Abigail Shea Benson!
At 6:30 on Friday morning, Andy and I went in to the hospital to be induced- the doctor came in at 8am to get everything started, and just 4 1/2 hours later at 12:33pm, we met Abigail Shea for the first time! We were pretty surprised to see a little girl- pretty much everyone we know thought we were going to have a boy! We were also very surprised to see a full head of dark hair, since Andy and I were both toe-heads! We (I) couldnt have asked for a better labor- though intense and pretty painful at times, it went so fast I was actually able to order food for lunch afterwards (I had thought I wouldn't be able to eat for 15 or so hours!), and we had the rest of the day to enjoy getting to know our little one.
Abby weighed 6lbs, 9oz. and is 19 3/4 inches long. She passed all her tests with flying colors and is sleeping and eating pretty well for a 3 day-old. So far, she has been the most pleasant baby! We think that she is perfect and beautiful, but we are pretty biased!
Words cannot describe the joy that she has brought into our lives already. Every time we look at her we are reminded of how much the Lord loves us and desires to bless us with good things. We are so thankful that He has given her to us!
Here are some of her first pictures:
Just born!
We are overjoyed!
Andy is delighted to be a daddy to a little girl
Grandma and Grandpa Benson
Grandma and Grandpa Berlin
Uncle Chris drove all the way from Chicago to meet her!
Uncle Dan
Grandpa Berlin and Uncle Dan
Aunt Cara
Aunt Katie
Dressed up in her Hokie gear for the Tech vs. Miami game- the clothes were a little big!
Whenever four or more Berlins are gathered...
In true Berlin family style, we played two games of Settlers of Cataan over the course of the weekend.
Going home: The carseat swallows Abby whole!
And for those who have asked, Bruiser is doing GREAT with her! My mom recoreded us bringing Abby into the house and introducing her to Bruiser for the first time, it's pretty funny! He is very curious and loves to sniff her and check her out, but he is being very calm and is actually obeying us well! We are so thankful for this!
10 comments:
She is the most beautiful baby! Congrats Andy & Jenny! -Liz Presutti
SO precious!!! She is adorable and I'm so thankful that your labor & delivery went so well!! Can't wait to meet her! Praising God for little Abby!
Congrats on a beautiful little girl! Glad all went well, and praying for a good adjustment!
Praising Jesus for this beautiful little girl!!! what an amazing blessing, so precious. oh how i want to give her a little snuggle and a kiss. love you all and are praying for you too.
Noa says, "Abababa!" ("baby" I think) and waves and blows kisses to Miss Abby.
She is precious! So glad to see you're starting her early on Settlers :)
Love you all and praying for you and praising with you!
Yea for getting pictures up! She's beautiful and my favorite is the Hokie outfit (of course!) I can't wait to meet her and see you guys this weekend!
Love, Sara
By the way, Austin and I both think Andy looks more tired in these pictures than Jenny! Andy, she's the one who did all the hard work :)
Congratulations! We are so happy for you guys! Can't wait to meet her!
Hi You Three!
We are SO excited to see her! Isn't it an absolute miracle?! It is so much fun to see you holding little Abigail, that precious gift from God to you. We are so, so happy for you!
Love, Ken, Amy, Noel, Benjamin and Molly
Team Benson -
She's beautiful. What a little miracle, and the two of you look and 'sound' great for your first week of parenthood. You inspire us, and we look forward to our first official play date with little Abby and baby Weymouth. :)
Lots of love, Andy, Lex, and half-baked...
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