Hello everyone! I cannot thank you enough for your sweet words the last few days. We feel so loved!
My mom brought Knox and Brooke to the hospital for them to meet Skye on Saturday morning! At first the kids were a little cautious and not really sure what to think of her but by the end of the visit they didn’t want to leave her side. It was a ridiculously special morning for all of us! And I will give you all the details of everything soon! We decided to head home last night (we MISSED OUR BED and not hearing people walk by the door throughout the night ha) but Brooke and Knox won’t be home until a bit later.
I loved seeing their little eyes watch her. I think they were envisioning all of their future adventures that they were going to have together!
We are spending our time figuring out this little girl and cuddling non-stop. This is pretty amazing.
What are your Sunday plans?!
60 comments
Mel_OutRunCf
These pictures are so so special! Yesterday was my son ‘s 8th birthday party and we looked at pictures from the time when he was Sky’s size. It is crazy how fast they grow, we really have to enjoy every day! Glad to read you are back home. Take care!
R Kay
Yayayay!!! SOO happy for you!! While I’m only a year and a half or so into your blog, it’s been clear to me how important family is for you. Your (and Andrew’s!) strength through divorce, being a single parent, and working to make the best for your kids through care, education, “family nights,” and so much more..it’s just such a good example to all of us. I’m so happy to see the delivery went through well, your family is there, and your kids are accepting and excited of the new Skye– the new life!
I know it’ll be different post-hospital and tough in many ways, but you’re so strong, and you demonstrate again and again how much you care about creating a good, encouraging environment for your kids to grow, learn, and truly blossom. Good on you, Janae, and through the struggles remember this, the challenges, the high points.. I know I don’t need to tell you any of those things, but !
So happy for you, and so happy it went well!!
Chelsea @ Just Me Chelsea B
Aww what a very special day! They’re going to make amazing big brothers/sisters! You just look so happy which is SOO very sweet! I hope you guys have the best day being at home getting to know your new sweet little one! Enjoy!!!
Maureen
What precious pictures! So happy to hear you’re back home with Skye and everyone’s doing well. Enjoy all the cuddles :)
Mollie
Oh my goodness her sweet little face!!!!!!!
Sending you lots of prayers for recovery and sleep! Congratulations!
Becky
I’m soooo happy for you and your family! You are so blessed!!
Julie S
This is such a special time for your family! Congratulations again!! As for what’s on the go here…my husband and I will be going to church and after that we plan to get started on some Christmas baking and cards! Have an awesome day!!
Jackie Lai
Wow!! So happy for all of you! Good work mama!! Congrats to you and Andrew!!
Dana
So sweet! Glad everything went well and you’re able to go home and spend some quiet time with her.
My Sunday plans are to to rest! My family had a huge winter party yesterday that we have been prepping and working for since Thanksgiving, so we are tired. It went well but I am ready for a day of nothing!
Juliet
This is adorable! I’m so excited for you guys as you start this next chapter. Brooke and Knox are going to be amazing big siblings. Also, you look so put together! Would you mind sharing the details on the cute robe/outfit you’re wearing? It looks super comfy and cute!
Michele at Everyday Snapshot
Awwww, I love these pictures. Such a special time. Skye’s hair looks like the best kind of soft hair to feel on your cheek when you hold her. One of the best things ever.
Mary
What a beautiful family! You are gorgeous inside and out, Janae. Congratulations to all!!!!
Dawn Reimer
Welcome to the world Skye! Beautiful pictures you all look exuberant! Can’t wait to hear more about the delivery. Thrilled for your family.
Taking a walk or recovery run soon waiting for temps to get above freezing to melt black ice. Decorating the tree, Wrapping Presents and then binge watching ozarks.
Christina
Congratulations!! Skye is absolutely adorable!!!! How did I not guess the name? My BFF is named Skye!
My boys were also cautious when they first met their baby sis..so precious!
Enjoy! You look amazing
Jenny | Running On Life
What little girl doesn’t want a real live baby doll for christmas?! So special.
