Thursday, January 21, 2010

family of four

baby violet is here!


born 1/20/2010 @ 11:00am

7 lbs 12 oz & 20 inches long

our other little baby is doing pretty good. despite what this picture suggests, she only wanted me to hold her for about 30 seconds of her visit to the hospital. the rest of the time was spent ignoring the baby and eating her popcorn and dora fruit snacks. she was more concerned that she might possibly be at a doctor's office which she did not much like. once she left with my parents, i think she was practically relieved. she's been staying with them and, from what we hear, seems to be enjoying herself. lots of attention and freedom and no baby = olivia's dream right now.
notice the strategic to-the-side hold. a bit difficult with a 27lb child, but the alternative was 27lbs on top of my very recent c-section. not good.

17 comments:

Rachel said...

oh wow abbie, she is adorable!!!! congrats!! i haven't been on the computer much at all from AZ this week but i thought i needed to check your blog and i'm glad i did! hope everyone adjusts well, we'll be thinking about you guys...

The McGraths said...

Congratulations Abbie! Violet is a beautiful name! And that hair... precious! Take it easy and get some rest! HUGS!

Jessie and Taylor Miller said...

i love that v is already sporting a cute outfit and she's less than 48 hours old. what a baby babe! u look great by the way! minus all of the needles, i.v.s and tubes.....those make me nervous just looking at you!

Courtney from The Beauty Mark said...

Oh she is just gorgeous! You have the prettiest babies. Violet is the best name ever (and she looks just like Adam!)

J & J said...

she is so cute. i just love it. and i love her name. olivia and violet--they're going to be best friends, which makes me happy. even though the hug lasted 30 seconds from olivia, i still think that picture is so precious. our babies are basically the same size. i can't believe they are here. hope you're feeling good and healing well. much love.

Blogful said...

Oh, Abbie and Adam! (and Olivia) Your baby is GORGEOUS! What a beautiful little girl. Congratulations over and over again. Please let us know if we can help. We'd love to have Olivia over to play or bring some dinner or something. So happy for your family. -Hickens

Gretchen J'Deene said...

She is beautiful!! Congratulations! So happy for you!

Shannon said...

Love that hair! We're so happy for you guys; hope you're feeling well :)

megan&steve said...

Congratulations! I keep checking back here for updates! You look great and baby Violet is tooooo adorable.
I hope Olivia becomes a great big sister, and she will once violet starts moving & wanting to play.
Jake loves being around ABby now that she is 8 months old and can sort of play with him.
I'm soo happy for you!!!!

Heather and Dave said...

HOORAY! Megan told me you updated, so I had to come and see :) I love little Violet and am excited to see Olivia jump into the role of big sister (whether she wants to or not :) I hope you heal quickly and enjoy this fun time with your fam of four.

Ani said...

Yay! She is here! So so cute!!!
Love the side hug and that she put her head down on you.
Good luck with 2 kids! Can't wait to hear how it is!

Weed Family said...

Congratulations! I love the name Violet, that is so sweet. And she is so sweet :) Have fun with two

Lauren said...

oh baby Violet is a dream! Congratulations on your new arrival and I hope you'll keep posting on your two beautiful girls...

Leora said...

Congrats to you guys! She looks perfect!

the swapps said...

baby number two!!! so adorable. tom and i really need to make a visit out there so i can hug these two cute girls. congratulations guys! ps. cute, cute name.

J & J said...

can i just say that i feel like you are one of the ONLY people that REALLY get what i'm trying to say on my blog? maybe it's because i feel like we're very similar, normal people. anyway, i appreciate it. seriously. THANK YOU.

Megs said...

She is beautiful. Congrats. I love the above post as well and yes the head size does make a difference. I hope everyone is settling in okay.