She arrived!! I was so thrilled to have my water break on my due date (December 28th), and I delivered her the next afternoon. I had a 17-hour labor, but only a few hours were bad thanks to a blissful epidural. She's perfect of course, and pretty good as far as eating and sleeping goes. Neal is nothing short of amazing, and has been so kind and patient with me, and to watch him care for and love on his baby daughter is SO wonderful. I couldn't ask for a more stellar husband.
We found the name--Hollis--in a name book. I immediately loved it, and it had to grow on Neal. Again he graciously let me make the final pick after she was born, and now we both think it fits her well. I think it means "lives by the holly bush." It fulfills all my requirements: unique, cute, easy to spell, and easy to pronounce. I still can't really believe I'm a mom, but I love it!
