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After many months of waiting, planning, anticipating, preparing, creating a baby-friendly home environment, painting, repainting, assembling lots of baby related items, and purchasing about five years of clothing and other baby trinkets we don’t need, Kinley Grace was born yesterday. She weighed in at 7 pounds, 2 ounces, along with an impressive set of lungs and vocal chords.
Kinley snoozing, wrapped in her fav blankie
Despite hours of intense labor, my wife delivered our daughter naturally and did an amazing job. Childbirth is one of the many examples of why mothers rock! I don’t know too many men who could make it through childbirth.
Being part of child birth – even a minor role like providing ice chips, a cold cloth for the forehead and face, and attempting to provide comfort with words of wisdom like “deep breath…” – is a watershed experience that stays with people throughout their lives. My grandmother can still describe the circumstances and details of the birth of all seven of her children.
Tuesday, May 17, 2011 will always be a memorable day for me…
Mrs. DrinkWhatYouLike and I are still debating what bottle to open for our official celebration. Since it’s been nearly 11 months since wifey’s last taste of wine, I plan to make her re-entry in to the world of wine a good one!
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Welcome Kinley Grace Morgan! Cheers to you and your family.
How adorable! Congratulations to the whole family.
Thank you, Amanda. A very exciting time. See you at WBC – Cheers!
Congrats to you and your family!!! And believe me, from going through that 5 months ago (with twins!), the ice chip provider, head wiper, encourager, is a VERY important role too! Cheers
Hi Mary – wow, twins… we have our hands completely full with just one. No doubt you are at a loss for baby things to do. Of course, two is twice as much fun too. Are you coming down to VA for WBC?
Congratulations. I don’t remember, is this your first? Like Mary, having gone through it five montyhs ago (although I was the ice chip guy too) I think our role needs to be immportant in our heads. You are right, there is no man I know that could do what a mother does. It is a great time in life having children!!!
One option for a wine if you can get your hands on it would be the RdV Grand Vin. It too was just released for the first time and according to many is the future of Virginia’s wine industry. That said, never a better time for the best bottle of bubbly you can find. Jen and I had a bottle of Dom given to us for our wedding that we enjoyed at the hospital (don’t tell anyone).
Thanks, Jordan! I do have a bottle of RdV, but thinking I want to hold on to it for a few years…
A bottle of Dom P sounds great – if only they made half bottles. I’ll see you in a couple of weeks at the VA Wine 1/2 marathon after party. Cheers!
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