Friday, February 22, 2008

Emolyn Kate is here!

She's perfect! Thank you so much for your prayers. Our little Granddaughter weighed in at 2 lbs. 7 oz. and 15 inches long. And she is miraculously very healthy! She was immediately breathing on her own. The Drs. and nurses can not believe how alert and fiesty she is. And her Apgar score was 9.9! Thank you Lord Jesus!
I took this picture mere moments after Emolyn was born. You guys, that's my son with his daughter! I'm a Grandma!
We are so thrilled and tired and forever grateful.
Continue to pray for our precious Emolyn, as she will be in the NICU for many weeks.
I am so proud of Shawn & Nicole. They handled the early arrival of their daughter with strength and humour and maturity.
Oh and Emolyn is named after Randy's Mom, Shawn's Mamaw and my dear, sweet Mother-in-law. And was she ever surprised!
Thanks again for interceding on behalf of my family.

14 comments:

  1. oh, look at those eyes!
    i can't believe it happened so soon.
    i'll be checking back linda, mmm, i mean "grandma!" :)

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  2. Welcome Emolyn and Congratulations Grandma! Strong woman are born on this day as you share your birthday with my 73 year old Mother. May God bless you and keep you safe.

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  3. Anonymous6:49 AM

    Yipee!!! Congratulations... Grandma!!! I've been praying all morning! Just cannot stop thinking about that tiny little precious baby.
    Stacey

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  4. I'm so happy to hear that all went well! What a blessing for you all. Congratulations!

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  5. Awesome news! I can't believe that I missed all this yesterday since I was away from the computer and for some reason I didn't hear ANY of my phone calls the whole day. I'm so excited for all of you and will be praying for the whole clan in this exciting, but still uncertain time.

    Love you all,

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  6. Oh how precious, God is good!

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  7. Anonymous1:07 PM

    Wow! What an adventure! She is a little doll, congratulations on such a good outcome!

    Laurie S.
    Laurie4567@aol.com

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  8. Isn't she just beautiful! You must be so proud! Congratulations!

    Jan

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  9. Oh, congratulations grandma!! She's such a tiny little miracle!

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  10. Linda, I'm so excited for your family! This little one will surely be spoiled rotten! How fun that I get to watch her grow! And I just KNEW it was gonna' be a girl! Thank God for miracles of answered prayer! I look forward to regular updates. I do have one question though... what color is her hair? ;)

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  11. Wonderful news!!!, and I love her name!!! Congrats Grandma! and thank you Lord for this brand new sweet blessing!

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  12. I didn't read this post before your first one--I'm so glad everything went well with the early arrival of your grandbaby! No wonder she looked so small. She is sooo precious and tiny. Bless her heart :)

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  13. Anonymous8:13 PM

    Congratulations to both families! She's so tiny...and...adorable! Send my best to the proud parents!

    Love,
    Tim Thrush

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  14. Oh, my goodness, Linda, CONGRATULATIONS! I didn't know your beautiful granddaughter had been born. As I was reading from the top down, I thought she looked very tiny. Then I saw that she was six weeks early! I am so glad to hear she is healthy.

    I can only imagine how thrilled you and Randy and her parents must be.

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