Symmetry

It's called symmetry of the B's - when your butt sticks out as far as your belly.

 In case you couldn't quite see it - the other side.

This was the morning of the evening it all started.  We tried hard all week to go into labor - beach walking, neighborhood walking while stroller pushing, swimming, stationary bike, you name it.  On labor day Mike took us to Presidio Park.  Among its great features is a little cannon scattered with trails.  I hauled my sorry self up and down that canyon for about 45 minutes.  And still couldn't get a contraction!  By late evening, however, they began to roll in.  Water broke at 1 a.m.  Arrived at hospital triage by 2:30.  L and D by 3:30. Henry at 4:30.  And to this day we have never delivered a baby with a doctor present.  Olivia arrived by midwife and the rest came with the help of the L/D nurses.  Actually, they arrive more with the help of Mike and my mom for the last two - the nurses just caught them...(and cleaned up and made sure everything was as it should be - certainly don't mean to minimize their roll - we still talk about Ruth, Greta's delivery nurse.)

What a night!  Henry Fletcher McBride. 8# 2 ounces.  21 inches long.  He's actually 3 weeks old today - pictures to come!