Mina's amazing family

Our families are absolutely amazing.  Thank you for babysitting, bringing us food, and listening to us vent from afar.

A visit from Dy Masi and Nana

A visit from Sarah, Tony and Ian 

A visit from Bob and Leslie

Well wishes from the Lantz family

Open your eyes little one, Nani wants to say hi

Mina's first week

Trying to work from home, but Mina is too distracting. 

Daddy got so engrossed in his new baby he forgot that he still has his pajama shirt under his work clothes

Grumpy resting face? 

 Almond oil massage and bath

Snuggled in the rocker

Eskimo kissy

Skin-on-skin action

Discovering her smile

Biohazard

The Stork Has Landed

Just after midnight on September 21st, in the deserted elevator lobby at Methodist Hospital.  (Incidentally, the same hospital where Dan was born a long time ago)

9:15 am:  Early labor, still feeling good, for now...

Close to noon: Pitocin drip started at 11 am, contractions now rapidly escalating, and decidedly less pleasant.

5 pm: After several hours of intense contractions, followed by an epidural, excited to finally start pushing.

It's a girl!  Baby Mina Khare Litwiller.  6 pounds even, 19 inches long.

New momma. Happy and a little delirious.

Baby burrito in the baby warmer.

New Dad ogling his new baby girl

Dad's new tattoos

Makin' phonecalls.

Proud new Mom with a couple of her awesome nurse helpers.

All moved into our post-partum room.

September 22nd:  A few poopy diapers later, Baby Mina enjoying (i.e. loudly protesting) her first bath.

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