P.A.S.: May 2009

2009-05-18

Finally a Name

It took us a full two days to finally decide on a fitting name for our little girl. Most of you already know, but for those who may not, we named her Penny Ann Stott.

We actually filled out the birth certificate papers with a different middle name... but we shortly realized that P.M.S. were probably not the best initials.

Penny is a name that Marie and I have both loved for a long time. Ann is Marie's middle name, and P.A.S. are my initials also. So the name couldn't fit any better. We love it and we're glad that we took the time to think it through before giving Penny her name.

2009-05-15

Cora Has a Sibling

Well, the wait is finally over. For some it was a long wait, but for us wasn't too bad. Since we didn't find out what we were having, we have been asking Cora all the time if she was going to have a baby brother or baby sister. Her response was "baby sister" about 98% of the time... and she was right!

After about 9 1/2 hours of being at the hospital anxiously awaiting her arrival, she was born at 2:40am. She weighs 7 lbs 12 oz and is 20" long with a full head of dark hair. I don't mean to brag or anything but she got a 10 on her APGAR Score. :)

Marie is doing very well and at one point after the birth was heard saying, "oh man, I could do that every day."

If you haven't heard already, we've narrowed it down to 2 names: Pear and Heart. I forgot to bring our lucky coin to the hospital so hopefully I can find something in the uncomfortable couch I slept on so we can flip it and make a decision on which name to use. If I don't find a coin, we may just have to combine the two names since that's so popular these days. Peart maybe?

I'm kidding.

We haven't decided on a name for her quite yet, but when we do I'll make sure to post it here. Be patient though. It may be a day or two.

We appreciate so much all the kind words, thoughts and prayers expressed the past few days. Thanks :)

And here she is...