Ellie Kate Swart

I am so behind in my postings on my blog.  It seems I’ve been gone from home much more than I have been home in the past four weeks.  It’s all been good, but has really put me behind in several areas of my life.  I will be writing another blog at some point this week about all the activities of the past month, but I wanted to post about our newest precious granddaughter!  Ellie Kate Swart, born to our middle son Andy and wife Carman, came into our lives on Monday, April 23^rd, at 5:10 p.m.  She weighed 7 lbs. 15 ozs., and was 19” long.  She was actually 10 days early as she was due May 3^rd, but thankfully, she was born healthy and there were no complications for her or Carman.  Praise the Lord! 

Here is my first glimpse of her, just a few minutes after birth:

  And here is Papa’s first hold:

Laine was then brought to the room to meet her baby sister:

And got to hold her…..this is before she was cleaned up.  I don’t think Laine quite knew what to think:

The next day, we had to do some “dress up” as we did with Laine.  Here is Ellie in the same outfit that Laine was also dressed in at the hospital 2 years earlier (next pic)…..I don’t think they look very much alike but others do see a greater similarity:

A picture of the family when Ellie is almost 24 hours old...and was about to go home.

We stayed long enough that day to welcome Ellie home:

What a blessed, blessed joy to have another beautiful, healthy, sweet granddaughter.  We look so forward to getting to know her and watching her grow just as we have her big sis, Laine.  We love you both, Ellie and Laine!!

"Children's children are a crown to the aged...."

Proverbs 17:6a