Cosette Marie arrived early, April 18th

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Registered: 09-23-2005
Cosette Marie arrived early, April 18th
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Thu, 05-11-2006 - 2:03am

Hello everyone, I haven't posted in a while, but I've dropped in every once in a while to read the latest. :)

My EDD was May 27th, but Cosette decided she wanted out, and made her appearance at 34 weeks, on April 18th. She was 5 lbs 0 oz, 17 1/3 inches with apgars of 8 and 9! (Long birth story- will spare you guys) She did have some typical preemie problems in the beginning, like not remembering to breath whle eating, a few apnea episodes, and some bradycardias- mostly after the second day outside my womb- (they say that preemies often tire after the adrenaline rush of birth, and forget they don't still have an umbilical cord attached to take care of everything for them). She only had to stay in the NICU for ten days though and had regained her birthweight at 8 days old. She's now home, and three weeks old (or minus three weeks old still, depending on how you look at it), and she's already 5 lbs 10 oz, 19 1/2 inches!!! She's sprouting like a little weed!

Just wanted to say thankyou for helping me decide on a name, especially a middle one! I went with Marie (my middle name), even though I've always thought it rather plain. I decided as soon as she was briefly placed on my chest and I saw her for the first time. I was so overwhelmed with the feeling of familiarity and love. I really wanted to share some part of my name with her, and Marie suddenly didn't feel so boring, it felt like a gift. Cheesy, yes. Oh well. Anyways, enough blabbering, pictures are worth a thousand words! If you've got time, please check these out!

http://s75.photobucket.com/albums/i2...nmatt/Cosette/

http://s75.photobucket.com/albums/i2...ore%20Cosette/

http://s75.photobucket.com/albums/i2...te%20Pictures/

and this is what I looked like the day before she was born (we thought I was 35 weeks- I guess I cant add)

http://s75.photobucket.com/albums/i288/erinmatt/

enjoy!!!!

cheers,
erin

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Registered: 12-08-2004
Thu, 05-11-2006 - 3:51am
Congratulations to you! She's just beautiful...even brand-new, she wasn't the least bit red or wrinkly! And her sweet little face has the cutest expressions! Her name is gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous. And her pretty little eyes...oh, you must just want to sit and stare at her all day. Congrats again! I'm glad that she's fully recovered from all her preemie woes and now she's home, safe and happy, with her mom and dad, where she can grow quite chubby!
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Registered: 10-13-2005
Thu, 05-11-2006 - 11:05am

Congrats Erin !! Thanks for sharing the pictures!


Wishing you many smiles & a little sleep too!

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Registered: 10-14-2005
Thu, 05-11-2006 - 12:55pm

Oh, Erin, she's BEAUTIFUL. Absolutely precious. And I LOVE her name. Cosette is gorgeous and so rare. And Marie is lovely, even if it was terribly common during our generation. It will be so nice for her to share that with you. And besides, Marie isn't nearly as common a middle name as it once was. All the Annes and Lynns and Maries or our generations are the Roses and Graces of this one. So she'll stand out among her friends. :)


Congratulations! Enjoy your sweet little one. :)




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Registered: 10-24-2005
Thu, 05-11-2006 - 1:07pm

Love her name!!! Congratulations! For whatever reason, the link to see your baby didn't work for me, but I am sure she's just precious! I was able to get to your prego pictures...and all I can say is where exactly did you put her while you were pregnant? You were tiny!!! You looked more like 5 months along...not 8!

Best Wishes to you and your new family!

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Registered: 10-23-2004
Thu, 05-11-2006 - 1:25pm

Congratulations! Sounds like Cosette is growing nicely. Nice to hear things are going smoothly. Best of luck!

Terra.

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Registered: 05-09-2004
Thu, 05-11-2006 - 3:13pm
She's beautiful =) You were both so tiny. Congratulations!


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Registered: 02-16-2006
Thu, 05-11-2006 - 7:30pm
She's gorgeous! Congrats!! :)