Athena Lee Dickinson

It's a girl!

Athena "Tea" Lee Dickinson was born at 8:19 am on August 12, 2011, at Exempla Good Samaritan Hospital in Lafayette, Colorado. She weighs 6 lbs, 14 oz, and is 20 3/4 inches long.

The birth story in brief is that I woke up to my first contraction at 4:59 am, we got to the hospital at about 7, and Athena was born after about 3 pushing contractions (less than 10 minutes). Caleb caught her and put her on my chest, where she spent her first hour and a half cuddling and nursing. In addition to me and Caleb (and our wonderful nurse and doctor), Athena had quite an audience for her birth: my mom (Ahya), Caleb's mom (Nana), my brother (Logan), and our doula (Lisa). Logan and Lisa both took some amazing pictures, some of which we've already posted here. (We'll post more soon.)

Athena hasn't left our room since she was born, and we've spent the day in the company of many loving visitors. Mazie came in less than an hour after Athena was born and said, "Where's my baby?" Not surprisingly, her first interactions with her little sister have been incredibly sweet and loving. She has also been lucky enough to get to spend a fun day with her Aunt Michelle and cousins Haylie, Katelyn, and Crosby -- it's been great to know that she is in good hands while Caleb and I enjoy some quiet first moments with our newest little angel.

Athena was also visited by Uncle Ian, Grandpa Gil, Great Barb, Ty and Sara, Auntie thing, Doug, Lana, Treyden and Carleigh, Mark and Dan. She even skyped her Nanny and Papa in Washington.

Thank you all so much for all the love and support that you give us. It's nice to be home...

Katie, Caleb, Mazie and Athena...oh yeah, and Wiley and Bailey...and the fish.

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