It is with joy and extreme gratitude that we welcomed Elsa Jenae Pelletier to our family.
She was born into our world, December 13th, 2011 at 8:02am. Weighing in at 7lbs, 2.3 oz and 19.5" long, she is healthy and gorgeous!
The birth story is Kimberly's to share, and I'm sure she'll be writing it as soon as we get internet hooked up at our new home, but she is doing well also, although birth does take awhile to recoop from...
[oh yeah, we moved... again. Just weeks before Elsa's arrival, we moved across town to the Chess House; a charming centennial two-flat located in the heart of southwest downtown Wheaton, we live below our friends and property managers who have twin girls, now 3 months old. We are settled in and love the environment here. It is much more us than any other place we lived together.]
It goes without saying that the birth of a child is one of the most spectacular and life changing moments that one can experience. When I watched Elsa being born and spending now the first week with Kimberly & her, I truly know what this means. Some things said are just not comprehended until we walk that journey ourselves. It's an emotional bond that is instantly sparked into being as a mother, as a father, and somehow also as a brother (Jonan has a sister!). It's the expanding of our hearts, the overwhelming blanket of grace, of love & of wonder.
Elsa is certainly special. I am particularly fond of her, and I'm sure you will be too :)
