Welcome Baby Girl!

We are proud to announce the arrival of our baby girl, Claire Katherine!!!

Everyone that was waiting with us at the hospital made guesses as to when Claire would make her presence....the doctor even participated. After all time guesses expired except for Chris's of 11:30, she was born Tuesday, April 13, 2010, at 11:33am. She weighed in at 8 lbs. 1 oz, 20 in. tall and had a head full of dark hair. She snuggled with mommy for a bit (they call this skin-to-skin contact) before taking her over for measurements. It was a full day of excitement the rest of the afternoon including the boys' arrival that evening. The boys had the opportunity to see pictures of her before their arrival thanks to Brady's teacher and Connor had already nicknamed her his "little sissy".

Connor was especially excited to see her and was very interested in making as many observations about her as he could (her long fingers, her tiny curled toes, her hair). The first night, Connor held her several times while Brady would only look at her on the digital cameras. The second night, Brady was more excited to hold her. I think he finally made the connection that the baby he was being asked to hold was the baby that mommy had been carrying all these months. That or he finally accepted the fact that he had been replaced as the baby in the family.