So you want to see what she looks like?

Hi everyone! This is Jeff here and I wanted to get a couple of the minutes-old pictures of Mia up for you all to see. Many more will be coming, but for now, here are two shots that show her cuteness especially well =). As for the details, Mia was born at 1:29pm on Monday, September 18th, 2006 after 33 1/2 hours of labor by my wonderful wife. Who knew that marathon training had a practical aspect? She delivered naturally (vaginally), save for a shot of painkillers Monday morning, which allowed her to rest and give her strength to finish delivery. Mia is 8 pounds, 1 ounce, was 21 1/2" long, and has beautiful, deep blue eyes and a full head of hair. She is very mellow and has been sleeping a lot, but has been feeding well with Kristy after some initial drowsiness. Today she was much more vocal and seems to have learned that crying = mom and dad will feed her. We think we may be coming home soon, but they are watching to see if baby is doing well since there is a blood-type mismatch between Kristy and Mia, which is a risk factor for jaundice, so while Kristy will be most likely be discharged today, Mia may stay a little longer for observation, but she is very healthy, very strong, and will likely be coming home by the end of the week. Thanks Karen, Heather and Marie for helping us through the delivery and thanks to all of you wonderful friends and family that have been such a super source of love and support for both (wait, all three) of us during the last nine months. Take care everyone and we'll have more pictures up very soon.