As many of you know, our baby has arrived! Sadie Faith Wilt was born on March 20, 2009 at Gleneagles Hospital in Singapore. The whole family is doing great - we are now home and getting settled into a routine.
Sadie's "official" due date was March 20th so she was right on time. As the date drew near, Lisa's countdown chain kept getting shorter and shorter....
Lisa went into labor at 11:30 pm on Thursday night. After getting all of our hospital bags organized and loaded into the car, we drove to the hospital. Here is Lisa prior to our departure:
We arrived at the hospital and were checked into the delivery ward. Adam got comfortable in a recliner and we just waited for the baby to make its first appearance. During the delivery, we were helped by Theresa, the oldest midwife in Singapore. Theresa is 73 and somewhat of a local celebrity. She, and the other midwives, nurses, and Dr. Tan were great throughout the process.
The baby arrived at 10:19 Friday morning and we discovered that it was a baby girl. Adam cut the umbilical cord, the pediatrician checked out Sadie (2.71 kg, 49 cm - I almost ordered a Royale with Cheese to honor the metric system, but refrained) and everything we dreamed about over the last 40 weeks became real. We then moved to the labor ward - here is a picture of Lisa and Sadie relaxing together.
Adam conducted a quick post-delivery interview to get Lisa's thoughts on the process and our newest family member. The video below captures some of her comments:Later that day, Adam was holding Sadie while Lisa asked the tough questions:
2 comments:
She is beautiful!! But you don't need us to tell you that. We are so happy for you both. You two are going to be amazing parents and she's a lucky girl to have you both. ;-)
So I've been checking every day first thing in the a.m. to see if you put up pics, and I must have visited your page 20 times today. I think I could repeat your entire videos. Regardless, every time I watch them I get tears in my eyes. I cannot think of anyone more deserving that the two of you to have been blessed with such a beautiful, healthy baby girl. It's amazing how time flies and that she is here already. I can't wait until you are both home so I can photographer her until you run out of space on your walls.
Congrats you on your beautiful miracle.
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