The waiting is finally over - Elliott John Ricci was born on December 12, 2010 (his exact due date!). The Pinchots were in the middle of Cookie Day on December 11th at our house, baking up a storm, when Tracy called around 3:30 in the afternoon. She usually texts me (and we were one day away from her due date) so I answered the phone even though I was in the middle of rolling out nut rolls... and greeted her with, "Are you in labor?" and she paused for a second and said, "How did you know?!" Turns out her water broke right at the end of her work shift. I cleaned up in a flurry and rushed over to the hospital to be there for her, calling everyone in the meantime to let them know Tracy was in labor.
It turns out that there was no need to rush -- Tracy was in labor for 13 hours and Elliott wasn't born until the next morning at 4:07am, weighing in at 8 lbs, 5 ounces. It was a long wait, but the waiting room was packed and everyone was excited to finally meet baby Elliott. And it was worth the wait. I have another adorable nephew! Congratulations, Tracy and Johnny!
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