techie babies

Diana and Angela are sisters. And they live 4200 kilometers apart. (or 2600 miles) That's pretty much all the way across the continent. It means that they see each other occasionally.

Imagine their surprise when they discovered that they would both be mothers for the first time within days of each other! As everyone knows, Logan took the entire situation by surprise arriving 14 weeks early. And even though he was front and center there for a good 93 days (his duration in NICU), my attention did shift to Angela and the anticipated "late" arrival of her little bundle. Each one of my five babies arrived well over due so Angela just hunkered down and set her sights on March 10, (the day her doctor PROMISED she would deliver if there was no baby by then) which would be 8 days past her due date.

But little Kara Rae Morgan "leapt" on to the scene two days early on February 29. A nice surprise for everyone and a noteworthy birthday to enjoy for years to come. I thought to myself, "all my grand-babies are special!"

Thank goodness for technology. Moments after she was born, her entire extended family was aware of her arrival (by phone and text message) and shortly after that, the pictures began arriving by email!!

i love my macbook pro/i-phone/i-pad/etc

BUT i love kara MORE!

I arrived in Ottawa this afternoon just in time for Kara to be wide awake and beautiful! She's absolutely perfect; another little miracle.

kara the cutie; 3 days old

"hello fans"

And then through the miracle of modern technology little Logan and cute Kara were able to meet! It was so fun to face time across borders with the families. First we talked with Nana and Ned in Victoria. Then while Diana and Angela were visiting via face time on the computer, Papa Wally appeared on my i-phone and was able to say "hi" to Logan and Diana through the computer. It was a little bit chaotic there for a few minutes. And Nathan and Katie even made a call.

Dylan looked around the room as everyone was visiting via various forms of technology and exclaimed, "It's just like dinner at Smart's. They are all talking at the same time. Who knew this could happen?"

And it's true. The sisters and the grandparents and "the cousins" were all able to spend some time together this afternoon. Thanks world wide web!