Friday, May 18, 2012

Cristina Lei is Finally Here!

After several hours of laboring and waiting, and an absolutely amazing job by our surrogate "M"...our daughter finally made her debut!


Cristina Lei
8 lbs, 11 oz.
21-1/2" long
Born on May 18, 2012 at 1:46 am


More details after we all get a cat nap, but we are in awe of the fantastic job "M" did to bring this adorable bundle of joy in to our lives.  Thank you!  We couldn't be happier and more in love with this beautiful girl!


Here are a couple photos.  Isn't she the cutest ever???


Oh I'm so tired!

She's got her eye on us!

59 comments:

  1. Congrats Guys, I have felt like a stalker checking for updates! She is adorable, enjoy every moment!

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  2. Happy end!! Of a long long waiting.
    But no - happy beginnings!! :-)

    So glad for you.

    Congratulations to your beautiful baby, to you daddies and also to your great surro "M".

    Margrit (the one "looking for baby" from Nuernberg)

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  3. I am so happy for you guys! Can't wait to meet her! She is so beautiful and what a great weight and size. I hope M is doing ok too!


    Love ya,
    Jay S

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  4. She is gorgeous!! Congratulations you two!! Beautiful name!! All the best!!
    Kathrin (Germany)

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  5. Congratulations!!!
    Beautiful baby girl.
    Your party days are over.
    m.

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  6. CONGRATULATIONS!!! She is gorgeous!!! She looks perfect in every way!!!

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  7. C-O-N-G-R-A-T-U-L-A-T-I-O-N-S NEW FAMILY!!!! FINALLY, SHE IS HERE...and BOY OH BOY IS SHE HERE....BIG BOUNCING BABY! GOD BLESS M!
    (when our twins were born, they weighed less together than your beautiful girl!)

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  8. Huge hugs and congratulations on you all!!!

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  9. CONGRATULATIONS!! such fantastic news, so happy for you all, part 2 of your journey begins!. Just so happy for you both :)

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  10. What a beautiful little girl! Congrats guys!
    Such a happy first blog read of my day! High fives all around.

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  11. what a DOLL! You guys are in for the greatest time of your life!

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  12. CONGRATULATIONS! She's beautiful! We are so happy for you!!!

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  13. Congratulations!!!!!!! She is beautiful!!!!!!

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  14. What a beautiful baby girl! Congrats!

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  15. Congratulations what an adorable little girl!! Enjoy every second WHAM xoxoxo

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  16. Well she certainly knows how to make an entrance! So thrilled for you guys! Much love to the whole family! xoxoxo

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  17. She is beautiful!! Congratulations!

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  18. Worth the wait! Beautiful little girl. Love her name. Congratulations!

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  19. Wow she is soooooo gorgeous! I am so happy for you all. Lovely lovely names Cristina Lei. Congratulations Daddies!

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  20. Oh no I fell asleep!! She is GORGEOUS!! She is loved all around the rld already :)

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  21. YEAH! Congratulations! Your daughter is absolutely delightful. I am so happy for you. Now begins the next wonderful, exciting, stimulating stage of parenthood.

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  22. CONGRATULATIONS!!! Just got up and ran to my computer for an update! SO happy to read this this morning!! She is BEAUTIFUL!! YAY!!!! xoxo!

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  23. Oh, she's absolutely beautiful! Congratulations to you both and to M. A family at last!

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  24. Warmest congratulations to you both. Welcome to the world Cristina.

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  25. Congratulations a million times over to the whole family!

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  26. Congratulations guys, its been worth the wait. Wow you are now parents! I am a regular follower of your blog and I have so been there on this long journey of ups and downs with you. Wishing you all the bestx Jane

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  27. So wonderful. Congratulations and she is so beautiful! Enjoy her, she waited so long to meet you!

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  28. Oh wow! Congratulations to you. Now the fun really starts!

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  29. Congrats guys! She is beautiful! Happy Birthday, Cristina!

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  30. She's so pretty!!! Yay! HUGE Congrats to you guys!!! :)

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  31. Hooray. So glad we all finally get to meet her. Congratulations to the daddies and "M" and of course the sweet baby.

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  32. congrats! I am so excited for you guys, she is beautiful! Welcome to the world!

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  33. Congratulations!!! We are so happy for you guys! What a beautiful name to fit a beautiful baby girl!

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  34. Congratulations!!! I have been following your blog for a while now and just had to comment. Congratulations on your new baby girl she is such a gorgeous little girl! :)

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  35. Congratulations, she is beautiful and I LOVE her name! Cheers :)

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  36. And so it REALLY begins.......Congratulations guys. She is beautiful!,,,,,,,

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  37. Beautiful name for a beautiful girl! Congrats!!

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  38. congratulations. absolutely adorable and perfect. best wishes to you guys!

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  39. I LOVE THOSE CHEEKS! CONGRATS TO ALL OF YOU!!! I am so happy for you guys. Just wait... the fun really begins know.

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  40. Congratultions... she is beautiful great weight to!! well done to your surrogate she has done you proud x

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  41. Yay, yay and YAY. Welcome to the world Cristina Lei!!! It feels like we've been waiting to meet you for as long as your daddies have... Have a beautiful life little girl.

    Lisa
    xx

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  42. She's beautiful! All the best to you and your family!

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  43. YAY!!!! So very happy for you ALL!

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  44. I knew if I turned my back on this Blog for a MINUTE she'd arrive!! Here I am at No: 46 already!! CONGRATULATIONS DADDIES!! Critina Lei is SO BEAUTIFUL! And to "M" you are a superstar xx

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  45. ... Actually you are sleeping now so No 46 will probably be No 276 by the time you wake up and approve everything ha ha xx

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  46. Doug, she is absolutely beautiful and what an incredibly pretty name. Your day has finally come and I could not be happier for you. Cheers :)

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  47. Congratulations, guys! Best, best wishes for the newly enlarged family.

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  48. Adorable, guys! Congrats to your whole little family. But that nap won't be happening anytime soon :) Will y'all get to stay in the area a bit so Cristina can experience her first Capital Pride Parade?

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  49. I love that you changed your blog name! She is what you have been looking for! So sweet! When do you get to take her home?
    Kathrin (Germany)

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  50. Oh my goodness! She is soooooo cute!!!!! Congratulations to you all. Shes beautiful!!!

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  51. Congratulations!!! Your beautiful little girl sure knows how to make a fashionably late entrance :) Wishing you all every joy in parenthood, and welcome Christina to the world xo

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  52. She is beautiful!!! Congratulations to both of you and M!

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  53. Congratulations to you all! She is gorgeous!! X

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  54. Congratulations! She is beautiful!! Enjoy every minute

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  55. Congratulations!!!! She's absolutely beautiful!! You guys are two lucky fathers!!

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  56. OMG she's simply adorable! Congrats, daddies! Such a blessing ... she is definitely going to be loved beyond comparison. <3

    P.s. If you calculate her birth time into PST, she would technically have the same birthday as our little boys! How fun is that?! ;)

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  57. Congratulations to the 3 Amigos....CL is a beauty and we know that you guys will dress her up in all the cute designer outfits fit for a Hawaiian life style like flip flops and sundresses...you are going to have fun! Again so happy for you!

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