Some Journey

Ashton McClain Clark

Our niece, Luanne, and her boyfriend, Daniel, welcomed their daughter, Ashton McClain, into the world this afternoon at 5:30. She weighed in at 7pounds 12 ounces. Luanne went into the hospital to begin induction shortly after midnight this morning, so both parents (and attending aunts) were completely exhausted, which of course goes with the territory.

When Luanne lived with us (for about three years) the kids often called her their "sister-cousin". When Noah was born, Syd took respite in the fact that she at least had Luanne in a house full of brothers. So after a day off of school where the boys all played together leaving Syd feeling left out, she was overjoyed when the opportunity was given her to be in the room when Ashton was born. The birth of a new "sister-cousin". Syd, who has been an avid Discovery Health channel fan since age 2 and wants to be a doctor when she grows up, found the whole experience delightful. I asked her if it was kind of gross, and she said, "No, Mom, Ashton's little face was so cute when that was all that was sticking out! She was adorable! And I was really surprised at how fast her body came out after her head was out all the way."

I've put together a little photo album at my flickr account, which you can get to here.