Introducing...

Zoey Christine Livingston

Updated 6/1/05. (original post 12:24pm on 5/31/05)

I've received several requests to get something up on the blog. So here's the vital stats and then some pictures. Stories to follow in the coming days, but right now I need to get back to my lovely wife and daughter.

Zoey Christine Livingston:

Born: 5/31/05 at 1:56 am

Weight: 8lbs, 6 oz; Heights: 19.5 in

Mom and baby are fine and recovering.

Thank you everyone.

One of many phone calls we made the morning after Zoey's birth. Mom was very open to welcoming visitors. Thanks to all who called, stopped by, and posted here. We feel very supported and loved.

This is just us goofing around. The contractions had not really started hurting Judy, and we were starting to get a bit bored. I decided to start snapping pictures of the room. We thought a 'miserable' or 'exhausted' would feel more real, even though we were feeling just fine at the time.

One of the first pictures of Zoey. So far she loves her some swaddling.

This picture was taken roughly 30 minutes after birth, when the Grandparents were allowed to come in, else they'd break down the door! This picture doesn't begin to capture the emotions we felt at this point. While I will attempt to record my thoughts and experiences about this day, my I won't be ready to publish that writing quite yet. I'll need plenty of revision time.

In the meantime, this is a poem I wrote with my 7th graders as we studied form poetry. It is a Cinquain. When I wrote it, I shared it with the students and together we went through some revisions to get it to sound just right. It's still not done (writing's never done), but it is worthy of publication here.

Zoey

unsteady, unsure

aching for freedom

waiting for your touch

everything

It was cold...I needed warmth.

A few pics of the room. Very comfortable.

I'll let mom tell you her story of figuring out it was time to go to the hospital.

A more genuine self-photo. I like it.

I couldn't get them in one shot, but above are Grandma Livingston and Grandma/Grandpa Nyhlen.


Our over-the-top face.

The most beautiful baby in the world.



The most beautiful baby and mother in the world.

The most beautiful family in the...well, you get the picture.