
i don't have any good pictures without her hat on, but she had a tiny perfectly-shaped head (not the typical cone-head look of a newborn) a little bit of hair, more in the back than the front

eyes open and holding mommy's finger

sweet baby girl

snuggled up in her isolette



Bella Renea


mommy and bella

ethan riding his bike yesterday

boys getting ready for their bike ride yesterday

melanie and ethan on our walk yesterday

mommy and bella before she got the ng tube

here is a blurry one of her hair

mommy and bella; she is awake and alert for our first time meeting

proud daddy with bella in the neonatal room off the delivery room

bell and her footprints on daddy's arm

there's those eyes!

daddy and bella

just wheeling in to the OR for delivery--notice the time on the clock 12:50; she was officially born at 12:52!