Welcome to the World, Little One
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Here’s the star of the show. She was born on January 15 at 3:39 in the afternoon. She weighed in at 6 lbs. 9 oz. and was 20 inches long. Mom and daughter are doing well. Mom was a trooper and did an amazing job through labor and delivery.

On a side note I watched the gory details and managed to stay upright (thanks to adrenaline and caffeine). Childbirth was amazing!

And we are slightly biased, but Rachelle and I are convinced she is the sweetest, most precious little girl. And we can’t wait to introduce her to her family and friends.

It’s a… Girl!
Originally uploaded by Robby Edwards.

We are going to have a girl!

She was very cooperative today, and moved around quite a bit. She even started to suck on her hand while we watched. It was also amazing to see how much development occurred during the past month.


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The early part of pregnancy brings many wonders and excitements, but it is problematic when you don’t have a name to call your little bundle of wonder. At first we just referred to the baby as “the baby” and used the impersonal “it”. When I told a friend of the baby and likened the baby to the size of a raspberry, she just started calling the baby by the name of Raspberry and it stuck. The small thing of a name has brought even more joy to the expectation of child that will come. I think that even after we find out if the baby will be a boy or girl the nickname of Raspberry will last at least until the birth if not longer.

It’s a… Baby!
Originally uploaded by Robby Edwards.

Last month, it was time to do the ultrasound and try to determine the baby’s gender. Unfortunately, the baby, which we’ve affectionately named Raspberry until we come up with a real name, was asleep and didn’t want to cooperate (by that, I mean wake up), so we have had to wait since then before we can try again. Our next attempt to discover the baby’s gender will be next Tuesday.


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