Carina Faye Mendeck was born yesterday at 12:45 p.m! Congratulations Gavin and Jen!
For those keeping track, that’s more than 12 hours after Jen’s water broke while we were all over at Becca’s house for fish night, foosball, and Guitar Hero. They didn’t get much sleep, so we finally got to go visit today after they all got some well-deserved rest. Everyone seemed incredulous when I said I’d never been in a hospital before, but I really haven’t (at least that I remember). I didn’t know what to do or where to go, so I just went straight to the room and found Carina sleeping while Gavin rocked her. Awwww.
Now, I have not seen a lot of babies, but I still feel confident in saying that Carina is one incredibly cute baby. I got to hold her for a little while and though she kept on flailing her arms, she didn’t open her eyes. She finally woke up and looked around when Gavin changed her diaper and she, of course, has very pretty eyes. She also has crazily large feet, which just means that when she’s a teenager and is cursing that fact that she wears size 11 shoes, Cari and I can comisserate.
I’m so excited that she’s a girl. Little girls are so cute.