Excited to announce the newest addition to our family -- Eliana Yeh-Hong Chiang (姜業虹) born at UCSF Mission Bay at 7:00p on October 11th. The sturdy baby weighed in at 6 lbs 12 oz and 20.5 in. long.
The name Eliana has a Hebrew origin meaning "God responds" which we paired with the Chinese character 虹 meaning "rainbow". This is especially meaningful as we liken her arrival to being a sign of peace and fullness. Also, both her brother and sister have names with an atmospheric motif (昇, 霞).
Mom and baby are all doing well and recovering after the long day of labor and delivery.
We hope you can meet her in-person soon,
Warren, Melissa, Alexis, and Louie (in spirit)
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Current update: Eliana is 6 week now. =)
Can't believe how much this little rainbow has grown. She has been a delightful addition to our family. Rainbow baby is a term for subsequent siblings after a loss in the bereaved community. We didn't quite feel that full sense of hope with Lexi, so her middle name means dawn...which represented the start of hope. Ellie's arrival has felt a lot more like a full rainbow.
While big sis is still adjusting, lil sis is thriving evidenced by her cheeks and surviving all the hits/kicks/shoves that I trust will just make her stronger.
We had a rough first few weeks with the flu (now known as Flu-gate 2017 in our household), but have moved towards our new family rhythm. Special shout-out to my parents who came up to help with the transition. Lexi has particularly loved the time with Wai-Poi and Wai-Gong as they serve as her live juke box. Side bar: will kids even know what a juke box is?!
Life with 2 "at home" has been hectic, full, and ever-evolving. I write the "at home" in quotes as it's the language I use to talk about our day-to-day with 2 kids while still honoring that we, in fact, have 3. Language is a funny thing with holiday small talk - I always call Lexi my oldest... never my first or I say that Ellie is our 2nd daughter... never 2nd child. While these subtleties are supposed to be unnoticed by the other parties, it helps me to feel fair to Louie. I go back to the fact that all parents adjust with a new arrival... and today we are a family of five.
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