ELLA INEZ is born.  Ok I am a week behind in filling out the blog, but not for the reasons one might think. Being a second child myself, I have spent the week doting on my new arrival instead of sharing with everyone else.  Of course that is not 100% true.  I am learning that while #1 got 100% attention, #2 is a great balancing act.  
That aside, I can say that this birth went very well.  For those keeping score...first contractions around 4:30am (also the time of the full moon)...and Ella was born at 9:32..weighing in at a whopping 2.7kg (6 lbs) and 48 cm.  
So far she is a dream.  Erin wakes her up to feed her in the middle of the night, and lets daddy sleep...and during the day, she hardly cries.  After having Luca (who was a very easy baby), I was scared that #2 might be a handful.  So far, that is not true at all.
As the days pass, we are learning more about our little girl. We can see already that she has picked up a few traits from daddy....sorry Ella, but your long skinny toes will be useful from picking up things, and sleeping with your mouth open makes it more likely to eat while you are asleep!  

Only time will tell what or who she will resemble, but  for now, having our little girl at home could not make me happier.