A new member to the GSUS family!!

[Ares]

Sophia Onalee was born April 29th at 1:56pm. She weighed in at 5lbs 1 ounce. She had some complications from the low birth weight mostly with low glucose. After talking with the delivery nurse, midwife and the NICU doctor it was discovered that Sophia was born about 2 weeks late and that as a result she used up any available "baby fat", and glucose stores. No one is sure why it happens, was just told in some instances a child can be born late. But that it should of been caught by the periodic checkups and sonograms.

Mom and Sophia are doing well and I am attaching a picture. After 5 days in NICU we're all very glad to be home.

[madfranks]

Way to go and congratulations my friend!

Is this your first?

[Ares]

Way to go and congratulations my friend!

Is this your first?


Yep she is our first. :) She's actually sleeping at the foot of the couch in her bassinet as I type this. Very laid back baby so far. Hope it continues. lol

[freespirit]

Congrats!! that is fantastic!

...GSUS'er version2.0...lol

well done, Ares!
God bless.

[madfranks]

Way to go and congratulations my friend!

Is this your first?


Yep she is our first. :) She's actually sleeping at the foot of the couch in her bassinet as I type this. Very laid back baby so far. Hope it continues. lol



That's awesome. My daughter is now 4 years old, she was our first too, and this thread brings back memories of when she was born. I'm very happy for you and your wife. My daughter is the jewel of my life and I know yours will be the same for you. I hope you're ready for your whole life to change!

[Ares]

Way to go and congratulations my friend!

Is this your first?


Yep she is our first. :) She's actually sleeping at the foot of the couch in her bassinet as I type this. Very laid back baby so far. Hope it continues. lol



That's awesome. My daughter is now 4 years old, she was our first too, and this thread brings back memories of when she was born. I'm very happy for you and your wife. My daughter is the jewel of my life and I know yours will be the same for you. I hope you're ready for your whole life to change!


Yeah I'm ready, well until she's 16 then I'll have to bring the weapons out for their date night cleaning. LOL

[JJ.G0ldD0t]

GRATS Brother!

Sleep when you can!

I think kids are the best of everything in life! Hearty congratulations

[Ares]

Big congrats!
Now buy her a Glock and an ounce of gold to commemorate this day. :)


She already has an SAE in her room tucked away in a safe place for when she's old enough to understand what is money, and what is fiction. ;D

[Santa]

Wow! Congratulations Ares.

[k-os]

Congrats! She's so cute and tiny!

[sunnyandseventy]

Congratulations!
Babyboomin' here at GSUS :D

[gunDriller]

Big congrats!
Now buy her a Glock and an ounce of gold to commemorate this day. :)


yes. Congratulations !

[willie pete]

Praise The Lord and Congrats ;D ...just curious...who was it that gave you guys the initial EDC? and how accurate was your wife with her LMP?

[madfranks]

Sophia was born about 2 weeks late and that as a result she used up any available "baby fat", and glucose stores.


When my daughter was born, she didn't take to the nipple very well, she barely ate, and over the next 48 hours lost 24% of her body weight. The hospital had a policy if the newborn lost 25% or more of their body weight in 48 hours they would offer to keep us there until the baby would put on some weight. Since we were just under that limit we went home and she eventually understood that she had to eat, but it was a little scary having a newborn lose so much weight so fast!

[Libertytree]

Congrats Ares!

[Ares]

Praise The Lord and Congrats ;D ...just curious...who was it that gave you guys the initial EDC? and how accurate was your wife with her LMP?


Her gyno was the first one to give us the date. They said that her LMP could of been off because she still had a period, but it was light.

[Ares]

Sophia was born about 2 weeks late and that as a result she used up any available "baby fat", and glucose stores.


When my daughter was born, she didn't take to the nipple very well, she barely ate, and over the next 48 hours lost 24% of her body weight. The hospital had a policy if the newborn lost 25% or more of their body weight in 48 hours they would offer to keep us there until the baby would put on some weight. Since we were just under that limit we went home and she eventually understood that she had to eat, but it was a little scary having a newborn lose so much weight so fast!


When Sophia was first born they placed her on my wife (skin to skin) and she started rooting around and wanting to eat immediately. She ate for probably a good 30 minutes before falling asleep. After an hour or so is when they put her on the scale and we got to see how tiny she really was. Her Blood glucose levels were 80 at the time, but shortly after dropped down to 23. She had used up her glucose stores and mothers milk was not in yet. Colostrum is low in sugar and that's why babies lose some weight while in the hospital going home. They have their own glucose to wait it out until their mothers milk comes in.

[Ponce]

Ares? darn it man, you just spoiled my dinner with that picture GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR,heheheheheheh, I have to act my part, no?............by the way, be sure to give her more mothers milk than anything else, for many reasons.........did they keep some of the "placenta?" from when she was born?.....I hope so.

