just call me aunt snana

My nephew Austin calls me Snana (rather than the obviously more difficult Cristina or Stina), so as of early this morning I am officially Aunt Snana to a sweet baby niece. The little miss was born last night at 1:54 in the morning. I've been waiting to put pictures up on the blog/facebook because I thought Julie might want to do it first, but I can't wait any longer! :) A few weeks ago Julie asked me if I wanted to be in the room when she delivered the baby and I jumped at the chance saying "heck yes I do!" She warned me it might be seriously disgusting but I didn't care, I've been an avid TLC Baby Story watcher for well over a decade so I thought I could handle it. ;) Well, I'm so glad I jumped at the chance to be there because it was by far one of the best/coolest/most amazing experiences I have ever had. I'm tearing up right now just thinking about it. Around 1:20 in the morning the nurse came in to check Julie and she was at a 9. Literally about 2 minutes later Julie's water breaks, she's dilated to a 10, and in some serious pain. From there, it got a little crazy. Nurses running in and out, calling Dr.Le (who was dead asleep at his house), and Julie not feeling too peachy. Looking back on it the best part was when Julie yelled "Get Duc in here!" (She and Dr.Le are now on a first name basis). Little did she know he was running red lights to get to the hospital in time! At the time it wasn't as funny because I felt bad for her and I couldn't do anything to help her. But it all ended well with a beautiful baby girl. It's pretty amazing when you realize that all of a sudden there is a new little life in the room with you. And, she is just precious as can be.

Miss Mckayla Lynne, a few minutes old, testing out her lungs. But, I'll be honest, I'd be kind of ticked too if people were shoving tubes down my throat.

Mckayla Lynne Weaver

September 30, 2010

1:54 a.m.

5 lbs 15 oz

18.5 inches long