We are so excited to welcome little Mariah Madeleine to our family! She was born after a super fast labor (I was induced) at 11:08 a.m. on January 4. She weighed (at least) 7 pounds 7 ounces and was 19 inches long.
We named our little Swiss Miss Mariah after her fourth great grandmother who was a hardy pioneer. Mariah means "the Lord is my teacher." Madeleine is a Swiss-French name that refers to Mary Magdalene, the disciple of Christ.
Our little Mariah came so fast that the doctor barely made it to the delivery. They told us when she was born that she was less than six pounds, but when the pediatrician looked at her after a full day of not eating, she weighed 7 pounds 7 ounces -- so the original birth weight was a mistake!
I am enjoying my stay at a luxurious Swiss delivery clinic right now, where I munch on gourmet food for lunch, dinner and "teatime". They even treated Rob and me to a luxurious champagne dinner (sans champagne). Anna Claire has come to visit several times and loves her new baby sister. When she first saw her baby sister, she jumped up near her and said, "Hello, baby, hello!" She wants to hold her constantly.
A picture is worth a thousand words so here are a few:
Our little Swiss Miss
Baby Mariah -- the night before she was born
Our first picture with baby Mariah
Daddy-daughter bonding
Mariah's first family photo
The Big Sister caring for her Baby Sister
See, I'm really good at this Mommy!
On the clinic balcony - check out the view of
Lake Geneva!
Mommy and Baby enjoying the view!
Mariah meets Grandma Tia
Our gourmet champagne dinner -- sans champagne!
Look Mommy, I even have HAIR and
it's dark brown!
Uh oh, already a binky girl
HELLO WORLD, I'M HERE!
3 comments:
Congratulations! She is sooo cute!
You make me want to move there and have another baby just to stay in the lovely hospital with the good food and gorgeous view. ;-)
CONGRATS...and so fun to see your Mom - that's where you get your good genes. You look fantastic!
thought I'd check in and say...how's it going?
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