Everybody Loves a Baby!

The statisticians were correct:  August is the most popular month to give birth! 

Two new buds on the Fieg family tree burst into bloom this month and the first to appear was Emilie Elizabeth McGonigal, born at 8:01 p.m. on 8/1 (now those are nice statistics!) to Tyler and Julia McGonigal.  Proud grandparents Bob and Mary McGonigal drove from their home in Rochester to the Hudson River Valley to attend the birth which of course prevented them from attending the recent reunion in Cooperstown. 

Bob is the son of the late Emilie Boehler Fieg McGonigal of Oneonta, NY.

Says Mary, "[Emilie was] 6# 4 oz. and 18" long.  At first we thought she had black hair but, a day later, the hair is lighter and seems straight.  She changes by the minute.  WHAT AN ANGEL!"

This is Emilie VI in the Fieg family.  Keep 'em coming!

Check out some photos at http://www.snapfish.com/snapfish/shareethumbnailshare/AlbumID=8977415009/albumcount=1/p=965131344901509418/l=17644188009/g=53859767/cobrandOid=1000/otsc=SYE/otsi=SAER/first_visit=true/pns/snapfish/share/p=965131344901509418/l=17644188009/g=53859767/cobrandOid=1000/otsc=SYE/otsi=SAER

I think she looks like Julia!

Then, on August 15 at 7:21 a.m., Caleb Josiah Fieg arrived in this world.  Caleb is the son of Brian and Emily Fieg of Acton, GA, and Brian is Doug Fieg's son.

Caleb was born at home, with midwives in attendance and weighed 8# 1 oz. and was 20.5 inches long.  The delivery went well and there were lots of grandparents in attendance.  (There is that 8-1 combination again.  I think I'll go buy a lottery ticket....)

Brian writes in an email, "Emily is so amazing.  She did such a good job today.  I woke up at about 2:30 this morning when the labor was too much for Emily to sleep, the midwives came over around 4ish, and we had the baby in her arms by 7:21.  It went by so fast it seems....  It was so great to be with just her and the 3 midwives/ apprentices in our home.  As a guy, I just have to say that it was so much less stressful of an event, and I didn't have to drive anywhere!  Haha!  Man, God is so good to us.  We do not deserve this incredible gift!!!"  (Ed. note:  Oh yes they do!  And don't you see Uncle Bud in that face????)

What an exciting month for our family tree!