Because of her small size and the possibility of having CMV, Laurel was welcomed into the world with an entourage of hospital personnel. We probably had about 12 different people join in the celebration. Since we had so many people there, I wasn't really able to see Laurel right away (they blocked my view). I yelled at Adam repeatedly to get some pictures - I wanted to be able to see what had happened. This is my favorite, I think, because you see she's only 3 minutes old and can see her birth date on the woman's watch:
Here is when I finally got to meet our little girl:
Our first family photo, followed by one where you can actually see everyone's face:
This is the face of 42 hours of labor. Magically, you forget all of the hard work and pain the second that beautiful baby comes into the world. I wasn't prepared for the sobbing that ensued immediately after her birth. She was just so tiny and absolutely perfect:
Daddy has skin-to-skin time:
And a couple of others:
Well, it's time to eat, so I'll have to add more later. And trust me, there are PLENTY more pictures to come. We are just so smitten. <3
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