We are pleased to announce the birth of our daughter...
Iris Rebecca Rude
October 8th, 2010
4:55 pm
8 lb. 5 oz
19 3/4"
4:55 pm
8 lb. 5 oz
19 3/4"
She is our perfect delight. A lovely little one, happy and strong. It's been 2 months of being the 4 of us, two months of Ezra being a big brother. Two months of challenges and two months of blessings that always seem to rise beyond those said challenges. God has been faithful to me as a mother of now two children. When I have felt weak, there He is strong. I could write and write about the adjustments we are making, but I think I'll just keep it simple and share a few photos. And here I am finally finding the time (making the time) to record just a sliver of these last weeks. I have wrestled with the guilt of not getting to this sooner, but tonight I throw that off and share what I can, in this time I have. Enjoy!
Ezra really is a wonderful big brother. He smothers her with love, literally, and that is our only complaint. Iris is pretty perceptive at this point and when brother comes around she usually displays a nice furrow in her brow...she's nervous to say the least. All those kisses and rubs! Josh and I do our best to balance praising Ezra for being so loving while sternly reminding him not to touch her eyes, squeeze her too hard, lay on her, etc. It's a full time job.
Note the slight dimple on her right cheek. It is a deep beauty of a dimple when she smiles. SO darling.
Our dear, talented friend Jocelyn took these photos of Iris when she was just 8 days old. Thank you so much, Jocelyn!
Here she is at just one month old! November 8th, 2010.
Oh, the love.
And here the happy girl is at two months old! December 8th, 2010.11 lbs. 10 oz. 23 3/4" long.
She loves to smile and coo. She sleeps well and eats even better.
Notice the look on her face, standard for when Ezra is near. This isn't to say that she doesn't light up when she sees him coming as well, but when contact is made, her expression usually changes! I guess Ezra is looking a little mischievous here, as well.
And this is fairly standard as well. She is so strong! Here we were hoping to take a nice and easy little photo of our two month old, but instead of sitting sweetly, she is happily arching her back and throwing her weight around. Wiggly little thing!
And just like Ezra, she always looks so tiny when Dad is near:)
looks like she might be moving around as early as ezra was....walking by 6 months, maybe?? (he he) ;) the photos are beautiful! -- i also must say, that it might seem like you are posting these things for all of us (which we all love and appreciate) but years from now you will be so glad you took the time to do so because you'll be able to reference back and remember even a few of the little things that you had forgotten. I feel that way about silo's blog, too. xoxox
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