She’s arrived … finally.
After several false starts… and almost 60 hours of contractions/labour we welcomed little Heidi Jenifer into the world in early March 2011.
She weighed 3.4kg (7.5 pounds), and was 54cm long. Although we started off with a natural birth, due to her heart rate dropping with each contraction, we ended up having a cesarean section, and luckily we did as she had the umbilical cord wrapped around her neck 3 times, and all around her body!
Heidi means noble one & kind, and is of German origin. It was a name I always loved as a child, inspired by the classic tale of a young orphan girl in the Swiss Alps – Heidi:
She is a great feeder and sleeper (at this stage!), and is settling into home beautifully.
So here’s our little Heidi:
Enjoying a warm blanket wrap…
Proud Dad with his daughter…
Catching some Zzzzzzz ….
Great Gran nursing Heidi …
Final weigh-in before leaving hospital …
Heading home … (kept warm by the beautiful rug Gaynor made for her) …
Chillin’ out at home …
And here’s a ‘movie’ of her first week…
Thanks for all the well wishes, and gifts – this has been a very special time for us, and we are only too happy to share it with you all.
If you would like to see all the items I have been making to decorate Heidi’s nursery, you can view the posts below:
Cheers,
Bernice
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