There's someone I'd like you to meet
This is Anya.
She introduced herself to us at 1:50am on December 14, a full 16 days before her due date.
I was so relieved.
I had this great post planned with clever references to how I finally drank a whole beer this evening and how I won't get my diploma until May because with being in the hospital having a baby and everything I didn't get my paperwork turned in, but I'm sure that you understand I'm a little too tired now to put something together that's all witty and fun.
All the same, I'm sure you'd like a few of the deets, so here's a little Q&A for ya!
Weight?
8lbs, 2 oz (See why I'm glad she was early?! Good Lord, can you imagine how big she would have been on time!!?)
Length?
19.5"
From whence the name Anya?
Dunno. We just like it. Buffy fans may suspect otherwise, I realize.
Length of labor?
That's a little hard to say. As I despaired in my last post, I was getting contractions at 7:15 the morning of Dec. 13, but they were on and off for a while. They finally started without letting up around 6:00 that evening, and she was born just before 2:00am, so I'd put it around 8 hours.
Doula?
You'd better believe it. Never go into labor without a doula, I say. Ours, the same one who assisted when Daniel was born, is pure genius with the rice pack and massage and focus on the breathing and the whole bit.
Stuart?
Was amazing. Simply amazing.
Drugs?
Not a one. Everything happened quickly enough I didn't need them.
How is Daniel doing?
He is doing just fine. He's been saying "Anya Anya Anya" nonstop since we got home today, and he touches her head ever so gently and he's going to be a superb big brother, I can just tell.
And how is Anya doing?
Just fabulous. She latched on perfectly from the start, and basically sleeps all the time as long as someone is holding her, and by the way isn't she just so perfect? (I'm her mother. I'm allowed to say that.)
She introduced herself to us at 1:50am on December 14, a full 16 days before her due date.
I was so relieved.
I had this great post planned with clever references to how I finally drank a whole beer this evening and how I won't get my diploma until May because with being in the hospital having a baby and everything I didn't get my paperwork turned in, but I'm sure that you understand I'm a little too tired now to put something together that's all witty and fun.
All the same, I'm sure you'd like a few of the deets, so here's a little Q&A for ya!
Weight?
8lbs, 2 oz (See why I'm glad she was early?! Good Lord, can you imagine how big she would have been on time!!?)
Length?
19.5"
From whence the name Anya?
Dunno. We just like it. Buffy fans may suspect otherwise, I realize.
Length of labor?
That's a little hard to say. As I despaired in my last post, I was getting contractions at 7:15 the morning of Dec. 13, but they were on and off for a while. They finally started without letting up around 6:00 that evening, and she was born just before 2:00am, so I'd put it around 8 hours.
Doula?
You'd better believe it. Never go into labor without a doula, I say. Ours, the same one who assisted when Daniel was born, is pure genius with the rice pack and massage and focus on the breathing and the whole bit.
Stuart?
Was amazing. Simply amazing.
Drugs?
Not a one. Everything happened quickly enough I didn't need them.
How is Daniel doing?
He is doing just fine. He's been saying "Anya Anya Anya" nonstop since we got home today, and he touches her head ever so gently and he's going to be a superb big brother, I can just tell.
And how is Anya doing?
Just fabulous. She latched on perfectly from the start, and basically sleeps all the time as long as someone is holding her, and by the way isn't she just so perfect? (I'm her mother. I'm allowed to say that.)
Comments
Much love to your family, and kisses to the new one. Enjoy the sweet new baby smell :)
The same of course can be said for your degree. So again I offer congratulations, DOCTOR. You can turn in your paperwork anytime, but when you've defended and your committee has signed off on your revisions, you're done. You should get a little piece of paper from the academic records and dissertations office at your school once the paperwork is turned in. .It may not look like much, but it will certify that you've completed all the requirements for your degree. That document is binding, and as good as any fancy-looking diploma.
Continued health and prosperity to you and your family!!
And this Buffy fan thinks Anya is a very nice name.
Zeina
Love you all.
Big hugs to you all!
Wow. She really is just /so/ beautiful.
Congrats, Suze, and I'm glad the birth went pretty quickly and smoothly for you. That's wonderful news, too!
And I think the name is perfect...and no, I did NOT name my daughter after one-half of the lesbian lovers who founded Cicely, Alaska. Ahem.
Now me and Daniel will have to have another wedding while you happen to be in town so I can meet her!
Congratulations to you, Stuart and Daniel.