Kate Elise Runyan

She is here!!! She is here and we all adore her. Kate was born on Saturday, October 10, 2009 at 3:31pm. She was 6 lbs, 8 oz, and 20 inches long. It was a lovely Fall day. Chris was on nights in October, which allowed him to have Friday and Saturday off. The girls had their Fall Festival at school, so Chris took them to enjoy the festivities. While they were gone, I finished unpacking a box of board books in the baby's room, and then started having regular contractions. They were strong enough to make me stop what I was doing, so I called Chris and said they might want to come home in the next 15 minutes. By the time they arrived, the contractions were more intense. We had a friend come pick up the girls and RACED to the hospital. Literally. It was a good thing, as Kate was born 15 minutes after we got there. YIKES, that was an uncomfortable car ride...



This is a shot taken just after delivery with our doctor (Dr. Froehlich), nurse (Holly) and Kate. Notice the t-shirt, shorts and sandals on Dr. Froehlich. He was in the middle of putting up new tile in his bathroom when we called him. He delivered Rachael, and knows how quick my deliveries are. He dropped what he was doing and rushed to the hospital, arriving just in time to catch Kate. We visited for a few minutes after the delivery, and then went back home to his project. =)



This is Kate in her 'Home From the Hospital Outfit'. The girls chose this from a few options as 'The One' to bring home their new sister in. We all like the little lamb on the front of the nightgown. (I made the flower headband.)



First family picture with Kate. =)