Chris Page – Software Engineer

I’m a father!

The day it started, I wasn’t particularly busy – which was great – and was testing video conferencing solutions with Matt O’Donnell, a long time mentor, colleague, and friend.  Amber called a little concerned, but calm, and said “I’m in the elevator coming up to the office… I think something’s wrong”.  Matt & Christina had a baby just one week before, so Matt was working from home, and Christina and baby Morgan were hanging out on cam chatting along with us.

Amber had already left a message with the doctor, a return call didn’t take long.  We were instructed to go ahead and come in, the sooner the better.  For fear of missing out on the epidural, we soon headed for the hospital!

After an hour of medical student surveys, and some cafeteria food ( which is awesome at Ruby Memorial ), the doctor came in and said “admit this girl – she’s in labor!”.  Friends and family drove in from long distances to support us with laughs and smiles – Doctors poked and prodded… we waited.  At 6 a.m., she was in full labor!  I’m pleased to announce that at ( exactly ONE minute from Amber’s prediction… which is a little spooky accurate in itself since we took bets on the date over a month before ) 9:46 am, May 7th, 2009 – The Page Family welcomed it’s first born, Gabriella Noelle Page!

Gabriella has been in great health the entire time and progressing well, Mommy is recovering like a champ, and Daddy couldn’t be happier!  Much gratitude goes to our family, friends, and the amazing staff at Ruby Memorial – we couldn’t have gotten here without all of you!  Now the real fun has begun!