Rachel Leyi was born on October 2, 2009 at 5:22 pm, after about 15 hrs of labor and just a few pushes. She weighed in at 8 lbs, 15 oz (just 2 oz more than her brother) and was 20 inches long.
I hesitate to write this down, because I am sure that as soon as I do, things will change, but so far things are going great. Rachel is very easy going - eating and sleeping well, as well as can be expected for a 10 day old.
We're very excited to have her as a part of the family. Sam adores her. I no longer get hugs first thing when he walks in the door. Now it is "Where's my baby sister? Where's Rachel?"
Hopefully it stays this way.
And for anyone that was wondering, being on Team Green (i.e. not knowing the sex of the baby before delivery) was one of the hardest things I did, but it was so worth it. I got one of the best moments of my life out of it. I got to tell the world that she was a girl. I will never forget that moment.
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Yeah! She's beautiful. Many, many congratulations. You know, Sylvia was pretty easy going from the get-go, and she's pretty much stayed that way. I was amazed how quickly she slept through the night--most people I knew warned me it'd be months and months, if not at least a year, before I'd get a decent night's sleep, but Sylvia was very cooperative. I hope Rachel is similarly disposed.
Aww, that's so sweet about Sam! I can't find your ExpectNet pool -- how'd it turn out?
Congrats again! I'm so glad Rachel was a bit more prompt and you got to avoid induction this time around.
Here's the link, Amy.
http://www.expectnet.com/games/shuiheart
A couple of local friends got really close!
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