Oh Happy Day!

Two wonderful things are worth noting today-
1- I got to spend a few hours with Morgan, Frank, and Rainier on their first day at home. They brought him home about 12:30 today and Frank had to go to work for a few hours so I was able to spend some quality time with mom and baby while Frank was at work. We did all the normal things- changing diapers, feeding, burping, changing diapers again! It was lots of fun and a great relief to be home doing such "normal" things!
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(We spent a few hours in the hospital on Father's Day so new Grandpa Kerry could hold Rainier for the first time.)

2- Gay marriage became legal in California at 5:01PM! Second only to New York, and the only state to recognize gay marriages from other states. Almost makes us want to move there, but we know other states will follow suit and soon it will be legal in all 50 states. The struggle for gay civil rights continues and we know that one day our son will be able to have a legal marriage recognized in any state in this great union!

Rainier has arrived!

Our first grandchild, Rainier Joseph Kozlowski, entered the world on June 11, 2008 at 2:21PM. He weighed 8lbs. 9oz and was 21 inches long, with lots of dark hair (mostly in the back like his Granpa Kerry). Mom Morgan got to go all the way to full-on pushing labor before they decided a C-section was in order, so that was a little traumatic for them but she is doing fine. Rainier got a little stressed during delivery (who wouldn't?) and had a bowel movement, and then aspirated some of it, so he had some trouble breathing right at first. We were told later that he actually had to be resusitated in the delivery room! He was whisked off to NICU before we really got a good look at him and put in an tiny oxygen tent- it was so hard to see him that way- couldn't hold or even touch him-but new dad Frank kept vigilant watch over him those first few hours, stroking his little feet and softly talking to him. After about 24 hours of steady improvement, he was taken off the oxygen but mom had had a fever when they took her to recovery so they assumed he might have an infection, and they sent his placenta off to the lab for testing and put him on anitibiotics, just in case. Sure enough, the test came back positive for infection so after two days on antibiotics, they took more blood for testing and we should know today whether the infection is gone. Morgan will be released today but Rainier will probably have to stay another day or two, just to be safe. Isn't he the prettiest baby ever? We will be posting more of pictures of this sweet little boy soon!