We’re now back in Seattle. We were only 3 hours late in the end and got to bed by 1:30ish. We woke up about 11:00 and by 1:00 we were walking into Bart and Lauren’s house.
First of all we were struck by the dogs - literally - they flew out the door like a tsunami. Luckily we were ready for them and managed to avoid being knocked over. Finally, having extricated ourselves from Karma and Dexter we managed to get upstairs. It was then that Lauren appeared with Kirsten - who was asleep.
Seeing Kirsten for the first time was amazing. To be honest, I wasn’t sure exactly what to expect. She looked so cute in her little purple hat and wrapped up in her checkered blanket.
Lauren was only too glad to let us hold her (happy to have a break perhaps?). Luckily she stayed asleep for an hour or so which gave us a chance to catch up, re-live the drama of her birth and eat Red Mill burgers (yum!). After a while, Kirsten started to stir and we finally got a look at her (and she got look at us too).
I’ll get Trace to post something here soon so she can share her opinions and insights - but in the meantime, suffice to say that we’re here safely and doing well so far.