Happy Birthday Maleea

On Friday, December 16th, our beautiful little girl was born at 12:45 p.m.. We were pretty excited for her to be born on our wedding anniversary. She was 7 pounds, 3 ounces, and 18 inches long. We got to hold her right away and fell in love the moment we laid eyes on her. We had spoken with Shemica about names that we liked and we all chose Maleea together. We wanted Shemica to fill out the birth certificate so that she would always have the original record of her birth. For now her name is Maleea Robertson. When we finalize her adoption in June she will become Maleea Faith Skinner. She had a bit of a rough start in life. She needed a NICU nurse right off the bat. She had aspirated meconium and was not able to maintain her oxygen levels independently. She required oxygen and IV fluids. She had also been exposed to a strep B infection that had lowered her white blood cell count to a dangerous level. Her nurse was incredible and within 24 hours she was holding her own. We were so grateful that she didn't have to stay in the NICU.