Benjamin was delivered via an unplanned Cesarean after nine hours of active labor. One in five deliveries end in unplanned Cesareans, because they are often the safest way to deal with any complications that may occur during labor. It’s never an ideal scenario, of course, but we are thankful for the excellent medical staff and overjoyed that Benjamin is healthy and beautiful! We are happy to be home and getting back into a routine. Thank you, everyone, for your prayers and congratulations over the last several days.
Music by Creed.
We slipped out of town for a quick weekend getaway. Where to? Port Aransas, of course! And we took our hospital bags with us, just in case! We are now officially ready to be parents… if anyone could ever really be ready! =)
We were absolutely delighted to have Lance’s parents, Larry and Lea, stay with us for two weeks in September. We really enjoyed showing them some of our favorite places in Austin. They did some house hunting while they were here. Mostly, though, we just hung out and visited and cooked and ate. It was a wonderful time and we hope to see them again real soon!
The above photo was taken at Trattoria Lisina at the Mandola Estate Winery. It’s like a little piece of Italy nestled in the Texas Hill Country. Since our climate is similar to Southern Italy and Sicily, they’re able to grow such vines as Montepulciano, Moscato, Barbera, and Sangiovese. Awesome!
