Karis Ann Valentine
Here she is with her mommy & daddy, Jenny & Steve
Aunt Lala, Jenny & Karis in the recovery room
How sweet is this little face?
I had the privilege of being one of their nurses while they were in Labor & Delivery. It was INCREDIBLE! Honestly it was right up there with welcoming your own child into the world : ) I did great snapping pictures & not crying until I peeked around the surgical drape & saw Jenny smiling with tears rolling down her cheeks. I said "Jenny, she is so beautiful" & that was it! The tears started coming. Over all, everything went great with her c-section & recovery. They are now home and getting used to life as a family of 3.
I am grateful to the Lord for blessing me with such a special relationship with Jenny. I am also so very thankful that Jenny & Steve let me be a part of welcoming Karis into the world. It was sweeter than I could have imagined & I will always remember that joy filled moment of laying eyes on my neice for the first time.
So far, I love being an Auntie! I have gotten to hold her a lot & I changed a diaper last night. Let me say that this girl has the teeniest little tushie I have ever seen! She came home weighing 5lb 10oz so you can imagine how petite every bit of her is.
One question I have heard from many is "What does Charlotte think of her?"I tried to post a video of her but it wouldn't work. I will try again later. I think she didn't notice her for most of last night until Karis moved her hand then Charlotte stopped and stared at her. She sat in my lap & held her for a minute. She gave her a hug & lots of pats (she learned that from "Pat the Bunny"). She also grapped her head & pinched her nose. We have been practicing being gentle alot with her baby dolls Libby & London. Let's just say we need to keep an eye on Karis at ALL times or she may be going for a wild ride in the swing : )
We are excited to have the girls only a year apart & hope that they share a wonderful friendship. When Jenny goes back to work this fall, Kare-Bear is going to spend one day a week at Aunt Lala's house (that's me). It will be a blast to attempt the 2 child thing before actually doing it ourselves : )
I love this girl already and look forward to seeing her grow!
ohhhh! She is so sweet and TINY! I love the pics, especially the one of you, jenny and karis. being an aunt is AMAZING! You will love every moment of it...all the love with a lot less stress :)
ReplyDeleteYou're amazing, thanks for posting this! The line you wrote saying, "I am grateful to the Lord for blessing me with such a special relationship with Jenny"...I would change it to say, "I am grateful to the Lord for blessing me with such a special relationship with Lauren" and couldn't have been more thankful to have you as our nurse!
ReplyDeletePS. If this is not grammatical or doesn't make sense, I am on some good pain meds so do forgive me ;) You'll get the idea of what I am saying!