Time for Smiles

It's been chilly but nice and sunny in Cleveland today. Grace has been
entertaining me all afternoon with her smiles and laughter. It's
amazing how much she hangs on every word we say--it's wonderful. We're
looking forward to her baptism this coming weekend and we'll have a lot
of family pictures to post on the blog after Sunday.
It's been the house of pain over here due to the flu running through
our house. First Steve, then me. Luckily Grace only had a mild cough.
We're all feeling much better and smiling as much as our sweetie!

We've been quite busy at the Liderbach house as we're learning the types of things Grace likes and dislikes. Tummy time is fun when daddy is close by, but taking a bath is another story. We're hoping she enjoys it more during the next few months. At the end of a day, sleep is always welcome!

Family Visits!

Because they hadn't seen Paula and me in a while, the Faturoses and Cincy Liderbachs came in to see us over the past two weekends. Just a happy coincidence that Grace was here, too, I guess...Mike and Betsy, if you read this and have pictures of your own from that weekend, send us some and we can post those, too.

Just a few more, for the heck of it :)

Here are a few more photos from the hospital. Kudos to Karen Carl for the professional-quality photo of Grace with her eyes open. Thanks!

Some more pictures and video of the bambino. The video was taken as the nurses were cleaning Grace up and weighing her.

Say hello to Grace Liderbach!

Good morning and please welcome the newest addition to the Liderbach and Voigt families, Grace Frances Liderbach! As you can see, she didn't inherit her parents' dark hair, but she did inherit their stubbornness, as evidenced by her refusal to come out all the way on Thursday night. They had to go in and get her, but it turns out it was a good thing, as she weighed in at 9 lbs. 14 oz. Yikes! Paula and Grace are both doing fine, and Paula and I have quickly learned the definition of "sleepless nights." Still, we're both thrilled that she's here now and we'll be sure to add more updates to the blog.

Trial run

Good morning and welcome! Just trying things out. Paula and I wanted to set this site up for friends and family who'd like to keep up with news on the baby (and us, of course). No promises, but we'll try and keep this as up-to-date as possible. Enjoy!

-Steve