Our Beauty





Violet Josephine was born on May 25th at 3:01 pm. She was seven pounds five ounces and eighteen inches long. I am in awe of her. She is so beautiful. I tried to imagine what she would look like for nine months, and I still imagine what she will end up looking like. But, right now, her black, black hair and blue eyes and super long eyelashes take my breath away. She's only a week old, but her personality is starting to show and we have never been happier in our lives. We feel like such a family. Hayden is incredible. He loves her so much and there hasn't been a single display of jealousy or regression or acting out for attention. Violet is breastfeeding really well and is starting to gain back the weight she lost in the hospital. She was down to about six pounds nine ounces when we were discharged about 48 hours after the surgery, and back up to six pounds eleven ounces at her first check up yesterday.

So, things are good. Things are very, very good. I had forgotten how hard the first few days are after having a c-section, but now that it has been a week, I am getting back to normal. Neil is off for another week, so we are just enjoying our time together...our new and improved little family.