Why We Moved to Princeton, Part II

My phone sounded at about 3 am with a photo text from Michael saying "We will see" and a picture of Laura in a wheel chair and an empty bed.  So we got the news that she was in labor--three weeks early.   She was pretty uncomfortable late in her 5th pregnancy so this seemed like good news.

We did fall back asleep--restlessly--and were so happy to get the photos of the beautiful little baby boy around 7 am.   Jim was reluctant to go to see him as we knew that Michael and Laura had very little sleep but they seemed eager to have us meet the little fellow so around 3 pm we headed out to Wynnewood and the Lakanau Hospital.   It was an easy trip in spite of rain. 

We were thrilled to be able to hold the yet nameless little guy.  His eyes were open and he was looking around and taking it all in.   We stayed about 30 minutes and then headed home--just an hour's drive, not 12 like it used to be!   We followed Apple maps directions and ended up in downtown Philly--not our usual way home from Laura's house.   But all was well and we were obedient and eventually found our way to the familiar Route One through Trenton and on to College West and Barclay Square.

I just read the details of Laura's labor on her blog.   She had 200 plus comments on her instagram photo and 1000 likes--she does have a following!   The process was very much like Alex's birth 5 years ago except this time she and Michael were prepared for getting there quickly and so was the hospital.   We are feeling very thankful and relieved that all is well.