Welcome Kinley Seep Melcher

After less than one hour of incredible pushing, by her beautiful mother, Kinley Seep Melcher joined us in the world. Kinley's main appearance came at 2:59 pm on May 25th, 2008. She was 6 pounds 13 ounces and 19 3/4 inches long. We were able to hear her cry, but she was soon intubated and being prepared for her move to St. Luke's NICU. At one point during her preparation I was allowed to help lift Kinley so her bedding could be changed. This was a HUGE moment for me because I have read so many CDH blogs where the parents could not pick up their children for at least the first month of their lives, due to the ventilators. Kathy was also given the opportunity to get up close with Kinley before she left for the NICU. Watching Kathy's face light up was one of the best moments of my life. We are parents now. That is so awesome and scary, all at the same time.



This is one of the first pics of Kinley at St. Luke's courtesy of Aunt Kate.