Sarah Mabel Elizabeth was born on Monday via a scheduled c-section. She weighed 8 lbs 1 oz, and everything went well according to my doctor and nurses. We are home resting now. I have so much to share in the coming weeks: the significance of her name (she will go by Mabel, or “Mae”), my reasons for choosing the birth that I did for her, and what that was like for me.
My dear friend Lori visited us at the hospital just a couple of hours after Mabel was born and captured the photos of those early moments that I am sharing here.
I will be laying low for a little while, but hope to be back here very soon. Thank you for being here, for your prayers and words of encouragment, and for sharing our joy with us. This little one is the sweetest gift.
She is beautiful, Ginny!
Congratulations and welcome❤️
Oh goodness! I knew you were due soon but I didn’t expect just a wonderful surprise today! Beautiful photos, she looks like an angel. 🙂 Take it easy mama and get lots of rest.
So beautiful! I recently had a scheduled C-section myself, after 3 homebirths…. I had a complete placenta previa with my baby boy. The recovery is much different and much longer but how thankful I am that he and I are still here, alive and thriving! And all that time in bed with him, just snuggling and nursing and recovering was so very special this time. Blessings to you all, Ginny.
Congratulations, Ginny! Mae is beautiful!
Mothers Always Bring Extra Love. 🙂
Congratulations! She is beautiful. I hope you are able to have an as-easy-as-possible recovery. Take care of yourself!
Congrats! Glad to see that all are well and happy. Love the names you picked for her – classic and beautiful.
Love and congratulations to you all on the safe and healthy arrival of your beautiful Mae. What a treasure. I’m over brimming with happiness x
Welcome to this world little Mae. Best wishes to you and your family!
God bless you and your family. What a lovely baby.
Congratulations!
Many congratulations. I hope you heal well and are able to rest.
She is so beautiful. Aw! Welcome little lamb. Take care, Ginny. Heal well.
Congratulations, Ginny! She is beautiful.
Congragulations, Ginny! She is beautiful.
Congratulations to you and your family! What a sweet baby! I guess Beatrix and Larkspur are especially thrilled to have a small sister 🙂 What a beautiful name you chose. Have a good recovery and good health to you, the baby and the whole family. Thinking about you in far-away Israel.
Congratulations! She is so sweet.
So happy for you Ginny! I just ‘Ahh’ed at my desk all the way over here in Wiltshire, UK!
She is absolutely beautiful.
x
Congratulations! She is beautiful! Love her names and love her clothes. Wish you a quick recovery! Blessings for your family.
aw congratulations on your beautiful new daughter 🙂
Perfection! Congratulations.
She’s beautiful Ginny, many many congratulations!
Congratulations to you all, she is absolutely gorgeous. CJ xx
Welcome baby Mae! Congratulations Ginny!
Dear Ginny, congratulations to you all. Enjoy getting to know your new daughter. x
Dear Ginny, Congratulations to your sweet baby girl! What a wonderful name!
I hope you can find some rest at home with the little one and recover fine.
All the best!
Kathrin
Congratulations to you and your family!
Congratulations, she is certainly blessed with a beautiful name. Take care.
Congratulations to you all and welcome sweet baby Mae. Enjoy every moment of getting to know your precious girl.
Congratulations for the great sea from the Czech Republic in Europe … good health and happiness to both and all. You are both beautiful ……. Milada Milky
So happy for you all… enjoy your sweet babe and rest all you can!
Welcome little soul! And Congratulations family.! Many blessings to you all?
What a lovely girl! Many thoughts for you and your family.
Congrats on your new bundle of joy! Rest up. I pray for your quick and easy recovery!
Congratulations! She is so beautiful (with a beautiful name to match!). May God bless you, your family, and little Mae as she grows. ?
Wonderful News! What a lucky little girl to have such a loving family to come home to. I look forward to watching Her grow.
Oh, she’s beautiful! Congratulations, dear Ginny xx
So sweet! Congratulations!
Congratulations! Thank you for sharing the photos and the joyful news! God bless!
Lovely little girl with a lovely name–congrats!
Congratulations Ginny, have a speed recovery and enjoy getting to know your little girl
Congrats!! Thanks for sharing. I have been checking every day….She is just the sweetest!
Congratulations Ginny! She looks so sweet and her name is beautiful too! Blessing to your entire family!
Congratulations! I’m glad to hear all went well. She is so precious! Prayers for your recovery.
Congratulations! Hope you have a speedy recovery. Love her name. Two of her names are the same as my oldest daughter’s names.! Enjoy this new blessing in your life.
Congratulations! Enjoy!
Congratulations! She is beautiful!
congrats! she is lovely. good work, mama.
Beautiful Ginny! Congrats!
Oh, beautiful little squish baby. Congratulations, mama! Wishing you a smooth recovery and lots of joy as you snuggle your tiny one (and smell her little head! Oh, I miss having a new baby…).