More pictures of Belle

Since her birth, Belle has been growing like a weed - a weed without water that is. We had to take her back into the hospital last week because she had jaundice and was losing weight. After being in the "spotlight" over night, she was all ready to come home. Really though, we were quite worried about our little girl and are now happy that she is doing well. She's finally gained her birth-weight back and is growing up to be strong just like her dad (this is Platte writing, of course). Here are some more pictures of the little cutie.


One of the rare moments when Belle is wide awake!


Pretty in pink.


Belle and her mommy.


See any resemblance? Platte thinks so.


Little shrimp.

Baby Belle continued . . .

Belle's Birth

We are the proud parents of Baby Belle. She is so cute! She was born on Sept. 11th (take that Bin Laden!)at 4:50 p.m. She is 6 lbs 15 ounces and is 19 1/2 inches long. So far, she loves to make little noises while she sleeps, swing her arms out wide, cross her legs, and pucker her lips. She is so cool. Heather did a great job bringing her to us - it took 19 hours of labor! We are so glad Belle Heather Nielson is here.