Let the games begin!

I would like to apologize to our legions of readers for the absence of new posts from this blog for the past 6 weeks. There frankly wasn't all that much to say though. As the birth of our daughter approached, Elizabeth and I grew more anxious by the day. We simply couldn't wait to meet her, and the days just seemed to drag on and on.

Fortunately, the waiting has ended. Elizabeth's doctor made the call to induce on May 13, and Natalie Cecil Hang was born on May 14. She had enjoyed life inside her mom so much that it took 20 hours of coaxing to convince her to come out. Her mom was the ultimate trooper throughout the process, and all I could do was provide words of encouragement and apple juice.

In the end, Natalie emerged at 7:50 pm on the 14th. She tipped the scales at 9 pounds, 1 ounce and measured 21.5 inches. We later learned both of these measurements placed her in the 95th percentile for girls. That's our girl! Above average in every way.