she's here!

i could kiss these cheeks all day long

SHE'S HERE!!!! our sweet girl, kathryn "reese" entered the world on tuesday, october 2nd at 9:01am. she weighed 9 lbs, 2 oz and was 20 inches long. we checked into baylor at 5:30am for my scheduled c-section only to find out i was in active labor with contractions only two minutes apart! my doc wasn't there yet but made the call to go ahead and give me the epidural in case. i didn't even realize i was in labor - haha. i had been having contractions all week, so i didn't know the difference. 

anyway, as usual everything went off without a hitch and dr hays delivered us another perfect baby. the c-section went on as scheduled and we are thankful i re-elected for a c-section since she was large and had the cord wrapped around her neck twice! thank you God, for a safe delivery and beautiful, sweet baby girl. we are so thankful to baylor hospital staff and especially dr h for all their hard work. she is seriously the best!

dr hays and reese

just a few moments after she was born

zetta, finley, reese, and link - these girlfriends of link made his transition so much easier to big brotherhood - we are so thankful they were there!!! we had a lot of help from link's godparents, garrett and cameron (and their girls) with link last week. so thankful for their love and support. they came all the way from san antonio to be here for this! we love you all!!

getting ready to go home. all dolled up for daddy. :)

link is in love with his sister. the first morning home i woke up to the pitter patter of his feet and him crying out, "reese!? where are you reese??" he is beside himself with excitement and loves to introduce her to all he meets. we are feeling very blessed with how he is making this transition so far. thank you for your prayers!! please keep 'em coming!

ready for her first trip to the doc! the jean jacket was a hit with the nurses. :)

link serenading her in a tutu i put back that is a little big for her now. hilarious moment. i didn't even know he had it on until i walked in to find this. :)

the kids are alright!

cool front!

big bro and lil sis

crib nap - i love how soft her crib looks - and is. :)

nursery pic. complete with sleeping baby.

nursery pic 2

nursery pic 3

sweet reese, we already cannot get enough of you. you are such a wonderful baby, and for that, we are oh-so-thankful. thank you God for this wonderful gift! we are blessed!!! and thank you to the many friends and family that have reached out to help, send notes, gifts, food, calls, texts, messages, visits...they are all so very appreciated. a special thanks to my parents for their sweet care of link while we were in the hospital. it was so great knowing he was being perfectly cared for! 

welcome to the world, kathryn reese! we LOVE you with our whole hearts!