LOVE MY DADDY!

He makes the best pillow, it never takes me long to fall asleep on him.

My Uncle Wade

Uncle Wade came to see me for the first time on 10.21.07 ( my actual due date). He would have made it earlier, but he injured his knee playing football for William Jewel College.

Mizzou Homecoming



My first homecoming parade with my cousins, Jehr and Brock. I slept through the whole thing, not even the loud bands could disturb me.

FIRST ROAD TRIP



Grandma Linda drove us to Marshall to meet Pa Pa Jerry. Jerry said that you were "awful pretty" at 9 days old.

FIRED UP!



All fired up at 8 days old. Poor baby.

ONE WEEK OLD 10.17.07

God welcomed her one week birthday with a rainbow that morning!
then we took a bath
and finally fell asleep.

MOMMA LOVES ME!

The picture says it all!

FIRST WALK

6 days old and out the door with Ma Ma Carol. It was a beautiful fall day in MO.

Sleeping the day away!




It is rough being 4 and 5 days old!

FIRST BATH


Lil' Tiger



Watching her first MU football game with Daddy! All her Black and Gold did not bring us a "W" this time.

CORAS


Cora times 3! Little Cora with her great grandmother Cora and great aunt Cora.

FOUR GENERATIONS





HOMECOMING



Two days old and headed home on 10.12.07

ONE DAY OLD 10.11.07


THE END OF MY FIRST DAY 10.10.07


MY COUSINS, AUNTS and UNCLES!!!




How blessed is this girl ?!?!

THE GREAT-GRANDPARENTS



More proud Great-Grandparents
Little Cora was named after her great grandmother, Cora Velma.

THE GRANDPARENTS




They waited all night for you to arrive and both the grandmothers were in the delivery room!

MOMMY and DADDY



First glimpses of our little miracle, Cora Jacqueline Smith. We are so in love with her! Dad was such a great labor coach!

CORA JACQUELINE SMITH OCTOBER 10, 2007

Here I am world at 6:48 am Wednesday October 10, 2007 weighing 8 lbs 1 oz and measuring 21 inches long.