Kristen Dorothy (all 8 pounds 15 ounces of her) was born at 4:27 a.m. on Tuesday the fourth, about 40 minutes after I checked into the hospital. I did it al natural, something I wouldn’t readily recommend to anyone. (I asked for an epidural when I got there, they told me, no, but I could have a baby…) I’ve never lost it so completely as I did while pushing this lovely girl out. Thankfully, it wasn’t my first. If it was, I may have never done this again.

Incidently, the book I ended up taking was American Jezebel, a biography of Anne Hutchinson by Eve LaPlante. I’m only half done, but I’m enjoying it. I’ll post a review when (if?) I get around to finishing it.

For now, I’m going to take a nap (though the wonderful girl slept for 5 hours last night!), since my mom’s here to play with A, and the baby’s sleeping!