Our Newest Family Member

I wanted to introduce the newest member of the family to everyone. Lexi Grace joined us Saturday June 14, 2008 at 8:00. She weighed 7 lbs 13 oz and is 20 inches long. She is simply beautiful.

I was able to speak with Lexi yesterday and learned some of her hopes and desires in life. I'm always amazed at how advanced the youth of today is.

Lexi intends to make the high honor role throughout her high school career, graduating first in her class, all while being lead choreographer for the school drill team. Lexi believes the true talent lays within the dance team and not simply shouting cheers into the crowd. After high school she will attend Duke University. I have to be honest here, she was undecided early in our conversation whether it should be Duke or Harvard but after talking to me she was sold. Duke it is! She believes in a good strong work ethic and feels that her one down fall is that she places to much pressure on herself to succeed. After graduating from Duke with her doctorate in medicine, architecture and business she hopes to design a new hospital facility centered around the maternity wing and improved methods of child birth.

I guess when you're only hours old there really isn't much of a base to pull from related to the needs of the world. I do applaud her intent though.

Lexi wanted me to appologize but she had to cut the conversation short. Nursing and a diaper change was desperately needed as well as a long nap. It's exhausting making you're way through the birthing canal. She did want me to let everyone know that she looks forward to meeting each of you.