Caroline is Here!

Caroline Ray Tousey made her entrance last night, April 22 (Good Friday!) at 8:05 p.m. At birth, she was 7 lbs, 3 oz, and 20.3 inches long. She is beautiful and sweet and sleepy, and loves to snuggle as much as her brother Sam does. Mom's labor and delivery went much more smoothly this time with no complications, and both mom and baby are doing very well and getting some rest today. We can't tell you what a relief this is to us!

The whole family was together this morning, and there is nothing sweeter in the world to these two parents than seeing our two kids meeting each other for the first time.

At first, Sam didn't seem to know what to make of her. In recent weeks, he's known that he's going to have a baby sister, that her name is Caroline, that she was in Mamma's belly, and that when mom & dad went to the hospital, she would come out of Mamma's belly and come to live at our house (and that when all this happens, he and Annie get to go stay at the beach!). Despite this knowledge, though, I don't think he really knew what to picture, so it was very sweet just watching him trying to figure out who she was and where she came from!

Caroline gave Sam a present when he came to the hospital - a book about being a big brother, a Big Brothers Rule t-shirt, and Lightning McQueen PJs. Sam proudly put on his Big Brother t-shirt, and Caroline rocked her Little Sister onesie. Here they are posing in their gear (which, of course, you can't see in the pictures!).

After a few minutes, Sam seemed to fully adjust to the idea and couldn't get enough of looking at Caroline...

And giving her hugs and kisses!

We'll get to go home tomorrow, so we will be able to celebrate Easter as a family. We can't wait!

We feel so blessed and overwhelmed with love for these two little ones. Our family feels complete, and we are just so, so grateful. We wish all of you a very happy Easter and thank you all for all your prayers and thoughts and well-wishes. We love you all!

Clay, Tracy, Sam, Caroline, and Annie