Josephine Lily (a.k.a. "Baby Girl Good") arrived June 20th (Summer Solstice!), 8:14 p.m. at Swedish Ballard. She weighed 7 lbs 9 oz and was 20 and 1/2 inches long. She scored well on all the early testing they do on newborns. Mom and baby are doing wonderful, resting in the hospital while I do a quick run home to gather mail and check on things. We will be in the hospital for a few more days recovering. We will be accepting guests in about two weeks in order to give Mom and baby time to catch their breath and the house to set up some habits.
Sorry, no pictures yet. Kind of like Suri Cruise, the world will just have to imagine what the combination of Rebecca and I looks like. I will give a hint, she has a "Good" chin with a baby version of my cleft chin (she looks MUCH cuter than I though). She has been a very mellow, happy baby. She has a little bit of hair and it looks reddish blonde, like Rebecca, but time will tell.
The staff at Swedish Ballard has been incredible, we have had so many wonderful nurses that it is impossible to name them all. They obviously love babies and have been so kind to our family as we go through this wonderful event. And Rebecca's doctor, Dr. Matin, has been so upbeat and knowledgeable that it has really helped us not worry at all knowing that we are in good hands.
Saturday, June 21, 2008
Saturday, June 14, 2008
"nope, not yet"
"Nope, not yet" has been a common answer recently. Baby Girl Good is still enjoying the comforts of the womb. Mother and baby are still passing all their health check-ups. The doctor would like to continue to let our daughter choose her own birthday for a few more days.
With the current weather in Seattle, one can easily understand why Baby Girl is so reluctant to come out. It has been so cold and wet that everyone is calling this "June-uary". When walking from my car into the office (a ten minute trek due to the large size of Boeing parking lots), I have been wearing the same set up I wear in the middle of winter. We have been promised sunnier weather soon for several weeks now, hopefully they are correct. I have just started my 6 week leave from Boeing in order to be with our daughter. Back when I originally planned this, I was imagining hanging out with her, sitting in a lounge chair in the back garden (in the shade to protect her skin), enjoying the Seattle summer. If she were her today, I would need to bundle her in a lot of blankets to stave off the cold.
Rebecca and I do have some new additions to the family, but they are not human. We added two bikes to the stable, and so are now up to seven total. We rescued these two from the neighbors trash and are going to have them as a summer restoration project. I have looked up the serial number from the men's bike. It is a 1958 Schwinn Cycle Truck.
With the current weather in Seattle, one can easily understand why Baby Girl is so reluctant to come out. It has been so cold and wet that everyone is calling this "June-uary". When walking from my car into the office (a ten minute trek due to the large size of Boeing parking lots), I have been wearing the same set up I wear in the middle of winter. We have been promised sunnier weather soon for several weeks now, hopefully they are correct. I have just started my 6 week leave from Boeing in order to be with our daughter. Back when I originally planned this, I was imagining hanging out with her, sitting in a lounge chair in the back garden (in the shade to protect her skin), enjoying the Seattle summer. If she were her today, I would need to bundle her in a lot of blankets to stave off the cold.
Rebecca and I do have some new additions to the family, but they are not human. We added two bikes to the stable, and so are now up to seven total. We rescued these two from the neighbors trash and are going to have them as a summer restoration project. I have looked up the serial number from the men's bike. It is a 1958 Schwinn Cycle Truck.
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