Hey diddle diddle. She’s cute and she’s little. We can’t believe that she’s here!
We are so excited to announce the arrival of our little girl, Berlin Elena. We thought she would be coming Thursday via a planned c-section, but she had other ideas. Tuesday I started having minor contractions, but I took it easy that day and things didn’t really progress. However, by Wednesday morning, the contractions were getting more serious and they just continued to intensify throughout the day. My mom was flying in that night to help look after Kade (since we thought the c-section would be done Thursday) but by the time she landed; we knew we’d need to head to the hospital. So we dropped her and Kade off at the house and then drove straight to the hospital. Our doctor met us there and the c-section started about quarter after nine. She was born at 9:38 and even though I was hidden behind the drape, I could see in the reflection of the glass cabinet doors when the doctor pulled her out. That was really amazing! She weighed in at 7 pounds and measured 18 ¼” inches long.
She is completely healthy and absolutely beautiful, I’m not biased – really! But you can see from the photos, she’s gorgeous, right? Kyle brought Mom and Kade by the hospital the next day to meet as Kade would say “Baby SisSis”. He was very excited and so gentle. He got a little self-conscious when we told him he could kiss her on the forehead… super adorable!
She and I are staying in the hospital until probably Saturday. Right now I’m feeling ok, as long as I stay on top of the pain medication. I can move around, but very sloooowly. But it doesn’t really matter since I get to hold this darling little girl in my arms all day.
God has given us a beautiful gift! Hope you enjoy the pictures of our experience…
- Kyle all suited up before surgery
- Behind these doors lies the operating room.
- Our doctor as seen from the OR doors.
- I’m strapped into the table.
- Our secret view of the surgery, we saw it all from the reflection on the glass.
- Kyle brought her around the curtain so I could kiss her.
- Berlin the next morning.
- Her hands in mine.
- Kyle and Berlin in my recovery room.
- The smallest hat we could find was still too big!
- Berlin and I
- Kade holding Berlin for the first time. He was so gentle.
- Kade will make a great big brother!
- This little piggy went to the market…
Thank you all so much for your support, prayers and emails. We have higher resolution photos available for any family members who would like one. I’ll be recovering for the next few days and hope to be released from the hospital soon!
xo
