hello, family! here are a few pix of the newest member of the Lacanilao & Isidro clans: Keilah Naomi
date of birth: april 26, 2008
time of birth: 8:10am
place of birth: Kaiser Hospital, baldwin park, CA
Length: 19-1/2 inches
Weight: 6 lbs, 10.7 oz
Lord willing, they will be released from the hospital after lunch tomorrow, Sunday
congratulations to great gramps, gg marge, gg ma, grand-uncles, grand-aunties, aunties & uncles.
but, of course, all glory and praise goes to God for this new blessing in our lives!!
April 27, 2008 email from Rachel Yap
HI SHAR & DAN, congratulations 2u both on d safe arrival of keilah. we heard it frm ur dad ds am during d chrch worship service. kindly xtend our warmest rgards to justin & gina too.
rachel & family
my response:
keilah naomi is a beautiful baby -- my unbiased opinion...! actually, the whole drama started friday morning when i drove gina and her mom, melina, to the hospital bec she was bleeding and had been having contractions since 1am that morning. justin was at work and wouldn't be off until 2 hours later, so i told gina i would go ahead and drive her. we were there until mid-afternoon when they sent gina home bec she was still only 3-4 cm and the contractions were still far apart (8-10 mins).
at 11pm, justin called me to say that gina had been admitted and was 7-1/2 cm dilated. they had been there since 10pm. ashley, dan and i were at the hospital after midnight, erin, joe & josiah came an hour later when we were told that they broke her water. by 6am, she was at 9-1/2 cm but it took another 90 minutes before she reached 10cm which is when they would make her push with each contraction. 40 minutes later, keilah was born!
by 820am, we were able to go into the room one at a time to see her and take pix and here are some that i took when she was just a few minutes old...! she was still being cleaned and was screaming at the top of her lungs when i first saw her... after that, we all went home around 10am to rest. we went back to the hospital to visit a few hours later and stayed until 8pm.
they will be released later today, Lord willing, and we will visit them again at home after the service. gina's mom is here until may 6th, but we're trying to encourage her to relocate down here so she can see her 1st grandbaby more often. she lives in seattle, but her company has an office here in glendale...!! melina & justin were present for the birth. i was there for josiah's and you NEVER forget that experience of seeing your grandchild being born!!
right now, keilah looks more like justin with lots of hair. of course, they go through significant changes during the 1st few months, so who knows who she will REALLY end up looking like when she's older... i can already tell that this one is very special to dan -- he will probably spoil her a lot!! melina will be called "oma mel" similar to what josiah calls me, "oma pep."
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