On Monday, July 12, 2010 at 1:06 PM, Arne and I welcomed Elsa Marie Nisewaner into the world! At 9 pounds, 9 ounces and 22 inches long, she started out as a very big girl. She joined us 9 days after her due date by an unplanned Cesarean, due to stress on her system during the push, potentially caused by the cord being wrapped around her foot.
Her first night was in the NICU to clear her lungs of gunk and give her extra oxygen.
After 24 hours the oxygen tube was out and she was moved to the Packard Special Care Nursery (Intermediate Care), where she still had a lot of monitors.
She spent 4 days there (one more day then Mom in the hospital) being cared for by a number of great nurses.
We could see her whenever we wanted and that was nice. I think she has her dad's eyes.
We brought her home on Saturday, July 17th. It was nice to cuddle without the wires.
We spent the weekend introducing her to her home, the dogs,
her dad's garden, and the cradle grandpa built her.
At her one week appointment, we learned she is in the 99th percentile for length, 81st for weight, and 61st for head circumference, and overall very healthy.
We spend a lot of time sleeping with Elsa during the day. This is good, because we also spend a lot of time awake at odd hours. We are just so happy to have her join our family!
