I truly had not put together how the birth of our fifth child would feel, not only to me, or my husband, but to you guys. I know we have the freedom to take all the time we need to settle in and soak in our new joy, but I almost feel selfish for not thinking of the group of you at home, waiting on pins and needles. So many of you have reached out to me yesterday and today to make sure things went ok. People wondering if I got bumped. Wondering if something had gone wrong. People literally losing sleep. I am truly sorry we didn’t share our news sooner. But as tends to happen, things didn’t go quite according to plan and I can honestly say we haven’t had a second to just sit and write out an announcement.
So, here you have it.
Waverly Violet.
Thank you for the pictures, Cher! Many more coming soon!
She is here. Finally. It feels completely surreal, as though we’ve never had a new baby before. My body clearly feels the same, putting me through the longest labour I’ve ever had, granting me the tiniest baby I’ve ever had. So many curveballs were thrown, yet they all played out so smoothly. So many delays and scary moments, yet my medical team was aces, and kept me well informed and calm. Many questions that Brady advocated for me through. So many people going out of their way to make our experience sweeter. SO many jokes and laughs that left the room wiping tears from our eyes!
We didn’t get our morning call to the hospital until we intentionally gave up the control and put it in God’s hands. Wavy wasn’t delivered until we gave up on all we expected and trusted God with the process, because it was so clearly out of our hands. Her birth day couldn’t have been what it was without the immense prayer support we were gifted from so many of you, and for that, I thank you from the bottom of my heart.
We have her in our arms, and it feels goooood. Relief is coming, and peace is here. More to come soon on the matters of the littlest miss. Her birth story. How the kids reacted to her. The photos from her labour and delivery. Where my heart is. Guys, we have a lot to talk about. But I also have a new baby to squish, so I make no promises. Thank you all, so much, for your eagerness to share in our news! We are SO fortunate to have you along for the ride!!