Announcing Gwen Robyn Francis*, born the 10th of April at 11:22 pm. She weighed 7 lbs 11 oz, the smallest of all my babies, probably because she was born at 39 weeks instead of the usual 41+ weeks.
* Yes, we know "Gwen" is a name shared by Steph, Praise, and Phebe, and that Amanda and Ella have "Robyn" middle names (albeit with spelling variations), so neither name is unique to our extended family. But our Gwen is unique to us, and plus, she gets to join the "Gwen" and "Robyn" clubs. (Like our Ruth is in a club with Megan, right?)The photos below don't adequately show how much long dark brown hair she has, but they do show the extra finger on her left hand, held on with a flap of skin. Our baby is a "postaxial polydactyl"! (postaxial meaning that the finger is on the pinky side, and polydactyl meaning someone with more than the usual number of digits.) Jason was interested to learn that this is very rare among white females, occurring among 6 of 10,000.
Notice the little fingernail in the photo below. Isn't that interesting!?
Our regular pediatrician wanted to refer us to a pediatric plastic surgeon. Mom was concerned that this would cost beaucoup bucks to even have a consultation. However, the other pediatrician in the practice, who saw Gwen for her 48 hour visit, was willing to tie it off with suture thread. It will turn black (don't worry; I won't post photos of that) and fall off in a week or so.
Thanks for all your thoughts, prayers, and fasting during this pregnancy and birth.
Love, Marcie
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