April Showers Bring May Flowers!

It wasn't all that long ago that I wanted to be pregnant so badly that I found myself so jealous of all my friends who were well into their second and third trimesters. It truly felt like everyone around me was pregnant. I never actually did the math or wrote down many due dates, but it seems that May is a popular month to give birth!

Our friends David and Lise gave birth to Robert Austin Sherlin on Saturday, May 10, 2008 at 10:13 am. He was 7 lbs. and 12 oz. Austin was born by c-section. He has a big sister, Addison, who is about 2 weeks older than Katie. David and Jimmy work together.

My friend Melissa from grad school gave birth to her first child on Sunday, May 18, 2008 at 8:09 pm. Caroline Elizabeth Short was 7 lbs. and 13 oz. Melissa's labor lasted just under 12 hours and Caroline arrived naturally.

Joe and Jamie had their second boy, Grant James Vaughan, on Tuesday, May 20, 2008. He was 8 lbs. and 3 oz. Jamie was induced Monday afternoon, not long after a doctor's appointment; her due date was May 17. Grant has an older brother, Corbin, who will be 3 on Sept. 2, 2008.

The next to arrive will be Sarah and Eric's first child, a boy. Sarah is Jimmy's cousin on his dad's side. Her due date is July 1, but she has been on bed rest since April and as of late is already 4 cm. dialated. She is 34 weeks, and the doctors tell them that since he was able to hold on this long, they should have a much shorter hospital stay than expected if he does come early.

(Joseph Doc David, aka Jed, arrived on Saturday, May 31 (one month early), weighing in at 5 lbs. 14.5 oz.)

Katie and Luke are set to have their second baby, gender unknown, June 15. Kayden is their first boy and he will be 2 on Oct. 22. I used to work with Katie at the Raleigh Chamber.

Creecy and Daniel Johnson are due for their first child, girl, in June. Daniel used to work with Jimmy at the DA's office, but left to run for US Congress. You can check out his campaign website here: http://danieljohnson08.org/.

Kristine and Todd will have their third boy (holy smokes!) around August 28. Sammy and especially Casey are excited to be big brothers (I'm sure). Sammy turned 3 on March 10 and Casey will be 2 on December 30.

The Wilsons are set to have their second girl (holy smokes!) on October 10, which also happens to be Judy and Flip's wedding anniversary. Katie is very excited to be a big sister!!!

(To back track a little, since I started with May babies, Caroline Rae Hitch was born on January 13, 2008, to start the year off right. This was also Katie's second birthday.)