Welcome Mika and Noah!

[Mark Warschauer]

Keiko and I are thrilled to announce the birth of Mika Rachel 
Warschauer (girl) and Noah Kaisho Warschauer (boy).  Mika (pronounced 
Meeka) was born at 2:37 pm on Thursday, February 9, 2006 and Noah was 
born 22 minutes later at 2:59 pm on the same day.  The labor was 
long, but the delivery was natural and uncomplicated and both 
children and their mother are healthy and happy.

Mika and Noah were born at 34 weeks 2 days gestation, which is a bit 
earlier than we were expecting, but they are both in perfect health 
and breathing natural air fully on their own.  Mika weighed in at 4 
pounds 13 ounces (2198 grams) and measured 18" tall (46 cm.)  Noah 
weighed in at 4 pounds 15 ounces (2245 grams) and measured 18.5 
inches (47 cm.).  Both are very well-developed for their age and tall 
and slender.  Both are also extremely good-looking, which means, very 
fortunately, they take after their mother!  Photos will be posted in 
a day or so at http://oceanandstars.com.

Noah is a biblical name and Kaisho is a Japanese name meaning 
"Soaring over the Ocean".  (Our first son, Mikey, may he rest in 
peace, had the Japanese name of Kai, or "Ocean", and our second son, 
Danny, has the Japanese name of Kaisho, or "Ocean and Stars.")  Mika 
is a Japanese/Hebrew name meaning "(s)he who is with God" in Hebrew. 
Rachel is a biblical name.

Keiko is still in the hospital (UCI Medical Center, Orange) and will 
be there for a couple of days.  I am traveling back and forth between 
the hospital and home.  Mika and Noah will probably be in the 
hospital a couple of weeks to fatten up a bit.  Updates will be 
posted on http://oceanandstars.com.

Welcome, Mika and Noah!

love,
Mark, Keiko, and Danny Warschauer