Dart woke me up at 7:12 yesterday morning - clearly she was having contractions. I thought I must be seeing things, because she was not due until Saturday according to our calculation using her LH peak. Marcy was on her way to Hartford, Connecticut, so I called Gayle who said they are probably Braxton Hicks contractions. Having seen Dart's labor before I told Gayle I thought she was in hard labor. Gayle said she was on her way. I then called my friends Cindy Groveman and Sandy Washburn to see if they would be able to come and lend a hand.
Before either of them arrived, at 7:27 Miss Pink showed up, weighing in at 14.75 ounces. Cindy arrived shortly thereafter, just in time to escort Miss Purple into the world, who arrived at 7:59 weighing in 12.25 oz. A little while later Sandy showed up just in time to see our only boy, Mr. Blue, arrive at 8:43. He weighed in at 15.125 oz. At 10:22 Miss Yellow showed up weighing in at 12 oz.
For the second time in a row, Gayle missed Dart's whelping, even though she cleared her schedule early, knowing how quickly Dart delivered the Comedians. Dart has always been a girl who does things her way, and with whelping she is no different. She is an incredible mother.
We look forward to keeping you posted with photos and video of the Magicians over the next eight weeks.
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