Eyes Opened

Finally caught a picture of her with her eyes open

More pictures!

Sleeping soundly at the hospital on day 1!

A cute close-up with her new blankie.

Time to go home :D

Swallowed up by her car seat. My pinky is her fav pacifier.

At home all cozy.

Faith is born! 6 lbs. 11 oz. & 19 in.

Sorry this took so long to post. It took a while getting use to a newborn around the house once again as well as all the holiday busy-ness.

Faith was born on December 17th at 4am. It was an easy and absolutely smooth labor and delivery, Praise God! She was in my arms 4 hours after we got to the hospital! Vibrant and strong as ever. The doctors said her muscle tone was great and she now is nursing very well (with only a little difficulty the 3-4 days). They still here a slight heart murmur from the hole in her heart, but are still hoping to see it close on its own before her 1st month check up with her cardiologist. Only a bit of jaundice remains and is slowly subsiding. She is a very good baby and absolutely loves being held (which we all love doing anyway). All in all she has amazed us all! I often find myself just staring at her and pinching her chubby cheeks. God is SO good!

Thank you for all your prayers. He is and has held her in the palm of His hands.

Enjoy all the pictures!

Epidural is in place. What a helpful tool that is! See how happy I am.

Fresh from the womb!

All cleaned up. Our very own china doll.

Big brother and sisters finally meet her

A pro at being the big sis.

Another ultrasound... We're cleared for delivery!

We got home safely from our trip to California visiting my side of the family. The following day the doctor had me get another ultrasound because she thought the baby was in a sideways position (transverse) and had to see if they needed to turn her before she delivered, but praise God she's in the vertical position, head down. :D She's measuring a little small, but everything else seems fine. As you can see in the picture she has cute chubby cheeks already. She was hiding behind the placenta and smiling. What a cutie she is! Also the Dr. cleared me to deliver anytime from here on out (already 37 weeks!). Preferably not this weekend while John is 4 hours away doing ministry up in Washington, but after that would be great!

We still covet your prayers for the hole in Faith's heart to completely close before she is born. This will really help her to nurse well and then physically develop faster.

Blessings, Gizelle