Miles James Selby

He's finally here! Miles James Selby was born on Wednesday, May 20th at 5:14 a.m. weighing 9 lb. 9 0z. and measuring 23" long. Katie started labor late Tuesday evening after a spicy Mexican dinner with girlfriends! We checked into the hospital around 4:00 a.m. fully dilated, and he was born not soon after. No time for pain meds, which made for a painful delivery (of course) but has also contributed to a quick recovery for Katie.

We have been home since Friday morning and are getting the hang of things. Miles is nursing well and sleeping better than I'd hoped for at only 6 days of age! He's so adorable with perfect little features, blond hair, and blue eyes so far. Photos are on our Picasa web site. More to come!

Last of the Belly Pics (I hope!)

Everyone reading this is a close personal friend of ours, right?! Ha! Here are the latest of the scary belly pics. I have a hard time not blinking in front of our new camera, so Jason tries all sorts of tricks to get me to keep my eyes open for photos. I swear it's the noise that triggers my blinking. We're in the waiting game now, very excited to meet the one we call Cletus!

Week 38

Week 37

Showered Baby

I've had 3 more fantastic baby showers in the last few weeks and am overwhelmed by people's generosity. This baby already has so many people who love him or her! Showers have been with Minneapolis girlfriends (photos below,) sopranos from the Basilica choir, and work friends. In these photos are Cletus' first playmates with mommies Michele (due May 17) and Elisa (due June 24)!! I'm always excited to receive handmade gifts from friends and the most recent is this beautiful quilt from our friend, Amy. Thanks to everyone in our lives for your support so far - I'm sure we'll need to lean on you more and more!