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Katharine Webb Joyner

My wife Kimberly woke me a little before 2 yesterday morning to inform me that her water had broken and that it was time to drive her to the hospital. After 12 hours of trying naturally, another 14 of trying with the aid of an inducing drug, and two hours of hard labor, Katharine Webb Joyner was ultimately delivered by Caesarian section at 6:40 this morning.  She was 7 pounds, 6.44 ounces and 18.5 inches at birth.

Mother and baby are fine.  More to follow, including photos.

Needless to say, posting will be light for a couple of days.

UPDATE:  Some early photos.  I’ll post more to Flickr in the coming days.   Given the lack of sleep and the ordeal, there aren’t yet any pictures of mom and baby that she’d authorize for public consumption.

Katie Joyner in ER

Katie Joyner in ER

Katie Joyner with Dad, Minutes After Delivery

Katie Joyner with Dad, Minutes After Delivery

About the Author: James Joyner is the publisher of Outside the Beltway and the managing editor of the Atlantic Council. He's a former Army officer, Desert Storm vet, and college professor with a PhD in political science from The University of Alabama. He lives just outside the Beltway in Alexandria, Virginia with his wife and infant daughter.

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Congratulations and all the best, James! Nice job sneaking in an extra tax deduction before the start of 2009 :-D

God bless you and your family.

Posted by Jim | December 31, 2008 | 08:29 am | Permalink
 

Congrats.

Posted by Bill | December 31, 2008 | 08:38 am | Permalink
 

Congratulations LT

Sgt S - Gridsmashers Alumni

Posted by sgt s | December 31, 2008 | 08:39 am | Permalink
 

Congrats! Welcome the the world, Katie! I wish the three of you much joy.

Posted by lunacy | December 31, 2008 | 08:52 am | Permalink
 

Congratulations, James. You and your wife have embarked on a great adventure.

Posted by Dave Schuler | December 31, 2008 | 08:54 am | Permalink
 

Congrats!

Posted by DMan | December 31, 2008 | 09:01 am | Permalink
 

Congratulations!. Sounds like the birthing went exactly the way mine did. Aint modern medicine a wonderful thing?.

Oh, and like Jim says, nice fiscal planning :)

Posted by markm | December 31, 2008 | 09:08 am | Permalink
 

Congratulations and Happy New Year! Don't expect much sleep for the next 18 years...

Posted by Houston | December 31, 2008 | 09:12 am | Permalink
 

Congratulations!

Posted by Phil Smith | December 31, 2008 | 09:17 am | Permalink
 

Congratulations!

Posted by dyre42 | December 31, 2008 | 09:22 am | Permalink
 

Congratulations, your world has now changed in ways you would have never expected. Daughters are special in many ways.

Posted by KVC | December 31, 2008 | 09:23 am | Permalink
 

Yay, JJ, Kimberly & Kate! Let's have plenty of baby blogging!

Posted by Anderson | December 31, 2008 | 09:29 am | Permalink
 

Many congrats, James.
At the very least, you'll have another reason to party... err... be up at midnight.

Posted by Bithead | December 31, 2008 | 09:30 am | Permalink
 

All my best to your whole family.

Posted by Mark Jaquith | December 31, 2008 | 09:33 am | Permalink
 

Congratulations to you and your wife!

Enjoy your daughter and treasure each moment with her-they really do seem to grow up fast.

Posted by just me | December 31, 2008 | 09:39 am | Permalink
 

Congratulations and welcome to the world Katie. May it be full of love and joy for you.

Posted by Rob M | December 31, 2008 | 09:42 am | Permalink
 

Congratulations James. As for fiscal planning, well I'm afraid you'll soon see just how screwed up our medical system is in that regard. But for now, just enjoy the goodness of a new life.

Posted by Michael | December 31, 2008 | 09:56 am | Permalink
 

Blessings to the whole family.

We already have proof that Katie is one very smart little cookie -- She came in time for Daddy to take the 2008 child tax deduction.

Posted by Maggie Mama | December 31, 2008 | 09:59 am | Permalink
 

Congrats Papa! It's takes a real Dad to sit in the delivery room and watch your wife deliver via C-section. I know because I had to endure it as well! Congratulate Mommy when she wakes up and give her plenty of sleep will ya? LOL

Posted by FireWolf | December 31, 2008 | 10:08 am | Permalink
 

Congratulations! Your life has just been changed forever. May it be for the better.

