Look out world, here she comes!

My cell phone rang this morning at 4 am. It was Ryan, my friend Listay's husband. "We are on our way to the hospital." I've been "on call" for a few weeks, as I have the amazing privilege of being in the birth room to support my friend through her labor.

I've never been on this end of it before and I'm very excited.

Right now it is 4:30 pm. Contractions are 1.5 minutes apart and the nurses think she will deliver before 6 pm.

This is their first baby. It's a girl. We all consider her a miracle. After years of trying with a lot of heartbreak, this little baby girl is a huge answer to prayer. So many of us have prayed for this baby girl for the entire 9 months, through every prenatal milestone and preterm contraction.

Now she's almost here. I can't wait to meet her!

Don't know her name yet, but the clue is she will be named after a coastal town with eight letters in it.

This day has been a wonderful reprieve from unpacking boxes. I haven't been this relaxed with this much time on my hands in months. I just thanked Listay for this great vacation day.

Ryan just told me that this baby will be the 10th generation born in San Jose from one of the original founders of this city. Pretty cool genealogy.

More pictures of our miracle baby to come....