Name:  Addie Grace Leilani

Came into the world:

• August 15, 2001 at 11:24pm

• Kapiolani Medical Center, Honolulu, Hawaii

• 9 pounds, 7 ounces

• 21 inches

The best thing?  She's a girl!!

Just 1 hour old!!

Mom & Baby are doing just fine, 12 hours after delivery!

Isn't she adorable?  "Leilani" means "Gift from God", in Hawaiian.

Daddy's new little girl!

She really loves the blanket!

Dad's Turn!

Grandma Gets a turn!

A good friend stops by, with a traditional Hawaiian flower!

Chronology of a birth

For some time, Addie has been a real person.  Although we have only just seen her, she has been a part of our lives for many months.  Here is a brief chronology of her life, from our perspective.

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• The courtship begins
• Our wedding
• Ray's surgery (a detour, but important)
• The pregnancy

  Baby Addie at week 16 -- isn't she beautiful!

• Amy goes to Dallas
• Family and friends come to Hawaii
• The baby showers
• Dad's shopping spree
• The 11th hour
• The trip to the hospital
• The delivery