Henry is checking out what is making all the noise. He is extremely interested in Phoebe. 

Phoebe getting some sleep in her own crib. She was never left unattended. We see all the SID dangers in the crib. 

Phoebe is about to be let free from the hospital. They kept us until about 3:30. It was horrible. But here she is wearing a premature outfit that is still way too big for her. 

Here she is with both eyes open. 

Big yawns for Phoebe.

Four generations. 

I guess I was so tired here that I fell asleep reading Confederacy of the Dunces and holding Phoebe Rose. 

Grandma Serene. 

John and Katie and their new niece. 

Here I am with Phoebe, although you can't see her too well. 

Happy new mother. 

Here we are recovering. I am doing fine. And oh yeah, Les and Phoebe are doing well too. 

Phoebe again. 

Phoebe. 

Here is our new family. 

Born 12:30 pm on 7/13/05. 

Here is our daughter Phoebe. It is a girl. We just scheduled an ultra sound for Friday to determine sex, but instead, Phoebe decided to come out five weeks early. Phoebe is 4 lbs. 14 ounces. She is tiny, but she is doing very well. There should be no reason why she can't come home in a few days. 

From the clock above my head, it looks like this was taken an hour and a half before the baby was born. 

Here I am laboring. I am coaching from the chair. 

Here Leslie is after good medicine. She is contracting like crazy, but here she labors humanely. 

Leslie's water broke at 12:00 a.m., only 10 minutes after we had gone to sleep. She just made 35 weeks. Here she is before the pain and before the pain relief.

Grandpa Arnold putting carpet in the baby's room and our bedroom. He did the rest of the upstairs last week. It is in the 90s and we have no air. It will get fixed later today, but for now, here is the old man working in the heat. He has his pirate cap on to catch the sweat. Sorry Dad!

This is the baby's room with some clouds. Marla is going to paint some Dr. Seuss landscape on the walls.

Leslie and Henry practicing some more.

Leslie, her sister, her neice, and Henry walking around Yukich field.