Introducing Amelia Jane

She's here! After a long long wait, she is finally here. Born on Thursday, February 12th, she weighs 9 lbs 12 oz and is 22 inches long. 

We had a lot of friends and family come see us at the hospital, and we were so excited to introduce her. (For future reference: Grandma Annette brought the girls, then Auntie Lara came followed closely with Grammy and Papa. The girls came again later that day with Grandma and Grandpa, Elizabeth, Dean and Clara, and eventually Greg after he got done working. We also had good friends Grant and Becky with Gideon, Leah, and Miriam stop by and Heath and Missy to round out the day. We felt so loved!)

It was especially fun for the girls to meet her. We weren't sure how much they truly understood, but they knocked it out of the park. A little shy at first, it only took a minute of coaxing for them to want to hold her and kiss her nonstop. Josie lasted the longest, holding her with Grandma's help for a solid 10-15 minutes. Audrey was a typical two year old, moving on to the next thing after just a minute or two. She would often check in with her baby sister just to see how she was doing. Overall, they were both excited to see her and excited for our family to all be together again. Amen to that!

Birth story to follow soon, but for now, enjoy some pictures of her first few days.