It's official! Claire Marie Kuipers was born Thursday, June 11, 2009 at approximately 5:07 PM.
Unlike most of our previous blog postings, this one is comming from Trever, as Krista is sleeping.
We arrived at Gibson City Area Hospital at 1:45 AM after Krista's water broke during the night. After a long, uneventful morning, the doctors decided to speed things up a little. After some wonderful pain medication, Claire was born without much struggle.
One of the greatest things about this hospital is that the baby never left my sight. I was able to carry her from the warmer to the nursery where we took her weight, length, and vitals. She weighed in at 7 lbs 11 oz and was 18 3/4 inches long.
Our first visitor was Ria Voelker, a great long-time family friend of the Builta's. She recently moved two blocks from the hospital, so she was able to walk down the street and meet Claire.
Soon after, the Grandparents, and Uncle Kirk arrived.
We are basking in the joy of parenthood, and attempting to get some rest tonight. If things continue to go well, we will be able to come home tomorrow afternoon.
Please keep Krista and Baby Claire in your prayers. We can't wait to show her off to the rest of the world!
14 comments:
She's beautiful! We look forward to meeting her soon!
Congratulations to all of you. I loved seeing the photos. You have chosen a beautiful name for a beautiful baby!! Welcome to parenthood. Your life will never be the same. I am anxious to see Claire Marie (and you).
Congrats Krista and Trever on parenthood and new baby Claire! She's beautiful and I love the pictures. So cute. Can't wait to meet her and congratulate you guys in person! Just let me know when you're ready for visitors and I'll be up to visit! ; )
P.S. - Congrats Grandma & Grandpa Builta, Grandma & Grandpa Kuiper, Uncle Kirk, and the rest of the Kuiper/Builta Family!
Congrats! Ron & I can't wait to meet our niece & Maddi & Cais are excited to see their new cousin. See you next weekend!
She has my name..and almost my birthday (Jun. 12)! :) That will be easy to remember! :) I hope you all get some rest and enjoy these next few days of bonding. You all look great in the pictures. Parenting is a great roller coaster of emotions, but you will both be wonderful parents! Much love, Claire K.
Congratulations!!!! I enjoyed seeing the pictures, especially of Gma & Gpa Builta with their first grandchild. Claire is darling, and Krista looks great. Are we going to get to see the baby at the State Fair?
Carol Whewell
CONGRATULATIONS!!! She is perfect! Glad everything went well and everyone is doing so good. I love the name, and really enjoyed seeing the pics. Krista has nothing over you, Trev, with the blog updates!! We are so happy for you. U Steve & A Jeanie
Congratulations and welcome to the wonderful world of parenting :)
She's beautiful. What wonderful pictures.
Can't wait to see her in person.
Peggy Lamb
Rissa and I cant wait to tickle her toes! She looks beautiful. Congratulations:-)
Kelly & Marissa W.
Congratulations Trever & Krista and welcome to the world Claire! The photos were great, she is certainly a doll. We are very happy for all of you, and can't wait to meet Claire!
She is just precious you guys! I feel honored to be the first "non-family" member to meet and hold her. G & G are excited to meet Miss Claire, too!!!!!
Congrats! She is just precious! I hope you're getting some sleep! She was born exactly 1 month after my little girl! :)
Congrats! What a beautiful baby girl. I hope all is well with you guys. We're adjusting to parenthood too - baby Ben was born on June 6. He is such a joy, and I'm sure Claire is also!
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