Monica Cass

Well, hello there gorgeous:

Monica Cass (we're calling her Cass) was born at 3:33 a.m. on Tuesday, May 14.  8 lbs 6 oz, 21 inches long, and perfect in every way.  She is named for Jon's grandmother, one of the best and most inspirational women I have ever known.  Her maiden name was Monica Kasper, and when she met Jon's grandfather in Hawaii during WWII (she was a nurse and he was a surgeon in the army) he called her Cass for short.  It stuck, and we wanted to use that nickname for our little girl.  We chose the name months ago, and since that time Jon's grandmother became very ill.  She died about 10 hours before her little namesake was born. We are a whole mix of emotions right now, but know that there is something beautiful about how our Cass came into the world just as her great grandmother was leaving it.  This baby is bringing our family some much-needed joy right now.