Building Cathedrals:: Welcome Baby!

Sunday, November 8, 2009

Welcome Baby!

It is with great joy that we welcome baby C, the newest "Builder Baby," born in Germany earlier today! In a report from AWOL's mother, we learned that baby C weighed 8 lbs, 14 oz and was born at 8:25 pm (Germany time) after "4 hours of serious labor and NO epidural," just as AWOL was hoping for :) More details, and hopefully a couple of pictures, to come!

Congratulations, AWOL family, and welcome little one!

7 comments:

Juris Mater said...: Congrats a million times over AWOL!! We can't wait to hear more.

And congrats to Tex, the closest guesser of AWOL Baby's birthday. Your Ritter bar will be on its way to Texas this week.

What a happy day! Happy birthday AWOL Baby Boy, Happy Babymoon AWOL!; November 8, 2009 at 8:58 PM
Right Said Red said...: Yeah! A big congrats! A GREAT day to be born ;-); November 8, 2009 at 9:52 PM
Bridget said...: Congratulations and blessings to your family! I can't wait to see some baby pic!; November 9, 2009 at 2:12 AM
olivia said...: congratulations to AWOL! nice speedy delivery and no pain meds.! Way to go!; November 9, 2009 at 8:30 PM
Anonymous said...: Blessings to you and your dear family, AWOL! Congratulations!; November 9, 2009 at 10:09 PM
B-Mama said...: We are overjoyed at this news. Congratulations AWOL and family!!! Wish we could be there to hold the late little fella. :); November 10, 2009 at 7:11 AM
Joanne said...: Congratulations! My sweet husband was born in Germany, 41 years ago on the 8th of November. Unfortunately for his mother, he weighed one more pound than Baby C! Youch! :); November 10, 2009 at 2:25 PM

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Nine bachelors degrees, six advanced degrees, and 200+ combined months of pregnancy have only convinced us of how much we have left to learn in matters of faith, family and vocation. We adhere wholeheartedly to every doctrine of the Holy Catholic Church, but the details beyond that, from co-sleepers and breast pumps to schooling options and professional life, are grounds for robust discussion with like-minded friends. Nothing written on this blog is intended to incite maternal guilt, anger or to advise on medical or legal matters. Virgin most prudent, pray for us!

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"A mother is the most important person on earth. She cannot claim the honor of having built Notre Dame Cathedral. She need not. She has built something more magnificent than any Cathedral -- a dwelling for an immortal soul, the tiny perfection of her baby's body." -- Joseph Cardinal Mindszenty (as quoted by Danielle Bean)

"As mothers, we are building great cathedrals. We cannot be seen if we're doing it right. And one day, it is very possible that the world will marvel, not only at what we have built, but at the beauty that has been added to the world by the sacrifices of invisible women."--Nicole Johnson, The Invisible Woman