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Born May 7th, 2012, 7:34 am 7 lbs 8 oz, 19 ½ inches  
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Meeting mommy. She was very loud and got a 9 out of 10 Apgar score (assessment of a newborn’s health).
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After everyone got cleaned up, she checked mommy out with one eye.
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Max was having lots of fun with his Aunt Ashly and Great-Aunt Ruth. That afternoon they all came to meet Julie. Max and his sister exchanged some presents.   
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She finally woke up to snuggle with Aunt Ashly. 
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We are so in love.
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Our happy family of four. 
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Blowing kisses to his sister. 
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24 hours old, and oh so adorable.
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| For those of you who want the play-by-play of the labor: |
| Brittney felt like something might be happening Sunday night, but managed to sleep for a few hours before contractions really started around 1 am. She let Mark sleep until around 4 am, when the contractions were every 4-5 minutes. |
| By the time Aunt Ashly came over to watch Max and we got ourselves ready and to the hospital (which is fortunately only 8 blocks away) around 4:45 am, contractions were pretty intense and almost non-stop. Took us a while to get into the admissions room and measured at 5 cm dilated. Wimpier or wiser than last time, Brittney was very ready for an epidural, but we didn’t get into a delivery room and track down an anesthesiologist until around 6:30. At the point fully dilated and very happy with her drugs, Brittney waited for the head to drop then started pushing around 7:25 am. 9 minutes and 3 pushes later we had a beautiful baby girl. |
| We are all home and healthy and having lots of fun getting to know our little angel. She is a great sleeper and eater and pretty chill. Max has for the most part been a very sweet, helpful big brother. More photos and details coming soon! |
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