Baby Reloaded

Baby number 2 is here. Don't have much time so I'll do the update in bullet-point form:

• We checked in the hospital around 10:06. The baby was out at 10:34.
• It happened so fast there was no time for an epidural. Consequently, I now know that my wife is at least 10 times tougher than I am.
• 6 pounds, 12 ounces. I've always thought it strange that the first info people seek upon hearing you've had a baby is the same info you seek when someone catches a Rainbow Trout, but there you go.
• It's a girl. We named her Lily Kristen Marie Mickel.
• That's right, two middle names for a girl.
• Kristen Marie was the name of a family ancestor who apparently left her dead-beat husband and moved the entire family from Denmark to the U.S.A. That qualifies you for a middle name in my book.
• Real hospitals aren't nearly as entertaining as they are on Scrubs.
• Mom did great. Her and the baby are both healthy and fine.
• In fact, I appear to be more tired and befuddled than either of them.
• It's still amazing to me that what we experienced last night is just another day at the office for some people.

That's it for now. I'll get more up soon.