Kendall Olive Hale

We are so happy that Kendall Olive Hale arrived to our family!  We are counting our blessings and think that she's absolutely perfect.

Born Sunday, October 28th
11:08am
7 lb 1 oz
20 inches (measured 21 in at the pediatrician office on day 3, so it's up for debate)

One of the first things I noticed was how small she was - could she be ours?  Her nose looked the same to me as the other kids', but her eyes are more closely set together and her features are just SO much smaller.  She does have long, skinny arms and legs (dad) and a long tongue and long fingers and toes (mom).  I have to make mention of her grandpa hair (dark black hair around the sides while bald on top) - I'll post a picture of it later, but there is a distinct line around the back of her head from ear to ear and where below the line it's super long and on top there's just fuzz.  She will need a haircut very soon.  She is the sweetest little peanut ever!

So far Andrew and Rachel have done great!  They are very sweet to Kendall and think she's a good addition to our family.  Andrew really understood the whole concept better than I thought he would and is learning to be "soft".  Rachel is going to be a big helper, and loves her new sister!  They have also been completely distracted by the fact that Grandma is here!  So they've been too busy to notice her too much - I'm sure we'll run into some bumps once we get back to normal life, but for now it's been just bliss.

Thank you nurse Missy for making a cute hat for me!