And by “little” I mean, yeah, she’s not as big as my 2.5 year old, but HOLY HELL this kid is huge for a newborn.
Leyna (an Old German name meaning little angel, pronounced LAY-na) Lorelei (also German, the name of a rock on the Rhine river- yeah, that’s a Pica reference on purpose, not a shout out to the Gilmore Girls) Krause was born at 2:38 today, 2 hours after we checked into the hospital and 1 hour after my midwife broke my bag of water. She was born med-free on a wet, rainy day. It was intense, but it was fast.
She weighed in at 9 lbs, 9 oz and 20 inches long! And she is breastfeeding like a champ.
Kendall met her earlier this evening and was adorable. First, he walked into the room and said, “Where is she?” and began looking under the bed. Upon discovering her in my arms and seeing that she moves, he exclaimed, “It works!” Yes, honey. She works. We put the batteries in her and away she went. He also wanted to know where all her toys were. I had to explain I barely had enough room for her in there, so no, she did not come with her own toys.
I’ll have to post the full birth story later. Suffice it to say, it was totally different than Kendall’s birth, but just as amazing. Intense (did I mention that already?), but amazing.
Kendall is 2 years and nearly 8 months old and Leyna is 9 hours old.
Congrats – what a beauty!!!
Congratulations on your beautiful healthy baby girl! Her name is very cute.
Congratulations!!! She is adorable – and here before the end of the year
I am so happy for you! I cannot wait to hear the whole birth story.
Congrats on your beautiful little lady!
Congratulation! What a pretty addition to the family, right on time for New Year’s Eve! Looking forward to hear stories about her.