my first grand niece/phew/child

sitting here at st. john hospital, my niece, Lauren, is at 9cm and 100 pct. effaced and we are all excited. Sarah says she likes reading spanish, which is brought on by all the posters in the hospital that are printed in spanish.

I love babies so much. I like holding them, smelling them, listening to them. I like helping them grow up, and telling them their first joke, and, yes, I WILL be first.

Melissa is coming from work as we speak, Coop is coming as soon as he gets off work, and Sarah is sitting right here with me. we're watching stargate atlantis. We just ate at Fudd's, with Amanda and Cody, and DeAye. the weather is hot and muggy. Lauren's epiderual only completely took on one side, but she's doing much better than before.

future child's name will be Shaggy Cooper White or Alice Lee White.

all for now!!!!