God gave us a healthy baby girl Saturday night, April 17th, at 7:58 PM. She weighed 6 pounds 9 ounces, but she has a 14.5 inch head (I got blamed for that). I’ve always known that Samantha is tough, but I had no idea … it took a full 2.5 hours of HEAVY DUTY pushing before we saw the whites of her little eyes. The cord had gotten tangled around both ankles, the arm, and the neck. Thank God for the ladies at Mat-Su Midwifery who coached Samantha through to victory, it was rather intense, and I cannot thank them enough. We were so exhausted that we crashed in the birth room, and did not check out until a couple of hours ago. Samantha is doing wonderfully, and baby Keller is vibrant, alert, and full of life. We are totally blessed by all the prayers, encouragement, and excitement. What a trip … and it’s only begun. And, NO, we have not decided on a name yet.
Matt!!! and SAM!!!!! Holy cow what a miracle! I love those little girls! Heidi and I just sat down to find your news and we are soooooo excited!! I can not wait to come and see your new little one! It really hits home the picture of you two with the little baby chair thingy, thats a real thing you need to take care of now!! Heavy : ) I seriously can not wait to meet her and introduce her to uncle lyle! So if you could schedule us in the night of the 16th or 17th of May we would love to see you!! I know you have many more pressing things like sleep to think about and feeding times and trying to earn money to pay for her college and what age you will let her have a boyfriend etc. Just a heads up : ) Prayin for you my best freinds, I love you tons and seriously you are one of the biggest reasons I am looking forward to getting home to! Lyle and Heidi
Congratulations Keller’s!!
Ya!! I’m super excited to have a new friend with whom I can rally around the valley. Can’t wait to get into some mischief with you, Keller! Ask your dad if he’s saving the Tercel for you.
We are so excited that your little girl is here!!!!! Love all of the pictures. Praise the Lord that we have GREAT Midwifes. We are praying for you and sharing in the Joy that is now in your arms. Blessings on you!
Oh man…. what a sweet little family! So happy for you! Your daughter is beautiful!!
Congratulations and all our blessings. And…get some sleep!
Way to go Matt and Samantha! We’ll have to come up and see all of you once you’ve settled in a bit. Take care!
Congratulations to both of you! She’s beautiful! Hope you can get some sleep soon!
Congrats on your beautiful baby girl. Can’t wait to meet our new neighbor.