Abigail Elizabeth Rich ("Abbie") was born at 6:14 am on February 2nd, 2015. She weighed in at 7 lbs, 15 oz and 20.5 inches long. She has a full head of hair, my cheeks and her daddy's forehead and eyes. She is perfect, the embodiment of so many hopes and dreams, all wrapped up in one little baby girl. My water broke very unexpectedly on Sunday morning at 37 weeks, 6 days of pregnancy. I had taken a belly shot the day before just in case she came early, but we were not expecting her to come when she did! [caption id="attachment_1863" align="aligncenter" width="300"] 8 weeks vs. (almost) 38 weeks[/caption] We got to the hospital a little before 9 am. Though my water had broken, I was not dilated at all, nor had I had a single contraction. So I got an IV of pitocin and settled in for the day. It was actually pretty awesome. The labor room was super comfortable, I was reclined in a bed and Tom in a large, comfy reclining chair, and we listened...