It's a girl!
So last Wednesday my wife and I were eating dinner and her water broke. She was only 35 weeks to the day, so there was a little bit of denial going on. She thought maybe the baby pushed on her bladder or something. We went to the hospital and they determined that yes, it was in fact labour starting. At 7:35 am on Thursday, August 13, 2015 we welcomed our little girl into the world. We named her "Fawn Nika". Nika was the frontrunner name for some time and Fawn was on the backburner as a possible middle name. After a couple of days of getting to know her, with her big eyes and tiny fragile demeanor, We decided to go with Fawn. She was 5 pounds 6 ounces at birth but has dropped to just under 5 pounds, which is apparently normal.
Like a lot of premies, she is going to have to be in the nursery for a bit before we can take her home. She hasn't quite figured out how to feed yet and jaundice levels are border line, so they want to monitor her. One nurse thinks that she might come home Wednesday, so I am keeping my fingers crossed.
I have never been so excited for something in my whole life. It's such a wonderful feeling.
Some shameless photos below: