening — way too much for her to ignore. Continue reading “Bring it on: The labor post”
Ann and I are super excited, though we’re trying to remain calm: All evening she’s been having pretty regular (though brief) contractions — but now they’ve been getting stronger and longer for some time. Continue reading “Early labor?”
Sigh. Where is that baby? I don’t know quite how to protest the delay, so I’m doing it with frivolity. Starting last Sunday (her due date), I’m running an obstetrics-related series over at the “Wasted-Domain Wishlist”:http://www.octothorp.us/wasted/. Today’s entry in the hall of shame: “fullydilated.com”:http://www.octothorp.us/wasted/000495.html.
In case you’ve been curious, here’s how big Ann is looking these days. Continue reading “Sizing Ann up”
Baby hit forty weeks yesterday. She has not yet emerged. And I think I’ve finally figured out the right word for how this makes me feel. Continue reading “Antsy”
As “Ann has written”:/news/2006/spontaneity/, last night we went out for pancakes in the middle of the night because Pregnant Lady wanted pancakes, and as we were paying the bill, the cashier told us a superstition I’d never heard before: Continue reading “Craving superstition”
A bit of excitement last night: we discovered signs of an attempted break-in at our house. Lucky for the evil-doer I wasn’t around, or he would have met Papa Bear defending his den. Continue reading “Don’t mess with Papa Bear”
If you could peek through our windows, you might think we were going on vacation. We’ve got a couple suitcases packed. There’s a big bag of granola bars and snacks ready to go. We’re doing last-minute laundry. There is a checklist on the diningroom table of last-minute things to remember: Continue reading “Bon voyage”
Baby can be born now, it’s fine: “the new camera”:http://boydsnest.org/news/2006/tracking-baby arrived today. Continue reading “Camera ready”