Joy

Joy GaoXing Davis has arrived. At 11:00 pm as GaoYan and I prepared for bed after another long day, GaoYan said "O." We called a car and grabbed the suitcase. The car ride lasted 45 minutes through the tunnel, past West Lake, and to the hospital. By 1:30 am, May 22 Joy was born. Just 2.5 hours! I was not allowed in the delivery room. GaoYan asked for an epidural for the pain, but it was too late. We spent about 6 hours in the hallway waiting for a room after delivery.

We see how God had everything planned out so perfectly. Like the car ride to the hospital was late at night. What if it had been during the day with traffic the trip is an hour and a half? Caleb had just fallen asleep. After living in the hallway for 6 hours we got a two person room, instead of 6 person room plus relatives.

Joy weighed 8.4 jin, that's over 9 pounds.