Welcoming Elin Marie Magnuson

It's a girl! Elin Marie Magnuson was born at 7:07pm on Tuesday July 24th at Swedish in Issaquah. She was 6 lbs 3 oz and 19 inches long. I was induced earlier that morning and easily labored with her. She came out with only a few pushes and joined our family.

 Anya is extremely happy to have a new baby sister. I was a little worried about what her reaction would be if it had been a boy so thankfully we had a girl to announce. She looks an awful lot like her older sister and only time will tell how similar they actually end up being. Elin nursed easily and seemed relaxed with her new surrounding. I am pleased to have the pregnancy over and the ordeal of labor and delivery behind me. This time it was much easier and I feel great. I got the epidural when I was 4 cm dilated and it took a while to see any progress. Near her delivery time the nurse checked me one last time and I had gone from 5 cm to 10cm in a matter of 45 minutes.  I was able to have Elin placed directly on my chest and bond with her before any weighing or testing was done. This was magical. I wasn't able to do this with Anya and it is truly fabulous to spend those first moments with your new baby on our skin looking at each other. We are thrilled to have her in our family and can't wait to see what type of person she will blossom into.