Posted by Patrick T. McGuire | December 31, 2008 | 10:09 am | Permalink
 

James,

Congratulations to you, your wife, and your entire family. Send my best wishes and many blessings to all.

Posted by Stephan | December 31, 2008 | 10:11 am | Permalink
 

Congratulations, I had no idea you were even expecting! And she made it in time to claim on your 2008 taxes as well!

Best wishes to you and your family for the new year!

Don

Posted by NoZe | December 31, 2008 | 10:14 am | Permalink
 

I also had no idea you were expecting, but congratulations anyway. :)

Posted by Russell Newquist | December 31, 2008 | 10:23 am | Permalink
 

Congratulations. Can't wait to meet little Katie. Hope mom is recovering from the ordeal - sounds like it was a difficult one.

Posted by Paige B. | December 31, 2008 | 10:28 am | Permalink
 

James --- Congratulations to you and your wife. We'll have to bounce our experiences off of each other as my wife is due today (probably will be late) with our first.

Hopefully Katie is figuring out that life is pretty damn good as there is now plenty of space to stretch out and food still comes when she needs it. I'm always amazed at how quickly infants learn, and I look forward to seeing how mine will develop, as I am sure that you are looking forward to Katie's growth--- enjoy, and have plenty of pictures :)

Posted by fester | December 31, 2008 | 10:33 am | Permalink
 

Congratulations James. Best wishes to you, your wife and your daughter.

That 2:00 AM wakeup for a 6:40 AM birth seems quite typical for some reason.

Posted by charles austin | December 31, 2008 | 10:35 am | Permalink
 

Congratulations James!

Posted by Derrick | December 31, 2008 | 10:41 am | Permalink
 

Congratulations James.... Best wishes for you and your wife and the new arrival.

You'll enjoy a daughter... I have 3. The youngest just finished her first semester at MSU.

Posted by rodney dill | December 31, 2008 | 10:42 am | Permalink
 

Congratulations James! All my best to you, your wife and your young daughter.

Posted by Scott Swank | December 31, 2008 | 10:42 am | Permalink
 

Congratulations. It's a wild ride from here on out.

Posted by Steve Plunk | December 31, 2008 | 10:51 am | Permalink
 

Let me add my heartiest congratulations, James.

Posted by Boyd | December 31, 2008 | 11:11 am | Permalink
 

She's absolutely beautiful. congrats.

Posted by tom p | December 31, 2008 | 11:11 am | Permalink
 

Congratulations, James. Fatherhood is a wonderful experience. Best to your family.

Posted by DC Loser | December 31, 2008 | 11:20 am | Permalink
 

Many congratulations, James! I am thrilled for you. Happy Birthday and Happy New Year.

You are in for the most wondrous ride of your lives. Parenting is nothing and everything people say it is. Welcome to the club. =)

Posted by jen | December 31, 2008 | 11:20 am | Permalink
 

That's amazing, James. Heartiest congratulations to you both.

Posted by Dodd | December 31, 2008 | 11:23 am | Permalink
 

Congratulations, J-Dawg!

Posted by Triumph | December 31, 2008 | 11:45 am | Permalink
 

Welcome to your new life. May the newborn period go quickly, and may you never say (as we do) "I'm too old to be doing this."

Posted by hln | December 31, 2008 | 11:46 am | Permalink
 

Congrats James, she beautiful! When will she be inducted into the ACUS family?

-Rachel K (yep, the one that left in May)

Posted by Rachel | December 31, 2008 | 12:26 pm | Permalink
 

Congrats, James. I wish you and your family every blessing in 2009.

Posted by Rick Almeida | December 31, 2008 | 12:53 pm | Permalink
 


Congrats on the new addition. I would like to honor your new bundle with my favorite quote by Katherine Kersey:
"Children are given to us - on loan - for a very short period of time. They come to us like packets of seeds, with no pictures on the cover and no guarantees. We do not know what they will look like, act like, or have the potential to become. Our job, like the gardener's, is to meet their needs as best we can: to give proper nourishment, love, attention, and caring and to hope for the best."

Posted by Vixxxen | December 31, 2008 | 01:14 pm | Permalink
 

Congratulations.

You and your wife's lives have not just changed or gotten more complicated, they are now of a different nature.

Best wishes.

Posted by Drew | December 31, 2008 | 01:23 pm | Permalink
 

Congratulations to the Joyner family!

