Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Gabriella Hope Arrives

Gabriella was born on November 10, 2009 at 2:08 am. She is healthy and doing great! She weighed in at 5 lbs 15 oz and was 19.5 inches in length. She is so small that she looked like a baby doll, especially when she was peacefully sleeping! The jury is still out on what color her hair will be, it has some brown and some red, but there isn't too much of it at this point. Plus, it will probably look a bit different in the natural light.

Valerie is doing well in her recovery, and Will's parents are here taking care of the boys during the day. I am sure there will be more pictures and stories to come, but as you might imagine with the unplanned early morning activity, our household is a bit tired tonight.

9 comments:

Leigh Ann said...

AHHH! I want to hold her and squeeze her and kiss her all over!!! Gabriella - I will see you in a few weeks precious girl and I can not wait!

Congratulations on your miracle Willerie - she is amazing!

jared said...

Hooray! I'm so glad everything turned out well and everybody's healthy! A little miracle indeed!

Anonymous said...

Congratulations! She is beautiful. God does answer prayer. When I look at the picture of her right above Graham's Halloween picture, I really see a resemblance. Give Valerie and Gabriella a hug for us.
Charlene

Gwenna said...

CONGRATS! That is so exciting!!! She's beautiful. Feeling thankful.

Joe said...

You meant 5 lb, 15 oz, right?
Boy, you must be tired; that's a big difference.

We're so happy everyone's doing well!

Bobby and Shawna said...

Congratulations! I just happened to be trolling my people-with-cute-kids-and-clever-posts blogs this morning! I'm glad she waited around for a more appropriate arrival time!

Unknown said...

she is absolute Beautiful! We are so glad everyone is doing well - cant wait to hear what Graham and Baby C think of her. I have a feeling you will be saying "No, she's not a Doll Baby" ALOT to those boys! LOL!

Brent, Joann, Clarece & Savanna

Melanie said...

Welcome to the world, Little Gabriella! We're so happy you're here! Congrats to Mom, Dad, and the boys. Enjoy, enjoy!

Meg says, "She's so pretty!"

Valerie said...

Thanks, everyone! We're enjoying her immensely.

...which is now mostly about the kids.