I am very pleased to announce the arrival of Clara Rae, born at 5:33 AM on August 2nd! She was 6 lbs 6 oz 18 3/4" long. On Friday night at about 7:30, we had just come upstairs to make some popcorn and watch Cinderella when my water broke. We called Dana's parents right away and waited for them to arrive so we could head in. Brynn quickly realized what was going on, of course. I don't think she slept much all night and could hardly wait to come meet her new baby sister the next morning.
Clara was my great-grandmother's name on my mom's side and Rae was my sister's middle name (she took our maiden name as her middle name when she got married).
Since my water had broken, they put me on Pitocin to speed things up a little bit. It was fairly slow going until about 5:00 AM. It was a busy night at the hospital, so once they realized things really started to move along, they tried to find the doctor. Clara was too ready to come into the world for the doctor only got one glove on and grabbed a towel for his other hand before she was out. Ha. She showed off her lungs right away. She was very healthy and perfect!
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| Brynn gussying up for her baby sister. Ha. |
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| Proud big sister. You had to fight her to get a turn to hold Clara. |
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| Grandpa & Grandma Froemming meeting Clara |
The cousins and aunt and uncle came to visit and meet Clara!
Grandpa & Grandma Dietz also came to meet Clara.
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| Our first family of four photo. |
My best friend Amanda who was pregnant the same time as I was (and who had her baby a little early on July 9) came to visit with her husband and baby.
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| Buddies already, just like their mamas. |
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| She is such a snuggle bunny. |
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| Yawn! |
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| Brynn made a lot of artwork for baby Clara and me. |
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| Getting ready to go home. |
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| Brynn's friend Rosha and her mom were our first at-home visitors. |
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| Fataneh was very excited to meet Clara. |
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| Love the card. Dana is really outnumbered now. I think he likes it, though. |
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| Snoozy Suzie |
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| She loves to have her hands up by her face/head. |
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| Pretty girl. She reminds me a lot of Brynn as a baby. |
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Brynn at a couple of weeks old. Clara is already more filled out at just a few days old compared to Brynn. Two pounds makes a lot of difference. You can also really see how yellow Clara is because of her jaundice.
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| Squeezy cheeks! |
She checked out of the hospital with jaundice and at that time was down to 5 lbs 14 oz. So, they asked us to come in for a weight check and bilirubin level check yesterday. Her bilirubin was up a little and her weight slipped down to 5 lbs 11 oz. So, we have another appointment tomorrow for rechecks on both. If her bilirubin is still high, they may send us home with a bili light.
Brynn was begging for us to take her to Hope Camp so she could show off Clara. She thought we should just swing on by on our way home from the hospital on Monday. I told her we'd try to go after our appointment on Tuesday. So, we did make it over there yesterday and all the kids were pretty excited. It was pretty hilarious to see their reactions and hear some of the questions the kids had.
Brynn wanted to stay home with Clara and me until school starts, so we pulled her out of the HopeKids camp. Hopefully she won't get bored with being at home with us all day every day. Right now Dana is home this week which has been so helpful for anything I need help with around the house or with Clara and in entertaining Brynn. I know I'll miss him being around when he goes back to work next week.
Clara is such a sweet baby and the perfect addition to our family. Thank you to everyone who gave gifts, visited us, called and took pictures.
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