Calvin Carter Barker

Calvin was born Wednesday morning 2/20/08 at 1:09 AM in Asheville at Mission Hospital. Laura Lallande, CNM caught him after Libby had labored about 9 hours. He weighs 8 pounds 10 ounces and is 20.25 inches long. Calvin is named after his g-g-grandfather Calvin Luther Saunders on Libby's side and after Mike's paternal grandmother, Nell Carter Barker. Libby did the whole thing without drugs, and even got to spend some time in the big tub in the room. When the time came though, she was on a birthing stool. Eli took his sweet time arriving (16 hours labor); Briggs was not much better (12 hours). Cousin Martha voiced the hope, as we walked out the door, that Calvin would take the hint and arrive after about 8 hours. He did: once he got off mom's pubic bone, he sailed right out. Let's hope his cooperative nature continues through his teen years.