Merrie Frances

Our daughter, Merrie Frances Truslow, was born today at 12:54 pm at Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia. Merrie Frances is a very sturdy 8 pounds, 8.3 ounces, with a ton of hair, blue eyes and a very nice smile.

Here is a link to the most recent photos shown above.

Hope III

"Child in a Straw Hat" (1886), by Mary Cassatt

It's gonna be a girl. A confident, spirited girl.

More hope

After my original post "hope", I was reminded that Gustav Klimt had the same idea, twice:

"Hope, I" (1903) by Gustav Klimt

"Hope, II" (1907 - 1908) by Gustav Klimt

hope

"Baby in Repose"

You have to look carefully, but the moment before this photo was taken, the baby put its hands behind its head, and crossed its legs. That's a footprint you see...

December 3, 2007: Click for an update to this post.