Yesterday, Tuesday, September 16, at 3:20 pm, EST, the Littlest One entered this world, screaming, shivering, and hungry. The delivery went as close to perfect as could be, without any incident or trouble, three hours shorter than our first child’s birth.
The Littlest One requests anonymity, for now, but I am allowed to tell you that she’s a girl, 7 pounds 15 ounces, 20 and ½ inches long, an almost carbon copy of her big sister as a newborn, albeit slightly smaller. Her hair is also more blond and more thinned out, but it’s still those short dark curls that the Little One had and lost completely, turning into a bald eagle, around seven months.
Both mom and baby are doing fine. Mom’s a bit stiff, sore, and swollen, but I don’t think it’s as bad as four years ago. And the Littlest One has shown herself to be a smart egg, too. Fifteen minutes after she was born, hungry, she began feasting on her fingers. We asked if we could try breast-feeding, and the nurse said “Sure! Why not?” The Littlest One somehow knew exactly what she was supposed to do, and fastened on for a full meal.
I will be spending most of today at the hospital. The wife and newest edition of the family comes home Thursday afternoon. I probably won’t blog anything else today or tomorrow, but I expect to be back by Friday, double-posting some hopefully interesting items both personal as well as literary, religious, philosophic, and all the other esoteric nonsense that floats my boat. A heartfelt “Thanks!” to everyone who’s called and made the journey to the hospital, and who plans on visiting us in the upcoming days and weeks.
Here she is:
The Littlest One requests anonymity, for now, but I am allowed to tell you that she’s a girl, 7 pounds 15 ounces, 20 and ½ inches long, an almost carbon copy of her big sister as a newborn, albeit slightly smaller. Her hair is also more blond and more thinned out, but it’s still those short dark curls that the Little One had and lost completely, turning into a bald eagle, around seven months.
Both mom and baby are doing fine. Mom’s a bit stiff, sore, and swollen, but I don’t think it’s as bad as four years ago. And the Littlest One has shown herself to be a smart egg, too. Fifteen minutes after she was born, hungry, she began feasting on her fingers. We asked if we could try breast-feeding, and the nurse said “Sure! Why not?” The Littlest One somehow knew exactly what she was supposed to do, and fastened on for a full meal.
I will be spending most of today at the hospital. The wife and newest edition of the family comes home Thursday afternoon. I probably won’t blog anything else today or tomorrow, but I expect to be back by Friday, double-posting some hopefully interesting items both personal as well as literary, religious, philosophic, and all the other esoteric nonsense that floats my boat. A heartfelt “Thanks!” to everyone who’s called and made the journey to the hospital, and who plans on visiting us in the upcoming days and weeks.
Here she is:
And here she is with mom:
1 comment:
Congrats LE,C,& G,
She is BEAUTIFUL! We are sooo happy for all of you and can't wait to meet the newest member of the family! Send her all our love and kisses!
Love,
L,J,J,L and T
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