Let me introduce you to Hannah Therese…
After a significant labor of eight hours at home, we left for the hospital at 11pm yesterday. We were extremely thankful and pleased to be accompanied by our friend, Elder and doula, Maureane. She was a beautiful source of encouragement, wisdom and stories. By the time Judy was in her gown and being monitored she had gone into full active labor. By 1:30am, our new baby was safely here.
There is a breath-taking set of moments when a baby first emerges. Today, it was a mixture of joyful surprise seeing it was a new baby girl and desperate hope that she was healthy and vital. When those first cries come, tears have never failed me. Today, during that moment, all of your prayers and support and encouragement came to bear, leaving Judy and I both so grateful for your presence in our lives and the influence you have in the hearts of our kids.
It’s been a long night and day so I’ll let a couple of pictures speak and I will write more later. Thank you so much for being a part of our journey.
Hannah Therese Kramer
July 22, 2009
7 lbs. 5 oz.
She’s so beautiful! Congrats and blessings to you all!
She is absolutely gorgeous! Congratulations on your newest bundle of joy, wonder, giggles, stress, sleep-deprived nights, crazy days, depleting budget, games of dress up, hunting for the perfect stuffed animal, screams, laughter, and mostly physical proof of God’s miracles!