Our New Baby Granddaughteri : Marjorie Kate Wood (Gigi)

Our 12th grandchild was born December 21, 2010. Her name is Marjorie Kate Wood. She weighed 5 lbs 12 oz and was 18 inches long. She is our 7th girl. We also have 5 boys. She is so tiny and cute. They nicked named her Gigi. Yesterday, December 23rd, we drove to Raleigh, NC to welcome her home and celebrate with her family for a few hours. Here are a few of the pictures we took. Also below is an explnation of her name.

From Chelsea

We are loving MKW so much. She is strong and alert and she's wearing me out with the nursing :). Love her expressive eyes. We don't know how officially we will refer to her as Gigi (spelled that way), but I love that her first name, Marjorie, means 'child of light,' is a family name on both sides, and is linked to her sisters (the J and the 'ee'). We also love that it is old fashioned and shared by a wonderful woman, Marjorie P. Hinkley.

http://www.ldschurchnews.com/articles/46965/Marjorie-P-Hinckley-Best-selling-author.html

I don't own any of MPH's books, but have relished her words. Her husband described her as a great lady with tremendous capacity. I'd like to gift that legacy to this tiny 5 pound miracle.

Her middle name, Kate, pays tribute to her great grandmother, Kathryn Romans. Grandma Katee has been a pivotal example in my life and has become a close friend to me in my grownup years. She is witty, intelligent, a voracious reader, a talented homemaker and genius quilter, and probably the most enterprising person I know. My daughter is lucky to be named for a great grandmother who is not only still alive at her birth, but ONLINE and google chatting. Amazing!

We love her already and are so glad she arrived safe and sound.