Posted by William Teach | December 31, 2008 | 01:37 pm | Permalink
 

Wonderful -- congratulations! Such an ordeal for your wife, however ... she might need a little while (and lots of help at home!) to recover from that!

Posted by Steve V | December 31, 2008 | 02:40 pm | Permalink
 

Many congrats!

Posted by mike | December 31, 2008 | 02:48 pm | Permalink
 

Congratulations! May you all live as long as you love, and love as long as you live.

Posted by Timmer | December 31, 2008 | 02:49 pm | Permalink
 

CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU, James & Kimberly...
and Welcome to Katherine... your new BOSS!

Posted by Floyd | December 31, 2008 | 03:46 pm | Permalink
 

James;
I meant to add... She sure is beautiful!!
Congrats Again!!

Posted by Floyd | December 31, 2008 | 03:48 pm | Permalink
 

Congratulations. Enjoy your new role of father.

Posted by soccer dad | December 31, 2008 | 03:58 pm | Permalink
 

James,

Congrats and my best to your wife and new daughter.

Posted by McQ | December 31, 2008 | 04:54 pm | Permalink
 

Congratulations, James.

Posted by Matt | December 31, 2008 | 05:31 pm | Permalink
 

Wow. She's beautiful, James. Nice name, too. :-)

Best wishes to you and Kimberly.

Posted by Kathy | December 31, 2008 | 06:11 pm | Permalink
 

Congrats, James! That's fantastic. Best wishes to your wife and the little one as well.

Posted by Brett | December 31, 2008 | 06:25 pm | Permalink
 

Congratulations, James! Best wishes to the whole family.

Posted by Fausta | December 31, 2008 | 07:07 pm | Permalink
 

Congratulations! Great way to start a new year.

Posted by Sean Hackbarth | December 31, 2008 | 07:20 pm | Permalink
 

Congratulations!

As others have said, your life will never be the same again.

Posted by Bobbertsan | December 31, 2008 | 07:46 pm | Permalink
 

Excellent news! Have a great New Year's, and lots to come, and well wishes to wife and a baby!

Posted by Americaneocon | December 31, 2008 | 08:07 pm | Permalink
 

Thumbs up ... enjoy the ride! You will forget about the ensuing sleep deprivation in a few months (hopefully!) ...

Posted by Franklin | December 31, 2008 | 09:21 pm | Permalink
 

She is lovely. Congrats to you and your wife. Happy New Year.

Posted by Larisa Alexandrovna | December 31, 2008 | 09:55 pm | Permalink
 

Thumbs up to Kimberly and yourself James, and with luck and blessings, maybe a few more to keep Katherine Webb Joyner company.

Posted by Our Paul | December 31, 2008 | 11:04 pm | Permalink
 

James,

There could be no better way to start this new year. God's blessing on you and yours.

Posted by RC4B | January 1, 2009 | 01:02 am | Permalink
 

Congratulations! I have a Katie too, she's 18 now. I also have a new little first cousin once removed who was born on Saturday. Also by C-section. We need some stats: length, weight...

Posted by kimsch | January 1, 2009 | 01:59 am | Permalink
 

Like Emily Latella - nevermind on the stats...

Posted by kimsch | January 1, 2009 | 02:00 am | Permalink
 

Congratulations! Oh my! What a beautiful child. Godspeed.

Posted by jack fate | January 1, 2009 | 02:59 am | Permalink
 

Children are the sun, the moon and the stars to the man who can love.

Congratulations James. Your life will grown immeasurably richer in hope, love, joy, and meaning as you watch your child grow and develop into a young lady with a life of her own.

Best wishes to Kimberly and have a wonderful 2009. What a great way to start a new year!!

Posted by ken | January 1, 2009 | 11:31 am | Permalink
 

congrats, Dr. Joyner. Enjoy your daughter.

Posted by arguingwithsignposts | January 1, 2009 | 05:00 pm | Permalink
 

Wishing all the best for your family and future.

Posted by Moonbat Boy | January 2, 2009 | 01:48 pm | Permalink
 

Congratulations!

Posted by Barry | January 2, 2009 | 02:47 pm | Permalink
 

What a gorgeous way to start a new year! She is lovely. All the best to you and your wife, and congratulations on your daughter!

Posted by shane | January 2, 2009 | 03:05 pm | Permalink
 

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