Our newest family member, Larrisa, arrived on September 4th at 7:15pm, only 17 minutes after I arrived at the hospital and got in my gown! It was quite a whirlwind experience, contractions started 5 minutes apart and within an hour and a half she was here, totally naturally. My cousin Bill and his family helped me get to the hospital, while Brendon hurriedly exited the first KU football game of the year to meet us at the hospital. He arrived just after I did, which was good. The doctor on call was Dr. Durland, and she bounded into the room with much enthusiasm and confidence that I could do it naturally and quickly, and she was right. It was an amazing experience.

Larissa is a wonderful baby so far. She was 7lb, 6 oz when she was born and, after two weeks, is already up to 8lb, 4oz! She is seldom fussy, sleeps pretty well at night and seems to go with the flow very easily, even when big sister insists on hugging and kissing all over her. She looks very much like Addi did as a baby so far. We all love her very much and can't wait to see what she will be like as she grows and learns more every day.