Kimi Ann

Yay! A new baby is born! This one is a miracle from start to finish. This morning at 9 we received a phone call from the hospital (just as we were going out the door to go there) that Lisa had stronger, more regular contractions, as well as dilated in the night. There was talk of there being a possibility to have it naturally. Migs and I were overjoyed as we traveled to the hospital, only to have it dampened a bit by the overly legalistic midwife on duty. She’s very sweet and all, but didn’t want to bend the rules one bit as far as letting either Migs or I in to be with Lisa at that point. We pulled every string we could, but were left with instructions to come back in two hours, and only Migs could go in, if he paid the $50 fee. We did some business in town and came home so Migs could get a nap (he’s not been sleeping much because of hay fever and asthma because of our dusty hallway). At 1:30 the hospital called again and told us to wait until 3, but that she was still doing well: good contractions and more dilating. We prayed about it and decided that I should still go back with Migs, as our doctor friend only speaks German, and I know my way around the hospital, most of the doctors in that ward, etc. At 3:30 the doctors were serious about having a c-section, as the baby hadn’t dropped at all. Migs and I prayed desperately, claiming promises and called the home to pray too. There was another woman that the midwife was busy with, but they called up the anesthesiologist already to prepare to take Lisa in for the operation. After half an hour, the midwife came back out of the room, surprised as could be that the baby had dropped, and Lisa was ready to push! She was followed by the slightly disappointed anesthesiologist, ha! Migs paid his fee and was dressed up in full scrubs to attend the rest of the delivery. At 5:05 Little Kimi saw the light of the world after only 2 strong pushes. What a miracle! She’s so adorable! She looks like a mini Sirena, with slightly more slanted eyes. Tiny, squishy and totally attentive and cute! Can’t wait to have her back in the house, so we can take turns baby sitting!