In the wee morning hours my sister became a mom and gave birth to this little fella. His name is Lincoln James and he weighs 6 pd and 10 oz and is 18 and 3/4″ long.

When I found out she was in labor yesterday I was totally surprised and shocked because that night I had a dream that she was going into labor and my mom called to tell me and when I woke up I thought well it’s still early but it would be crazy if she went into labor today. And she did! My mom called me in the afternoon to tell me. How about that?! My plane isn’t booked until the 22nd of this month so I thought I would be missing out on everything but my mom was in the room and we silently facetimed so I could be there for the delivery.

It was terrifying and exciting. It was at that moment I really appreciated technology because it was so special to be there and to hear his first cry and see him enter the world for the first time even though I’m thousands of miles away. I got to see her hold him for the first time, watch him get checked out and see his little tushy, watch as he got weighed and measured. All these special moments I thought I would miss out on I got to be there for and it was amazing.

Now I have to patiently wait 11 days until I can see him and hold him in person. Oh my I’m in love already.