Grace's Birthday October 20, 1998

Grace Caroline Patterson, an aptly named child, entered this world at
7:27 AM on 10/20/98 at 8 pounds even and 20 1/4 inches long.

She picked her October birthday nicely. Not only was it a beautiful morning,
Heather's birthday is the 4th, Grace's is the 20th, Linda's is the 24th, and 4 + 20 = 24.

Her first (online) photo at one hour old is a profile in the buff,
but 30 minutes later we have a more discrete shot.

Grace's tired father looks on her lovingly,
with the approval of two very proud grandmothers.
(They inspired Grace's middle name: Carol + Linda = Caroline.)

Grace's big brother had mixed feelings about sharing the attention,
but felt better when surrounded by four women:
Heather's sister Sarah, Heahther's Mom, Heather, and Grace.

As we left, the parents spent their first quite time together.