baby!!

M had her baby today at 2:15 am Pacific Time: Safiya Hope who is 9lbs and 20 inches. It sounds from the brief sketch that I got, that it was an incredibly rough labor-- 34 hours that ended in a C-section. But, Safiya looks like she's pretty sturdy from her stats. It was an incredibly rough pregnancy too. I'm happy for M that all the waiting is over and the real fun begins.

It's so odd to think that two Junes ago I met her bf now husband, I went to their wedding in October, and now they're parents to an incredibly beautiful tank. We serve an amazing God! Sometimes when I whine about the seeming monotony of my life, my sister points out that I have no clue where I'll be in a year (geographically, professionally, relationally)-- that monotony is an illusion. CS Lewis says that it is an illusion that Satan gives us to make us disgruntled and restless. However, M. is living proof you're future is an adventure.

My roommate from Regent is preggers and almost ready to give birth too. It's a baby saturated time. It's so odd to be in such a different place in my life. I'm really excited for them but feel alienated too because this experience is so far outside of mine. Plus, a date seems a reach right now let alone marriage and kids.

So in honor of all my friends' long, intense labors, I'm going to do a 24 hour adventure race with three Marines October 16th. It starts at 12 noon and ends at 12 noon. There's mountain biking, paddling, orienteering and trekking. You carry all of your gear. It's going to be all out insanity. I'm going to be the only girl. It's going to be miserable and awesome!!