Laure Christine Lorenzen

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Den 6. April 2004 kl. 20:10 GMT sommertid, blev vores lille familie beriget med "Laure Christine Lorenzen"

Laure kom saa sent som hun kunne, 2 uger over tiden.

Foedslen blev sat igang aftenen foer og jeg blev sendt hjem og planen var at tingene skulle udvikle sig i loebet af den naeste dag.

Efter et par timer, klokken 01:30 om natten gik vandet og jeg var tilbage. Heldigvis var der meget travlt denne nat 6 foedsler og 2 kejsersnit, saa vi havde natten til at haabe paa at vi kunne komme videre uden yderligere hjaelp.

"Vi" havde gode regelmaessige veer om morgenen, men de gik i sin mor igen, saa vi blev hooket op til alt det grej de kunne finde og under kontrollerede former kom Laura til verden paa helt normalt vis efter 9 timer i de haarde veers vold.

I ligeberettilgelsens navn flyttede Laure over paa min mave og det har vaeret hendes favorit plads lige siden (der er plads og den er bloed og varm).

Baade Deborah og Laure havde og har det fint, og jeg har ogsaa klaret mig igennem.

Efter at have tilbragt en nat paa Hospitalet er vi alle hjemme, og Laure har beholdt hendes doegn rytme fra foer hun blev foedt, dvs nat er dag, men det er nok ikke det eneste i vores tilvaerelse der bliver vendt paa hovedet.

Laure har allerede fundet ud af at faa hendes vilje, hun vil absolut ligge paa sin favorit plads - fars mave. Jeg kan hoere hende lige nu saa jeg maa tilbage. hvis alt gaar som i gaar vil der ikke gaa langt tid og hun vil sove hele dagen. Laure vejede 3700 gram da hun blev foedt og er ca. 52 cm. lang

English

On April 6, 2004, we welcomed the newest Lorenzen - Laure Christine - into the family. She was named Laure after her paternal grandmother and Christine after family on both sides. She is, as I'm sure you all realize already, the most beautiful girl in the world.

She was born at 8:13pm after (no details I promise) 19 hours of, er, well, lets just say "effort". Everything you have heard about childbirth is true, except its even more painful. The best part is at the end you get the most fabulous prize imaginable.

About a half hour after she was born she made her way from moms tummy to dads, and she hasn't looked back since. Her favorite place is definately sleeping on dads tummy - something about big and warm and soft should be written her . . . : )

Laure and mom spent one night in the evil english hospital and bolted at noon the next day. Home is fantastic. She was 8lb 3oz at birth, but they didn't measure her length. We made a pass at it once we got home and came up with 20 inches Tall and skinny - may she remain so all her life - so that the smallest clothes we bought just barely fit the length of her legs but have about twice as much fabric as necessary around the middle!

Our baby girl is truly the most beautiful, peaceful, fantastic little angel. The only thing he hates is nappy changing, but then, who among us really likes to have two giants come and strip us naked and have their way. Well, ok Matt, but that's different . . .

Come and visit. It's spring in England, the flowers are blooming, Laure is growing, and life is good!

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