Mary
How exciting! You knew your body the other day when you said it felt off and the time was close! She’s precious and beautiful. And what a good idea to come home but have the big kids be at your moms so it’s not all oberwheleming at first. And of course you look beautiful after just giving birth!
Erica
These are precious. You, Brooke, and Skye…..heart melting, again.
Enjoy being home with your new born, those days are unmatched……so.much.love!
Rebecca
Janae-
congratulations! I’ve been following your blog for a bit over a year now and I woke up today and HAD to check and see if she had arrived.. what a beautiful girl. I hope you, Andrew and the kids enjoy the early days of snuggling and quiet. Tuck in and savor it. Be well. Lots of love from Denver xo
Kathy McElhaney
So much love in these pictures! I’ve been reading your blog since about a month before Brooke was born and Janae, I am so happy for you! You’ve shared hard times with us and I’m so glad to celebrate this wonderful time with you and your family.
Sarah
Janae, congratulations!!!! First of all you have all my respect for having a newborn and nevertheless you post on your blog! You are amazing :) Enjoy the moment, you earn it!
Sarah
Marissa @ Run Riss Run
Congratulations!! These pics are so sweet. I hope you get some great rest and enjoy your newest babe!
marti @fitwithheart
congratulations! she is BEAUTIFUL! I love the name and you look amazing!! <3
Stephani
Pure joy. Praising God for this beautiful gift. Praying that
These next few weeks are just a sweet, sweet, time of family bonding. Expect to feel all kinds of emotions as you walk this new journey and remember that you will sleep again. Merry Christmas!
Anna
So so happy for you Janae, and you look so wonderful! I look like a TRAIN WRECK after I have a baby!!! You definitely were made for mommy-hood :) Remember to do lots of skin to skin with that sweet angel! I just had baby #7 in August and this was the first pregnancy that I learned that a study done on newborns who were doing skin to skin showed that their brain waves were unchartable when they were skin to skin! Can be with you or Andrew or even Knox or Brooke! but I think Momma is best for awhile as you are the most familiar to her. It always seemed to calm Jonah the most that first week when he was fussy. I would just strip him to his diaper and just have my bra on, put him on my chest and cover us with a warm blanket. Also made him nurse better sometimes.
AND even though this was baby #7, nursing is always a learning curve for me each time. The first month is always the hardest (I always questioned if they are getting enough and is the latch right and WHY do my nipples hurt so bad and WHY is the baby wanting to eat so often, or why are they waking to eat right now???) LOL :) You’ll do great. Just remember to stay well hydrated and well fed and rest rest rest (doing too much to soon can affect your milk supply). Congrats again. So happy for you <3
Jenny B.
Such beautiful sibling pics! I was seven when my little brother was born. It was so amazing to meet him for the first time and help my parents with him! Becoming a big sister/brother is very amazing! I hope you all are having a restfuland wonderful time at home. Very, very happy and excited for all of you!<3
Priscilla
Congratulations to your family! I am so happy for you all!!
Aimee from Run Eat Drink Podcast @runeatdrinkpod
Skye is beautiful and you all look so happy! Congratulations! Hope you are able to get some rest and spend time celebrating and bonding as a family. What a great gift at the holidays!
Kristine
So sweet! Enjoy your time together as a family and what a great early Christmas present to you guys :)
Alyssa
So, so cute. And it looks like Skye had some real potential for some spikey hair like you and Brooke. ;)
My cousin just got home from his mission in Jamaica so we have his homecoming today. Enjoy your Sunday!!
Kaci
Congratulations Janae! What a precious baby girl and beautiful family! I’m so impressed you’re posting on your blog already.
Alexandra
Congratulations!! So truly happy for you and your beautiful family! We were both due on the 15th and my little one arrived the day before Skye :)
Amy
Congratulations!! So happy for you and your family. Enjoy all the cuddles!
Michelle
Enjoy this precious time together so much! And what a beautiful name for a beautiful little baby!
Jennifer B
Are you and Andrew both practicing the skin to skin care method? I’ve been told this stage is a vital time for that.
