Days 11, 12, 13, 14

March 19th, Daddy's birthday:



March 20th:



March 21st:



Sticking out her tongue on March 22nd:

Days 8, 9, 10

March 16th, before Elise's first doctor's visit:



March 17th:



March 18th (look at her skinny little legs!):

Days 5, 6, and 7

Bonding with Daddy in the hospital, March 13th:



Going home, March 14th:



March 15th:

Last of the Belly Pics

In the interest of showing the complete progression of my pregnant belly, here are the last of the belly pictures.

36 weeks pregnant:



37 weeks pregnant, a few hours before my water broke:

Pictures from Days 2, 3, and 4

Here are some pictures of Elise on her 2nd, 3rd, and 4th day.

March 10th:



With her soon-to-be best friend, Deanna, on March 11th:



March 12th:

Happy 0th Birthday Elise!

On March 9th at 10:16 PM Elise was born!

She was three weeks early and weighed 6 lbs, 7 oz.

She has reddish eyelashes, blond hair at the temples and brown hair in back, and dark blue eyes for now.

Here's the short story of how it all went down.

First: Mary was in labor(not pictured)

Second: Elise was born, warmed up, given some oxygen, wrapped in a blanket and put in Mary's arms.

Third: Elise was then washed and measured and given some medicine while we stayed in the hospital for a few days and then went home in her first car ride!

Now Mary feeds her and I lay around with her on my chest while she sleeps.

More pictures to follow sometime soon!