Freewrite: September 27, 2010

Yesterday, my cousin gave birth to a baby girl! Her name is Gabee Noelle and she was born at 28 weeks and 5 days gestation. She weighed 2 lbs and 10 oz at birth and was 15.5 inches long! She has a full head of blonde hair and is all leg. She has super long fingers and moves all over even though she is super tiny. In all of the pictures I have seen of her so far, she looks just like her older sister, Cylee, although their sizes are just a tad opposite, considering Cylee was huge at birth- like 10 lbs! Cylee is only 9 months old, so Gabee and her will hopefully be close relationship-wise because they are so close together in age. I can't wait to hold Gabee! She will be in the NICU until December at least and I probably won't be able to hold her until at least a month before then if not after she comes home. She will be in a "pod" in the back of the NICU for probably at least 3 weeks if not a month so that she can grow and stay healthy without the stress of being out in the open with the rest of the little babies! I can't wait to truly meet the little bundle of joy that has been the focus of my family for the past 2 months since Kara was in the hospital :) I love you already, Gabee Noelle :)

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