Our baby girl (Kaija Elizabeth) was born at home yesterday afternoon, October 29, at 1:20 PM. She weighs 8 lbs. 5 oz. (3770 g) and is 21 inches (53 cm.) long. Mom and baby are doing well, but everyone's sleep is disrupted ... finally I have a good excuse for not posting!

Here's a picture of me cleaning her just after she was born.
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The first snow of the season fell on Wednesday. It was beautiful, even though I almost killed myself twice: once driving, once crossing the street. The next morning (yesterday) there was enough snow piled on the roofs to make a flurry effect when the wind picked it up and blew it around.

I broke out the winter jacket yesterday -- I needed it while I was sweeping off my walk.

And another thing happened yesterday: our baby was born.