We're happy to announce the birth of our daughter --- here is all of the important information and lots of photos....

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Here's Shefali (and Priya in utero), just hours before going to the hospital to give birth	Our teddy bear Johann tests out the car seat before Priya's arrival
The nursery is all ready!	We've got toys and books, too...
This is where the baby will sleep (or so we thought -- we now have discovered that she'd much rather sleep in our bed!)	Shefali at the hospital still smiling (clearly before the pain hits)
Shefali was very happy that she managed to get a pedicure before Priya's birth	Priya, just seconds after birth, being tortured by the pediatricians
Daddy is the first one to hold her, but that's Shefali's hand trying to stroke Priya's cheek	Priya peeks out at the bright new world
Here's Dr. Paige Turner, Shefali's obstetrician, who did a fantastic job coaxing (or coercing) Priya out of the uterus	Finally, Mommy gets to hold her daughter
Our first family portrait	Priya all cleaned up after her first bath
Beautiful flowers from the ecstatic grandparents (Dan's parents) who finally have a granddaughter!	Here's Priya all dressed up for her first portrait session by the hospital photographer
Priya getting her hospital portrait at only 2 days old on 4/12/05	It sure looks like Priya is smiling up at Daddy...
...and sleeping in Mommy's arms	Daddy posing with the "new woman in his life"
Mommy with Priya after an obviously satisfying feeding	Family portrait courtesy of the nifty timer feature on our digital camera
Priya is getting dressed for her big trip home from the hospital	Our little girl didn't like her car seat so much...
...but eventually she calms down as Daddy beams at his handiwork	Priya's first time in the sunshine as she finally comes home at last

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