Introducing...Ellianna Marie

Our Baby Girl Larson has arrived!  The past few days have been a whirlwind of activity and we'll share all the details as we begin to adjust to baby's needs.  I have so many specifics that I need to write down from our experience that I'm anxious to get started in these coming days.  But for right now, she kept me busy all day, demanding feedings every hour, which is great because she is latching on great today compared to a rough day yesterday.  But more on that later...here are some quick stats:

Ellianna was born 7/23/12 at 5:07 p.m.
Birth weight: 5 lbs, 14 oz.
Height: 18.5 inches

New family of 3!

Ryan got to hang out with Ellianna while the doctor tended to me.  I was concerned because she hardly cried after birth but they all told me she was moving very well.  She scored 9 on her Apgar test at both 1 min and 5 minutes so I was relieved to hear that.  When they brought her to me, I could see for myself that she was doing just fine.  She was super calm after delivery and with her wide eyes, kept looking at us.  I was able to do Kangaroo care (skin-to-skin) and attempt breastfeeding for an hour before she was taken to the nursery for tests.  She did wonderful with everything and we are so blessed.

Below is a quick picture as we were getting ready to leave the hospital.  Nothing like a 24-hour stay to make you feel prepared for parenthood! Lol...

Well, I'm going to head to bed quick before she wakes back up.  We'll do our best to send lots of updates these next couple of days!