Angela Jade

Yesterday was quite a day! Melanie was supposed to be induced today at 7am, but Angela decided she just couldn't wait that long. At 2pm Melanie went into labor. AT 12:57am this morning she was born! Peter and Donna (Melanie's mom) stayed in the delivery room through the pushing, while Matt (Melanie's dad), Mom, Dad and I stood outside listening to the progress - until we got sent to the waiting room. Up until about midnight we were all hanging out in Melanie's room keeping her company and keeping each other company. Anyway, Angela is the cutest little girl I've ever seen. It's amazing to see and hold a baby that's only a couple hours old. She's got dark brown hair and blue eyes (for now). She was 8 pounds 3 ounces and 20 inches long. Completely healthy.

Now, for the entirety of the pregnancy I always had a hard time imagining my older brother as a father, but seeing him with Angela has cleared all that up. At first I could tell he was a little nervous holding her, but they warmed to each other almost immediately. He comforts her when she gets fussy, changes her diapers, feeds her, and looks over at her anytime she fidgets at all. It's so sweet. :) And Angela is such a calm, happy baby. She didn't mind when they gave her a bath or changed her diapers.

I'm sure I'll have much more to say about all this, but I haven't slept much the last two days.