Rebekah Lenore Bell

Little Rebekah Lenore Bell was born at 1:17 pm on Friday, August 31 and weighed 6 lbs 14 oz.

Rebekah shares a birthday with her great-grandma Lenore Dahlstrom and a nose with the many of her Freed relatives.

Rebekah nursed great the first few hours, but quickly decided she liked to sleep more than eat. Her blood sugar level dropped and since Kirsten was GBS positive, it landed Rebekah in the Special Care Nursery (NICU) for a couple days. She is doing great, but we have to wait for the results of a blood culture on Monday to determine if she comes home with us tomorrow.

Jim adds: She was 18-1/2 inches long, and her nose is absolutely beautiful, like the rest of her! My nose is a poor reflection of the perfect Freed nose, and I don't think hers looks anything like either one. But we'll see.

Did I mention she's beautiful?