She's Here!

Our little girl came into the world on August 24th.  She was 7 lbs, 12 oz and 20.5 in long.  We named her Ariana Rose.  She's so small, especially compared to Andrew.  I never thought I'd have a baby that size newborn clothes were too big for.  We love holding and snuggling her.  She's a happy baby.  She only cries when hungry and otherwise just whimpers a bit to tell you she's uncomfortable.

The whole birth was much better this time too.  It was a c-section, but the spinal was a much better experience than being knocked out.  I remember what happened.  Ryan was able to be there with me and we got to see Ariana right after she was born.  She didn't have any problems either so she was able to be with us instead of in the NICU.  Just the fact that she was in the same hospital made a world of difference.

We're so glad she's here and part of our family.  Andrew even seems to like her so far.  He has to check on her and tries to feed her pretzels and graham crackers.  He calls her "baby."  He can say "Ari", but hasn't connected the name with his sister yet.

Ariana is one week old in these pictures.  I my be biased, but I think she is beautiful.