yeehaw!

I'm an auntie. I was going to wait for my sister to introduce her, but I see that dad already did. You can click on his blog to see the news,- I'm not going to get in trouble for blabbing first!

I will tell you that she's a girl and that my son guessed her birth weight. We went to the hospital Fri. morning early and spent the day visiting. Nothing started happening much until that evening, and then progression was sure, but slow. Sat. afternoon things started to pick up and by 6pm she was getting an epidural and her water was broken. About an hour later my niece was born.

I got to be there through it all. Brian stayed home with the kids for those 2 days and I got to be there the first moment of her life in the here and now. She is so gorgeous. I'll even admit that she is a prettier baby than my two. She has great coloring, beautiful features, perfect size, darling little voice, fabulous name... My two were like overstuffed uncooked pastries. I called them neon-white. But they got more and more beautiful with time and so has my niece.

My sister is healing well and of course very happy. They are still in the hospital. Baby is doing great, but may be in the hospital a while yet. She is currently in NICU, because she has to learn how to regulated her own blood sugars without being influenced by her mother's diabetes. It will take a little time for her to adjust- this is normal for babies of diabetics. Jenn is determined to breastfeed and has been able to start some, but it may take some work since baby has had to have medicine and formulae to ensure good blood sugar levels. We are all pretty beat, but in that zone of bliss, having lived through that miraculous moment and momentous occasion of welcoming a new precious being into our lives.