A maternity picture taken by my dear friend Ashley Beth
Right after Grace was handed to me
Our family of 3
Such a sweet gift
Grace Catherine Godthaab
Well...I can't believe I'm sitting here writing about being a mom! Grace Catherine was born at 7:56 pm on Thursday, August 20th at Norton Suburban Hospital in Louisville, KY. We awoke that morning not really knowing we were going to be parents that day. I had my 39 week dr's appt at 8:30 and was super sick that am so we were an hour late...only to discover I was 5-6 cm dilated and my dr thought I was ready to be admitted. If you had a difficult labor/delivery process don't read this part...:)....I can't even believe how easlily the next 8 or so hours went. I felt not one bit of pain from the check-in through the birth and my recovery. I never had labor pains or contractions that were painful and got my epidural and was good to go from then on out. Grace arrived and I thought "I can't believe I just gave birth to her and it was that easy!" That was a gift from God for sure because if you know me well you know my pain tolerance is not super high! :) We are home now and adjusting to being a family of 3. We chose her name because we liked it and it sounded good with Godthaab...but more importantly because it will always be a reminder to us of the precious gift our Savior has given us by dying on the cross for our sin and giving us the gift of "grace" every day. It is an undeserved gift, much like this beautiful blessing He has given us in our daughter! We love her dearly and are so thankful for our healthy baby girl!
