Julia Arrived!!

At 3:50 PM on Sunday August 9th, Julia Pereira Hanson was born at Texas Women's Hospital in Houston. At birth she measured 19 and 3/4 inches long, and 8 pounds, 8 ounces.

Here is Mom and baby less than an hour after Julia was born.

Dad got to hold her some also before they took her up to the nursery.Here we all are together. Mom and Dad are happy but Julia is looking a little tired. Of course, she was born in Texas but Neil planned ahead to get as much Husky gear around her as he could at her birth. Late Sunday after confirming that both mother and baby were doing well, they moved us into a post partum recovery room. We stayed there until early afternoon on Tuesday. Here are some shots of us together while Raquel and Julia recovered.We had a bunch of visitors, thanks to everyone who came and shared in our joy!!! Here is a picture of Raquel with Avery, the daughter of Walter and Scha, who we know from Sunday School class. Her and her brother had a good time making more bracelets for Mom and Dad to supplement the ones the hospital had us wearing. Finally, at about 3PM on Tuesday afternoon, Julia arrived home. Welcome home Julia!!!! Praise God for the blessing we have just received!!