Link to Aria's Blog...

http://strawberryfroglet.blogspot.com/

Our little firecracker is here!!!

She arrived June 14 at 10:18 am--8 lbs 13 oz and 20.5 inches and a very healthy set of lungs!! She's a red head like her mommy but everyone tells us she looks like daddy--We think she has C's sister's eyes--a beautiful almond shape that make her look ever so slightly alien. She's unbelievably beautiful and we can't believe how lucky and happy we are.

We've had about 6 hours sleep in the past 3 days and arrived home from the hospital last night. We have lots of pictures and will be posting them in a separate Aria blog and/or sending them out via email as soon as we get a moment.

Tomorrow, tomorrow, I love ya, tomorrow....

Only 12 hours now until we meet Aria!! The u/s tech told us Monday that she is "at least" 9 lbs and has no visible hair floating in the amniotic fluid. Warning: she might be bald! Based on the Mon measurements she has very long legs, a big belly and a regular sized head. I'm hoping for a red head, but that might be more of a curse than a blessing in Southern CA.

I'm sure we won't sleep tonight. C will try to post stats and info this weekend.

Baby gift...

We have a tradition in my family that the wife gets a piece of jewelry from her husband for each child. I'm not sure if it goes back any further than my parents, but we have continued the tradition. My "baby gift" arrived last night and I love it. It is a pendant with a black pearl (the baby's birthstone) based on the tri-Koru Maori necklaces C and I wear. My friend B tells me it looks like two parents surrounding/protecting the baby/pearl. What beautiful symbolism!

"The spiral is a Koru, represents the fern frond as it opens bringing new life and purity to the world. It also represents peace, tranquility and spirituality along with a strong sense of regrowth or new beginnings.

The Koru is also often associated with nurturing so when interlocked with others is frequently used to represent the strength and purity of a loving relationship within a family."