Kate Kellye

On Tuesday, July 31 at 5:21pm, Aunt E and Uncle Jeff welcomed the newest member of the family into the world: a beautiful baby girl they named Kate Kellye. Both mom and baby are doing great.

Earlier that day, while Jeff and Erin stayed as comfortable as possible in their L&D Room (with Jeff in an awesome t-shirt Erin gave him for Father’s Day)…..

…..there was a crowd of family and friends out in the waiting room having a party. We had a nice little spread set up, thanks to Nola and Skeets. Thank goodness also for the Olympics, which made the long day a bit more bearable.

After many, many hours of not-so-patient waiting, we were finally rewarded with our first glimpse of Kate as she was wheeled down to the nursery to be weighed, measured, and cleaned up. She had to make her way through quite the crowd of admirers before going to get her first bath.

The crowd followed her to the nursery where we all pressed up against the windows trying to get a better look. Kate weighed in at 7lbs 12 oz and measured 20.5 inches long, and she has a full head of hair. New dad Jeff could hardly wipe the smile off of his face. I think Kate already has him wrapped around her tiny little fingers.

  

As Jeff said when he first came out to tell us he had a daughter, she is “perfect and so beautiful.” We couldn’t agree more.

Welcome, Kate Kellye. Welcome to the world and welcome to the family!

And don’t worry: I’ll have plenty more to say about Kate in the coming days, including how Jeff revealed her sex and name to us for the first time, as well as Riley’s first encounter with his new cousin.

Congratulations to the new family of three!