GRACE! part 8

BABY "GASE"!
Jack is such an awesome older brother. He reads Busy Town to her, and he shows her his drawings. He's still getting the whole kissing thing down, but so far he's been very gentle and considerate. My favorite thing is watching Grace's facial expression as her big brother tears around the house screaming. You can see the moment of clarity that this is going to be her life going forward. Good stuff...

GRACE! part 7

Grace is a new girl each morning. This is day three (July 28), and we're heading home! She has already transformed herself into a grumpy old lady.

GRACE! part 6

Family reunion





According to tradition, Grandma Linda and Grandma Georgia collaborated to create Grace's quilt. As you can see, its fits our family theme.

GRACE! part 5

Herein is the first meeting between our children. Jack took a long look at his sister, then explained their size comparison. Jack is big, Grace is "leeeeeeetle!".... Then he showed her all his toys. (Check out Jenn...she had Grace twelve hours before these photos!)

GRACE! part 4

"Baby vacation" at the hospital...

GRACE! part 3

THE BATH!





A very large man named Michael gave Grace her first bath. He was so gentle with her, even though she practically fit in his hand. For those of you familiar with our bald baby Jack, we were very surprised that Grace had enough hair to comb (and part).

GRACE! part 2

Here are a few photos of her birth. Two pushes and Jenn pulled her out (literally). It was amazing.

GRACE PARKO HARVEY!

Grace Parko Harvey was born Saturday, July 26 at 7:46. She weighed in at just over 8 lbs. Total time from check in at the hospital to her arrival was around an hour and a half! Jennifer and the baby are doing great.
Thanks to all our friends and family for their support and love through this crazy time. So nice that this has gone so smoothly and that we've had the bandwidth to actually enjoy and savor this experience. We'll post photos as we have them.

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