Our Solstice Baby is Here!

What a blessing to have our boy arrive in this world on Summer Solstice. Emmett Quin delivered on June 21st at 12:41p mid-way through the longest day of the year. We're thrilled to have our little crab of a Cancer who would have been a Gemini had he been born 7 hours earlier.

The birthing experience was nothing short of a miracle. We were blessed with a healthy boy after 11 hours of labor. After 1 hour of contractions, my water broke at 2:30a. We were at the hospital by 4:30a and my cervix was fully dilated by 9a. One of my favorite friends of the day was Anesthesioligist Eric who relieved the excruciating pain, but also slowed the labor. The trade-off was 3 difficult hours of pushing. Three, VERY difficult hours made more bearable by the four individuals cheering and encouraging me to go the distance: Nurse Anita, Dr. Matin, dear friend Nurse Beckie Merce and loving husband, Justin.

My fondest memory is having him on my belly with the umbilical cord intact. Beckie leans over and asks, "what is the sex?" while Justin opens his legs, turns to me with tears rolling down his face and says, "it's a boy". The new proud daddy cut the cord and we officially began our lives as two separate beings. All 8 lbs., 7 oz. of him came out perfectly except for the double-scoop ice cream cone head. He looked like the boy with 2 brains, due to him being rotated incorrectly while passing through the birth canal. Fortunately, after only 24 hours, he looked almost normal and mommy and daddy could rest a little easier.

Being new parents is the most fulfilling, crazy experience of our lives. We never knew how much we would fall head over heals in love with this little pea-punker.