Happy Birthday, Riley Cathleen Lavelle!
This was the most anticipated baby ever! There was a large group of us that were set on Red Alert waiting for this gorgeous little girl to arrive. We feverishly checked our cell phones for text messages, complained incessantly to each other on Facebook, and pitied poor Helen for being 9 + months pregnant in THIS HORRIBLE HOT WEATHER.
But the little lady came via an induction today. She was born a very big girl at 9 lbs. 5 oz. and 20 inches long. That’s very close to my monster baby.
Ah, just look at that squishy face. I told Helen via text message that she looks like a hungover Hellie. She looks like a smooshy newborn! I can’t wait for the open-eyed pictures to see if she has gigantic huge blue eyes like Helen AND little Sophia (Riley’s cousin).
My warmest congratulations to the new parents Helen and Dennis. I’m so very happy for the two of them that they now have a healthy baby girl to make them laugh. Everybody says that life is never the same after children, and it’s true. But don’t let that scare you, it’s in the best way possible. You reach a point where you wonder how there ever was life before your baby and you know that your child has given you a brand of happiness that couldn’t have possibly come in any other form. Only a small, screaming, pants-pooping bundle like a baby could make you this happy. Congratulations again!
Aschlie said,
July 27, 2009 @ 8:10 pm
Omg…I didn’t give birth, and I am wore out from the anticipation of Riley’s arrival! Talk about some coordinated and high tech communication!!! I love her already, and don’t get to meet her until next Tuesday
I can’t wait to see her eyes either!
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merrywifeofcanon said,
July 27, 2009 @ 8:38 pm
Thank goodness for technology where this was concerned! I’m so glad that I got to see her so soon! She was a very anticipated baby and she’s loved by so many already! Lucky girl…
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