she's here.

i am not kidding.

she's totally here.

and we are

~overjoyed~

with her presence already.

(of course that is easier,

when your other four kids have been wisked away...

thanks moms and dads)  :)

but...

i am so thankful she is here.

and healthy and content and totally beautiful.

my contractions started at midnight last night,

and she was born, in the water, at 3:32 a.m. this morning.

she weighed 8 lbs. 2 oz. and was 21 1/4 inches long.

she looks the most like calli...

which means daddy too. :)

we are all doing great.

thank you so much for your prayers and concern...

my sick kids seem to be feeling much better,

and the other 2 have not gotton anything ~yet~

thank you Jesus.

and continue to protect them from this fast moving sickness.

thank you Jesus for

~karolina grace~

for her life, and presence.

i pray she would continue to nurse well,

that she would continue to be a content little girl,

filled with the joy of the Lord.

i pray for a quick recovery for me too.  :)

i am so tickled she is here.

here are a few pics,
probably taken about 15 minutes after she was born...

check out her chunky little face...



i love this...my expression...talking to karolina.

and i really love this.

karolina checking out her daddy...

we were talking about it minutes after she was born.

it's such a wild, miraculous experience.

what is she thinking?

okay. so not the best little family shot.

but i totally love karolina's little frowny.

i honestly don't remember her crying there, but i guess she must have. :)