Hot news from the Labor/Delivery Floor of Miles Memorial Hospital in Damariscotta, Maine (by Bridget Buck):
Margaret (Maggie) Elizabeth McCarthy was born today, Friday, February 12, 5:19 pm, after a labor of 3 hours, 19 minutes–weight: 6 lbs, 6 oz; height: 19 1/2 inches. Mother Jude, Baby Maggie and Father Bryan are all well, tired and ecstatic. Pass the word!
“I think, at a child’s birth, if a mother could ask a fairy godmother to endow it with the most useful gift, that gift would be curiosity.”
Eleanor Roosevelt
Congratulations! We are so happy for you! We can’t wait to see your youngster!
I would expect nothing less than fantastic efficiency from Jude in this matter! Three hours of labor–wow. Job well done; you get an A+. Now relax and enjoy. Mary and Thomas
So wonderful!! I’m so happy for all THREE of you!
Let me know whenever you need me, for anything at all.
My mother says, “Three hours of labor?! Tell Jude for her next baby she ought to just LIVE at the hospital, just in case!”
Haha. Stay well!
Our birth is but a sleep and a forgetting:
The Soul that rises with us, our life’s Star,
Hath had elsewhere its setting,
And cometh from afar:
Not in entire forgetfulness,
And not in utter nakedness,
But trailing clouds of glory do we come
Welcome Margaret!
(Willy Wordsworth)
Just perfect! Perfect timing, perfect weight, perfect length.
Born in February,a month when you want to be home, snug and cozy and bonding…
We wish you all the happiness in the world!
Leah & Kim
Welcome to our beautiful planet, Maggie. I am excited to meet you. Sherry
thanks to all – we are doing well and should be out to the school soon. Admittedly, I am nervous about illness and flu season, so it might be a couple of weeks, but we’ll be by!
Congratulations Jude! Enjoy your baby!