Friday, September 26, 2008

First Pictures of Sophia

We met our sweet princess Sophia for the first time today.  She is absolutely perfect in every way and we can't stop staring at her. She is long and lean like Dan and has a head full of black hair like I did as a newborn.  One of the first things we said to each other when we saw her was that she had my nose and Dan's lips.  She is such a precious blessing from God.  We are beyond thrilled to be her parents!


This is the e-mail that Dan sent to family and friends the day Sophia was born:
 Venus and I are proud to announce the arrival of our daughter, Sophia Lenz Belcher, at 6:33 p.m. on Friday, September 26.  Sophia weighed 7 lbs 5 ounces and measured 19.5" long. Venus is doing great and recovering from her C-section. She and Sophia will be checking out of the hospital tomorrow (Tuesday).  Venus will update the blog with countless pictures next week.  As you will see, Sophia looks much more like her Mom than her Dad...thank God!

Thank all of you for your support.
 - Daniel, Venus, and Sophia


Here are some pictures our sweet Sophia just minutes old...

Already ready to eat :-)




Just chilling after her first 'bath' in the nursery.  I just want to squeeze her!

Finally a family of three!


Two proud Poppa's


7 comments:

Bernadette said...

Your family is so beautiful. Congrats to the new parents.

Susan said...

Welcome, Miss Sophia! She is very sweet! She looks like the cutest little thing ever!

Unknown said...

Super cute pictures V! She looks just like you!

TARA said...

She is ADORABLE!! We are so happy for you! Rowen is excited to have such a beautiful girlfriend in his life. Take care!

With Love,

Tara, Ransom & Rowen

lauren and brad said...

HOORAY! She is here!!!! I wasn't sure when the best time was to call...I wanted you to have plenty of time to recover and you never know those first few weeks when mama and baby are sleeping!

V, she is beautiful!!!! That dimple in her cheek is making me melt. I love all the pics! Thanks so much for posting them, we all love seeing your little girl!

Ashley said...

What a blessing! Ven, I think Sophia looks so much like your baby pictures! Hope mommy, baby, and daddy too are all doing well. Sending all my love.

The Criners said...

V, holy smokes. You have a baby. A super-sweet, beautiful baby!