Tuesday September 26th 1978
David and I in two cars to Christ Hospital by 7:15 so he could see Karen before she went for delivery. At 9:10 they brought Jedediah Thaddeus Meister Haldeman to the window for me to see. Born at 8:48. Later I scrubbed and could go to the nursery window where he had “expanded” considerably- all 8 pounds of him. Put him in isolation to guard against infection of fluid in lungs. Karen still in recovery. David and I had lunch at Campobello’s Italian and then to Meisters. Picked up Sarah and Josh and took them to Mount Airy to run around. Back to hospital at 4 and Karen in her room- sedated some and some pain. I left at 5:30 and home about 8:30. Called Mary.