Amelia let us get a little rest last night. She's doing great. Eating and pooing like a champ (too bad that's not an Olympic sport). She's actually been pretty quiet so far. I hope that's a good sign of things to come. So here's a few photos from our big day yesterday. I'm a little sleep deprived so pardon the typos and sorry for the lack of my usual witty banter (who am I kidding, I'll still be a wise acre).
We were told to get at the hospital at 5:30am. We got there and then had to wait, so we broke the iPhone and surfed the net.
I don't remember what I said, but I'm sure it was hilarious.
Just a couple of dorks in love.
When Maddie got the hospital to wait, she had to check on Mommy and give her a kiss where the first IV attempt was.
The smart grandparents gave Maddie a goodie back (RescuePack from Diego) full of stuff to entertain her during the wait.
The calm before the storm. We had just found out that D was at 8cm and it would be soon.
And the storm. For the record, Danielle was okay with me taking this and I only did it early on in the pushing phase.
Okay, just to warn you... the next two photos are a little, well... gooey for a lack of a better word. I barely had the presence of mind to shoot these, but I'm so glad I did (and wish I had when Maddie was born three years ago). So if you're a little squeamish, just scroll real fast through the next two pictures (though really it's just a little 'cheese' and blood). Here goes...
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Keep scrolling if you want to see them... go fast if you don't. ;)
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The first cry.
Amazing.
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All's clear!
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Getting checked out.
"Pull my finger." -Flatulent Nurse
"Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhh!!! What the crap happened to my nice warm water bed!!!"
It's crazy how much she looks like Maddie when she was a newborn.
Mommy gets a good look at her new baby girl.
What a beauty!!!
Proud papa.
Maddie going nuts in the waiting room. I don't have any photos of Maddie meeting Millie for the first time (yet). Instead of me trying to tote the camera around all day (hard to tell I know) we asked our good friend Steven Bridges to document Maddie waiting and seeing her little sister for the first time. Steven did an amazing job and we can't wait to see all the great moments he captured. Thanks Steven!
Here he is in action.
And getting some lovins' from Maddie before he left. I think he made a new friend.
Lather. Rinse. Repeat.
TIny grip.
My beautiful, amazing, wife.
Here's Maddie getting a little more personal with her little sis this morning as D-Paw (Danielle's dad Danny) hold her.
Okay. That's about all I have in me right now. I'm about pass out. We'll update again after we get back home and settled in.
Zzzzzzzzz....
Wes
ps: A BIG thanks again to Steven, our good friend Katelyn Liles (former bride turned awesome friend), who helped during delivery, and all the staff of Womens Care Group and UT Hospital for the wonderful job they all did!!
26 comments:
Wahoo.....she is beautiful! Congratulations to you all. I am so excited for you. I can't wait to meet her and see the big sister in action. Great job Danielle...you know you rock!
- Jason
She's so beautiful and adorable and LONG! and Danielle looks amazing. She did a fantastic job. Congrats you two!
beautiful shots Wes-they will become more of a treasure as time wears on. Enjoy those 3 beautiful girls!! So happy for you all:)
CONGRATULATIONS! She is beautiful! God has blessed you!
so so happy for you all. she is so gorgeous. your maternity pics below by jason are wonderful and i love all the last photos you took of maddie.
congrats and may God bless each of you!!!
smiles!
Awwwww.. she's beautiful!! Congrats!!
Congratulations! I can't believe how much she looks like Maddie! I am glad to hear all is well! Good luck!
It was great to see you guys and meet Amelia. Congrats again and she is beautiful!
Amazing! Been constantly checking, waiting for the photos to pop up :)
Take care & congrats!
Love it all. She's lucky to have these photos. Congratulations again. She's just precious--and I can already see how much she looks like Maddie!!
what a beautiful addition to your family. congratulations to all of you!
So beautiful and amazing. Especially the "squeamish" pictures. What an amazing photograph of the first seconds of life outside of the womb. Absolutely breathtaking, even more so to those of us who have been there in a delivery room, you know, pushing out a human and all.
Congratulations to all of you, and especially, way to go Danielle!!! :)
Well apparently you think that having a baby is more important than eating BBQ with your photog pals, huh? We missed you at the lunch yesterday. CONGRATULATIONS on the beautiful new baby. You know I'm totally jealous. The new van is cool too, but orange? Someone might think that you're from Tennessee or ... that reminds me of the time I was on major pain killers and decided that having an orange cast on my arm would actually be a good idea.
Yay, she's here! Thanks for all the great photos. I feel like I took a little part....Congratulations to all, especially Danielle who made it all happen. I love you all.
Becky
Welcome Amelia! What a fantastic addition to your family. Isn't it neat how you can already see the family resemblance? I love their matching button noses. I hope you are well and getting some rest. Congratulations!
Oh my goodness! She is such a beautiful baby. Those pictures will be even more amazing for you to look back on in years to come.Congratulations to you and your family-God Bless
omg congrats! absolutely beautiful family and im so happy for you guys (even though we haven't met!) I'm due 10/31 wish me luck!!!
I can't wait to meet her! We are heading out of town so maybe sometime next week we can come by for introductions.
Jodi and Bill
What a blessing. It doesn't seem that long ago that you two were a nervous bride and groom, and now you have your own business and two beautiful girls. God has blessed you! I can't wait to meet the newest Hope! Love you all.
Beth
She is BEAUTIFUL! I can't wait to see her. I'm sure Maddie will be a great big sis. Wes, you are really out numbered now!
Welcome Amelia! She is beautiful...and she really does look like Maddie...isn't that cool! I LOVE the the pictures of here just after she was born...they are just amazing. I also love the one of Amelia, Maddie and DPaw...Maddie just looks so in love and amazed with her little sister...hopefully it stays that way! Best of wishes...hope you all are headed home soon.
Congratulations! She is beautiful! I know you all are so excited!
Hey dude, I was glad to do it. Maddie is always a blast to hang out with. Get some rest and I will catchup with you later.
Congratulations you all! We've been getting updates from grandma Judy. Hope you all are well. Danielle, hope you're feeling better. Good luck in the next few weeks, you'll be in our prayers.
Thank you all for all the congrats, love, best wishes, prayers and support!!! It's a wonderful feeling knowing that the Hopes are loved by such great friends and family.
Stay tuned to the blog for more updates in the coming weeks. I'll sneak photos of the girls as they grow in amongst our regular "work" posts.
Love,
Wes
Congrats again on such a beautiful baby! It was such a pleasure taking care of all of you. I enjoyed seeing Danielle and Amelia at Cora's wedding this past weekend.
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