Our sweet little Peanut is finally here with us!
Caroline Elisabeth was delivered by c-section yesterday, September 28 at 12:13 p.m. She weighed 8 lbs. 8 oz. and was 21 inches long. She has lots of hair and is cute as a bug in a rug! 🙂
Caroline Elisabeth means “a joyous song of the fullness of God” and we think that describes her perfectly. We are both completely in love with her and can hardly believe she is ours to keep. 🙂
What a day it was. We arrived early at the hospital to make sure that Sallie’s glucose levels were maintained and would not bottom-out before surgery. Our surgery was right on schedule, but it did not go as well as we had hoped to experience. The spinal block didn’t take as the doctors had intended, so the later part of the procedure became very uncomfortable for Sallie as she started to feel what was being done. General anesthesia was given to finish closing Sallie up, and she spent the rest of the day very tired with a harder recovery than expected, not getting to hold Caroline as much as she had hoped.
But Caroline is here and we praise God for a safe delivery. We’re enjoying this cute little girl that God has graciously given to us. Especially when we were beginning to wonder if having a child was part of God’s plan for us!
Sallie and I appreciate how much you have supported us with kind words and prayers. Keep praying for a good recovery for Sallie, and for the change in our lives. This is just incredible.
We look forward to sharing more pictures and stories in the days ahead!
PRAISE THE LORD!!!!! I am very excited and rejoice in your new blessing!!!
His,
Mrs. U
CONGRATULATIONS! I read your blog regularly and have been praying for y’all. I’m sorry the delivery wasn’t as uneventful as you’d hoped, but having had three somewhat scary deliveries myself, I can attest to the fact that the unpleasant memories fade quickly as you fall more and more in love with the new life with which God has blessed your family.
Rejoicing in your answered prayer,
Sheryl
A beautiful name for a beautiful daughter!
Congratulations, proud Mama and Papa!
One more voice of the many to say congrats!
(If you find she’s a little harder to soothe than you expected, Please check-out the “Happiest Baby on the Block” DVD; it was the difference between thinking my son had colic and soothing him out of it.
Very worth it.)
And Ooooo she’s cute!
Congratulations!
One of my daughters’ middle names is Caroline and the other’s middle name is Elizabeth (with a Z) — so as you can imagine, I love your choice of name!
Best wishes,
Laura
Congratulations to you both. From a reader from London, UK
Congrats! Caroline looks lovely and thanks so much for responding to my email even as you were waiting for Caroline’s arrival!
Congratulations on the birth of your beautiful daughter! What a joyous celebration for your family! 🙂
And I must say you have good taste in names — we also have a sweet Caroline.
May God bless every minute of these precious newborn days for you.
Praise God for your wonderful news. Welcome Caroline, we have been expecting you.
Congratulations! She is a beauty. What a blessing from the Lord. Treasure every moment with your precious baby. Her name is beautiful.
Congratulations on your wee little one! Such a very special time for you all! Blessings upon blessings to the whole family!
I am soooo sorry for my delayed congrats, I had jaw surgery the same day your precious baby was born. CONGRATS!!!!! Sallie, if I could, I would be jumping up and down down for you. I know you waited a long time for the wonderful bundle of joy. May God heal you during this time and renew your energy.
Praise God from whom ALL blessings flow!!!
Oh, my! She’s beautiful! Congratulations!
Congratulations Sallie!! She was born on my 15th wedding anniversary!
Much love and blessings to you three~
Hallelujiah! For the Lord God ominpotent reigneth…
Congratulations to your new family! It has been such an encouragement for me to follow along with the news of your pregnancy, and I pray that God will continue to bless and keep you safe in His hands as you begin your new role as parents!
Congratulations on this buddle of joy. And the name for her is just perfect. It rolls right of the tongue :smile:.
Praying for Sallie’s recovery – I know a little late, but still praying for her.
Oh this is just wonderful news!! She’s so lovely and I know you both are thrilled. God Bless!!
I’m a bit confused! Are you pulling posts off?? Yesterday, the last one was missing and today the last two are missing…I feel like I’m going backwards in time! 🙂 Is this you or…??? lol
I have the same question as Kristy. I wanted to look at your pictures again and found that the last two entries are gone. And my first try today I just got a blank screen. I hope you’re not having server problems!