Introducing Miss Adeline Louise Wright

Little Miss Wright finally made her debut exactly one week late (thanks to a little trick called induction) on August 27, 2011 at 10:52 PM (yes, that would make it a nearly 24-hour labor, thank you very much.)

She was 6 pounds, 14 ounces, and 19 1/4 inches long (not 20 1/2 inches as previously reported, unless she'd shrunk by the time she saw her pediatrician at 4 days old).

We are SO in love with this little beauty! She's alert, healthy, and for the most part, a VERY happy baby! She has me convinced that 2 week olds can smile because just as she's drifting off to sleep, she's all smiles. It's heart melting. Back to the alert part .. you should see her watch her swing's mobile. Imagine that you've just seen the most mind-blowing fascinating thing in your LIFE! That's how she stares at the mobile. And can you blame her? Orange/yellow camel, green alligator, black and white zebra and a purple rhino? I mean, come on! Seriously cool stuff.

We love watching her wake-up, as she's perfected a 10-15 minute fit of stretching. She LOVES having her head rubbed and when she's inconsolably fussing, walking around with her outside does the trick. I hold her right at my tummy and the bouncing is just like when she was in the womb. Must be comforting because it works like a charm. She LOVES to sleep, just like mama! Takes forever to wake her up when it's time to eat. She's gaining weight at record speeds, which is a good thing at 2 weeks old (at what point do you go from "ohhhhh so chubby ... so cute!!!" to "egats! childhood obesity?!" Fine line, I would think?)

Here are a few pictures taken at the hospital during her first few minutes of life!

Proud parents, totally awestruck.

Dr. Walden - best doctor ever (who spent more than 12 hours at the hospital with us, waiting for her arrival).

In Cedars Sinai signature cap and wrap (while contemplating world peace).

 Baby's First Head Shot!

God willing that she continues napping reasonably, there will be many more pictures and blog posts to come!