Ruth Ann Acheson
was welcomed by many thankful hearts
on November 21, 2007 at 6:42 p.m.
She weighed 6 lb. 10 oz.
measured 20 inches long,
has lots of dark hair,
long feet and fingers,
and her daddy’s eyes.
“Now thank we all our God With heart and hands and voices
Who wondrous things hath done In whom His world rejoices…”
Thank you all for your prayers!
How precious! My heartiest congratulations to you, Gretchen & Merritt! God bless!
With Love,
Teresa
Congratulations Gretchen and Merritt!! Ruth is beautiful, what a precious blessing.
Praising the Lord with you!
- Vanessa
She is adorable! Congradulations Gretchen and Merrit on your first baby!(I love her name too.)
Congratulations, Gretchen & Merritt! I’m so happy for you! May God give you the wisdom to raise your little girl to love and honor Him.
Love,
Lois
Congratulations! What a beautiful blessing!
She is beautiful!!!!!
Congratulations Merritt and Gretchen!
~Jessica
What wonderful news! She is just beautiful! I’m so happy for you, Gretchen! Congratulations to you and Merritt! May God bless you as you start this amazing new chapter in your lives!
What a precious baby! Congratulations & Praise God for His wonderful works to the children of men! I LOVE that picture of her!
Tabitha
Congrats–she is beautiful!!
Congrats on the arrival of your precious little girl
She’s adorable!
What a surprise to see this announcement this morning. Congratulations, Gretchen and Merritt. May God bless you and your new little bundle of joy as you begin this exciting new chapter of life. I love the name Ruth Ann and from the picture she looks absolutely adorable. Congratulations to both of you!!
Congratulations!!! She’s beautiful!
~Ashley
So precious! Congratulations
She *does* have Merritt’s eyes – that was the first thing I thought when I saw her picture, even before I saw that you had written that.
Congratulations again!!
Many, many congratulations!
God bless you and little Ruth Ann!
AWWW! she is so precious!
congratulations:)
What a precious little girl! You picked a lovely name, too! Congratulations! God bless you three!
~Mary Jo
Yay! Congratulations, Gretchen and Merritt. I’m praying that the transition to parenthood, and all that newborns entail, goes smoothly.
What a precious little treasure!
Praying for you both as you begin this new chapter of life!
What a nice Thanksgiving surprise! Congratulations on your beautiful little girl.
Beautiful! So beautiful and precious!! Even at five days old she’s popular…..the comments on her announcement went from just eight to twenty one in two minutes! God bless Gretchen and Merrit….you’ll be wonderful parents, I’m sure of it!!
Awww!!!! The reason for the silence around YLCF over these past few days…Many many congratulations!!! I hope taht you are recovering nicely, Gretchen. What a beautiful baby!!!
Congratulations! She’s just darling…
Heartiest of congratulations to you, Merritt and Gretchen! What a precious bundle to love! Thanks for the sweet picture of little Ruth…looking forward to more of your new family.
A little girl! Congratulations!
And I must say that Ruth Ann Acheson flows very nicely. Well done with the name choice. ;-D
Congratulations, Gretchen & Merritt!!!
What a special Thanksgiving blessing! Praising the Lord with both of you!! Children are such a blessing from the Lord – and she is so adorable!!
Oh, I’m so excited!!!! What a wonderful blessing, and what great adventures you three will have, hopefully to be more to join y’all in the years to come!
By the way, she shares my older brother’s birthday.
And she has such a cheery face! I pray the Lord will bless you all, particularly in the next few weeks and months of strange baby schedules and growing to know each other better! 
In Christ,
~Rael~
She is beautiful! Congratulations, Merritt and Gretchen!
Awww, what a beautiful little girl! She is precious. Congratulations!
She is SO BEAUTIFUL!
Congratulations on your blessing. May God continue to bless your wonderful family.
Love,
Katie (a YLCF lurker for the past three years)
Congratulations!!!! She is adorable!
How precious she is.
Congratulations Gretchen & Merritt
God is so good! We all rejoice with you in the gift of life!
My only question to the biggest Anne of Green Gables fan out there is…where is the E at the end of her middle name?
My first thought was, “AMAZING!”
I’m so happy for you both.
What a beautiful and precious darling! Congratulations, Gretchen and Merritt!
Melissa
What a suprise to see this post! I wasn’t expecting it for another couple weeks! Little Ruth came early!
She is so adorable though! Congratulations to you Merritt and Gretchen!
So very adorable and so so precious…
:Hugs: and Congratulations to both of you!!
Rejoicing with you! What a beautiful gift from God!
Carla
What a beautiful baby girl. She is precious.
I’m a sort of cousin of yours, although we’ve never met. I’m one of Dee’s “Uncle Vern’s” four daughters.
Congratulations to you and Merritt. I know your little daughter will be a joy in your lives.
Aw! That is so precious. Congratulations to you both! It’s been so much fun witness God’s blessing in your life over the years, Gretchen.
Congratulations!!! She’s adorable!
Congratulations!!!! She is so beautiful!!
Congratulations, Gretchen and Merritt! I am so happy for you.
