Rain, rain and more rain...

We’ve been getting so much rain that the governor already declared it a state of emergency. A lot of the houses in our neighborhood have flooded basements and this morning while Nancy was getting ready to do laundry, she noticed water in our basement! Fortunately it is not much water and Cameron will be able to vacuum it out.

Atenas has been a little miserable because her Grammy Douglas can’t take her out on long walks. We’ve all been confined to the house but soon we will be able to go out. We should be having beautiful spring weather for the next few days and we are so ready for it!

Here are some pictures of Emma Carolina. She is changing so much every day!

This is one of my favorite bibs (thanks again Amanda!):

Tummy time with Daddy:

We survived the first week!

We survived the first week!

Emma Carolina has brought so much joy to our lives and we are enjoying every moment of it. Ironically I’ve been sleeping a lot more now that Emma Carolina is here than when she was still in the womb.

I won’t go into details, but I was diagnosed with obstetric cholestasis and one of the side effects is severe itchiness and that kept me awake for long hours in the middle of the night. Because of this condition, Emma had to be delivered early (at 37 weeks). All of the ultrasounds showed that Emma was a small baby and that everything was working properly (placenta, enough amniotic fluid, and umbilical cord) so the doctor was very confident in delivering her a little early. We now that it was God’s perfect timing for her birth date and her pediatrician described her as “the picture of health”.

Hope you enjoy the pictures!

Her eyelashes are coming out:

Grammy Douglas changing her diaper - she has tiny feet:

Cameron has become an expert in wrapping her tight and changing her diapers:

Grammy Douglas burping Emma:

Bringing her home from the hospital:
The hospital has elderly volunteers that knit these little hats for all the newborns:

Sun bathing at the hospital:

A few hours after birth:

I had to include a picture of Atenas. Poor thing, she’s being neglected by me! Fortunately she has Grammy Douglas who has been taking her out for long walks.

What's in a name?

My parents finally settled on a name so that we could leave the hospital.

I am Emma Carolina Douglas.

My name is pronounced and spelled the same in Spanish and English which will make it very universal among family and friends.

I'll be going home today with Mom to meet Atenas(the dog) and Granny Douglas who is flying in this afternoon.

Bye for now....

"The Girl with No Name"

Join us in welcoming our beautiful daughter........

May the Glory be to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

Born 19 March 11:49PM

Weight: 5lbs 12.9oz

Length: 19inches

Name: Pending

C-Section delivery

We have not had internet at the hospital but I am at home for a while getting things ready for the arrival of the girls and thought that I could at least share some photos and statistics. We are still deciding on a first name.

Below are some pictures:

This is 5 minutes after birth.

Peaceful, precious...

making Papi melt............

Our great and very helpful neighbors.......

Sentiments to follow...........for now, thanks to everyone for their prayers and help through this process.

Before it is too late...

The baby’s arrival is just a couple of weeks away and before it is too late, we decided to go outside to our backyard and take some “pregnancy pictures”. The weather was perfect and it seems that spring is just around the corner (we’ll keep our fingers crossed).