Thank You, Thank You, Thank You, Thank You

That's really all I can think of to say you guys. The process of birth is so intense it's hard to describe. I've never felt so damn lucky in my entire life though and I really felt like I had everyone in our corner pulling for us. Fiona is absolutely perfect - she kept us up all night and put us through our paces trying everything we've learned on how to soothe her and all of that. We're learning already that is for sure, but she is absolutely everything we could have asked for.

I also think I know where Dad gets the crying thing though, at home from the hospital, after you guys all left, I went through the mail and was just reading cheesy Christmas cards and just started sobbing. It just hit me - and hard. Things will never be the same.

Thank you guys so much again for all the calls and all of that. Even though we're way out here, having half of you guys in town and the rest of you checking in really made it feel like we were surrounded by everyone and this is just crazy, it really is.

You guys probably won't believe me but I was at Ariel's side from the moment we checked-in to the hospital and I didn't faint, or freak out about any of the needles or blood. Ariel was being so incredible through it all that I couldn't blink. As soon as Fiona made it out and I saw her in Ariel's hands I practically fell to the floor though. Mom, I have NO IDEA how you did that as many times as you did.

well, Merry Christmas, and here we go!