She was born Monday, August 24 1998 at 10:05 pm EST at Columbia Reston Hospital which was three weeks and three days before her due date. She weighed 5 pounds 6 ounces and was 19 inches long. Her Apgar scores were 7, 8. Upon discharge from the hospital she weighed 5 pounds 2 ounces. At her first pediatrician visit she weighed 4 pounds 15 ounces. At her second (around 1 week old) she was 5 pounds 4 ounces. At her third (just after two weeks of age) she weighed 5 pounds 15 ounces. She is now well above 6 pounds. Here are some pictures from her first two weeks.
Here are Jenn and Cecilia still in the hospital:
Here Cecilia is wrapped in her phototherapy belt that we rented for a couple of days to take care of the jaundice she had:
This is Aunt Annemarie Bresson, Jenn's youngest sister, holding Cecilia:
Here is Cecilia sitting on our bed next to the dog. You can barely see the stuffed bear in the background:
Cecilia in her bassinet:
We had an opportunity to peek at her belly-button before the cord fell off while she stretched out for a nap :
Is it me or is there a draft in here?
Here Jenn holds a sleeping Cecilia:
And here is Jenn's sister Jessica holding Cecilia:
