Baby is here!

This is Brent. Ann went into labor yesterday morning at about 6:00 AM. Everything went extremely well, just a little slower than expected. She delivered a healthy baby girl at around 5:00 PM yesterday. Ann did awesome! She's super strong and I'm very proud of her. Ann delivered in the water and it was so nice not to have someone there trying to get her out of the water (happened when Lady was delivered in hospital bathtub). The entire process was very peaceful and much more comfortable than being in the hospital. The midwives were great. It was nice to have them there just in case something went wrong and it was really nice to have them there to clean up. :)

AJ was there for the entire process...she got a bit nervous when Ann made a few fun primeval sounds during transition, but aside from that she thoroughly enjoyed being involved. The other kids were able to come into the room immediately. The baby was nursing within about 20 seconds of being born. Her APGAR score was a 10...the highest of any of our kids so far.

This was Ann's longest labor so far...11 hours. She said she has a new found respect for my youngest brother's wife who just successfully went through 30 hours of labor with a natural birth.

Ann will give more details later. Here's a pic of baby girl #4...no name yet. She is 21 inches and 7 lbs 6 oz.