Jocelyn Register
She’s precious!!! And obviously she was born with long nails haha ?. Congratulations to the five of you!!
Gabrielle from Austria
Dear Janae!
Congratulations !
I am so happy for you and your family.
Willkommen, kleine Skye! Gottes Segen für euch alle!
Gabi
Salina
So stinking cute!!
Tiffany
That last picture made me tear up, the definition of joy is just radiating from your faces. An exhausted but easy sort of happiness and peace… I just love those first days so much. Congratulations!
Kelly
Skye is so cute! Oh my goodness! And suddenly Brooke and Knox look like big kids.
Happy snuggling! We decorated the tree and house today. I can’t wait to do yoga next to it.
Enjoy your time with your precious family!
Lys
Aaaah!! I didn’t get to comment until today but huuuuge congratulations!!! Skye is beautiful and the others look so happy to see her :) I hope that it all went smoothly and enjoy every one of those precious cuddles xxx
Taryn
She is absolutely precious! Congrats to you and your family!!! Skye is going to be one lucky girl with a big sister and brother to help guide and protect her. :-)
Amanda W.
So happy for you all Janae:) What a special time for your family:) Congratulations…soak it all in:)
My sister ran her second Half today in Dallas and I went to cheer her on;) Her medal got put on by Meb!
Corey
Aww, so sweet!!! Those kids will be amazing together :)
Stephanie
Congratulations! I am so excited for your family of FIVE all the way out there in Utah (I am all the way in Atlanta…reading you every single day and loving your blog…)! What an amazing time of discovery and newness! I hope that everyone’s adjustment to what’s so new and so different for your sweet kids is as full of love and excitement as can be!
Eva
Lovely pictures! My 15 k race got cancelled today due to snow. I was a bit disapointed but relieved too. It would have been an adventure, but running in a snowstorm would not be a fun thing really. And dangerous too. So we went for a walk in our own neighbourhood, that was beautiful and fun too. (Holland is not used to snow, the children have a snow day tomorrow, and we’re allowed to work from home.) Take plenty of rest, don’t use naptime to do chores. This was my mistake when our second son was born, doing too much when they both had their naps.
Kimberly
Aww, she is so cute! You have given Knox and Brooke the best present ever!
Kimberly Thurston
Welcome to the world Skye. Three sweet and precious blessings! We wish all of you so much love and happiness together. Thank you for sharing this amazing time with us! xo
Audrey
Huge congratulations to you and your family! She is so sweet!
peko-tin
Congratulations from Japan!! I am so happy for you and your family.
Skye is soooo beautiful :-)
Jesica @rUnladylike
My heart is bursting for you. I am so very happy for you and your sweet family! Hugs!!!
Emily
Congratulations! Beautiful pictures. Wishing you so much happiness during this special time. Can’t wait to follow along on the blog :)
Caroline
Congrats again!!! Brooke and knox look so excited and happy. It’s such a blessing. Enjoy this special time so much.
Kara
Congratulations! Sending prayers to you all. I remember right before I had my daughter I heard that we should remember that when we’re waking up each night for multiple feedings that there are mothers all over the world doing the same thing. It really made me feel better, like I wasn’t alone in it. I highly recommend the book “the power of the praying parent” by stormie omartian–I used to pray a couple of the prayers during those quiet middle of the night feedings. Such precious times.
Sondra
She’s beautiful! Congratulations!
Jen W
THRILLED for you guys!!!!!!!!!! What a beautiful family you have–you’re so blessed (and I KNOW you guys are so thankful, too, which makes you all even more beautiful!)
Nikki
Congrats again! Mine is only 5.5 months old and this already makes me miss those first few days and weeks <3 Enjoy it both of you!!
Karen
So Adorable!
snowecho
wonderful! hope mom is recovering well and it’s so precious to see the kids with her! hello and welcome to the world, Skye!
Nicole @ Bento Momentos
Congratulations!! Soak it all in. Today I saw a quote that read “the days are long but the years are short” :)
Natalie
So very happy for you and your family! Skye is beautiful! :-))