Nikki and I are now parents!  We have a new daughter named Eva Joy Hodnick.  She was born 8/18/2005 at 11:09 AM.  She was 7 pounds 11 ounces and was 20.5 inches long. 

After a brisk walk the night before, Nikki started having much more frequent and intense contractions.  We went into the hospital at about 4:30 A.M. and she was dialated 4cm.  The labor went very, very well and it was pretty much a textbook delivery.  The birth was 100% natural (Nikki didn't use any drugs at all), and I don't know how she was able to do it!  We were open to the option of using some drugs but the labor was going well enough that we decided not to.  She went through a lot of pain, but it was worth it!

Look at all that hair!