Tuesday, March 3, 2009

Sloane Adine Senkbile

Saturday we welcomed our little daughter into our lives and could not be happier! Sloane was born at 11:50 in the morning, weighed in at at 7 lbs and 6 oz and was 20 inches in length. Her arrival was a little shorter than her big brother - 3 hours from the first contraction to the cutting of the umbilical chord, which Michele was thankful for! (Especially after big brother, Cohen's, 19-hour journey)

We came home from the hospital the next day at lunch time and have been settling into life as four. Cohen is still trying to acclimate to not being an only child anymore. Wrestling and running are very much a part of our lives around here with a little boy and I think he is somewhat confused at this not being much of a part of Sloane's routine yet :) All in all, he is doing really well and has been going on a lot of 'adventures' with dad during the day while mom tries to get the hang of nursing again.

Baby girl looks much like her brother did when he was born...a head full of jet-black, slightly curly hair, dark eyes and skin, and very long fingers and toes.

More details about life for the Senkbiles to follow...but really we know that, all of you are just interested in seeing what she looks like, so here you go, enjoy!


Mom and Sloane about two minutes after she was born


Very excited to be weighed and measured :)


20 minutes old and waiting to take a bath


Sloane's first bath, at about 25 minutes old


Daddy and his princess ... quite ridiculous already!


Big brother Cohen trying his best to give 'gentle love'...

More pictures of our first few days at home, to come...just thought we would get the first couple on there for everyone to see.

Thanks for all your prayers and support, from all over the world ... literally!