Grace Josephine Kelly is here!!!!

Today our newest addition arrived.  Born April 3rd,  at 8:10am weighing in at 7 lbs, 1 oz and measuring 20 whole inches.  Erin and I both thought she would be smaller and weigh in the 6 pound range.  These are the exact same stats as her older brother Conor, whom she also resembles so far.

Once Grace was born I was able to go over and cut the cord (or what was still attached to her) then join her in the nursery.  There they weigh, measure and check her out and give her a bath.

Erin was great having her 3rd C-Section.  It's still a little nerve racking getting started but the doctors really helped keep everyone calm.  We even had time to pose for a picture of the three of us in the operating room.  We somehow never got a chance with either of the boys.

The hospital was slow this morning so Grace was able to get in to see Erin in recovery, I was able to join them. Grace got her first meal from mom just 75 minutes after she was born.   This was an exciting first for us.  And Grace took to it like a champ, the nurses were impressed with how well she did.

Now we are settling in with her in the hospital room.  I am 3 tar poopie diapers in on this one.  I forgot how often these little ones go.

I will post more photos throughout the weekend so keep checking back.