She's Here, She's Here

Please meet our new boarder...

Miss Aliyah Charis Pull

She abandoned her prior lodgings for our home on Tuesday, March 3, 2009 at 12:28 p.m., weighing 8 lbs. 7 oz. and stretching 20 inches.

The labor lasted a trifling 8 hours, fewer than either of her sisters. She sustained some bruises en route and was whisked away by a heavily pregnant NICU doctor before her parents even learned her sex, but all the hullaballoo turned out to be nothing more than sound and fury.

She likes to sleep, likes to eat, and likes a pacifier. Big sister Xandra likes to help take care of her, and big sister Theia likes to try to poke her in the face.

Some fast facts, for next time you play Jeopardy!:

1. Aliyah (we are pronouncing it AH-lee-uh) is a Hebrew word that means "to ascend"; in Arabic it can mean "high" or "sublime." In 2007 it was the 215th most popular name for girls in the United States.

2. Charis (KARE-iss) means "grace" in Greek.

3. The capital of Azerbaijan is Baku.