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A couple of people have asked why I haven't updated this blog since the Big Change, and I'm sorry, but I'm just so tired.
It's amazing how tired I am, considering there are three of us and I didn't do the hardest work.
The sweetest baby on the planet was born yesterday at 5:35 in the afternoon.
He is calm and sleepy, but when he's awake he's bright-eyed and curious. He eats like a pro and poops like a pro, and we love him like crazy.
Audrey, who had no experience at all with babies, suddenly Became A Mom, and is intuitive and natural with him. I just adore watching them together. Well, we all love watching Owen, I also love watching Owen-and-Casey and Owen-and-Audrey, and Owen-and-Audrey-and-Casey.
There's so much more I want to include, like who, at the hospital, we explained our family structure to and why; and how and why I was careful not to put my foot down about expected roles for me and Audrey with regard to the baby early on; and the value of community in this endeavor, or ... well, a lot of things. But I'm so tired and having trouble organizing coherent thoughts. That said, if you've got questions, ask away, I'm happy to answer anything, though there might be some hedging where the privacy boundaries for individuals in our family are getting bumped against. (Remember, you can use OpenID if you don't have a dreamwidth account.)
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Date: 2011-03-23 05:08 am (UTC)Congratulations and all good things to you all.
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Date: 2011-03-23 05:21 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2011-03-23 05:34 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2011-03-23 05:12 am (UTC)Oh, that picture!
What a beautiful wonderful little guy! Yay for you and for your family!
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Date: 2011-03-23 09:20 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2011-03-23 05:14 am (UTC)That being said, of course I want to hear all about it the moment you feel like taking the time to write about it. :)
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Date: 2011-03-23 06:05 pm (UTC)I routinely tease my new-parent friends by complaining that they're not posting a sufficient number of photos and details to meet my need for the internet to be full of Woodgie ... but I don't do this to people who don't know me well enough to realise that I AM teasing/letting them know I'm sharing their squee, not ACTUALLY telling them to carve out the time to write a heavily illustrated novel.
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Date: 2011-03-23 09:09 pm (UTC)(no subject)
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Date: 2011-03-24 04:06 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2011-03-23 06:08 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2011-03-23 09:12 pm (UTC)I'll toss some more pics up after a bit today. He sleeps a *lot*, he's new :D
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Date: 2011-03-23 06:43 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2011-03-23 07:26 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2011-03-23 09:13 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2011-03-23 08:47 am (UTC)I'm so overjoyed he's here and everyone's fine. I look forward to watching your journey. :) In a completely non-creepy way.
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Date: 2011-03-23 09:14 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2011-03-23 09:02 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2011-03-23 10:50 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2011-03-23 11:40 am (UTC)And it's not about us, reading your blog; it's about Owen and his parents.
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Date: 2011-03-23 01:53 pm (UTC)A solstice baby! Yay! :)
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Date: 2011-03-23 09:08 pm (UTC)doooh!
Date: 2011-03-23 10:55 pm (UTC)I meant equinox!
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Date: 2011-03-24 01:09 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2011-03-23 02:02 pm (UTC)Congratulations to the whole big, loving family.
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Date: 2011-03-23 06:50 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2011-03-23 11:58 pm (UTC)Emotions can be incredibly tiring.
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Date: 2011-03-24 01:44 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2011-03-24 05:36 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2011-03-24 06:43 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2011-03-25 02:15 am (UTC)And a long, happy, and prosperous life to Owen!
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Date: 2011-03-25 06:59 pm (UTC)