Week 1

Well, it has been a wonderful first week with Gabriella. We appreciate all of our visitors and their support. Grandma Debbie was in town last weekend, and we look forward to visiting her and Danny in a couple of weeks. Also, my sister-in-law Heather will be in town soon along with McKenna, Mason, and Salem to visit their new cousin.

Unfortunately, Aaron has to return to work tommorrow. Gabi and I will miss him, and I keep praying that I will be OK without him during the weekdays. Gabi is doing well. She had her second doctor appointment this morning, and thankfully there are no health issues.

Gabi's First Day

Here's some pictures and a video from Gabriella's first day. Grandma and Grandpa Palomino, Aunt Anita, and Cousin Tiffani were all at the hospital. We can't wait for Grandma Martinez to come visit tomorrow and the rest of the gang to meet her!

Gabriella's Here

Finally, our daughter has arrived. Gabriella Rae Benefiel was born on June 24, 2009 at 9:46pm. She weighs 7lbs 14oz, is 21 in. long, and is in great health. I was getting ready to go to work when Rachel started having contractions and we decided it was time. The labor began around 7:30am, and unfortunately, Rachel had to wait over 7 hours for an epidural, and had already dialated to 7cm. Despite that, everything else went very well, and we couldn't ask for a greater blessing:)