Madelyn Michelle

I am very proud to announce the arrival of Madelyn Michelle Bormann!! She arrived Wednesday, April 13th at 3:44pm...weighing in at 8lbs 15oz and 22" long! She is absolutely PERFECT and is BEAUTIFUL!! Mom and baby are doing great and they are adjusting so well.

Here's the history of her arrival. I was in New York for a few days last week for some training and Shelly had her appointment on Tuesday. Nothing had changed, so she was scheduled for an induction for Thursday (the 14th). I was ecstatic because my flight landed on Thursday night at 9:40pm, so I figured I'd make it in time for her birth. Miss Madelyn had other plans!! Shelly went into labor naturally Tuesday night and was born Wednesday afternoon! I was overwhelmed with emotions--I was SO excited to hear the news and talk to Shelly and I felt so bad I couldn't be there for her. My sister is my best friend--she is absolutely AMAZING and she has ALWAYS been there for me...NO MATTER WHAT!!! I could go on and on and on, but let's just say that she was the one who got me McDonald's after Bishop was born and I wanted to be there for her after her first child was born and I couldn't be. But....this isn't about me and I understood that I'll have the rest of my life to make it up to them! :)

Luke took Bishop up to visit Wednesday night. Bishop has always been very sweet to the babies at school and he's always been interested in them, so I was excited for him to meet Madelyn. I think he was a little distracted by all the other "fun" things to check out in the hospital..plus, his PAPA was there (and NOTHING beats Papa)! :) Nana gave him his own doll to take care of, but he just threw him on the floor, so we decided he won't be holding Madelyn anytime soon (or ever)! :) I am so excited for Bishop and Madelyn to grow up together and to be so close in age!

I was finally able to visit on Friday and it was perfect--I was able to hold Madelyn for almost 2 hours straight and she was so peaceful and beautiful! Like I said, Shelly and Ryan are adjusting so well!! We're going to visit this afternoon and it can't come soon enough!!

CONGRATULATIONS Shelly and Ryan! You are already phenomenal parents...Madelyn is a lucky girl to have you as her parents and we are so blessed to have her be a part of our lives!