She is here! Evalyn Joy was born on June 2 at 7:25 AM. She weighed 6 lbs 11 oz and was 19 inches long with brown hair. She resembles her dad and her sister so far. It has been quite an up and down journey for Dirk and I in the past few days. We are so thankful that she is here and I am relieved that my job as the pregnant mom is finally done.
The c section went well and my recovery has been going great so far, but little Evalyn is struggling a little. She needs help breathing and has gone from an oxygen hood to a c pap to a ventilator to an oxygen tube in her nose back to the c pap. It is so hard to see her struggling when all we want to do is cuddle our little love.
I got to hold her for the first time today for about 45 minutes. It felt so good to have my little girl right against me and feel her fuzzy hair. I just an overwhelmed with love and filled with prayers for her. The doctors have told us that this is just a process and she will be just fine, but it's still hard to witness as a parent.
Here are some pictures of our family, big brother Beckham and precious Evalyn. Keep the prayers coming, I can picture God with his arms wrapped around her and breathing for her.
I don't even have adequate words- I already adore her. She's breathtaking. I can't wait to hold her in my arms and watch her grow up with our little one. I love you, Hayge. Hang in there. We're all prayin'.
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Too sweet for words! She is beautiful...and Heather, you look amazing! Thanks for posting an update, we will definitely be praying for all of you. Love you!
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Evalyn is a precious little beauty queen. We are confident her lungs will catch up soon and all will be well.
ReplyDeleteWe celebrate her arrival with you. I can't wait to have her over for a swim with her big brother.