The Timmerman Family: Our little girl, Autumn Grace

On the morning of Friday September 27, I was having some discomfort that my wise husband thought was labor... After some prompting and tears, he convinced me to go to labor and delivery. Okay, actually, he came home and made me go with him... And had already called our parents to tell them we were going, if he hadn't I would have talked myself out of it... In my mind it was still too soon, even though the others came at 36 weeks, I had convinced myself this time would I would go longer. I would highly recommend Boone Hospital... The nurses we had were great, and I was lucky that my doctor was on call that night as well. It was like it was meant to be...

I will never forget Randy telling me "it's a girl!" I absolutely love my boys, but those words, for this baby, were pure sweetness. We named her Autumn because I love the season of Fall, and have always loved the name. I knew if we had a girl we had to name her Grace. In the Christian definition Grace is "the free and unmerited favor of God, as manifested in the salvation of sinners and the bestowal of blessings." It is the love and mercy given to us by God because God desires us to have it, not because of anything we have done to earn it.

It is by Grace that I have 3 healthy happy babies, my boys are wonderful kids, and now to have a little girl...

It is by Grace that I have a husband that loves me, and after 13 years of marriage we celebrate with a baby and not a divorce...

It is by Grace that our parents and siblings are all alive and healthy...

I could go on for a long time, but Grace is something that I feel every day, and I couldn't imagine a better name for our little girl!