baby girl

On January 31 we took this picture of Jennifer and Mikayla to let our families know that they were going to be big sisters! For the past two month we have been waiting and getting for our newest sister to arrive.

Today, April 11th, was the day we had been waiting for! Kelly Christine was born at 2:30 this morning. She weighed 5 lbs. 15 oz. and was 18.5 inches long. We did not get to see her until about 4 this afternoon and let me tell you we could not wait to see her!

 She is one beautiful little girl!

 She already makes some pretty great faces!

From the moment I laid eyes on her I just wanted to pick her up and hold her! Sadly it is not that easy. Baby girl is hooked up to just a few things and we had to wait for a little while before we could hold her. Once we got her in our arms it was hard to put her back in her warmer.

Jennifer and Mikayla kind of have their dad wrapped around their fingers. It is pretty safe to say that little miss Kelly will be no different. 

Kelly girl had kind of a long day, so she was pretty tired. This was the most we got to see of her eyes. Oh I wanted her to open her eyes all the way, maybe in the morning.

Daddy and Kelly snuggled in for a little bit.

Tomorrow, Friday, afternoon at 2 Kelly will be having surgery to fix a few problems with her tummy. Until she has a few issues fixed up she will not be able to eat. Her time frame for recovery is a little bit up in the air right now. It could be a few weeks for longer. We know that God holds Kelly and the next days in His hands and we are trusting He knows best. Please pray for our sweet girl throughout the next few days.

After a crazy day we are ready to rest but I will keep you all updated tomorrow as things unfold.