Elyse Hannah Simmons
7 pounds, 3 ounces and 22.25 inches long
Born to Hannah Evangeline and Jesse Simmons
and to her sister, Evangeline Heidi.
6:35 Sunday morning, September 24, 2017
Elyse began her journey earthside
mere hours after the Simmons family settled themselves into their new home
and christened it with the dawning of the autumn sun.
She was born the day before her grandma Jackie gave birth to her daddy 33 years ago!
My third grandchild, born 25 years and 9 months after her mother’s birth.
Photographs by Jenni Jones and Kim Woodard Osterholzer
Kim Woodard Osterholzer, Colorado Springs Homebirth Midwife and Author
Books by Kim:
Homebirth: Commonly Asked Questions
A Midwife in Amish Country: Celebrating God’s Gift of Life
Nourish + Thrive: Happy, Healthy Childbearing
One Little Life at a Time: Recommendations + Record Keeping for Aspiring Homebirth Midwives
Labor started mere HOURS after they’d moved to a new house? Hannah should win an award for “Most Creative (and probably exhausting) Nesting Instinct!”
Amen!
Congratulations to all; wonderful news!
Thank you!
God bless!
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Such a beautiful family you have Kim. I am sure your heart is overflowing with your new Grandbabies!❤️❤️❤️
Thank you, Tanya! My heart truly is overflowing ❤️