Ashlyn Paige Harmon

Ashlyn arrived on Tuesday Feb. 3, 2009 at 8:02 am. She weighed in at 7 lbs 15 oz and was 20 in long. She is absoultely perfect! Josh and I couldn't ask for a better gift. We can't tell yet who she looks more like, she's got a pretty even mix in her. We were able to come home from the hospital on Thursday afternoon. She did pretty well despite the fact that she didn't want to nurse. We finally ended up giving her a bottle and she downed it so fast. In about a 12-14 hour time period she went through 7 1/2 bottles and has been very content. She only woke up 3 times that first night home to eat or have a diaper change.We went back to the hospital to meet with the lactation consultant and were able to get Ashlyn to nurse again. Last night she only woke up once to eat. Luckily for me, my sister spent the night so I was able to sleep all night long, except for the 2 times my alarm went off for my medicines. Ashlyn is such a sweet baby and is so good. It's hard to think that she's here after so long sometimes, but at other times it's like she's been here the whole time. Josh and I are so grateful for this chance to be parents and we are excited to see how much she changes and grows. It's fun to see each little smile every day and to have her grab our hands. We know that it won't always be easy being the parent but it's going to be worth it.

Here are some pictures of our little sweetheart, I'll post some more tonight as well when she is awake.