We all got home yesterday a little before 2pm – right before Selah’s nap time. I let Kami get settled in with David a little and then I went across the street to pick up Selah from our favorite neighbors I told Kami to have the video camera ready, so as soon as I got Selah free of her snow gear I could videotape the first meeting between brother and sister. I’m so glad that we did this, because it tells us so much about Selah’s character. She was super excited to hold her new brother, and she seems to know that this baby will be sticking around. I’ve posted a link below so you can all see their first meeting:

Quality of YouTube video is a little grainy, but click above to watch.

Kami came home from work Wednesday afternoon and decided to check the mail. She opened the mailbox, and contemplated waving at a nearby neighbor when her water broke, and she decided against it. We were a little surprised – thinking that we had a solid three weeks before we had to organize a mad scramble to the hospital. Needless to say, this made our scramble all the more mad

We got to the hospital at 5pm, and our friend Megan Antonius (who was our attending nurse when Selah was born thanks to her willingness to change shifts) arrived around 8pm. Megan is a Labor & Delivery Nurse, and an awesome asset to have in a delivery room (takes some of the pressure off of me mostly). Kami started pushing around 11:50pm, and at around 12:20am on Wednesday, 12/17/2008, our second child was born.

A baby boy! We were very surprised because Kami’s pregnancy didn’t seem to vary that much from when she carried Selah. His name is David Carrico Moore: David for literal reasons (read 1st Samuel 17:58), and Carrico after one of my favorite people on earth, my grandfather Frank Carrico. We had the name planned before Kami and I were married (just as Selah’s was), and I’m glad that we get to honor him with a grandson.

These pictures aren’t the best, so I’ll post more tomorrow. Right now it’s almost 2am, and everyone is a little tired. The baby is healthy (7 lbs, 12 oz; 19.5 inches tall), and Kami is also feeling healthy and strong.

Welcome David! You are loved!

I’m at a different coffee house this morning – I thought the people watching prospects might be better here. They really aren’t. One gal looks like a Dr. Seuss character, too skinny and topped with a stocking cap that’s colored like a hypnotizing wheel. I’ve never been able to pull off the stocking cap look. There are a lot of looks that don’t work well on me, and wearing an adornment that hugs my large geodesic dome is one of them.

Ugh! A mom is digging for gold out of her three year-old’s nose right in front of me. I think she’s looking for an artery. I won’t be able to sit on that couch ever again. More moms and kids coming in to the coffee shop now. We’ve tried to hold business meetings at this coffee shop, but every once in awhile it’s more like a Chucky Cheese than a coffee shop. I was hoping Saturday morning would be different.

Nose picking mom is actually really nice. She has a quiet demeanor and a relative ease that I’m not used to seeing from a mother of two young kids. There’s another mother here doing her best to look like Britney Spears in the Los Angeles sun, only we’re not in Los Angeles and it’s cloudy, so those designer sunglasses  seem a little forced. Wear a t-shirt that says “High Maintenance” while you’re at it. I don’t mean to be harsh, I’ve just never been one to appreciate the high maintenance woman. I prefer beauty without the artistry in that regard.

Your mom has been out of town for five days in a row. You’re only eighteen months old, and while you don’t vocalize it, I know that her absence is noticed by you. I don’t want to bring her up in case it sends you into a frantic search down the hall and into every room. I know how disappointed you get when Elmo doesn’t come up on the tv, so I can only imagine how disappointed you would be if you misinterpreted my mention of your mother as an invocation of her arrival.

I just wanted to let you know what a pleasure you’ve been the last five days. You’ve been absolutely wonderful. I’m admittedly exhausted, but it’s no fault of yours. I’m very proud of your independence and your ability to play without a commitment from others. You surprise me with your knowledge and your unselfish nature, and bless me with unsolicited hugs and fits of laughter.

Tomorrow morning your mom will wake you, and I look forward to your enthusiastic reaction – no doubt marked with some jumping, one-legged marching and a dazzling display of other moves you perfected in your mom’s absence. I’ll try not to seem affected if you give her the lion’s share of affection over the next few days, but know that I’ve loved our time together, and that usually dad’s aren’t as stalwart as they appear.

Love, Dad

I’m going to try not to post on the blog everytime we update the Selah page, so you’ll have to check it without our prompting from time to time. On the rare occassion I put a video together, I’m going to make sure people know about it!

The other tab is for our new Selah page, and I don’t think that I have to explain this one Kami wanted a place where she could post photos or videos of Selah more frequently, and again, everyone will be allow to comment on our lovely little girl.

Thanks again to Mike – as putting this together was way outside my comfort zone.