Tuesday, 23 May, 2006, Ivalo, Finland~

Dear Louisiana and family in America~

Ya'sou! This is your friend, Nikolas Constantinos! How are you? I hope and pray all of you are well!

I am writing to let you know that my beautiful Sari had our baby girl yesterday at five thirty in the aft. (our time). Our little girl was born healthy, with all her fingers and toes, and she came out, crying lustily. She came out sporting a full head of black hair and she is so pretty! She looks just like Sari, but she has my hair! (By the way, our daughter was 22" long, and she weighed eight pounds, six ounces. She was a big one! :) )

Sari is rather sore, but as I write this, she is lying in bed, sleeping. She looks at peace, and she has a faint smile on her pale face. She is in hospital (as if you haven't figured that out by now, heh, heh!); she will be in hospital for several days, at least, so the medical personnel can keep guard on her, to make sure no unforseen problems develop. So far, all is well, thank the Lord! :)

I have told Athena about Sari's new baby (mine, too! Heh, heh!), and she is thrilled! She is doing well: she is going to university to get better job. She is thinking of going into law enforcement to become a police woman, or a detective, or work as a dispatcher. I will keep you posted about this. Athena gets around so well now in her wheelchair, and nothing seems to stop her. She is a completely changed person, and I have you to thank for that: you have made a huge impact on her life, and I am grateful to you. God bless you, Louisiana! :)

How are you doing? How is Bill? How are your lovely parents, and how are the children? Tell everyone that we say hello and that we are thinking of them!

How is the weather there in Tennessee? Here it is warm and sunny, relly pretty. We did have some rain over the weekend, but it has now gone, and we have been enjoying the sunshine.

Sari started going into labour Saturday morning, and by the time Sunday night rolled around, she was in agony, so I had to call for an ambulance. Sari was in a great deal of discomfort and pain, and it thoroughly frightened me. She continued in labour until yesterday afternoon, when, finally, she delivered our baby girl.

Well, I am going to grab some food to eat while Sari continues to sleep. I will stop writing for now. Take care, Louie, and God bless you and your family always!

Love, your friends in Finland, Nikolas (and Sari) Constantinos.

P.S.: We are deciding on what to name our new baby girl. So far we have narrowed the choices on to two names: Birtta Aurora or Kristina Helena. What do you think? Let me know! Thank you! (We also are toying with Dagmar Athena, but Sari doesn't seem to like that name as much. What do you think of this one? Again, let me know!)

~Nikolas. :)