Our new daughter!

Aaron and I are thrilled to welcome our daughter, Joysa Adiel Rosenbloom, into our family. She was born at 10:37 a.m. on July 5 at 7 pounds even and is absolutely beautiful! She has her mother's pug nose and her father's beautiful long eyelashes.

Adi is the sixth "Joysa" in the family, a tradition that has been carried by the first-born daughter of every generation in the maternal family since the mid-1800s. Her middle name is an anagram of the name "Ida" (Ida spelled backwards), which was the first name of both of her paternal great-grandmothers, plus the word "El", a Hebrew name for God. "Adi" also means "decoration" or "ornament" in Hebrew.

Adiel came into the world in a somewhat dramatic fashion. I went into pre-labor and had reached full dialation in under 3 hours (versus the 24 hours we had been told to expect), and it wasn't until that moment that the midwives realized that Adi was folded up like a clam, and was trying to come out tush-first. They immediately called for an ambulance from Bryn Mawr Hospital for an emergency C-section, and I have a vague recollection of yelling things like: "Oh my God, I just want to die!" when she was delivered 1.5 hours later.

Unbeknownst to everyone, Adi was apparently in what they call "full breech" position for the entire pregnancy (meaning her ankles were fully back over her head), so unfortunately both of her hips are dislocated. We are awaiting further visits from an osteopathic surgeon to find out what kind of braces and/or surgery might be required in the future. Apart from this complication, however, she appears to be doing really well. She is sweet and gentle and has the great sucking strength of a future scuba diving champion!

We will be in touch soon with further updates and pictures. My mom is here from Oregon and has been a tremendous help, and Adi also enjoyed a weekend visit from her Uncle Brad and Tante Debbie.Thanks to everyone for your prayers and well wishes!