She is Here!!

Okay, now that I am able to sit up a bit…with extreme caution, just wanted to let the world know that Mary Clare is here and is completely stable right now! Looks llike her first surgery will be early next week, but right now she is beautiful and doing well!

We had her at 10:39 AM today. She looks nothing like McCanless, has chubby cheeks, light brown hair, weighs 5 lbs, 14 oz and 19 inches long! She is adorable!! Unfortunately I wasn’t able to hold her, but I was able to see her just before they took her to PCICU (Pediatric Cardiology ICU) It sounds like she is definitely going to be a fighter. One of the ped cardioloy nurses told us that she pitched a fit when they were trying to put a diaper on her. She has a tiny IV in her little hand and a few tubes running through her umbilical cord. Other than that, for now she looks like any other newly hatched baby burrito! We are already so lin love with her! She is simply perfect!

Labor was very quick (she was here after pushing through 3 contractions) and we all did well! (Including Mel) We were able to take a few pictures and will post them as soon as we get a chance!