Elouise Kathryn Love has arrived. She was born on September 26th at 2:44 am. She was 6lbs. 12 oz. and was 19 1/2" long. Her delivery was great, and she is even better!
Josh and I never imagined that it would be this great. Everyone tells you and you tell yourself how amazing it is going to be to have a child, but no one can or could ever tell you or put into words really the emotion of welcoming your child into the world. We are beyond blessed with our little girl. She is "perfectly perfect" (even though she resembles her dad more than her mom!). I never thought I'd feel love like this until now. Elouise consumes everything we do, and we couldn't be happier to take on the task.
One of the most wonderful and heart warming experiences through this all has been to see Josh with her. I knew that he was going to be an amazing dad, but I never knew it'd be like this. He will just stare at her. He will tell her how beautiful she is. He is mesmerized. Goodness, I'm pretty sure he has changed more diapers than I have at this point. He calls her his sweetheart and his princess, and it melts my heart. I am so blessed to have such a wonderful husband and father for our sweet precious Angel.
As many of you know, Elouise Kathryn is named after two of the most influential and inspiring women in my life...my grandmother Ghee (Elouise) and my mom Kathryn. Ghee was such a special grandmother to me (and all of her children, grandchildren, great grandchildren, friends, acquaintances, and anyone else that she encountered). Ghee had this ability to make everyone feel so loved. She gave wonderful hugs, told unforgettable stories, and blessed everyone with her presence and ability to make you feel loved. Growing up Ghee and I would read the "Eloise" series of books. They are stories about a spunky little girl who lives at the Plaza Hotel with her nanny, puppy (Weenie) and turtle (Skipperdee). When Ghee passed away, I got her Eloise books. I have been reading them to my Elouise. Currently, we are reading Elouise in Paris. I miss Ghee so much and can't get through the story of how great she was without crying when I try to tell Elouise about her. The doctor told us that Elouise has an"angel kiss" on her eye. (It'll go away, but it's cute to say angel kiss). I couldn't say it then, but I know which angel kissed her on the eye...it was Ghee! I just know it!
Ah!! Crying precious baby....I will write about my mom hopefully in my next post, but here are a few pics for now!
