We arrived to the hospital at 12:45 after leaving home at 4 a.m. and picking Josh and Laura at the Spokane Airport at 10:50 a.m. and driving the last miles to Northeastern Washington. Now we could relax and wait knowing we would not miss hearing the news fresh from the delivery room that Addy had arrived.
Jamie’s granny was in the waiting room already and had been there for a few hours very kindly texting us any progress while we were on the road.
We settled in and got excited everytime we heard that things were progressing.
This is what the day looked like from the hospital waiting room on the day Addy was born.
As the waiting went long we decided if we started a jigsaw puzzle her arrival would speed up.
It worked because Jamie’s mom came into the waiting room crying and said, “we have a baby girl”. We then heard the lullaby over the loud speakers that announced a baby, our Addy, was born. When we heard the lullaby we all cried again. Soon enough we got to see her daddy’s elation as he came into the waiting room to announce her arrival and that all was well! PTL!
We found out after Addy was born that her daddy had worked on a jigsaw puzzle during the times mommy could sleep while in labor. I need to share this with our pop who works on jigsaw puzzles everyday.
Everything is ready for Addy’s arrival home. Since the last time we saw Addy’s room the elephant and bubbles have been added.
We are thankful and have had some great times holding our new granddaughter and listening to her sweet sounds. Later when we get the okay to post photos of her and her parents holding her I’ll share more.
Thank you all for you prayers and kind thoughts and comments for us during this exciting and blessed event in the life of our family.
The Happy Wonderer ~ ellen b. 
Aw, Addy, God Bless you. What a thrill for you, Ellen, congratulations! So happy for you!
Congratulations to EVERYONE!!!!
Isn’t that the most wonderful news! How blessed you are to have her and how blessed she is to have family like you! Thank you, Lord for your gifts!!!
Congrats! How wonderful!
Congratulations!
Welcome to the world, Addy. You brought the sun and you have such a wonderful, loving family to be a part of. Many blessings to all! 🌷🦋💐👒🌿🐶🐥🐣🌸🎀🛍💕
Congratulations, been thinking of you all today!
Oh! I was right. When I stopped by earlier today and there wasn’t a post up from you I thought perhaps you were on your way to greet Addy’s arrival. Then I came here and found this! Congratulations to everyone there. What a journey you are about to begin, Ellen! xx
Congratulations – blessings from Heaven!
Congrats! You are going to have the best times of your life!
Wonderful wonderful news Ellen!!! You are officially a Grandma/Babushka … it’s the icing on life. So thankful that all is well. Enjoy these first days. Your daughter in law will be so thankful for all the help you will provide.
Congratulations, Ellen and family. Welcome to the world, Addy. You bring much joy! Enjoy your first days as a grandmother, Ellen – there’s really nothing like it.
Soooooo exciting!! The waiting is over!!
Congratulations to all of you on this new little blessing! And welcome to the Grandma Club. You’re going to love it!
Warm welcomes to Addy, and congratulations all around! A beautiful new life has entered the world.
Such a wonderful and happy time! Congratulations to the new family! xx Karen
Congratulations. Such exciting news. Enjoy those first few special days. B x
Praise the Lord for a healthy baby Addy! Congrats to you all. Sending love.
How very lovely…enjoy every moment as a grandma!
Hurray! It’s wonderful you all could join in the waiting and greeting of your newest family member.
How wonderful! Just so pleased for everyone and glad that all went well and your new granddaughter is here! Can’t wait to see pics!
Congratulations to all! This is a life changing event…enjoy every moment!
Oh congratulations! I’m so happy for everyone. All of us who are grandmothers know just how excited you are (and this great-grandmother at least is unable to put that special feeling into adequate words).. I love the way you brought Addy’s great-grandfather into the circle by showing him how both the younger generations shared his love for jigsaw puzzles as you waited. Won’t be too many months before Addy is ready to continue the tradition! (maybe a first puzzle for her as a gift for the future?)…..
So happy for all your family. Congratulations.
Congratulations! I”m glad everything went well.
Congratulations- what a joy joy joy! i wish them all lots of sleep x
I am so glad that I chose this evening to read a blog or two, and that I came to yours. Congratulations to your entire family! The advent of a new generation enriches everyone’s life – what a blessing your Addy is!!
Oh how exciting! So thankful to hear that little Miss Addy arrived just fine! Putting puzzles together is a great way to pass the time, how awesome that both your son and you were putting a puzzle together during the waiting! Love the picture of Addy’s room, so precious! I know you are enjoying this time with them so much! We are getting lots of flood and water here too, but it doesn’t look quite as bad as the pictures you shared. It is a very bad year for flooding! Take care my friend, enjoy all those sweet baby cuddles 🙂
So exciting! I love the picture of Dan. A very proud daddy. Enjoy all the sweetness and joys.
So fun to see the photos of the waiters and of the victory arm raise! That picture of Dan is the best!