Mother on Mother's Day!!!

Karli and I just wanted to get a little somethin somthin on the blog about our beautiful daughter Claire as there was much concern with possible scenarios due to Claire's polysystic kidney. I will keep it simple so that Karli can have the experience of sharing the details. Things ended up going a little differently than planned and Claire showed she was just as impatient/excited to come out as her parents were for her to arrive. The plan was for Karli to be induced on Monday May 10th at 1:00 a.m. to get the ball rolling. However, we ended up at the hospital late Saturday night and Claire was born at 8:15 a.m. on mother's day. She was 19 1/2 inches and weighed 7 lbs and 14 oz. It was truly one of the most remarkable and powerful experiences of our lives. Karli was amazing in labor and is doing great. Claire is a beautiful little girl, a cuddler and snuggler, that is already blessing our home and family. She actually had quite a bit of hair when she was born, which is a dark red with some blonde in it. In regards to the birth and process after it couldn't have gone any smoother. Claire was "going number 1 and 2" providing a lot of relief as this was the sign to show kidney function (whether it be one of both) is still good. So at this point there are no immediate concerns with Claire's kidney. We have already gone in for the ultrasound and will get the results by tomorrow. With that we will head up to Primary Children's in a month for further testing. All is all both Karli and Claire are going great and our beautiful little family couldn't be any happier (lack of sleep and all). We appreciate everyone's support, prayers and concern and are very grateful for our wonderful families and friends. Pics and additional information with be posted soon.