1 May,
2006
Sara
Star
Born 17 February, 2006
Sara Star was
born in San Jose on February 17th, 2006. She came into
our world a few weeks early and with all the complications
of a premature baby. The morning after her birth, Sara
Star was transferred to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
of the San Jose Children's Hospital where she spent her
first 5 weeks fighting for her life. Admittedly, a very
difficult period for all of us as life as we knew it -
stopped - and took a different turn. We did not return
to Punta Uva until Sara Star was released from the hospital.
Emmanuelle recovered very well from the C-Section and
is now back to her usual form!
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During these difficult 5 weeks, Sara experienced a list of
medical challenges - but at every turn, we were nothing but
extremely impressed by the medical world in Costa Rica. We
feel Sara received excellent care by the nurses, doctors and
facilities - MUCH better than one can expect in most US facilities
today! Maya was able to visit and meet her sister only 3 weeks
after her birth. This was a very special and emotional experience
for all of us - Maya in particular.
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Life in San Jose Anyone that has visited San Jose
knows that it is not the world's most desirable city. However,
when given the opportunity to scratch the surface, there
does exist a better city! We were fortunate to have several
close friends in San Jose helps us tremendously as well
as Emmanuelle's mother, Josiane, who stayed with us the
entire time. Maya missed school but spent many afternoons
in the Sabana park riding her bicycle, horses and ponies,
playing with her girlfriend Charlotte and going to amusement
parks. We also took a few half day excursions to some of
the local tropical gardens and volcanoes. I never thought
this was possible, but we now know how to drive and get
around in most of San Jose - where the streets have no name!
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Return to Life in Punta Uva Five weeks after Sara's
birth, she was discharged from the hospital and we wasted
no time in returning to our little paradise. Manuel's mother,
Regine, also came in for a few days to celebrate and spend
time with the rest of the family. Once Sara got out of the
hospital and returned to the jungle, she completely improved
and turned around. Today, she is progressing very well and
showing improvements on a daily basis. Her parents are not
getting much sleep at all and feeling like zombies - but that
is normal - for a few months! |
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The Big Sister For the past few years, Maya Soleil
has been begging her parents for a little sister. Now that
she is here, we have a very happy and proud big sister!
Maya loves her little sister and takes excellent care of her.
She helps us bathe her and now changes Sara's diapers and
feeds her all by herself. |
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...and The White Spot??? We
are sure that there are a few of you just asking yourself
one big important question since you've opened this page:
'What is that white spot on Sara's head?' Answer:
It is a piece of ordinary white paper, chewed on and compressed
as a tiny ball and simply put on her forehead. The purpose
is to stop the hiccups that babies so often have. How does
it work? We have no clue - but it is an old Costa Rican
grandmother's cure - and it seems to work sometimes!
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Stayed tuned...
PURA VIDA!!
Manuel, Emmanuelle,
Maya Soleil, Sara Star, Marley, Coco and Kiara
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