The birth would not have been possible without the guidance of our midwife Nancy Beyda and doula, Liz Rossi. Lola Van (pronounced like the vehicle, not the Dutch preposition) Moritz Brandel came into our world in a flash. In the span of four hours labor completed in a blowup pool in our bedroom. Sunny awoke minutes later to find her new baby sister in the loving arms of her parents and her dog Miss Piggy fondly overlooking.