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:

nostalgia

no, no news yet. how do i feel? how you think . . . hangin' in there, one day and one night at a time, waiting for this baby to feel like being born.
oh, virginia, i have been dreaming of you, of driving down Happy Creek, of the mountains, the valley, the river, the stores, the roads, the country, ponies; yearning for Royal Oak Books and Main Street and Skyline Drive and the Griffin . . . and, most of all, of course, old friends. cheers to you. miss you all, *lots*.