Welcome Baby Boy! (and the 8th Kentonian)

Let me tell you a story about the feminine intuition, hormones, and STRENGTH and BEAUTY!

Last night our pastors wife came over and gave Lacey a sweet foot and leg massage. Afterwards, I looked over at Lacey who was falling asleep watching Harry Potter with us. I smiled and bite my tongue from predicting: “You’re going to go into labor tonight.”

I woke up early this morning with a dream that I had been texted “It’s Time!” I heard nothing, absolutely nothing, going on in the house. I kept telling myself I would hear footsteps so she must not be in labor, but I couldn’t sleep. I was SO sure she was.

Chris woke up and I said- I’ve been up because I had a dream Lacey was in labor. I’m so sure she is but I haven’t heard anything yet. He called me a few minutes after leaving the house. There were extra cars parked in our driveway (the midwives were here!) “I KNEW IT!”

Shortly after I began to hear Lacey’s labor pick up. I quickly ran upstairs to start her Birth cake (which ended up being a very messy, falling apart version of the beautiful one she made me when I was in labor with Verity, but hey- its still tasty and nutritional, right?!) A friend started IMing me and I wrote: “If I didn’t know any better, she’s going to have him soon. Oh yeah, and I’ve been feeling boy vibes all morning.”

Five minutes later I heard the sound of a baby crying while I was in the kitchen falling over myself trying to get the cake ready fast- without making any noise!

Not long after, I was informed we had a new little boy in the house!

Oh, Lacey- a 6.5 hour labor and homebirth to a beautiful, healthy, baby boy!!! I am SO SO SO proud of you!!! Great job, Seth! You guys are awesome!!!

Welcome, little Malachi Jude Patrick Holbert!

(I’ll post pics when I can snag some… for now let’s just say he looks like HER DAD!!!)