So I knew that as soon as we posted the maternity pictures of Marcia, Ethan was going to make his appearance and steal the show! What a blessed event we had here in our little home. Marcia labored for about 3.5 hours, just barely giving our midwife, Julianne, time to drive over from Paonia - about 2 hrs away! When the pushing began, we moved Marcia to the tub that was setup in the corner of our bedroom. Within minutes, Ethan's head was out and another push and he was in her arms! We already knew Ethan was a special little guy, but adding to that, he was born still encased within the amniotic sac, or 'in the veil' as it is commonly called. Apparently this is quite a rare occurrance, happening once in about 50,000 births! Big brothers Nick and Lucas were there to greet the little guy as well as Grammy and our dear friend and professional photographer, Jenni Fautsko of Luminance Photography in Carbondale. Thank you Jenni for beautifully documenting our amazing evening! A special thank you to our wonderful midwife Julianne Guy of 'Full Circle Midwifery Care' (970) 527-8566 who was just amazing through the whole experience...thank you! The miracle of life is so beautiful to behold and to partake in - thank you to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ for the gift of this little child, may He bless him always. Ethan Rae Villarreal was born at 7:42pm on Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008. He weighed 8lbs 2oz and was 20 inches long. Everyone agrees, he is just gorgeous!