Katy Imogen Hogg

Nat really has had enough of being pregnant. She's spent the last few days dreaming about all the things she won't miss when the new bub pops out. So when the obstetrician mentioned (yesterday) that maybe it was time to think about inducing the bub out, Nat jumped at the opportunity.

We got up early this morning, dropped Ella off at childcare and cruised into the hospital. Turned out that contractions were already starting, so with only a minor amount of medical intervention Nat was fully in labour by 11:00, and a brand new baby popped out at 1:12pm.

Her name is Kate Imogen Hogg, although to settle a long-running family dispute she will be called Katy for any purpose other than official documentation. (N.B. Nat has retained the right to call her Kate when she is in trouble, which surely won't be very often.) She has dimples -- a sign of her Mum -- with long dark hair --definitely not Mum. She weighed 3.6 kg, is 51 cm long and so far has been peaceful and happy.

Mum is also happy, and even Ella took a shine to her. Stay tuned for more updates.