Big Cousins!

On March 30th I had the honor of being in the room while my sister in law, Nicole delivered Mary Elizabeth McFarland. She was 7pds 4oz and 21 inches long. It was truly amazing to watch this sweet little life be brought into this world. Her daddy, Parker actually caught her with assistance from the doctor and it was precious to watch Nicole and Parker become a family of three. Gracie and Bailey have been loving on Aunt Nicole's belly for some time now and so when I came home and showed them the pictures the next morning they were so excited. After a couple of days we went and visited Mary Elizabeth at home. Gracie and Bailey can both say "baby Mary." At first they just kind of looked at her from afar but it only took a couple of minutes for them to get comfortable with their new baby cousin. They gave her love and were very good while their mommy and daddy held our sweet niece. I was surprised that she was so little and I honestly find it hard to remember Gracie and Bailey ever being so little even though they were only half her size. One thing that holding her did bring back from my memory is the feeling of peace of love when holding a new little baby in your arms. We are so excited to welcome sweet Mary Elizabeth into our family.