Day 3--Even more adorable

I visited Shinako and Rhianna at the hospital again today. Rhianna is now having no problem drinking milk (she apparently spit up on the first night after she was fed by the nurse), and she really likes it. She also likes to yawn, sleep, stretch, lie next to mom , and generally be cute.

Here are more pictures!

More soon to come, including more with mom and Rhianna together (seriously!)

One Day Old

I visited Shinako and Rhianna at Eiju General Hospital today. They had spent the day at the hospital mostly recovering, learning how to get food, and generally bonding. Shinako's mother also came over for a visit.

Rhianna was even cuter than yesterday! Like I mentioned in the last blog, she has very big, inquisitive eyes--she makes you want to stare into them forever!

All the other mothers and people in the ward contantly mentioned how cute she was--and they'e right. Here are a few pictures of her for your viewing pleasure. Much more to come!

Guess Who!!!!

Please meet Rhianna Anne Klumpp. Dr. Takahashi had thought she might be a little bit off, but she decided to join us a little earlier than we had expected. After about 14 hours of labor, Rhianna came into the world at 3:15 p.m. on Sunday, May 27th. She weighed 2940 grams and was 53.3 centimeters long at birth. She's so beautiful!

Rhianna is a Welsh word which apparently means "Great Queen"(we chose it primarily because we like how it sounds, but the apple doesnt usually fall far from the tree either). Her middle name comes from Grandma Pat's middle name.

She's very graceful acting for a baby, with bright eyes and a beautiful face. She is far taller than any of the other babies in the maternity ward, with very long legs.

Rhianna and mom Shinako are resting happily in Eiju General Hospital





Expect lots more pictures and videos in the near future!!

No News = Good News

Hi! It has been a long time since I updated, but we wanted to let you know that everything is fine, but it looks like the baby will still be a few days off--Dr. Takahashi thinks maybe 10 days or so (meaning early June).

Until that time, we're spending time going out to eat, going to movies (saw Pirates of the Carribean 3 today--not bad but way, way, way too long), and generally relaxing and enjoying ourselves.

By the way, we had a great trip up to Atsumi Onsen (hot springs in northern Japan) a few weeks ago, about which I will give you an update soon).

Until then, still no baby!

--John and Shinako