Abigail Sophia

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   Perhaps a bit narcissistic of me to start a thread, but whoever posts next can ban me if they want.  

My wife began having consistent contractions around three in the afternoon yesterday.  We contacted the nurse and midwife, who met us at the birthing center at 5pm.  After checking her out, the professionals took us for a walk in a downtown area of a town I am not familiar with.  It was jumping down there, and much of our trip was on a street with a bar that had their doors open and a blues band going at it inside.  

After an hour's walk, they broke Tasha's water and made us climb stairs for a half an hour.  As the contractions became really painful, my wife got in a tub with jets and the delivery began.  At the last minute, they advised her out of the tub and onto the bed.  Twenty minutes later, there was this:

Well, that plus a bunch of gunk and stuff.  

Abigail Sophia was born November 29, 2009 at 10:51pm.  She weighed in at 7 pounds, 13 ounces, and was 22.25 inches long.

She is a very aware little girl, responding to stimuli even better than my son did when he was born.  She looks at me and watches my face, as though getting to know me.  She took to the breast immediately, and then slept for a while, allowing her mom and dad a much needed three hours or so of rest.

Now she is at home and sleeping soundly.  When she wakes, we'll go paparazzi again and I'll post additional photographs.  

Friends of Prog Archives, thank you for your thoughts and prayers- they have been a wonderful consolation to my wife and me.  Except for one hour of intense pain, the whole process was a smooth affair.

My hands, which my wife held throughout, are still recovering.  

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