Introducing Miss Josephine Elora Sanford! Born on Tuesday, May 27 at 2:54 p.m. Six pounds 9 ounces and 19 inches long...and might I add, most beautiful baby ever. :)
Though she has been doing a pretty good deal of simply sleeping these first few days, Josephine has already revealed quite a bit of her personality. She has an amazing angry/scrunchy face which she enjoys showing when moved between guests too frequently...or when Aunt Becky boops her nose one too many times. (Grandma says scrunchy face reminds her of E.T...so when scrunchy E.T. face is paired with a right index finger that glows red due to the attached vital signs monitor, I'll agree she looks about ready to eat some Reese's Pieces and phone home. :) )
Her favorite music so far has been lullaby rock classics. She prefers Metallica, but Depeche Mode runs a close second. She hasn't been too keen on opening her eyes much - primarily because the world is just so bright! She does give a quick peek every so often so we can tell that her eyes - for the moment - are a bright bluish grey. She has a tiny bit of dark bonde-ish or brownish hair that covers her entire head, and big hands with long slender fingers just like her mommy. We haven't decided yet who is to blame for her rather large feet. (When you have two parents who are relatively tall and have feet just shy of hobbit-size, it's hard not to end up with something similar. Sorry, Josephine. :p )
Medically speaking, the doctors are fairly encouraged. She has been breathing well on her own and hasn't needed any supplemental oxygen. Her vitals are all good. She had a CT scan yesterday which turned out as expected...and she was such a good baby while it was in progress! No sedation or anesthesia needed. They simply swaddled her tightly, gave her a pacifier with a little sugar water on it and she laid still while they captured the images needed. While they've not made it official, news is the surgeon is favoring shunting instead of stenting. No set time, but it's looking like the first procedure will happen on Monday. We're learning that pretty much everything in CICU is tentative. If another case pops up that is urgent, Josephine could easily be bumped because she is relatively stable. I'll count that as a blessing (both that she's stable and that, should she need it, urgent care will be made available to her regardless of what the schedules say.)
Thanks for all of your positive thoughts and prayers. We're humbled by the outpouring of love, and so honored to be the parents of this amazing little being. :)
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