Welcome Indiana! (Actually, its John David, but don't tell Kathleen!)

Frequent readers of the Circus surely will notice a significant drop-off in style and eloquence in this post.  Kristen is resting and recovering in the hospital tonight so my best attempt at a post will have to suffice; fortunately, I have content on my side.  And I've got pictures!

This morning at 1030, we welcomed John David Golby into the world!  He's a big boy, weighing in at 9lbs, 3oz and measuring just over 22 inches long.  

Kristen was amazing, continuing her trend of producing over-sized babies with ease and grace.

Since John David joined us early in the day, there was plenty of time for a visit from his two big sisters.  They were thrilled to meet him and welcome him to the family!  Please don't mention his given name around Kathleen, however.  She refuses to concede that the baby could be named anything other than Indiana Jones Golby (as do I) so we haven't broken the news to her yet.  We actually have no plans to do so until she leaves for college!  As the saying goes, Kristen may have won the battle... 

Nan and Grandpa O'Connor, who bore the brunt of containing Kathleen and Madeline for the day, were rewarded with a chance to hold their first grandson.

Now, we officially are a Three-Ringed Circus.  If all goes well, we will be bringing Momma and Baby Indy home early tomorrow afternoon.  Please pray that our transition from man-to-man goes well.  We will be forced mostly to play zone defense now, but we plan to mix in some full-court pressure and strategic jump traps, too.  Kristen isn't convinced that my plan will work, but I don't think Indy and the girls will be able to deal with our superior wing-spans and physical presence on the boards for a few more years.