Meet Alaina

We finally got to meet our little Alaina. She was born Sunday morning at 4:04 a.m. . . . giving her the same birthday as her Great Grandpa, only 94 years later :)

 

She was 7 pounds, 14 ounces and 52 cm long. Her brother and sister came to see her a few hours later. Benjamin, who is known for loving babies, was happier than ever--looking at Alaina's little ears, nose, etc., and laughing when she grabbed his finger. And to make the occasion even more memorable, he pulled out his second loose tooth, right there at the hospital. It actually just fell out into his hand, and he announced, "My tooth came out!"

Janae wasn't too interested in her new sister (although she did say the baby was cute), but when she came back later in the afternoon she asked to hold Alaina. Then she snuggled up to her, gave her a kiss, and said, "I love her. . . . she's so quiet."

 

Alaina had her first bath at the hospital (the nurse said she'd never seen a baby that cried so little during her first bath!), then got to wear some tiny pink sleepers.

 

I had to wake her up 5 hours later to feed her . . . but that was the only time. She woke herself up at least every hour the rest of the night, each time claiming to be starving.

This morning she had her blood test and hearing test, and then we brought her home! On the way out of the hospital, as we passed the nurses' station, Ben called out, "Goodbye . . . if we have any more babies we'll come here again!"

 

So, now we really have three kids! Wish us luck :)