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It was wild weather

 I was going to write about it.  High winds were forecast.  Hurricane force winds.  That happens here.  We put down the TV antenna and the satellite dish.  We pulled in both slides on the windward side of the bus.  We took down the bird feeders.  We slept all night and didn’t hear any wind at all.  Got up the next morning to perfect calm.  Guess it missed us.  Put the bird feeders back up.  Pushed the slides back out.  Put the antennas back up.  The wind hit about 20 minutes later. But then labor started.  We went off on new adventures, so I didn’t even report on the windstorm.  Now, we see weather in the forecast.  Two days out we’re seeing snow.  Three day out, we’re seeing a low of 13 degrees.  Brrr.  I’ll be sure to write about that.  Meanwhile, Ted is mellowing.  He’s turned into a top-notch baby sitter!  
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The contractions started in the wee hours.

 …of Saturday night/Sunday morning.  Judy and I went on with our day.  Matt and Lindsay went to the hospital.  By evening, we were at Becky and Brian’s having pizza watching the big Sunday night Broncos/Chief’s game. The Hospital admitted Lindsay and put her in a Labor/Birthing room.  When Matt called and said it was time, Becky and Brian babysat Annie and Henry for us while Judy and I packed up and made the 1 hour trip south to Matt’s house.  We listened to the game on Sirius XM.  At Matt’s house, we relieved Lindsay’s dad Steve of kid-sitting (and Golden Retriever sitting) duties and he and Judy headed off for the hospital.  (Lindsay’s mom Lori and Lindsay’s sister Kelly were already there.) I stayed at Matt’s with the kids and dogs (and the Bronco game).  Steve and Judy listened to it in the car on their way to the hospital.  When they got there, they found everyone in the labor/birthing room with the television tuned to the game.  Go Broncos!  (…and Lindsay). It was a long night for everyone, but at 6:45 Monday morning we all welcomed Arie Paige into the world.  (I was there by speakerphone on Judy’s Android.)  I put the dogs away, packed up the kids, and took them to the hospital to join in the celebration.       The Nursery Nurse was so good with the kids.  They got to take turns holding baby Arie and help give her her first bath. All is well.  Everyone is resting.  Judy and I are back in Longmont.