Sunday, March 6, 2011

Straight from heaven...


Audrey Jane Messick
Born: Saturday, March 5th, 4:50pm
7lbs 2oz, 19.5 inches

The short story...
-regular contractions on and off all week
-Friday afternoon things got more serious but then calmed down so we went to bed
-Saturday at 3am I woke up with a hard contraction
-Counted contractions until 6am
-Called Grammy & Grandpa to come get the kids
-At the hospital by 8am
-Slow and steady progress all day--no big stories to report--thank-goodness!
-By 5pm we were holding our sweet little baby that is miraculously perfect in every way!



We feel so blessed to being holding such a little angel and grateful that everything has gone well with her birth.  Ryan and I are just throughly enjoying our time alone with little Audrey--kissing those soft little cheeks and soaking up all the cuddles that we can.  We are excited to start sharing her with her adoring and excited sisters soon!

Here's a little glimpse of heaven....


17 comments:

Britt said...

Yeah!!! Congratulations! She is beautiful and I am so excited for you guys. I love the name too. (: Can't wait to meet her soon.

Mary said...

Congratulations! New babies are heaven! She is such a beauty!

Jeni said...

So glad everything went well. I Love kissing baby cheeks! So cute!

Erin said...

She is so beautiful!! Congratulations to your wonderful little family!!

Rhonda said...

Hooray! I am so glad she made it here safely. She is gorgeous! I love Audrey already! I am sad that I just barely missed being able to meet her!

Good luck on your recovery and adjusting to 4 kids!

melbel said...

Oh! She is such a beautiful newborn. Audrey is a pretty name for a pretty babe. Glad the delivery was uneventful...that's always good.
Congrats to you!!!!

Rachel Free said...

She really is a beautiful baby!

Hooray on selecting a name! I love it! =D

Nancy said...

Thanks for posting pictures! She really is perfect! The name is perfect too! Can't wait to skype with that little bug!
xxx

Kayelynn said...

She looks so sweet and cute! I love all the pictures. I just want to cuddle her up! Love ya!

Miss Beevers said...

Simply gorgeous! Big kisses for all winging their way across the ocean! xx

Jenny Hatch said...

Audrey! Such a darling name. I wanted Seth to be an Audrey. She really is a little miracle baby! And I love it that her name has an "A" just like HAiley, MAyA, and Alice...and RyAn and JANAe. I love it that you went into labor on your own! March 5 is a beautiful time of year to have a birthday, Spring is full of hope. I am smiling at your happiness. Hugs dear friend.

Skye L. said...

She looks perfect! I hope you can get some rest at the hospital before getting back to life with four!

Tammy said...

Thanks for sharing these! She is perfect and I can't wait to meet her. Her name is just lovely too.

Alysia said...

Congratulations!!! She is so beautiful. Hope all is going well for you. We are having our third girl in May. :)

Krista said...

Oh what a beautiful sweet baby! I am so happy for you guys!! She is perfect. JaNae, now go get some rest! I know, I know, easier said than done.

Diana said...

What a little darling!! Please kiss those little cheeks for me until I can come giver her some in person. I am so excited!!!!!!

Paul and Melissa said...

She is SOOO cute!!!!! I can totally see the family resemblance already. Congratulations!!!!!