We have a baby girl!!! Last Monday, Jane Elizabeth Keating was born at 12:32pm weighing 6lb10oz and measuring 19 1/2 inches in length. Jane means "gift from God" or "God is gracious" and we are so thankful for this little blessing in our family. She is already a little princess among her brothers and they are having so much fun holding and snuggling her!
I was scheduled for a c-section and everything went very smoothly, other than needing 4 different people to try to insert my IV (which was the worst part of the whole procedure for me), so once that was over, everything went really well. She came out screaming nice and loud - she knows she has to make her presence known with all these other kids we have running around!
The boys are absolutely in love, as are we, and it just melts my heart to watch them care for her. Caleb has swung full time into big brother protector mode, Noah is always waiting to hold her, and Micah is very sensitive to her crying and making sure we take care of her:) I can't wait to watch her grow up surrounded by such loving and caring big brothers! I have two younger brothers, who are awesome, but I always wished I had an older brother to look out for me and I just think Janie is beyond blessed to have so much protection surrounding her.
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Here are a few snapshots of her first days in this world...
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| Her pretty room waiting for her to come home! |
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| All ready to go! |
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| She's out and it is officially a girl! |
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| This is in the recovery room - I was covered by so many blankets I felt like a marshmallow! Noah is holding up the little piggy bank he got for her that morning;) |
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| First family picture of 6! |
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| Daddy and his princess! |
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| The pink bear is what Caleb brought her and the purple monkey all 3 boys picked out when we found out we were having a girl. |
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| My oldest and youngest:) |
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| Looking very concerned....what could she be thinking?! |
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| View from my window...here come the boys:) |
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| Lots of loving! |
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| Noah and Janie! |
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| All the kids together at last! |
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| Sweet Janie! |
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| I love putting bows in her hair - makes her look so girlie! |
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| Our discharge took well into the afternoon and so daddy and Janie got in a solid nap together...the first of many! |
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| All ready to go home...let the fun begin! |
8 comments:
So sweet, Sarah! I can't wait to meet Janie. I can't get over all that hair. And the purple bear or monkey is as big as she is! You did a great job with her pink room, too. :)
Just can't stop smiling at her! The two pictures with her big eyes open really give her a different look - especially the one with that big nuk in her mouth. So, so adorable.
What a sweetheart! So glad for some pictures. She is beautiful and we're all amazed by her hair. She has more than Emmie has now at 1 year old! Ha ha! Can't wait to meet her.
These pictures are precious. I love Micah's expression in your family picture and her room is so sweet. Thanking God, with you, that she arrived safely and all is well.
thats awesome Sarah! I love our girl! Funny though, I am not a bow person, as you can probably imagine. I do love dressing her though! Congrats, she is a beauty
Awwww! She has such a precious little face and I love all that hair!
Love the head of dark hair!! Can't wait to meet her!
I love all of these pictures Sarah! She is so precious, and obviously so well-loved! You look beautiful, her room is amazing, I could go on and on. :) It is so fun that we both have 4 kids now! Tons of blessings to you guys and grace for all the joys and craziness as well.
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