OUr sweet little baby Grace made her first appearance on January 19, 2011. We went to the hospital on tuesday and came home with a new addition to the family on Thursday . The birth went great!! My water broke at 3:45 AM and i contracted about every minute from then until she was born. I got my epidural after feeling about 5-6 contractions (that was enough for me!!)Grace was born at 5:28PM weighing 7 pounds 12 oz. and was 20.5 inches long! we were so suprised by how big she was and one of the nurses thought that she was going to be bald BUT she came out with some hair. She has got the cutest scream on her (im sure our neighbors dont think so) it is high pitched and girly. she is also such a cute sweet baby she doesnt really cry and she even tries to sleep through the night but we wake her up to feed her. last night she went from about midnight to 7:30. Grace got a clean bill of health from the pediatrician at the hospital and has her first appointment on monday!! she passed her hearing test and her bilirubin was at a good level (no jaundice). We have been so blessed with this sweet little angel as soon as the doctor saw that all was well with her after her delivery he called her the miracle baby. and to us she is !!
Grace is named after her 2 grandmothers... grace is my mom's middle name and evelyn is brocks mothers name.. it also happens that both my mom and brocks mom were named after their grandmothers. These women are some of the best this world has seen, and there is no better people to name my daughter after. I have been so blessed with the mom that i have she has taught me so much and shown me a great example of how to be a mother, wife and friend. When i married brock i loved him so so much and of course i liked his family but.. I absolutely love jill.. I couldnt have asked for a better mother in law. she raised a great son and is an amazing person!!
we have had the best helpers this week helping us get her taken care of. We also have had so much help from friends, family, and neighbors. THANK YOU all so much!!!