Thanks, Natalie, for making the announcement and including a picture. Looking foward to a story with more pictures.
I am always asking for pictures. Maybe I should hush and just be thankful for the ones you DO post!
Congrats!
Aww, congratulations Gretchen and Merritt!
Your little girl is beautiful, and I love the name. Is she named after anyone? I was thinking that “Ann” is a fitting middle name for the daughter of Gretchen “Anne” (of Green Gables).
Blessings on your new family and prayers for you as you begin this new and wonderfully exciting stage of life!
~Laura~
Congratulations on your beautiful baby girl, Gretchen and Merritt!! She is so precious. May the Lord bless you as you love and nurture this little one.
Blessings and joy,
Kiersti
Tears actually jumped into my eyes when I read the name over this picture
. Congratulations! God bless you.
Congratulations!!! She’s adorable!!!
Morgan
PRAISE THE LORD! What a precious gift and truly one to be thankful for!
So happy for you…I think she looks like you Gretchen:)
Yea!!!!
How beautiful!
Oh, Gretchen. Just beautiful.
Now I sound like a seventy-year-old woman. But, wow. Congratulations. Give her lots of hugs from us.
To God be all glory,
Lisa of Longbourn
PS: This is the third baby I know born last week!
PPS: Her birthday will never be exactly on Thanksgiving. I know, because I have a mom who shares her birthday and a brother who was born the day after, on Thanksgiving.
Congratulations! I’m so happy for you! –Kellie
Oooh, what precious addition to The Family! Congratulations,Gretchen and Merritt.
Lady Akofa.
Beautiful!! What a precious gift! Congratulations!
In His joy,
Laura
Congratulations to you both!! She is beautiful and I love her name =) God bless.
Ruth
Aww, so precious! What a sweet expression on her face! She’s adorable.
Congratulations to you both!
Too sweet !!!!!!!!! Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So sweet! Love the name! So exciting! Love and prayers will continue to cover you on this precious new journey of parenthood!
Aw, she looks so sweet all in pink. What a beautiful baby! Congratulations!
Congratulations Gretchen! She looks so cute,and I am sure you are both so thrilled! God bless you both as you raise her for Him.
Aww! Congratulations, Gretchen and Merritt. She’s so beautiful.
Aww! What a sweetie! Congratulations!
Such a precious blessing! I hope you have a wonderful time as a family of 3!
Dear Gretchen & Merritt, Congratulations! I’m rejoicing with you!! I thought she was due later, so hopefully Mum and little Ruth are well! Thanks for blogging the great news and the sweet photo! God’s richest blessings and much joy with your little darling! Debbie
Congratulations Gretchen and Merritt! May the Lord abundantly bless your time spent together with this precious little one, and may you nurture her and raise her for Him. She’s beautiful!
She’s a doll! So precious!!
Congratulations Merritt and Gretchen!! You can tell she looks like you both.
Many Blessings and love,
Samantha
P.S I hope the birth went well and the recovery too.
Oh, Gretchen!!! She’s so precious!!!!
Hugs
~Nicole
Wow! I was just thinking of you and praying for you today and now … ! How perfect! She’s adorable and beautiful and I am soooooo happy for you both! My sisters (who sometimes read YLCF, but don’t comment!) are excited too! May god bless you all. I’ll keep praying for you all!
Congratulations!! She is absolutely beautiful!!!
So glad Ruth Ann is here safe & sound! She’s beautiful!
Congradulation to the
new Mom & Dad!
Love, Betsy
Aw, she’s so cute! I know you and Merrit will be wonderful parents!
God bless you, little Ruth!!!
How wonderful! You are all very blessed!
congrats
Congratulations to the Acheson and Glaser family and the many other family members and friends who welcome this little blessing to the world. She is precious! And I am slightly surprised that the middle name is Ann and not Anne. *smile*
~Jaclynn
Happy Birthday, Ruth Ann! Welcome!!
Gretchen dear i’m so so glad to have visited YLCF today what a blessing it is to hear that you got a new little baby!
she looks like such a sweet darling..what a blessing she’ll be to you and to many others through the years!
Big congrats to you on your sweet baby Ruth Ann!
Welcome to the world Ruth Ann!
Take care and May God Bless this child now and forever more!
Blessings and HUGS!
PTL (Praise the Lord)
In Him, Jane.
God is Great. What more to say!!
Kate xxoo
She’s precious!
You must be so happy.
Everly Pleasant
I am curious how you chose precious Ruth Ann’s name! And I know there must be a reason for having Ann without an E, can you tell us about it?
Enjoy your precious little one!
Congratulations on your precious little blessing! She is so cute!
Mazal tov! So happy for you!
Congratulations, Gretchen and Merritt, on the arrival of Ruth Ann! How excited you both must be!
May the Lord guide and direct you as you raise and train this precious little one for His glory.
Sarah
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Congratulations! She is adorable!
What a beautiful little girl
Oh, she’s so beautiful! What a lovely gift for ya’ll this Thanksgiving. God bless!
Missed my birthday by one day! She will bring much joy to your lives! Best wishes to you both!!