Welcome Archive: 2016

Baby Lillian Joy,  I love how you gaze up at your mommy. May we all have such trust and love in the New Year. Welcome, Lillian Joy. Welcome! Michelle May all babies be born into loving hands

Love, planning, worry, hard work, prayer... so much goes into having a baby. And suddenly, the baby is just there. Welcome, Baby Henry David. We are in love with you! Michelle May all babies be born into loving hands

Does practice make perfect? In time, perhaps you will tell us, Miss Billie. For now, we'll bask in the peace and glory reflected in your face, your soft skin, your tiny fingernails. Baby Jubilee Faith, welcome to this wonderful world. Michelle May all babies be born into loving hands

Samuel, your family was ready and waiting for you (all 10 pounds 10 ounces of you). Life for you will be full of love, laughter and Legos (when you are a bit older). Welcome, Baby Samuel Job. Welcome! Michelle May all babies be born into loving hands

Baby Averie Ella, you are so loved, so wanted and so dang cute it hurts. That hair! That nose! And I'd swear you already laugh at your daddy's jokes. Welcome Baby Averie. welcome! Michelle May all babies be born into loving hands

Cayden, the week you were born, New York State added regulations stating that all babies should be held skin to skin immediately after birth. You seemed to get the message: for the first four hours of your life, you never left your mother's chest. Baby Cayden Aaron, welcome! Michelle May all babies be born into loving hands

Every birth seems to involve the same themes -deep relaxation, surrender, and surprise. (Some births have more surprise than others!) With luck, there is also preparation, sweet snuggles, and unending, adoring love. Baby Enzo Nicholas, you are indeed a very lucky boy. Welcome, Enzo, welcome! Michelle May  all babies be born into loving hands

Baby Amichai Eliezer, welcome to this big beautiful world. Welcome! Michelle May all babies be born into loving hands  

Baby Mercianna Emmanuel -with a name like this, is it any wonder that your birth was literally a prayer? When the contractions that would bring you out of your mommy finally got strong and regular, your mommy gently moaned while your daddy quietly prayed. Over the next 45 minutes, both your daddy's prayers and your mommy's relaxation softened and deepened while as you made your way ...

Dear Emily, thank you for making these two people into a mom and a dad. They are going to be the best parents ever! Welcome Baby Emily Aria. Welcome! Michelle May all babies be born into loving hands