I finally finish a project. . .

I'm great at starting projects, but not so great at finishing. On Monday, I finished one that I've been working on for a while. . .

Meet Luke Matthew. He was born at 8:30 Monday night, weighed 7 lbs, 20 inches long.

People keep asking me which one is better--unmedicated birth or having an epidural. I really couldn't say which is better because they were very different experiences. I'd recommend a natural birth to anyone who thought they'd still be able to enjoy the experience that way. Winnie's birth was much more intense and I was much more focused on just one thing. With Luke I was, of course, more comfortable, more relaxed and enjoyed being able to watch Matt's reaction to everything.

Winnie is slowly adjusting to having competition for our time and attention. Overall, I think she's doing quite well. My Mom's been here all week so the house is even relatively clean. Poor Matt, though. Baby's in our room so we're really disrupting his sleep. A few more nights of sleep deprivation and the dark circles under his eyes might be black enough that people will think he's been in a fight. Luckily, Luke's been a little better every night and last night even gave us a 4-hour stretch of uninterrupted sleep.