June 10, 2008

Will hit a milestone today - 30 months old or "2 half" as he is saying...but something much more important took place today.

A dear friend of Mommies from high school - Dave Spinrad and his wife Gal, had their second child, a girl "Tikva". Tikva has CDH and has some hurdles ahead of her but is clearly a very, very, strong little girl. Please send prayers, good thoughts, and strength her way. Below is an email mommy received to announce Tikva's arrival. I encourage you to read about Tikva's journey thus far - her parents are truly inspirational. Their blogs are noted below.
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Dear Family and Friends,

At around 5:00 p.m. Monday, Gal was admitted to UCSF to have her bag
of waters broken in the hopes of bringing on active labor so that
Tikva could be born (just a few days past her due date). About a half hour later, looking out at the most incredible view of San Francisco and the bay from her labor room, she saw a red tail hawk fly by - a totem of incredible power that seems to be showing up a lot in our
family's life these days. Labor started quickly once the water broke,
and our baby girl didn't waste any time.

In the wee hours of the night, at 2:22 a.m. today, June 10, 2008, our
beautiful daughter - Tikva Ahava - was born here in San Francisco. She
came out quickly and easily, and is truly amazing. She is a robust 7
lb. 8 oz. and 20 inches long, came out gorgeous, with a head of curly
dark hair and luscious lips. She even gave a little squeak when she
realized how bright it is out in the world. The doctors were able to
stabilize her right away, and we were able to see her not only as she
came out, but also soon after she was born. She is doing wonderfully
and receiving incredible care in the intensive care nursery here.

Mama is doing great - the body seems to know how to recover much more
easily the second time around - and will be at the hospital until
Thursday. After that, we will all be here a lot to be with Tikva, give
her kisses, read her stories, let her feel our presence and continue
to know how deeply held she truly is.

Please continue to hold Tikva in your hearts in the coming weeks, as
she has more of her mighty journey ahead of her and it is so clear
that she receives great strength from all the love and prayers coming
her way.

We will continue to update our blogs/websites as the journey we share
continues to unfold:

www.growinginside.blogspot.com

www.unorthodoxrabbi.com

For now, here are some photos of our beautiful baby girl in her cozy
bed in the ICN. She really is perfect.

Lots of love, light and hope,

Tikva, Dahlia, Gal & Dave