Helena Virginia arrived at 10:21 am on July 21, 2009. She was 7 lbs, 11 oz, and 20 1/4 in long. This is shortly before she arrived:
And this is shortly after:
While she was still in utero, I had nicknamed Helena "Giant Baby". As you can see from this next photo, she lived up to that name:
Not long after Helena was born, we realized that something was wrong with her breathing. Within a matter of hours she was being whisked away to a NICU (so scary!) She was placed on a respirator prior to transport:
And this is what Helena looked like by the end of her first day (sad, isn't it?):
Things started to look better once she was extubated:
And Grandma and sister finally got to hold her again (Sophie was so proud!):
The pre-discharge hearing test (doesn't it look like she's relaxing to some really nice music?):
We were very fortunate that by day 10, Helena was fully recovered and breathing well on her own. Here she is getting ready to go home (finally!):
Sophie was so happy to get her baby sister home:
August 2009, baby orangutan hair:
And taking naps:
October 2009. After placing Helena on the ottoman, I noticed that she was craning her neck to watch the OU/Miami game (what a good baby!):
And here is Helena's most recent photo. She's changed so much already:
And Grandma and sister finally got to hold her again (Sophie was so proud!):
The pre-discharge hearing test (doesn't it look like she's relaxing to some really nice music?):
We were very fortunate that by day 10, Helena was fully recovered and breathing well on her own. Here she is getting ready to go home (finally!):
Sophie was so happy to get her baby sister home:
August 2009, baby orangutan hair:
And taking naps:
September 2009. When Helena really laughs, she wrinkles up her nose! It's one of the cutest things ever:
October 2009. After placing Helena on the ottoman, I noticed that she was craning her neck to watch the OU/Miami game (what a good baby!):
And here is Helena's most recent photo. She's changed so much already:
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