Welcome to the planet!

Levi Fox has arrived!
We're so happy to be able to welcome our new little one. (Okay, well, he's not so little...)

Wednesday, August 31
9:15 am
21 inches long
8 lbs and 15.2 ounces

And, just to give credit where credit is due, Melissa was in labor for ~14 hours...and she pushed for over 4 hours! She's a rock star! Many, many kudos to all of the folks at Sibley Hospital for making it an amazing experience.

Everyone is happy and healthy, and all of us are home. Bubby Lynne (Mindy's mom) has been here since Monday to help. [for those that don't know, Bubby is yiddish for grandma]. Julio (our donor and the 'biological uncle') arrived today.

We look forward to introducing Levi Fox to everyone. His name comes from both our families. Levi is for Mindy's Grandma Lucille and her great grandmother, Bubby Leven. Fox is for Melissa's Grandma Syd whose maiden name was Fox.

And because no e-mail like this would be complete without pictures, here are a couple. We'll send out more later.

Love,
the tired but happy moms & the mostly happy but occasionally howling levi