Welcome Victoria Mae Marcus!

We have another daughter! Victoria Mae Marcus was born Monday, March 28th, 2011 at 12:34pm via a planned C-section. She is 22 inches long and weighed 8 lbs exactly at birth. Victoria is absolutely beautiful and looks a lot like her older sister, Eliana!

Mom and baby are both healthy and relaxing after a busy day yesterday. Mom is overjoyed at having such a gorgeous, healthy baby girl. Dad is excited and thinks he has the most beautiful daughters in the world. Big sister, Ellie, (who had been convinced we were having a boy), loves her little sister, but is more fascinated with the visitors and the fish at the hospital at the moment. :)

The Ceasarean went very well. I had been having some small contractions Sunday night and Monday morning, so I'm sure Victoria would have arrived on her own very soon had we not had a planned section. But in the end, the doctor felt we had made the correct choice in doing the surgery, so that made me happy. Thankfully everything went very well and I am up and moving around already (which is a surprise to many of the nurses!). Feeling pretty good, though obviously quite sore. Still can't quite believe I have two daughters!

Here are some photos from the last 24 hours, including our last photo as a family of three, Victoria being pulled out by the doctor, and Nick cutting the umbilical cord:


Will keep everyone posted with more pictures soon!