Celebrating Something Everyday!: Introducing the One and Only Anne Elsie Jane Black

Monday, October 26, 2009

Introducing the One and Only Anne Elsie Jane Black

Born October 26, 2009 at 10:25 am and weighing in at 8lb 5oz, she stands (or lays, however you want to look at it) 20" in height (length). Mother and daughter are doing just fine. I'll let the mother fill in the details later

14 comments:

Renshaw Family said...: Congrats! She is beautiful.; October 26, 2009 at 7:17 PM
Marie said...: Congratulations! That's super--she's super! Hope all is well with adjusting and recovery.; October 26, 2009 at 9:04 PM
Josie and Wayne said...: Yay! Congratulations, she is beautiful.; October 27, 2009 at 9:48 AM
Unknown said...: few moments can compare- what a sweetie. I don't know if I can wait another 6 months you've made me completly baby hungry!; October 27, 2009 at 10:22 AM
Melody said...: Congratulations! So glad Anne finally decided to make her appearance. She looks lovely -- just like the rest of your kids. : ); October 27, 2009 at 11:42 AM
Trista said...: YYAAAAYYYY!!!! CONGRATS! I am SOOO happy for you. She is absolutely beautiful! Hope you're doing well.; October 27, 2009 at 12:38 PM
Erin said...: Congratulations! She is so beautiful.; October 27, 2009 at 1:32 PM
Tracey said...: Welcome baby Anne! She's beautiful. Congrats to all of you :); October 27, 2009 at 1:49 PM
Tracey said...: This comment has been removed by the author.; October 27, 2009 at 1:50 PM
Ashley C. said...: Congratulations!! I hope things are going well with adjusting to three.; October 27, 2009 at 2:39 PM
Carrie said...: She is beautiful!! Congratulations! I'm so happy everything went well!; October 27, 2009 at 3:46 PM
Sarah Stout said...: Congrats Jenni. Such exciting and Wonderful news. Good luck with everything!; October 28, 2009 at 6:48 AM
Sarah said...: She is beautiful. I hope we all get over illness so we can see her soon!; November 1, 2009 at 5:54 PM
Heather Taylor said...: Yeah! What a sweet baby! Congratulations! Hope you have a great recovery. She's adorable!; November 3, 2009 at 6:42 AM

Thomas S. Monson

Professor Harold Hill, in Meredith Willson’s The Music Man, cautioned, “You pile up enough tomorrows, and you’ll find you’ve collected a lot of empty yesterdays.”

There is no tomorrow to remember if we don’t do something today, and to live most fully today, we must do that which is of greatest importance. Let us not procrastinate those things which matter most.

I remember reading the account of a man who, just after the passing of his wife, opened her dresser drawer and found there an item of clothing she had purchased when they visited the eastern part of the United States nine years earlier. She had not worn it but was saving it for a special occasion. Now, of course, that occasion would never come.

In relating the experience to a friend, the husband of the deceased wife said, “Don’t save something only for a special occasion. Every day in your life is a special occasion.”

That friend later said those words changed her life. They helped her cease putting off the things most important to her. Said she: “Now I spend more time with my family. I use crystal glasses every day. I’ll wear new clothes to go to the supermarket if I feel like it. The words ‘someday’ and ‘one day’ are fading from my vocabulary. Now I take the time to call my relatives and closest friends. I’ve called old friends to make peace over past quarrels. I tell my family members how much I love them. I try not to delay or postpone anything that could bring laughter and joy into our lives. And each morning, I say to myself that this could be a special day. Each day, each hour, each minute is special.”

-Thomas S. Monson, April 2008, Ensign Magazine