Big congrats to Kenji and Shelley! Kenji's post reminded me that I too have an announcement - a long overdue one at that. My husband Shane and I welcomed our baby girl into the world on April 4th. Charlotte Jean was almost 3 weeks early and weighed 6lbs 3oz. She is now a healthy and happy 10lb baby who has grown 5 inches in length already! She is going to be a tall girl just like her daddy. We are so blessed to have her after trying to conceive for over 2 years and we couldn't be happier!
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Please excuse the fact that I look like crap. It is rather inevitable after 19 hours of labour.
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Charlotte Jean Mackenzie at 7 weeks
Thanks for sharing our joy!
Stephanie Smith