Penelope Kate Chandler sprinted into the world on Tuesday afternoon.
Two hours after checking into the doctor for a routine visit, Penelope was born! While this little sweetie was my longest pregnancy – I made it to 39 weeks this time and it was killer! – she is, by far, our smallest, shortest, and most active baby. The girl loves to dance and snuggle and we just can’t get over how miraculous she is, how full our hearts are bursting, and how many times she’s already pooped on the bed.
Here’s a few photos from the last week!
Can you even get over the photographs of Poppy and her boys?! MY HEART!!
And here’s a fun bit of background on Poppy’s name! This ray of sunshine was named after two of the most amazing women in my life. Penelope is a spin on my maternal grandmother’s middle name – Nell! – and Kate is after my mom, Catherine! Since Penelope is a long name and we knew that there was no way we’d be yelling “PENELOPE!” all the time, we knew we wanted a nickname right off the bat and, when I saw Poppy on a nickname list, I knew it was the one! Penelope has some seriously rad nicknames – Lola and Elle and Pip and Penn! – but, when I saw Poppy, it jumped out at me like a freaking rainbow and, from that moment on, Andrew and I knew we had the perfect name for our babe! Our whole family is over the moon with our new addition and I’m just so grateful and so happy that it feels like I’ve been waiting for her my whole life. And honestly? I think I have! We love you, Penelope Kate! You’re a freaking dream!!
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Lissa Chandler is an Arkansas wedding photographer based in Fayetteville, Arkansas, the co-founder and owner of Opal and June, a styled shoot rental shop, and the creator + instructor of The Hue of You, an online (and rad!) four week editing course offered through Click Photo School.
