Life is pretty crazy right now, with Siberia (new album) dropping in the next couple months and all the prep that goes into that, getting ready for all the touring that will be coming up, new single, new video, lots of talking, etc, but in it all I made sure I could fly home for a few days to make the due date of my big sister Jess’ first baby.

The plan was that my mum would pick me up from the airport, but if Jess went into labour my dad would come. So I dragged my sorry ass out of bed at 6am and jumped a flight to Vancouver, praying for no complications. When I landed my dad was there (I don’t get to see them often so even that alone was awesome for me!) and immediately I was like, “so if you’re here, that means…”. As he was explaining that she had been in labour since 2am (!!!!) a text came in saying “it’s a girl”.

I’ve never really been good with kids, babies tend to scream for their lives when I hold them, it’s always just been something a little separate from me. But it was at this moment that it hit me that my sister, my big little sister (she is a little shorter than me, but a year older) after all that pain had a little tiny version of her. And I started crying right there in the airport!

I missed the birth but I got to meet Olive mere hours after she was born. I guess that’s fine… I’ll take it one step at a time here. But she is healthy and so cute, and I’m ready to be the best aunt ever!

In that day that my niece was born, something hit me. Labour was the most painful thing Jess said she’s ever gone through, but looking at the result, it’s the absolute greatest product ever. Nothing that incredible comes without hard work and a bit of pain. This reminded me that it’s okay for things to come with struggle, it’s part of the process. Jess released her baby Aug 15, mine comes out Oct 4.

Exciting times!

Aunt Lights.