Our daughter and her husband were here for 18 days (left yesterday to go home!) They live in Haiti - as missionaries - and were here for a break for the first time since the earthquake. They settled on a midwife to deliver the baby in December. The midwife was able to do a sonogram while they were here - Kari Isabel will be joining us around December 20!!! They will return in mid-November to wait the homebirth of Kari!! (Pronounced Car-ee - it's Norwegian - His mom is Norwegian!)

wonderful news!! There is nothing nicer than a new granddaughter!

Hurry, you only have a month and a half to get all the baby quilts done! Congratulations.

Congratulations!! Love the name even if it is spelled different from mine. (Carrie). :-)

Congratulations! That is exciting.

Yay! Congrats! Baby girls are so wonderful!

Wonderful news. May in Jersey

I hope they stay for awhile after the birth so that you can enjoy the new bundle of joy.

Happy for you! Beautiful name.

Years ago lab I worked at had a visiting scientist from Norway named Kari. What I remember most about her I learned from a friend, Linda, also a visiting from Chicago, who shared a house with her for 3 months and thus hung out when not working. Linda told stories about how they'd be out hiking and if Kari became too warm, she'd just whip off her top and jeans and hike in her panties. When Linda told her she couldn't do that in a public and could be arrested, Kari just couldn't understand why not. Evidently Norwegians have an entirely different attitude than Midwesterners when it comes to wearing clothes. lol

Congrats on the new baby to be born. How wonderful!

CONGRATS on the new addition.
I worked with an intern from Amsterdam. She was 18 and could not understand why she could not order a drink for lunch. She had been drinking since 16. The "Pub" was in the basement of her church. All the teenagers would hang out there after school and if anyone over indulged the Priest would deliver them home!!!! I thought she was exaggerating but my supervisor confirmed it.

Midwife.
Homebirth.
Missionaries.
Lucky, blessed baby-to-be!! Smart parents!

Do you all know it is literally, honestly, proven, that it is safer to give birth at home with a midwife than in a hospital, for the majority of pregnant women? Yep, it is. After all, birth is a normal function of a healthy female body. There are 42 countries on this planet that have better maternal and infant birth outcomes than the USA does. FORTY-TWO! How is that possible?? (I'm not sure I can even name 42 'modern' countries quickly!)

Blessings and congratulations to all of those involved in Kari's birth in December.

Jan in VA

Congratultions! What happy news :D:D:D

Congrats on new baby coming. Glad they will be home for the birth.

COngrats!

Congrats!!!!!

Congratulations on that new Grand-daughter. I love the name they chose. I know you will really enjoy having them home so you can immed. get to know the baby. What a blessing! :thumbup:

Thanks all!!! We are excited!! Her name will be pronounced Car-ee. Her great grandmother's name is Kari - and I'm sure SHE'D never try to hike in her underwear!! ;) LOL!!! I've met her and she is a wonderful woman - very active and cannot believe she is to be a great gandmother soon!! :)
Jan, the baby is SO blessed to have her smart parents - they are looking forward to the home birth!