She's finally here!!

We are pleased to announce the birth of our daughter Sophie Nichole Richard. She was two days early which pleased mom!! Sophie was born at 6:14 am. She weighed 7 lbs. 2 oz. and measured 19 1/2 inches long.

Labor started at exactly midnight on December 1st with contractions and mom's water breaking. We made it to the hospital by 1:00 am and labor progressed much quicker than anticipated. The epidural turned out to be the best part of labor and I don't know that I would have been able to make it through the whole process without it!! When the nurse told me that I had progressed far enough to start pushing I thought she was kidding!! I couldn't believe how quickly things went along!

Sophie is a very healthy and quiet baby. She hasn't really cried yet, but each time she needs to she just lets out one scream and that's it. She has a full head of hair and big blue eyes. Ben's already changed about three poopy diapers! We think she's the most beautiful little girl in the world. Everyone is more than welcome to come and visit anytime.