Da duh duh Da...

Our daughter's name is Magdalene "Maggie" Catherine.

Of course Marek already spilled the beans to some of you...

Official stats.

No Name reveal yet but she just got her first time on the scale after a good first meal.

Baby Girl weighed in at 6 lbs 15 oz with a length of 20" and a head circumference of 13 1/4".

After the weigh in, daddy got to hold her for a while while mommy got to take a few pics and start moving around.  Baby Girl also revealed that she has her Daddy's dimples and appetite.  We'll be changing rooms within the hour, and will most likely start welcoming visitors this afternoon, but we are not for sure yet.  I'll head out after we change rooms to go pick up Marek so he can meet her too.

There are some photos on our Facebook pages, but none here yet because we forgot the camera cord at home.  Don't fret, they get posted on here at some point.

And then there were four of us.

Just as I was getting ready to do another update, Anna started to have really strong contractions and things started to move quickly.  Luckily our Doc arrived just in time.  Anna was such a trooper through it all, even if she doesn't think so.  She elected to pass on the epidural and do it naturally so she was more uncomfortable than when she gave birth to Marek.  This time the whole process moved a lot faster, and with three pushes our daughter joined us with a few cries at 10:45.  We are both so happy to have her with us and looking forward to Marek and everyone else to meet her.  She does have a name but we have to tell two special people first before we let everyone know.  Right now Anna and "baby sister" as Marek knows her are nursing and resting up from the ordeal.  We don't have any official stats yet, but we'll get them on here once we do.

A bit closer...

A few more hours have passed and the nurses have switched out as well.  The contractions seem like they are coming more regularly and are a bit more intense.  Anna just remarked that it feels so good when they pass and that she feels like she could run a marathon.  The nurse also told me that the doctor we are using usually lets the Dads catch if they want.  I still have some time to decide if I'll be up for it...

Sooner rather than later...

Things are moving along as expected.  Anna is still feeling good, though the contractions are starting to get more intense even if they are not quite regular.  We were able to take a nice walk around the hospital here about 30 minutes ago to try and move things along and it seems to have worked.  Right now, we are just sitting and waiting while listening to the baby's heartbeat on the monitor.  More updates to come...

She'll Be Comin' When She Comes

We're back!  It has been a long week of waiting and thinking this baby was ready to come at any minute.  This morning at 3:30am my water breaking woke me up.  I gently asked Matt for a towel and then started shaking with nerves.  I settled down after getting things arranged with Marek and we left for the hospital about an hour later.  Contractions have not really kicked in (which is why you are hearing from me and not Matt).  Scratch that...that one hurt a little ;)  It's 5:30am now and I'm dilated to a 6.  The nurse says that I'm "made to have babies" and thinks it will go very quickly as soon as it kicks into gear.  I just ate a banana and am going to walk around and see if we can get things going!  Thanks for all your thoughts and prayers.  We can't wait to introduce our little girl to the world!