Brianna is finally here!!!  The best Father's Day gift Joe could ask for. 

Please click on the links above "Before the Arrival", "At the Hospital", "Back at Home", "Photo Album", and "Contact Us" for more pictures and stories.

We're going to use this site to share the experience with our family and friends, including the preparations we made before the arrival, how the birth went, and how things have been going since.  We will post some of our favorite pictures here.  But don't worry, more photos are available with no passwords, no registration, no spam, and most of all...no pop-up advertisements at www.manieri.smugmug.com

So far, Mom, Dad and Brianna are doing fine.  Although, we had sleep deprivation during the first three weeks.  Thankfully, Brianna isn't as bad as it could be.  After five days, she was on a 3-4 hour sleep/eat cycle and she sure does let us know when she needs to be changed.

Now, she typically sleeps through the night.  Once in a while she'll wake up around 3:30 am - 4:00 am.  The trick is to not let her sleep too much during the day.  I think we are getting the hang of it. 

We will provide pictures and express our happiness of this special event in the following pages.