Introducing... Adrian The!

Janice and Dennis are proud to introduce Adrian The, born on July 8, 2009 at 9:17pm. (A friend of ours pointed out that if he were born at 12:34:56, then he would be a 123456789 baby.) He weighed in at 6 lbs, 14 oz. Adrian came out roughly on time (his due date was July 10), which was a good thing because we had just moved into a new townhouse with Janice's family and finished painting it a few days earlier.

We were very fortunate that there were no complications during the labour. Janice gave birth naturally at home, attended by a mid-wife and a doula. Yes, this means no epidural - Janice was a trooper! It worked out wonderfully, and we've been really impressed by the post-partum care offered by our mid-wife.

Both Janice and Adrian are doing great, Adrian is breastfeeding well, and Dennis is still in amazement, trying to take in the miracle of it all.