charmer…

my heart has melted. for the third time.

           

we checked into the hospital a week ago today at 5:30am for a scheduled induction (at 39 weeks, 2 days) and baby Reese Kennedy Yarger made her grand entrance just four hours later.

much to our surprise she is/was TEENY TINY weighing in at a mere 6 pounds, 11 ounces.

while she’s only two-thirds the size of drew at his birth weight of 9 pounds, 9 ounces, she looks JUST like him. same hair, expressions and big ol’ hands and feet.

and all in one week…

• we came home from the hospital happy and healthy just 28 hours after delivery.
• she’s been eating like a champ and sleeping pretty good.
• she’s made a few puppy-like squeal sounds, but we have yet to hear her cry. fine by me.
• she’s pretty shy (light-sensitive) with those blue eyes, but we’re getting to see them more often.
• mommy is feeling well, although engorgement is supremely overrated.
• daddy is smitten and already stressed about another girly girl. he’s back at work, but we sure enjoyed having him home for a few days.
• drew and callie are in love with their “baby reese”, always giving her kisses and rubbing her back.
• grandparents are extraordinarily grand. they’ve been keeping things functioning around our house, running day care duty, making EVERY meal and entertaining the kiddos. beyond grateful.
• auntie erin made a surprise visit to get a few reesey snuggles.
• we’ve had one shopping outing to target where she drew lots of oohs and aahs.
• her first Brown family dinner to celebrate the moschella’s return to abilene.
• this precious girl has made an everlasting imprint on my heart that only a mommy can know.

I love you RKY.

(and I promise we will stop calling you Callie).

xoxox.