Introducing our granddaughter.........

Avery Grace Stone

Avery arrived this morning, 9/26/07 at 7:37 am, weighing in at 7 lbs. 5 oz and is 20 1/2 inches long. Melissa had a very long hard labor but came through it beautifully. She looked forward to her epidural when she got to 5 centimeters. The epidural didn't work!!! To make a long story short, she had no pain relief until they finally made the decision to replace her epidural at 9 centimeters......kind of late but well worth it to Melissa. It actually allowed her to sleep for a couple of hours until she reached 10 centimeters. Melissa was exhausted but Avery wasn't waiting any longer and arrived on her own time. She has lots of dark hair and big hands and feet. Melissa, Gavin and Avery are all doing excellent!

This was a very emotional experience for me to watch my daughter going through such a hard night and then watching Avery be born. Words can never describe the feeling. She is beautiful and I cannot wait to spoil her rotten! She makes a perfect addition to our family. We've all decided that she's definately a keeper!!