Our LUCKY little Connor!

Just as scheduled, Connor arrived promptly at 2:25 pm on Sat. July 7, 2007! He is our "Lucky number 7" little boy: he was born on 7/7/07 and he is the 7th member of his family and he is our 7th grandchild and he is the 7th grandchild on his daddy's side of the family too. Those are just the quirky lucky things... the really important lucky things include being born into such a wonderful, loving, adoring family and arriving healthy and whole... such a blessing and a relief. I was truly the lucky one to be able to be present when he entered this life. Despite all the technology and advances in the medical world, child birth is still a "labor of love" and a very spiritual experience. It was so awesome to be there and witness his first breath and his introduction to this world and his loving parents and two grandmothers. It brought tears of joy and relief and gratitude to everyone.

He is adjusting well to his new surroundings outside his mother's tummy. He is such a delightful little spirit even though he mostly sleeps and eats and he does not cry at all... wow, I wonder how long that will last?!? His siblings are delighted beyond belief to have him here. It is always kind of disappointing though when they realize that he really doesn't acknowledge all of their attention and he's not ready to go skateboarding yet. His big sister, Capri (by 11 months exactly as she will be 1 on Aug. 7th) is not very impressed by this blue bundle that is stealing all her thunder. She is too young to understand "be soft" when she reaches out and tries to grab a chunk of his face. Things here are starting to settle into a routine. Paul came into town yesterday and even though Capri is quite leary of him, Connor loves to sleep in his Grandpa's arms ... so sweet. We are so happy to be allowed to participate in this momentous occassion; we'll never forget being here at this special time --- we are all so LUCKY!