Angelina Candace Filias, born 10/9/05, 19:44, 8 lbs 5 oz!
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Dino Filias
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We're in the home stretch now. We were finally admitted into the hospital
after the contractions wouldn't stop. We came by on Thursday night, and
were sent home. We came by Sunday around midnight, and after a few more
dilation laps around the nursery, they admitted us.

Almost a day later, we're making progress. I'm down in the cafeteria eating
my second meal, exhausted.

Danielle is resting comfortably with an epideral. The epideral came a
little too late after Danielle had to sit through midieval torture. The
pain was so bad, she was speaking in tongues I did not understand. I almost
called an exorcist. Remember the movie Braveheart, where at the end Mel
Gibson was getting disemboweled? The pain he felt was just a commercial of
what Danielle had to sustain. And it kept coming, every three minutes. I
have a new-found respect for her and all women. Childbirth is midieval.

More info to follow!
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Back to the hospital we go after two days of 5-minute contractions.
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Dino Filias
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Contractions still frequent. Not strong enough to take up a precious room,
though. They sent us home to endure labor at our leisure. More to follow,
obviously.
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