Friday, August 31, 2012

She's Here!

Our little girl came into the world on August 24th.  She was 7 lbs, 12 oz and 20.5 in long.  We named her Ariana Rose.  She's so small, especially compared to Andrew.  I never thought I'd have a baby that size newborn clothes were too big for.  We love holding and snuggling her.  She's a happy baby.  She only cries when hungry and otherwise just whimpers a bit to tell you she's uncomfortable.

The whole birth was much better this time too.  It was a c-section, but the spinal was a much better experience than being knocked out.  I remember what happened.  Ryan was able to be there with me and we got to see Ariana right after she was born.  She didn't have any problems either so she was able to be with us instead of in the NICU.  Just the fact that she was in the same hospital made a world of difference.

We're so glad she's here and part of our family.  Andrew even seems to like her so far.  He has to check on her and tries to feed her pretzels and graham crackers.  He calls her "baby."  He can say "Ari", but hasn't connected the name with his sister yet.








Ariana is one week old in these pictures.  I my be biased, but I think she is beautiful.

5 comments:

Mike and Mindy Williams said...

oh my goodness!!! So stinkin cute!!! Are you up for visitors yet...I would love to come see you this weekend...sans children, of course!! None of those cute hospital pictures here...I want to see those too!! Love, love, love these!!

Jess said...

She IS beautiful! My kids all fit in newborn clothes for about 2 weeks. And then became the hugest babies in the history of forever, haha. It's crazy how fast they grow.

So happy for you! Having a little girl is so much fun :) love you, Dee!

Stephanie Hancock said...

She really is one of the prettiest babies I have ever seen. Can't wait to snuggle her and kiss her cute cheeks! So glad that things went better, see you soon to hear all about it!

Mariah said...

Congratulations! She is BEAUTIFUL! i'm so glad that things went better this time around. What a precious babe! SO happy for you and your family.

Kirsten Knowles said...

Congrats! She is absolutely adorable!! Love her name.