Tilly!

Tab,

  Because I can barely keep up with a journal for one, a second journal is out of the question. As with almost everything I will ask that you graciously share with your sister.

  Your sister is 7 1/2 weeks old today! She can:
-Wiggle around
-Smile at us
-Nearly hold her head up
-Keep her legs straight with weight on them
-Giggle in her sleep
-Sleep from 10p-4a straight through

  A baby class we took told us that babies arrive in a manner similar to their personality. Tilly waited until Grandma and Grandpa McKone were in town, started a slow and easy labor with no water breaking at dinner followed by stronger contractions while we were picking up our CSA veggie share and then during bath. I downloaded the contraction timer and after the first few were tracked it said "GO TO THE HOSPITAL". So we told Grandma and Grandpa that we were driving into the city and we left! The pain was pretty bad and the contractions started to get more irregular. I wasn't very dialated so they were going to let me leave but my blood pressure was too high. After being admitted upstairs and having an epidural, my water broke and after three pushes you arrived at 3:35am. It was a little scary for a moment because your heart rate dropped to 90 but we got you put quickly!

  Tilly has been such a mellow and sleepy baby. Accommodating and thoughtful, as she was during her arrival. Tabby has been a great older sister - she hasn't been into holding the baby but she loves to kiss and hug goodbye to her and insists upon it! What a future with these two!