Rayne's announcement note

Dear Family and Friends,

I am embarrassed in how long it has taken me to get these mailed out, but excited to finally send them and share our joyous news.  Rayne and I both had a pretty uneventful birth.  We went to the hospital around 6 pm Saturday evening and he was in my arms by 6 am (Super Bowl) Sunday morning.  I only had to push for 20 minutes before he was here.  I was able to leave the hospital a day early because we were both doing so well.  This was not a good indicator of how the next few months would go.  Rayne slept very little at night and cried most of the first two months of his life, this was exhausting for everyone in the house.  Monty and I have dove into parenthood head first and feel incredibly blessed, but it is taking us sometime to find a balance.  Rayne is big health boy, and is settling into a routine that everyone can live with.  I finally feel like I have my head above the water.  Lexy is doing great.  I am keeping her home with me and Rayne, since I have decided not to go back to work right away.  Her case is going to trial, but since the biological father has done very little on his case plan it looks like he is sealing his own fate.  We are trying not to let our guard down because it is far from a done deal, but we do feel encouraged.   Thanks for all you thoughts and prayers.

We love you,

Amanda (Monty, Lexy, and Rayne)