He has arrived!

My new nephew arrived today at about 4 pm Tokyo time! I missed the first phone call and didn't hear about it until about 7 pm. After 30 hours of pretty grueling labor, it was decided that my sister needed to have a C-section performed. Of course, she is fine, and that is a totally routine surgery, but it didn't keep me from bursting into tears over the phone. I really wish I could have been there for her. Sadly I cannot join mama and baby until Sunday, so it's four more days of waiting for me. It's really no surprise that she had to have the C-section, though, the baby was a whopping 8 lbs. 3 oz!! Just to give you a comparison my sister is about five foot 2 and weighs about 140 lbs., so you can imagine how rough that must have been. I really can't wait to see them!