On May 4, 2010 a sweet little girl joined our family. We have a new grand daughter! It was very exciting. Soon after they arrived at the hospial Brady began posting the progress of Danielle and the baby Rainey (as Liam has nick-named her). We would get a few phone calls here and there. Technology is such a blessing when you are far from where you would like to be! Papa commented his prediction on one of the posts:
Papa has his predictions for you -
he is guessing:7 lbs 14 oz
12:14 pm
The following is copied from their blog:
11:27
at a 6
12:15
sorry dad, no baby yet.
contractions at 2 min rate
12:26
doctor's on his way up. baby's really really close
12:38
5 ib 14 oz 18.5 in
mom rocked!!!
videos taking forever to load, but will be here soon.
at a 6
12:15
sorry dad, no baby yet.
contractions at 2 min rate
12:26
doctor's on his way up. baby's really really close
12:38
5 ib 14 oz 18.5 in
mom rocked!!!
videos taking forever to load, but will be here soon.
We finally settled on a name for our little beauty! We took forever to name Liam too, and in both cases we ended up going with the one we started with from the beginning.
We love the name in and of itself, but both Elsie and Maren have significance that makes us love it even more.
Elsie is a short form of Elizabeth, which is a family name with long histories on both our sides. She's also named after her mom (Dani-ELLE L) and her grandma Leisa. The name means "God's promise".
Elsie was born on Grandma Marilyn's birthday! Maren is our way of giving her Grandma's name and a reminder of her exceptional roots. It also happens to be a family name on Brady's side from way back in Denmark (bonus points for Viking ties!) and means 'of the sea' It also happens to have a close tie to Mark.
Most of all, we think her name fits her best of the many we've been thinking on. We love you Elsie!
Elsie was born on Grandma Marilyn's birthday! Maren is our way of giving her Grandma's name and a reminder of her exceptional roots. It also happens to be a family name on Brady's side from way back in Denmark (bonus points for Viking ties!) and means 'of the sea' It also happens to have a close tie to Mark.
Most of all, we think her name fits her best of the many we've been thinking on. We love you Elsie!
Well, Papa was right on the ounces - and close to the time, but it was hard to guess a weight by looking at photos of Dani. Little Elsie is soooo tiny! We can NOT wait to hold her in our arms! What a blessing to have this new little child in our family. I loved listening on the phone as she came into the world. Brady called us and sat the phone on the bedside table so we could hear her first cries. What a thoughtful gift.
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