Happy Birthday, Lilly!

Matt and I are proud to introduce you to our new daughter, Lilly Blessing! She was born on Palm Sunday, April 9, 2006 at 12:43 in the afternoon. She weighed 7 pounds, 7.9 ounces and is 20 1/2 inches long. She has a full head of dark brown hair, and is absolutely beautiful!
We got to bring her home yesterday (Tuesday) and are in the process of settling in to our new life. She is a little jaundiced, so she will be on photolight therapy for a few days. Basically, she is wrapped in a blanket of fluorescent light all the time, except when we change and bathe her. She looks like a little glo-worm! This will go on for 1 to 3 more days, until the jaundice is gone. It's a little inconvenient, since we would love to take her places and walk around with her, but we can't because the blanket has to be plugged in at all times. Regardless, we are happy to have her home!

I am so thankful to our Father God for this little miracle. She is so beautiful and perfect. I would have never imagined how great she is. God is so good. Matt is a natural with her. If nobody can get her to settle down, Matt can! He is so in love with her, and I love to watch them together.

We will be dedicating her to the Lord this Sunday (Easter!) at church, and can't wait to dress her up in her ridiculously large Easter dress to show her off to the congregation! I'm sure we'll post some pictures next week of her dedication.