Meeting Eleanora

After declining genetic testing throughout the pregnancy and not knowing the gender of our child, the moment we had been waiting for was upon us. So many questions and concerns we had throughout the pregnancy would be answered. First, would our child survive delivery? What health condition ailed our child? Would it be a boy or a girl? The sense of anticipation was overwhelming.

While still in the operating room we finally learned Eleanora Claire had joined our family (another girl to outnumber my husband, 4:1)--and she was breathing on her own. Although there were many more questions still to be answered, we breathed a sigh of relief.