Brooklyn Joyce Baldwin

Brooklyn Joyce Baldwin was born on September 15 at 7:43 A.M. She was 6 lbs 14 oz and 19 1/4 in long. She's absolutely beautiful. Everything with her birth went well. After they cleaned her up and brought her to me she was very awake and looking all around even with the very bright OR lights. Her brothers and the rest of the family met us in the recovery room. Blake was instantly into checking her out and Ben was unsure at first. I think he was more worried about why mom was in a hospital bed with all these wires connected to her. He definitely warmed up when the boys came to visit later on in the day. Brooklyn and I made the most out of our hospital stay. Our nurses were great and took good care of us. Her jaundice levels were a little high and her weight had dropped a lot, but both issues resolved themselves pretty quickly. We enjoyed many visitors (which I will blog about next) and my dad made sure I was supplied with many outside meals to avoid the hospital food. Blake and Ben loved to come visit us and hold their little sister. Ben was definitely glad to be able to claim the title of Big Brother. The hospital stay was great, but it was nice to get home and begin a new chapter in our lives as a family of 5.

Here are some pics from her birth and our time at the hospital.





















Blake taking a picture of Mom and Dad with Brooklyn


Mom and her 3 precious kiddos







About to head home


First car ride