Finian Robert

has, at long last, joined the world on friday, 18 september 2009. he weighed in at 7'11"--a lot bigger than anyone thought, since i was measuring small the entire time. he was born on the bathroom floor, because he came so fast that i couldn't make it from the tub to the bed. in fact, the midwife couldn't even tell what he was. she wrapped him in a towel, laid him on my belly and said, "unwrap your own present." and lo, there was Finn.

my husband is the awesomest one ever, and nothing would have gone nearly so smoothly without him. i am posting this photo at his request: