Daddy’s little girl.

Musette Digitale, she became quite pleased when the nurses placed her name card in her bassinet. We like to call her “Myu.”

Born October 30, 2009, at 2:16pm in Ogikubo, Tokyo: Musette Digitale Mielke. She’s the most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen. She’s got my lips, possibly my nose and ears, and even got my grumpy face! I just hope she didn’t get my hair. It took Joy about 13 long, arduous hours to get Musette up and running (read: out), but once the baby emerged she was instantly adorable and full of personality. I’ve only been able to hold her 25 minutes a day for the last two days (Japanese hospitals are pretty insane when it comes to visiting hours of the FATHER), but each session has filled my heart with sunshine and rainbows like I could never have imagined.

We’re really lucky. She arrived healthy and safe, despite Joy’s pregnancy requiring almost every medical trick in the book short of a C-section. But Musette’s got all of her fingers and toes, and no apparent ailments, and she’s already exhibiting an awareness and inquisitive nature that none of the other monkey heads in the nursery display. Maybe she’s a genius! We’ll find out soon enough. Expect more updates once I get the little girl, the lady who produced her, and some time later this week.