I’m bursting with joy to tell you that our baby girl, Adriana, arrived Sunday September 21st at 1:34pm, weighing 7 pounds and 20 inches in length. She decided to arrive 1 day before her due date – fooling her mama entirely because by that point I was convinced she was coming a week late. Not long after I published my 39 week post on Saturday, I started going into early labour (I just didn’t know that’s what it was at the time!).
I never knew life could be so crazy happy (or crazy challenging, for that matter). It’s like we’ve known her all our lives. I’m not normally a person who relaxes a great deal, but she’s shown me how to live in the moment and enjoy the right now. I feel like my life has a new sense of meaning and purpose and I’m really excited to get to know her a bit more every day. One thing is for sure, she has a great dad and looks so much like him. I can’t get over the hilarious facial expressions she makes. We have laughed so much in the 4 short days we’ve known her.
Ok, Adriana says it’s feeding time once again! Back to it.
ps – I’m thinking about sharing our birth story on here, so let me know if that is something you’d be interested in.
Thank you for all your love and support!!
Congratulations to you and Eric! You look blissfully happy in these photos. Wishing you all buckets full of joy in the years to come.
What a beautiful little girl ~ congratulations on this wondrous addition to your family. Take care and enjoy these precious first days! :)
If you’re up for something different, you might want to try Korean seaweed soup…great for after having a baby. My husband (who’s Korean) made me tons after I had my daughter, and initially I was a little worried (seaweed soup didn’t sound particularly appetizing!), but it was surprisingly delicious!! He made a vegan version, but since I don’t have his recipe handy, here’s one if you are interested: http://kimchimari.com/2011/03/15/miyeo-gook/
All the best to you and Eric.
Congratulations! I’m such a huge fan of your blog and now I am overjoyed that you are being blessed just like you have blessed us with your wonderful blog and book. She is adorable.
She is stunningly beautiful!!! Congrats and enjoy this wonderful time!!!
So precious! Congratulations! Her and I share the same name :)
Wow! Congratulations! She is a darling little girl and you both look great! Enjoy every single day with her. Many blessings to you!
I have been following your blog for awhile. I actually became full vegan before my wedding in April, while I was trying to research healthy eating. I have become obsessed since then! Even my Mom loves your cookbook and made me and my husband your Summer Harvest Soup last week. I have also been following your baby posts. As someone who is going to be soon trying for a baby with my husband, I found your posts inspirational and at least gave me some sense of reality! Congrats girl! Your baby is a beauty and you should be so proud :)
Congrats ! ! ! ! She is beautiful, I expected nothing short of gorgeous. ….look at her parents. .Many Blessings for a life filled with health, happiness, joy and laughter. Thank you for sharing. I love her name. Enjoy the journey.
Congratulations to the three of you! Welcome to the world Adrianna……you have some pretty amazing parents. Enjoy one another to the fullest.
Its so funny ….I have found myself checking for news every day …as if you are a family member or a friend…. I know I am not the only one. And now she is here. Huge congratulations! So happy for all three of you!
Congratulations!!! And yes I, for one, would love to hear all about your birth story!
Congratulations!! I could not be happier for your both! Adriana is absolutely perfect! I would love to hear about your birth story! )
Congratulations Angela and Eric! She is gorgeous!
Congrats! Would love to hear your birth story. I love hearing them all. I loved telling mine too;)
All the best, from a long time reader!!
Congratulations! This made me smile so big, I’m so happy for you both! How cute is Adriana?! Looking forward to your birth story!
Congratulations on your beautiful baby girl! She’s absolutely adorable!
Much love and congrats! Please share your birth story; us mamas love to share each other’s joy.
Congratulations! Adriana is beautiful and looks like a really sweet, happy baby! I am so happy for you and your lovely family. Blessings!
Ange, she is beautiful!! Congratulations again to you and Eric (and Sketchie too of course – I’m sure he’s super excited about his little sister!) It sounds like you’re all doing fabulously well and I hope these first few days with your new little bundle of joy have been nothing but wonderful. I can’t wait to meet her! :) xo
Congratulations Angela, she is absolutely adorable! So happy for you :)