A Joyous Day
Welcome to the world, little one!
This is Riley Puyue Kuo. Her Chinese name is 郭普樂, giving a sense of radiant happiness / music. She was about a week past her due date and weighed in at very healthy 8.48 lbs, which means my surrogate really is a hero! She was her largest baby yet.
Surrogate mama and baby are doing wonderfully, and this Ba was exhausted but full of wonder and joy. Riley already seems to know what she needs and demand it readily! She grabbed the bottle with her hands when the nurse and I fed her, she cried when she wanted to be held, and she definitely let us know when she had her first poop!
My sister and I will be hanging out in San Diego for a few days before taking a leisurely drive up the coast for two days to bring Riley to see the extended family in Oakland and my good friends in the Bay Area.
This moment took nearly three years to get to, and the community here has been incredibly supportive of our journey. I can’t express my gratitude enough. Now the biggest next adventure of my life begins, and I couldn’t be more excited and happy!
Jay
Oh, Jay, congratulations!!! Little Riley is gorgeous! I love that you have shared this journey with your community here - I feel like an auntie!
I have a question, and I wonder if I am speaking for more members than myself. I feel like I want to send a baby gift, but know you will be inundated with enough stuff from your loving family.
Is there a charity that is special to you, that I could make a donation to in Riley's name?
Congrats, Proud Papa!
and Kudos to your surrogate! What a precious gift she had given, by going through a pregnancy.
Today is a GREAT day for a birthday! On this day 60 years ago, I was born on my parents first anniversary. 🥰🥳🎉🧁