I was going along with my business as usual yesterday afternoon, having absolutely zero clue I was about to go into labor. The contractions picked up at 4pm like they always do, and I really didn't think anything of them until around 7. They started to really hurt. It wasn't like, "omg I'm gonna die!" pain but it was enough to take my breath away ( Read more... )

Erica Grace Hoppe

April 4, 2006 2:10pm

20 3/4" long

8 lbs, 10 ounces


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The baby finally fell asleep (on daddy...awww) so perhaps I have enough time to type this out. Here's the story with pics:

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