Welcome to the World Baby Emily!!

Well, our family of three is now a family of four... We welcomed baby Emily Anne Oxenford to this world on Friday May 21st at 4:37am. She weighed in at 7 lbs., 1 oz., and was 20 inches long (just like her big sister). Labor was lightening fast - we arrived at the Birth Center at 4:17am, the midwife checked me and told me it was ok to push and by 4:37am she was born. Incredible!! Our doula, Aunt Pat, and her trusty doula assistant, Caely, didn't even make it in time. Jim was an amazing, strong and supportive coach and rock through the whole 20 minutes and it means so much to me that we did it together and he was the one to "catch" Emily and pass her to me to hold for the very first time. Big sister Sophie was adorable when we brought her new little sister home to her - very excited having prepared special surprises for us including a stork sign which she colored and special balloons and treats which she and Dee Ree went shopping for that day. It was overall a good meeting between the two of them and everyone is adjusting to our new life as an expanded family. We are so grateful for all the love and support of you all - thank you friends and family for helping our family grow and showering us all with such love. We are truly blessed!!!

If you are looking for more photos (that means you, Grammy) you can check out Daddy's photo gallery at
http://gallery.me.com/joxenford#100042