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Copyright 2011 Michael Anttila

Part 5 - "Meeting Mom"

After Angela was all stitched up, they wheeled her out of the OR and into our recovery room. At that point she finally got to hold Aila in her arms, and get some important skin-to-skin time with the baby. It must have felt great to have a warm baby on her chest after being in the cold operating room.

After a short while we decided to choose a name for the new baby. "Aila" had been the leading contender for the last few months, but we wanted to make sure the name would fit. Sure enough, the baby looked just like an Aila, so we felt good about making it our permanent choice.

"Aila" is both a Finnish name and a Scottish name, reflecting parts of her ancestry. In Scottish, it means "strong one" (or "from the strong place"), and in Finnish, it means "light bearer". Her middle name "Jade" refers to the precious stone, so she is strong, precious, and carries the light.

Stay tuned for Part 6!

Technical details: This photo was taken with my 5D Mark II + Tamron 28-75mm at 54mm, ISO 3200, f/2.8 for 1/20th of a second.

Comments

A perfect name for a perfect baby! Well done :)
-- Jenny at 12:45pm, Thursday May 5, 2011 EST

She is definitely precious and strong!	What a perfect little round head. Good
work!
-- Emily at 12:55pm, Thursday May 5, 2011 EST

What a sweet picture! Baby Aila looks safely cuddled with Mom and at peace with
the universe!
-- Eric Anttila at 1:04pm, Thursday May 5, 2011 EST

She is absolutely perfect!!! God bless ..congratulations 
-- Beverly at 1:24pm, Thursday May 5, 2011 EST

Awwwww!!!!  She is as beautiful as her name.
-- Mum at 1:46pm, Thursday May 5, 2011 EST

Excellent name choice for a very beautiful baby! :)
-- Alix at 3:58pm, Thursday May 5, 2011 EST

Deareast Angela and Mike.  Great congratulations on the birth of your beautiful
daughter Aila.	She is a lucky girl to have such fine loving parents. I
appreciated Mike's diary and the wonderful pictures. Warmest regards to you
three!
Marilyn
-- Marilyn Cormier at 7:03pm, Thursday May 5, 2011 EST

What a sweet face, and a lovely picture ... looking forward to more.
-- Rena at 1:11am, Friday May 6, 2011 EST

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