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Katie I.

My daughter was born healthy on 12/29/08! She was worth all the hard work that a T1 pregnancy requires. :)

My husband and I welcomed our daughter (our first child), Sydney Hope, last Monday, Dec. 29, 2008. You can see from my prior blog posts that she was delivered via planned C-section at 38 weeks. She weighed 6 lbs. 12 oz., and measured a little over 20 inches long. And we think she is beautiful! She has a full head of dark hair that is long enough to hang over her ears and an inch down the back of her neck, which explains my bad heartburn during pregnancy (if you believe that old wives' tale). :) She also has very long eyelashes and is just perfect... she scored a "9.9" on her APGAR (I think the neonatal nurse meant somewhere between 9 and 10). Praise the Lord! We feel so blessed that I had good medical care throughout my pregnancy and didn't have any complications from it, like pre-eclampsia (which is fairly common in T1 pregnancies, especially when you've had T1 as long as I have). I am also blessed to have carried Sydney full-term. She is doing very well, and I am recovering well from the surgery. We have a lot to be thankful for!
Above are some pictures. You can see in the second one the look of RELIEF on my face when we were in the OR. Hearing Sydney's little cry as soon as she came out was the most relieving sound I've ever heard.
Thanks to all of you for your kind notes and warm wishes. :)

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Greg Comment by Greg on January 30, 2009 at 9:37pm
That's awesome - congratulations. And I hope you aren't reading this because you should really get some rest. The first 90 days are rough, but believe it or not you will probably look back upon it fondly as a special time.
Erin Comment by Erin on January 14, 2009 at 6:11am
Congrats! She is beautiful.
Melinda Comment by Melinda on January 12, 2009 at 4:13pm
Congratulations! She is beautiful!!!! What a blessing!
Kellyp Comment by Kellyp on January 8, 2009 at 7:08pm
Yay Katie!! So so happy for you! I'm so glad to hear that everything went well and without complications. She is a doll! So sweet. Congratulations!!!
**myriah** Comment by **myriah** on January 7, 2009 at 12:26pm
she is absolutely beautiful!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!
Kathy Comment by Kathy on January 6, 2009 at 4:25pm
Yours is the victory. Best wishes.
Kat1997 Comment by Kat1997 on January 6, 2009 at 6:05am
Congrats. Hard work does pay when dealing with diabetes. My granddaughter is now 7 months old and health, my daughter is T1. Blessings to you and your family.
Megan Skelly Comment by Megan Skelly on January 5, 2009 at 10:41pm
Congratulations Katie!
Robert Comment by Robert on January 5, 2009 at 10:23pm
Katie

This is one of the coolest things and the best thing in 2009 by far. I' so glad this went so well for you. :o)

Your going to be a wasome mommy, and she has a great family, keep up the pride.

Don't by chance think you might think about changing her middle name to Tonyea do you? LOl J/K, (I gave a friend the same speal when she had her baby, she thinks I like Tony Stewart too much for some reason. LOL)

Congratulations and keep on going!

I wish you well

Robert
Amy L Comment by Amy L on January 5, 2009 at 3:45pm
Congratulations! It makes it all worth it. My T1 pregnancy also resulted in a healthy baby girl, she just turned 2! I am currently working as a lactation consultant if you need any support let me know!

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