Welcome, Baby Cora

On Thursday, October 1st, we welcomed Cora Katherine Riggs to our family! She came a little early at 38 weeks, but it was not a day too soon! She weighed nearly eight and a half pounds and is a miniature Mary Poppins: "Practically perfect in every way!"

I went into labor spontaneously on Thursday morning, and by the time we got to the hospital at dinnertime, things were moving very fast. Cora was born via c-section at 7:43 PM.

Our little girl has beautiful black hair, very long, slender fingers (piano? violin?), and a good set of lungs when she is hungry! She is a pretty easy baby, and we are treasuring every moment with her.

Here are a few pictures from the first three days:

This picture above was taken less than two hours before Cora arrived!  She is definitely "fully baked!"