This shows you how behind I am in my blogging life....this little lady was due to be born yesterday, but she has been a part of our lives for over 10 weeks now! My sister and her hubby welcomed this little firecracker, Brooklyn Elizabeth Wales, on April 12th when she was only 29.5 weeks pregnant. What a scary time for them, but with lots of prayers and the amazing medical staff in the NICU, this little girl has been reaching milestones left and right and is doing amazing!
I was lucky enough to stay along for the ride and be there for Kara through labor (I left the room for the delivery part...been there, done that!) In typical Kara fashion, depite being on oxygen and feeling like she was going to throw up, she had the nurses and doctors cracking up at jokes the whole time.
Here is Brooklyn's first "hello" hand wave to the world at 2 lb. 13 oz.
You can really see her size when you compare her to the nurses hand here.
She spent a lot of time under the lights to get rid of her jaundice.
But clearly, she was alert and thriving (this picture was taken at just 5 days old!)
Conveniently, she was born at the hospital I work at. So I was able to have some lunches with Kara and stop by her room on my break. It was certainly hard to go back to work after spending time with this doll.
Kara's shower had been planned for late April at our home. So we went on with it as planned. I've never been to a shower after the baby was born, but it all worked out perfectly!
Here are some pictures from the shower day....
Cousins hiding out under the sweets table..
We were all thrilled for Brooklyn's arrival, but I'm not sure if anyone was more excited than this girl right here....
This was taken on my last visit to the NICU....
because just about 3 weeks ago, Brooklyn came home!!!
And finally was able to meet her big cousins!
(No kids are allowed in the NICU...it was torture for Avery!)
Grayson was curious...
I'm loving getting my baby fix with B...
This guy looks pretty good holding a baby...
And here she is now....
I just took this one yesterday when she came over for a visit. Look at the chubby cheeks! I have loved watching her grow so much already. It's hard to believe that she should have been just arriving now. I love you Brooklyn Elizabeth! I have so much spoiling planned for you, I can't wait! And congrats to Mommy and Daddy who are doing a fab job!
