Introducing...

What a night!

We just returned from the hospital where we were able to peek through a crack in the blinds in the nursery window and view our new daughter. She was facing away from us, but we got a glimpse of her, nonetheless. The policy of this particular hospital is that adoptive parents cannot officially view the baby (no raised blinds) until surrenders take place.

She looks big! We are still waiting to hear her birth weight. We'll learn that tomorrow. And she is squirmy!

She is still hanging out under the lights in the nursery to warm up. The pushing stage was very long, and she was born face-up, so she had 6/8 apgars. I'm going with the nice rebound on that "8" score and thinking she's doing great after a hard delivery.

T is doing well. She is just exhausted and hungry. Sandra just ran out to get food for her. We will not be able to see T until tomorrow afternoon when we pay both T and our wee one a visit. Then, tomorrow night at 9:57, twenty-four hours after her birth, we'll be able to take placement.

And, now, without further ado, Joe and I would like to introduce our beautiful baby girl...

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Lucia Rose

(Italian pronunciation: "Loo-chee-a")

(Photos are courtesy of case worker Sandra who took them immediately after the birth.)

Isn't she pretty? We can't wait to hold her.

Meanwhile, T is in our hearts and prayers tonight in a very big way.