Thursday, April 7, 2011

she's here!

i seriously cannot believe it has taken me this long to get back on here :) finley was 3 weeks old tuesday. time is flying! she is such a sweet baby and a huge blessing to our lives. she has been growing like crazy...which makes me so sad. however, i cannot wait for all of the fun we are going to have as she gets older. just to fill you in, everything went really well the day she was born. we arrived at the hospital around 7. i was taken to the O.R. at 10:09 and she was born around 10:29....or something like that. ha! so it was super quick! ryan and i loved having her early in the day. it was so nice to be awake and have time to spend with her. she also got to meet several of the people who have been praying and loving on her for some time. it was wonderful. just the way it was 'supposed' to be. we came home the friday after i had her...so the 18th. what a good feeling! it was so nice to put her in her car seat and LEAVE the hospital with her! in fact, we were in such a hurry to get out with her we forgot to run by the nursery and have her umblical cord clamp removed...whoops! so we went back saturday and had that taken care of :) she had her one week appointment that monday...the 21st. we feel so blessed, as we were getting ready to check out of the hospital on friday, the physican on call came to visit with us and let us know she was good to go. my heart about stopped as the nurse told us the doctors name. it was the same doctor who had taken care of wyatt the night he was born. what were the odds?! when he came in, he introduced himself and told us he had checked out our perfect little angel. then ryan told him he had actually taken care of both of our little angels. and i couldn't believe it...but he responded with 'i thought so. i recognized your names and thought you were wyatt's mom and dad.' wow! let's just say he earned A LOT of brownie points in my book! i couldn't believe he had made that association and remembered our sweet boy. thank you GOD! so needless to say, i love him already :) ok back to the appointment...she was an ounce from her birth weight which was 6 pounds 14 ounces. so we were thrilled. i must say...she is a good eater....she gets that from both her mom and her dad :) she had her 2 week appointment a week and a half later and had gained a pound and a half! so, i think it is safe to say she is doing well and growing like a weed! other than that, we have been cuddling and just enjoying every minute with her. she is spoiled rotton, but hey, why not?! we certainly wish her big brother was here to love on her and spoil her with us, but we know he is loving on her from Heaven. i'll try to do a better job updating. i just can't seem to make myself put her down :)





9 comments:

  1. Congratulations!!!!! What a cutie!!!!

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  2. What did you pick for her middle name?

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  3. I've checked every day for the last three weeks, so happy every body is so happy and healrhy

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  4. PLEASE tell where you got her headband. It is soooo adorable! Finley is beautiful, too!
    ~Carrie

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  5. Yea! So super happy for you. I imagine you just holding her and loving on her all day! I bet Ryan hates leaving her for work! Take care and enjoy every minute! And I am a firm believer that it is not possible to spoil a baby. Hold her as much as possible and she will be fine! Both of my girls were! :) She is an amazing blessing and there is nothing wrong with treating like the princess she is! :) She is beautiful and precious and wonderful!

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  6. This is the post I've been waiting for! Finley is beautiful and I love her little headband - so dainty and sweet. God's blessings to your family ~

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  7. Jessica, I've been following on facebook, but had no idea you had a blog. So glad to be your newest follower. This is Brooke Stowers Warnock by the way, AKA "The Ranch Mom". You better not put her down because she will grow so quickly. Will you tell Ryan hello and you all have been in my prayers. Get some sleep!

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  8. What a wonderful post!! So thankful she is here and doing so well. I have followed your blog for a while (honestly don't remember how I stumbled upon it) and have been praying for you. I couldn't wait to get an update on her birth and well being. God is good ALL of the time :)

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  9. So happy for you! God is so good. Enjoy every moment and thank you for sharing your story.

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