Emily M. DeArdo

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Blogmas '22 Day 11: Welcome, Miss Hailey

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a newborn baby girl wrapped in a red swaddle with her hands on top of each other. Her eyes are closed and she has a red headband with a red rose in the middle, lace, and a small brass bell. She's sleeping in a basket.

Hailey Rose DeArdo

December 15, 2022 at 3:24 A M

6 lbs, 2 oz, 20” long

Hailey was the best Christmas gift this year! She obviously could not wait to get out and spend Christmas with us, so instead of being a New Year’s baby, she’s a Christmas baby.

She is so sweet, and really, is there anything sweeter than a newborn at Christmas? I don’t think so, especially when I get to spend Christmas Eve with a snuggled up baby on my chest.

A newborn girl in a red sleeper is asleep on a woman's chest. The woman is earring a navy blue sweatshirt.

Because she was a little early and there’s so much respiratory crap going around this year, the pediatrician asked us to wear masks if we’re holding her, hence my face gear. :) But it’s me!

Music: This is one of my FAVORITES—”The Seven Rejoices of Mary”, sung by Loreena McKennit.