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Almost exactly 24 hours ago at the moment I am typing this post, the newest member of our little family entered the world: Catheryn Ann Unger. Kate was born weighing 6 pounds, 14 ounces and is 21 inches long.

Jess and I were originally scheduled to be at the hospital at 7am for induction, but they called at 5:20am to tell us we were postponed until 11am. That gave both of us a chance to get a little more sleep and relax a little before the big day ahead. We arrived at the hospital at 11 and they began administering Pitocin around noon ( after some issues inserting an IV for Jess – let’s just say that she is apparently quite valvey?!). 2pm rolled around, Jess was only about 5cm dialated and 80% effaced, so they broke her water. Then began the long afternoon and evening of waiting. Epidural came around 6ish and at 8pm she was still only 5cm dilated. I was just banking on a long night ahead when Jess mentioned feeling like she really had to push ( this was around 8:30pm ). Nurse Angel checked and sure enough, Jess was 8-9cm dilated and Angel could feel the baby’s head. The doctor was paged, lights were turned on, the bed was rearranged, I may have peed a little, and the next thing I know Dr. Madion is telling Jess to push at the next contraction – by this time is about 8:55pm. 7 minutes and 3 big pushes later, Kate popped out and immediately began crying. And crying. And crying. Though our little darling is barely a day old, we have already determined 2 things: dirty diapers REALLY annoy her AND she holds a grudge. Last night, she held a grudge for about an hour or two just to let us know she was less than pleased to be in a cold, bright room. Since then, she holds grudges for about 5 minutes to let us know we didn’t properly warm our hands before touching her or the wipes are too cold.

Jess and Kate will be released tomorrow morning and I hope to post a handful of video and lots more pictures! Here is the first video, though it is raw and unedited: