More Ivy

Just a few more pictures of Ivy...

Her hair only stays curly for a few minutes after her bath, but here's the proof that it curls at all! I am so curious to see happens when her hair really grows in. I'm crossing my fingers for curls!

And I've been asked who she looks most like and I think that she looks like Grace. So here's a couple pics of Grace as a newborn for comparison. :)

Ivy Wynne

She's here!

Ivy Wynne Howell
November 11, 2011
7 lbs 9 oz -- 20 inches

So many little tender mercies that Friday - going into labor at just the right time, having time to talk to Carver about it and not having it come as a surprise, 3 different places for our kids to play, no traffic up to the hospital, time to get my antibiotics working before delivery, the same fantastic nurse who helped deliver Carver, and most of all - a healthy baby girl!!

We feel very, very blessed.

We struggled a lot with her name until we decided to really focus on the meaning. So Ivy means "fidelity and eternity." Wynne means "pure" and it's a family name, as well as Welsh (Howell is Welsh). We are so grateful she's here!