We are so proud to be parents of Miss Sallie Grace Morris. She was born Sunday, August 24th, 2008 at 2:49 p.m. She weighed 7lbs. 10oz. and is 20.5 inches long. What an absolutely wonderful day it was. It all began when Renee's water broke at 12:45 a.m. Saturday night while sleeping. My organized wife had 1 hour earlier finished putting the last items in our "just in case" bag. Thank goodness or we would have really been in a frantic frenzy. We rushed to the hospital not paying much attention to our speed (the one time in my life my excuse for speeding would have been a good one) we made it in a flash and checked her in through the emergency room and everything started happening fairly quickly. The night was filled with lots of nurse visits and not much sleep mainly because of the moment we were in, one Renee and I had waited our whole lives for. Renee's parents, Don and Grace arrived from Arkadelphia, driving all night once they heard the news, as well as Renee's brother Robbie drove in from Wichita. My two sisters, Dana and Jennifer, and my niece Hampton also drove down from Wichita to share in this special day.
The actual labor process started out rather slow for Renee, she went from being dilated 1-2 cm all morning to 5 cm around 12:00. However, from 12:00 to 12:45 she put the petal to the metal and knocked out the last 5 cm in just 45 minutes.
Many people had told me the birth of your baby is such an incredible experience, one that is filled with excitement, nervousness, and lots of different emotions. They were right, the whole nine month process and then being there to watch your baby taking her first breath of life was absolutely amazing, nothing short of a miracle. We are so blessed to have been given a beautiful girl that is healthy and happy, and who is not scared to show off her lung capacity. We hope you enjoy the pictures, I am headed to catch a quick nap in between her feedings.
10 comments:
What a sweet girl! Parker and Griffin are looking forward to meeting sweet Sallie. We love you all so much and are looking forward to our little ones growing up together!
She is so BEAUTIFUL!!! I can't wait to meet her! All these little girls are so exciting! Won't be too long before the play dates start! Take Care!
What a beautiful little girl! We are so incredibly happy for you, and Addison is so anxious to meet that little bundle! Love!
CONGRATULATIONS! She is absolutely beautiful! I look forward to meeting her one day (hint, hint!). I am sure Scarlett would love to poke on her eyes a couple of times! And, by the way - you look great in the picture where, I assume, you had just given birth - NO FAIR!!!!! Love you! Beth
Congrats!! She is gorgeous and we are so extremely happy for you guys. Take care an know that you guys are never far from our thoughts and prayers.
Love-Melis, Zoeigh, and Jim Haskell
Congrats, she is beautiful!! I was always told (and firmly believed after having my own) that when you bring a child into this world you are helping God perform a miracle!
Congratulations! Sallie is beautiful!
Congratulations! She's adorable!
Absolutely adorable! The first picture reminds me of you for some reason Renee! She is a lucky little lady to be surrounded by so much love and laughter. Sleep when you can and remember it will pass by all too fast! KMO
okay - where are some new pics?? What, are you BUSY or something?? We are waiting.........
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