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!!! I kept checking to see if there were updates and it just barely dawned on me to check the baby section. I am so very excited for you and your family :)
Adriana looks absolutely precious and beautiful… and I agree she glows too (from a post by someone else). Congrats to you all!
I would love to hear your birth story!
You are postively radiant in both the pictures. Enjoy your little bundle she does look like her daddy :)
Hi Angela,
I used to have a blog years ago corn free cass and I just wanted to say congratulations on everything you have achieved over the last 4 years. I recently had decided to visit your page and saw you were pregnant and have been following your week by week ventures. I am currently 34 weeks pregnant, and have loved reading about your journey to mama hood. Your daughter is beyond beautiful and you look amazing! I am so happy for you guys and would love to hear about your birth story, so hopefully you decide to post about it. My husband and I are doing a home-birth, I am so anxious with the final experience of the pregnancy into having our little guy in our arms. Congratulations on your beautiful little girl and your family! xxx cant wait for what comes next
I am so so happy for you both!! What a beautiful baby girl. (I love her name!) and Mama–you look ridiculously gorgeous for having just given birth. I’m envious, haha. I would love to hear the birth story; I think Moms are generally interested in sharing that stuff. Get a bunch of new moms together, and they could talk for hours! ;) Enjoy this new role as a parent. I remind myself every day to enjoy the moment–to stop and look at my son, to smell him and breathe him in. Babies grow so so fast! And when you’re exhausted and frazzled just remember: the days (and nights!) are long, but the years are short. Congratulations again!!!
Yes! Pretty please share your birth story! Congratulations, she is so, so beautiful :)
YES! I’d love to hear about your birth story. I’m 34 weeks pregnant with my first baby and realizing that labor is just around the corner. So nervous!
Congratulations!! She is beautiful! Y’all (I’m southern) look so happy! I would love to hear your birth story on here! I hope to start my own family very soon and it would be great to hear your birthing story in your positive and beautiful way of writing! P.S. I also got your book recently and I love it! =)
Once again congrats! She is a little gem, and you look fabulously glowing, as usual. You are such an inspiration all around, and I would definitely be interested in your birth story! I’ve thoroughly enjoyed your weekly updates this whole time, so I would love to hear the end! :P
Congrats!!! She’s just beautiful! And of course we wanna hear your birth story! Duh! ;)
Wow, wow, wow, she is beautiful! Congrats to you and your beautiful family! Is it okay to say that I’ve been stocking your facebook and blog all week long waiting for an update? Love!
Congratulations, she’s gorgeous!! This is my first comment but I would love for you to share your birth story! Im 25 years old and I’m not sure if I’d like kids, maybe your story will have an impact on my decision. Love from the Netherlands
Would love to hear the birth story! Always hungry for more birth stories !
Congratulations! I would love to hear your birth story!
Congratulation!! Wishing health and much happiness in the years ahead!
21. September is the best day ever! I know it its my birthday too :-)
CONGRATULATIONS!!! I am so excited for you and Eric! Thanks for sharing this and I would love to hear your birthing story. Wishing you all the best.
Congratulations to you both!! She is beautiful :)
Gorgeous baby – gorgeous family! Congratulations!!
Gorgeous and congratulations!
I’m SO happy for you both, and Adriana is BEAUTIFUL, just like her parents. Thank you so much for sharing your journey, it was so fun to be a part. Would love to hear the birth story, always brings up my own memories of having my son.
xoxo
With Love!