Well, she's been here for almost 2 months.  But that does not negate the fact that she is adorable, sweet, beautiful and charming!

Alethea [ah-LAY-thee-ah] Rose was born on July 7th after only 3 hours in the hospital.  I had (unaware) been having contractions the entire day before and so, when I got plugged into Patocin, well, she was ready!  A slight 7-pound, 9-ounce perfect baby, she made a natural birth a pleasant not-entirely-awful experience!  No, that's not how I had planned it-- she just came so stinkin' fast, I wasn't allowed any happy drugs!

So, now that I've had her for over 7 weeks and am (pretending like I'm) getting the hang of life again, I am getting antsy about teaching, gigs and all my other musical outlets!  I will most likely be switching up a few lesson slots to allow me more breaks and easier baby-adjustment time.  If you are a current student, you will be receiving an email from me soon regarding your lesson time!

*sigh*  So now I'm a mommy of 2.  And it's wonderful!  ...most of the time!  No, no- it really is amazing.  I'm just realizing I've a lot less patience than I thought!  And somewhere in the jostle of adding another kiddo to the family, I lost my Wonder Woman suit.  Turns out I'm human.  So, I'm feeling cheated that I didn't grow an extra arm to accommodate the new little one in addition to my 3-year-old (I guess I should mention his birthday is today), but I am learning that children are VERY forgiving.  And that God is good.  And that I need naps.  (Naps are very good things!)