Wednesday, July 2, 2014

She's Here!!

Baby Meghan Margaret Joslin is finally here!!
Born 7/1/2014 at 13:45.
20.25 inches, 7 lbs 4 oz.
She can already lift her head up, hold our hands, say her ABC's, and do tensor calculus!

Here is Meghan a few minutes after birth! She's got some strong lungs on her! 

Here she is finally without her CPAP device on her! They took it off her last night at 10pm, and she can keep her oxygen sats up just fine! We were all very happy and relieved! And Becky (my NICU nurse sister called at that exact time, so it was nice that she could talk to me while they were doing it!) 

Here is our happy little family! Joanna was so happy to actually be able to hold Meghan again, and Meghan seems to be nursing just fine. 
We love our new little girl, and we are happy she is doing well!
During this whole process Joanna and I experienced deep emotions, and I was reminded again about how wonderful families are, especially our precious little ones, and about how strong a mother's bond is with each of her children. We love Meghan and Russell, and we are happy that our Heavenly Parents trusted us enough to help raise these two special souls!

- Ben

6 comments:

Janet said...

Yay! The NICU stinks, huh?

Margaret said...

Hmmmm.....I can't really tell who she looks like. But I can't wait to meet her.

PK said...

I'm sad that we won't get to meet her until September! But happy that she is well and safe, Joanna too. And, like Margaret, I can't tell who she looks like, she is her own little self right from the get go!
Glad Becky could help you out. Even when we are far apart, families can help each other. Love you guys!

Lisa said...

Congratulations!! Hooray for big brothers and little sisters! :)

Sarah said...

This is weird, but she looks a little like Owen. Maybe it's just that swollen newborn look.

We're glad everyone is doing well.

Joanna said...

Sas, I thought Camille looked like Russell when she was born.