the new babe

baby ian thomas has arrived.
(!!!!!!)

some reminiscing in an attempt to understand the babe inside of ann that is now outside of her:

it was this summer when ann announced that she was pregnant. finn was yet to be born and the three of us were sitting on jessica's couches. i remember ann seeming really happy but in a very detached state of reality about the babe now rapidly developing inside. jess was super super excited, having done a bit of the pregnancy thing herself, and i was doing this thing where my voice gets kind of high-pitched in hopes of conveying exactly just how happy i am and at the same time i know i was hoping that soon i'd be sharing similar news with them.

and then ann grew. and she had to work while growing and wanted to be done and we counted down days until she'd finally clock out and we walked and talked pregnancy nutrition and showered her nesting-style and talked through parenting techniques and practiced pre-natal yoga and gave into shakespeare's cravings (for the babes) at the mustard seed front desk and he grew and she grew.

this past friday ann, jess, and i shared coffee and the ever-amaaazing sausage biscuits we love at uprise, and knew i should have brought a camera to capture something from that day, but then again, when do i bring my camera and how to take a picture of the last time i thought i'd see ann pregnant and jess with finn and me and the babe all at the same time anyway?

and now he's here! he's here and they can hold him and they're at home. it's taking lots and lots of willpower not to drive over there. not now (i mean, it's 10:07, babies gotta sleep) and of course we'll wait until a drop-by is suggested, but oh, to see baby ian and proud mom & dad daugherty. sigh. can't wait!

good thing we're making dinner on mondayyyy :)