[ximmy]

Yay for girls!!! ;)

[Ares]

Ares? darn it man, you just spoiled my dinner with that picture GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR,heheheheheheh, I have to act my part, no?............by the way, be sure to give her more mothers milk than anything else, for many reasons.........did they keep some of the "placenta?" from when she was born?.....I hope so.


Yep, all she has consumed is mothers milk. As for the placenta there wasn't much left. Sophia as well as the placenta experienced atrophy due to being delivered late.

[midnight rambler]

Congrats Ares

[willie pete]

Praise The Lord and Congrats ;D ...just curious...who was it that gave you guys the initial EDC? and how accurate was your wife with her LMP?


Her gyno was the first one to give us the date. They said that her LMP could of been off because she still had a period, but it was light.



Just wondering, I'm sure it happens but not that often they're off by 2 weeks

[solid]

Yeah I'm ready, well until she's 16 then I'll have to bring the weapons out for their date night cleaning. LOL


See, this is the reason if I have kids, I'd want baby girls. Have that shotgun ready Ares!

Cheers, and congrats!

[SLV^GLD]

Congratulations, Ares! You're a lucky man!

[MAGNES]

Congratulations Ares, God Bless you and your family.

Sophia is a beautiful name and very meaningful.

Interesting info too from many of you, thanks.

Hope everyone is doing well.

[optionT]

Congrats!
We're hoping for a girl with baby#3(2 boys 18 months and 7 weeks) but that will wait till about 2 years.We would like to keep our sanity! ;D

ps. Your house will get a lot smaller!

[MNeagle]

oh, that is fabulous news!! Congratulations all around, I'm so happy to hear it turned out well! That must have been some scare during those anxious days...

[TheNocturnalEgyptian]

Great work, and congratulations : )

[mightymanx]

Way to go she looks great.

Enjoy sleep while you can. Colic damn near killed me from sleep depravation with mine.

[lapis]

Congratulations, and thanks for posting a picture. :)

[Road Runner]

Congratulations and blessings to you and your wife and new baby girl. It is amazing to think of the miracle that little children really are. Enjoy each moment because they grow up so fast!

[zap]

She Is beautiful, God Bless your little girl, and your family,



When we brought ours home for the first time we looked at each other and said " who is going to stay up all night to watch her" we were so nervous ! ;)

[skid]

Congratulations Ares! Kids make life fun and teach us patience and all other sorts of things. I know it's a cliche, but enjoy every moment you can, because they grow up so fast!

Our daughter was just over 5 pounds as well at birth. She is a petite 6 year old today, but model-like beautiful, tough (with two brothers), and healthy.

My brother was 2-3 weeks late and weighed 10 1/2 pounds, so some kids keep growing in the oven too. I feel sorry for my mom for birthing him naturally ;D

[Horn]

Ares, she's an Aries. :)

Congratulations.

[Grog]

Grats, children are wonderful and will change your life forever.

I wish the best for you and your family, this should be a happy time for all of you!

[Twisted Titan]

A most special Congrats Ares from the New Papa Club

I was never so happy that everything worked out well.

Everytime I prayed for my Daughter I made it bussiness to call your child by name as welll requesting a speedy and safe recovery.....


Blessings a hundread times over.

[Awoke]

She looks perfectly healthy to me, Ares. God let her out when it was time for her to come out. Congratulations on your beautiful baby Daughter!! I hope your wife is feeling well after the exhausting ordeal.

It's a great year on GSus!

[undgrd]

Congrats and best wishes! Amazing how much you can do on so little sleep isn't it?
;)

[iOWNme]

Congratulations Ares, you and your family are in our best wishes.

Cherish the gift of life, as it is the most precious gift from our Creator.

[Awoke]

Nice to know you are praying, TA.
That's a step in the right direction.

[SHTF2010]

CONGRATS Ares

another beautiful addition to the GSUS family

you and TT should make up a GSUS mobile for the cribs

- bill of rights
- constitution
- gold / silver coins
- etc

http://g-ec2.images-amazon.com/images/I/41qD4aQBuWL._AA280_.jpg

[Hermie]

Congratulations! God has blessed you!

[Ares]

CONGRATS Ares

another beautiful addition to the GSUS family

you and TT should make up a GSUS mobile for the cribs

- bill of rights
- constitution
- gold / silver coins
- etc

http://g-ec2.images-amazon.com/images/I/41qD4aQBuWL._AA280_.jpg


You laugh, but she has a "pocket constitution" among one of her gifts. LOL

[SHTF2010]

CONGRATS Ares

another beautiful addition to the GSUS family

you and TT should make up a GSUS mobile for the cribs

- bill of rights
- constitution
- gold / silver coins
- etc

http://g-ec2.images-amazon.com/images/I/41qD4aQBuWL._AA280_.jpg


You laugh, but she has a "pocket constitution" among one of her gifts. LOL



when you hand out pics to the family(s)

have her holding the pocket constitution and wrapped in a full size Bill of Rights

[Low Pan]

wow, NCIU can be a scary ordeal. Glad mom and baby are doing well. Congratulations Ares! ;D