Saturday, August 28, 2010

Two Weeks old Today!

Baby Maja is two weeks old. Unfortunately, she hasn't been able to come home to her beautiful bedroom that moms Laura and Kim created for her. Maja has had some trouble keeping her heart rate even and the doctors have decided to keep her in the NIC unit for a bit until it regulates. How hard! The moms visit for 4-5 hours twice a day and are able to feed and bathe and take care of her, but its just not the same.

I'm itching to get back to Boston to hold her! Hopefully we'll be there in a little over a week! And hopefully she will be home by then!!!

Monday, August 16, 2010

What can be more exciting...


Saturday afternoon at about 3:52 a new bundle of joy entered our lives at Brigham Women's Hospital in Boston, Mass. Our daughter Kim and her wife, Laura had a beautiful baby girl - 6 lb 2 oz and 18 inches, which is pretty big for a baby whose due date is in 3 1/2 weeks! Unfortunately Laura had to endure the entire labor and a couple of pushes... before the doctor decided that a C-section was in order.

Laura's parents Herb and Sherri and our youngest son, Kjell joined us visiting the new addition to our families in the Neonatal unit only a couple hours after delivery. Mom Laura was still in recovery so we weren't able to see her.

We had to wait until Sunday during visitors hours (1-8pm) to find out what the new moms were naming their adorable little girl. Her name is Maja Rakel. (my-ah, raquel) She's still in the Neonatal ICU because her breathing is a little fast. The doctor's have assured the moms that it is just to be safe. The hardest part is that Laura and Kim haven't had a chance to hold their daughter yet! But Mom Laura is up and walking around and getting stronger each day. She should go home on Wed and Maja will follow a day or so after. (another really hard thing!)

We feel so blessed to have this beautiful new baby in our family -- our miracle baby!!!