Meet Rosemary Bennett Tracy!

Kim went into labor on the due date, 11/12/15.  Somehow we were surprised because we had talked ourselves into believing Brim would be late.  Kim's minor contractions in the morning/afternoon progressed rapidly in the evening and we were in the hospital by about 11pm at night.  It was a long, sleepless night.  Kim was an absolute rock star going through labor with the help of some excellent nurses.  At 10:53 am on Friday, November 13, 2015, Rosemary Bennett Tracy was born and placed in her mother's arms.  Rosemary's eyes were wide open and, for me, to witness mother and child seeing each other for the first time was incredible.

Rosemary is named after my great Uncle Bob's late wife, Rosemary Sidur.  She was my grandma's best friend and was also my Dad's godmother.  Uncle Bob is an incredibly wise, humorous and generous man.  I do not remember meeting my Aunt Rosemary (and she may have passed before I was born), but my entire life Uncle Bob always talks about what an amazing and kind women she was.  We also absolutely love the name.

We left the hospital 24 hours after Rosemary was born.  Taking her home and welcoming her to our home was incredible (We have a roommate!).  She has already met a lot of her family and friends who have showered her with love.  There are many more of you for her to meet.  She told me she can't wait to meet you all!

We are now trying to figure this whole parenting thing out.  So far she is healthy, nursing and giving us plenty of diapers to change so we are doing something right.

We couldn't have gottten through the ups and downs of this pregnancy or the first few days of being parents without the help, support and love of so many of you.  Thank you.

[More photos to come soon.  Our friend,  Amy, took some higher non-phone photos a couple days ago and we will post some here.