welcome ayla!

Exactly one week ago tonight our friends Stefanie and Adam welcomed their first child, a daughter names Ayla, into the world. Ayla came six weeks early and gave her parents quite a scare, but aside from being teeny tiny is absolutely beautiful and perfect.



She'll be in the NICU for a few more days until she gains a few more ounces and can eat a little better on her own. I went to visit her and Stefanie yesterday and was able to hold her myself. This is how amazing it felt to hold a 3 and a half pound baby.


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Right now she's in an incubator until she can regulate her own body temperature. Adam is getting his PhD in child psychology and decorated hers with pictures of them, their dogs and Wimmer Ferguson cards to keep her busy when he and Stefanie are away. She's going to be a baby genius in no time.



Congratulations Stefanie and Adam! She's absolutely precious.