Sick

Quinn and I are both sick. Boo. Will post more once we are healthy.

Greeting Quinn at the Hospital

With Di (Auntie) Chau who came from her shift at Fairfax Hospital to see the new girl.

Bac Phi comes to check out the new niece.

With Lola and Cu - who overly adore her already.

My side of the family...

With big bro and dad.

That birth story post was really long. So here is just Q with all of the lovely visitors we had in the hospital. We were originally going to not have folks come because the rooms at GW are the size of closets but Miked scored the VIP suite which we really enjoyed having "special" treatment for the 2 days we were there.

Early days

We had no idea what to expect with Baby #2. We couldn't make any decisions about naming him/her. But then she here... and it all came together. So truth be told we only really had 1 girl name, and 1/2 of a boy name formed - that's how indecisive we were with the baby name.  

At the hospital, Quinn immediately latched on and had a pretty easy time nursing right from the beginning. This was a huge relief compared to all those early challenges Derek had first time around with jaundice and weight loss. Even my pediatrician remembers me calling him to "negotiate" at 8pm the day after Derek was born so I could continue breastfeeding without supplementing.  

Our time in the hospital was relatively drama-free, and we even got the nice VIP suite (thanks Mike!) since our impeccable timing showing up on a Sunday night and Quinn arriving a mere 30 minutes later meant we had the pick of room it would seem. We also didn't get sucked into the photography packages, or worryign about attending the newborn classes for new parents. I rested and got to hug up with the cutie pie.