After nine months of excitement, prayers, preparations, and anticipation Mattilee Aliza Hope was born on Tuesday, March 2, 2010 at 12:39 pm. She weighed seven pounds, nine ounces and was twenty-one inches. She was named after my sweet, precious grandmother. Her name was Mattie Lee, but everyone pronounced the two names together as one so we just named her Mattilee. Putting the two names together also allowed us to incorporate another family name as her middle name. Aliza was my great-grandmother's name and she was such a special lady as well. Her delivery and the hours that followed were such a sweet time for us. We had been praying for her and waiting to meet her for so long. Now all of our questions about if she would be healthy, how much she would weigh, who she would look like, her temperament, etc. could be answered. I remember feeling so overwhelmed with joy in the hospital. I still get that feeling when I think about how much the Lord has blessed us with this sweet baby girl. It was evident that she was already so loved. She had so many visitors in the hospital that would take too long to list. Matt was such a great daddy from the beginning. As soon as he held her, it was written all over his face that he was in love. He took care of everything to make sure Matti and I were comfortable and happy and still does!
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