The long anticipated day of Grandbaby #2's arrival finally came Jan 21st, 2011. We had no idea ahead of time whether SHE was a boy or a girl. Laura let me know shortly after 6 AM that she might be in labor. Around 9:30 AM she headed for the mid-wife's place and Cora was born at 12:52PM (yes, that's noon, not midnight).
Cora (short for Coraline) weighed in at 8 lbs, 8 oz and is 19 inches long. Everything went well though both Laura and Cora are exhausted.
(Laura just realized today that their names
rhyme.) :-)
Cora was in need of some oxygen for a short
while to keep her pink but she soon transitioned
to getting deep enough breaths on her own to keep herself pink (alternative color is blue).
Abi's parents prepared her well for what to expect and Abi has taken it all in stride. Abi
stayed with us on Cora's birthday and the next day as well, though we visited with her parents and sister for hours each day.
Cora slept 5 hours straight the first night. How about that! Wouldn't it be grand if she kept that up?
You can't tell in the second picture, but right now it looks like Cora has Ben's hair. It's curly in back. Time will tell if she keeps that look. It's been my experience that what they're born with isn't necessarily what they keep.
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