I never thought I’d see anything as beautiful as Anna.

I was wrong.

Abby arrived Monday, and she is her sister’s equal in beauty, intelligence, and overall sweetness. Kathy and I are blessed beyond words.

We were scheduled to have labor induced Monday morning at 6am. However, Kathy began having labor pains very early Sunday morning. They were not evenly spaced (some were 5 minutes apart, others 8-12), but they were more intense than any she had experienced with Anna, so we went to the hospital.

After being monitored for about an hour and a half, they sent us home saying we were not ready yet. For the next 24 hours the pains continued and gradually became more regular. By Monday morning at 5am, they had become practically unbearable. We got to the hospital at 5:15, 45 minutes before we were scheduled to be there anyway. From the look on the receptionists face, you’d think we had gotten there 4 hours early for no reason at all.

We soon found out that there was a reason the pains were so bad; Kathy was 8cm dilated already! We got there just in time for her to still be able to get an epidural, for which she is profoundly thankful… two hours after being taken back to the room, Abby was born.

Abby Lauren Wright was born at 7:43 am, weighed in at 9lbs, 11 oz. (yes, that’s right), and was 22 inches long. So far she has been an excellent eater and sleeper; she slept 4 hours at a time at night in the hospital, allowing us to get some rest. Since getting home that has shortened a bit, but she’s still doing pretty well. She’s eating like a champ; when Anna was a newborn she had a lot of trouble getting latched on to Mommy. With Abby, she usually gets on on the first try.

Anna has posted some pictures of her new sister at her blog; surf over and check it out! Here’s one to tide you over: