Beginning the Blog

This is our first attempt at a blog of any sort. We were inspired to do this because about a week ago we Jane gave birth to our fist baby, little Grace. We are so excited to have her here and are very excited to show her off. Also, we have a lot of proud Grandparents and Great-Grandparents that can't get enough of the new arrival. Grace was born early in the morning on Friday, she weighed 8lbs 1oz. She is doing very well and Mom is also recovering quickly. She has been home for about a week, and yes, everyone was right...we are very tired. She actually sleeps pretty well but getting up every two-three hours does get tiring.

We were very blessed to have some great support from our two Grandmas. Grandma Noorda has been making sure that we have everything we need here and is very willing to provide us with a nice meal at anytime. Grandma Stoker was able to also spend some days with us this last week and was so helpful in doing laundry, meals and staying up late with us. Grace has a good family. Also, she has so many generous family and friends that have provided her with some beautiful blankets, keepsakes and cute clothes.

As for her parents, Jane has been able to take this semester off of school after completing her first semester of graduate school. Chris is taking a couple of classes (Chemistry and Biology) and is working. Well, that's a good start to the blog. We will try and update often and provide lots of pictures for everyone. Also, thank you to everyone that has been so helpful these past nine months. We really do have wonderful family and friends. Talk to you later