Annick Nicole

Our sweet Annick Nicole was born on October 7th. She weighed 8 lb. 11 oz. and was 21 1/2 inches long. Her birth was a beautiful experience and I couldn't have asked for things to go any better--maybe I'll blog about it sometime. The name Annick (pronounced An-eek) is very special. It is the name of a French woman who is like a second mom to me and my sister Tina. She passed away a few years ago from cancer and left a hole in my heart. I want to honor her life through naming my daughter after her, and I hope that my own Annick will be as full of life and laughter as she was. The middle name Nicole is the name of another lovely French woman that I care about. I hope that Annick will be humble, creative, and have a love of learning like this surrogate grandmother of hers.

Annick has a good amount of light brown hair, blond eyebrows, and ridiculously long eyelashes.

Ryan was right through my entire pregnancy that he was going to have a sister. He couldn't be more proud. He absolutely adores her and can't handle not mauling her for a moment...

I was sad when I realized this week that these wrinkly feet lost their wrinkles a long time ago! Why do babies grow so fast???

Thank you Helene for taking these beautiful pictures for our family when Annick was just a day old.