Busy day...

Today was a busy day....we had lots of visitors at the hospital and got to spend lots of time snuggling our new little girl.  Maggie is still loving being a big sister and today she thought it was a great treat to get to go swimming and Grandma and Pops' hotel.  Gracie has now met all 4 of her great-grandparents and lots of other friends and family. 

I'm feeling really good and Gracie is eating like a champ and generally being a very good girl.

We've had alot of questions about her middle name....Tate...well, there are actually several reasons for it....
1- It originally came up as a tribute to "Potato", the name we've been using for her for months
2- It means cheerful, and we hope that's what she will be
3- It was my Great-Grandma's maiden name, we didn't know this when we originally picked it, but it makes me sure it was the right choice.
4- Gracie Tate has a nice ring to it :)

Another day and a half at the hospital and then we're off to figure this out on our own... I think we're ready.  I'm not sure Maggie or Reagan know what all this excitment really means for their lives, but they'll adjust. 

Here are a few pictures from our day...

conversation with her baby doll

  

 

Yep, it's a clown nose.





















Already making faces at each other.



 

Pops made himself really comfortable in our hospital room.







Gracie is going to need to toughen up quickly!