Our sweet girl-

What a cutie-pie... if I do say so myself! She's a sweet laid-back little gal (thank goodness). So far she goes with the flow and is pretty easy to calm and figure out what she needs. And I'm afraid to write it down for fear of "ruining it"... but she has been sleeping really well! She will snooze from around 11 p.m. to 3:30 a.m. and wake again at 6ish (her personal best was 11 to 5). Mamma is feeling a lot more rested and very thankful for it.

Miss Stripes

A real bath-

At Nora's first doctor's appointment she decided to lose her belly button cord so we got to give her a real bath. Very exciting and exhausting for Nora. At the doctor we also learned that she gained weight... 8 lbs. 4 oz. he even put her on the scale again to be sure because she had gained so much. Yahoo, we have a good little nurser and a pretty laid-back little girl.

Daddy's Birthday-

We convinced our dear (and nervous) friend Lisa to hold baby Nora at Joe's birthday celebration. It's the beginning of a long friendship for those two.

Happy birthday, daddy! So much PINK to get used to!!

First Bath-

Baby Nora's first sponge bath. After I gave Nora a bath Ben insisted I give him one as well... we went with it ONE time... whatever...

It's a....

GIRL!!!!!! We were sooooo shocked to hear the nurse announce that we had a baby girl. There hasn't been a girl in Joe's immediate family in more than 30 years, so we weren't really thinking it was even an option. Nora Adelyn was born on Feb. 8, 2011 at 2:37 a.m. She weighed 7 lbs. 9 oz. and was 20-1/4 inches long. Even though she kept us up all night, the delivery was a breeze. We're so excited to have you here, Baby Nora - you're already loved by so many people!