Lady Jane Has Arrived

So, stop me if you've heard this one. A dad gets a frantic call from his wife-- "It's time, honey!" He rushes around grabbing overnight bags, dropping the kid off at the sitter, and starts to head for the hospital with his wife bleeting "He He He He, Hoo Hoo Hoo Hoo" with increasing intensity. Realizing that his wife is literally minutes from having this baby, he drives like a mad man, weaving in and out of traffic, running red lights, horn blaring through intersections, and screeches to a halt at the hospital doors just minutes before hearing the first cries of the newborn child. Scene from a melodrama rerun on Lifetime you say? Oh no, try the day April 6 in the life of the Travis and Margaret Evertons.

Seriously folks-- Margaret was one false push from having the baby in the back seat of our car. Her water broke the minute we left our townhouse complex. Thank goodness for Trish being there-- she talked her through the contractions and kept her from pushing using lamaze tactics. When it dawned on me how serious the situation was, I tested the limits of my speedometer, hitting the maximum 110 mph on the I-15 (I blew by a cop going 90-- he didn't do a thing). I dropped Mar and Trish off at the emergency exit and went to park the car. I grabbed the bags, ran to the hospital, and by the time I reached room E405, my daughter had already been born: Jane Everton (middle name still TBD).

What a contrast to our last delivery, where Will and Margaret both suffered through a 26 hour delivery. With Will, Margaret pushed for almost 2 hours. With Jane, Margaret pushed for 30 seconds (1 push folks-- that's all it took!) Margaret had been hoping that she would delivery naturally this time, and she certainly got her wish.

Mom and baby are doing great. Lady Jane weighed in at 6 lbs. 10 oz., and measured 21 inches long. She's got a tuft of reddish brown hair and puckers her lower lip like her brother Will. She's bright eyed and alert-- her adrenaline probably still rushing like ours from the whirlwind afternoon we all had. We couldn't be happier and look forward to bringing her home on Easter Sunday.