Hit by a Pitch

I am officially announcing a fresh start for this blog. This means I’m going to be much better about updating. Also, I have big news! My son, Soren Mars, was born at 5:41 a.m. on Sunday, October 25, 2009. He weighed 6 pounds 12 ounces and was 21 inches long. He was born at home, as planned, which was kind of mind-blowing. I started writing the birth story yesterday — it’s going to take me a while to finish it and it’s going to be very long, but I’ll have it up here as soon as possible. It’s no more exciting than anyone else’s birth story, but hey, it went almost exactly how I wanted it to (which I think is kind of rare) and it’s a good way to start talking about being a parent.

By the way, I watched a lot of football while I was in early labor (including that in-freaking-sane Iowa win over Michigan State, holy crap). I highly recommend!