Wednesday, August 29, 2007

Happy Birth-Day, Natalie!

So, the big news!!!! Our new little sweetie, Natalie Jessica Nye, was born today just after 5 pm at the Ohio State University Medical Center, and weighed in at 9 lbs, 2 oz. Big girl! (i.e. poor Jessica!!) What a beauty of a girl, if I do say so myself! She must've gotten her good looks from me, because her mommy still has hers!! (sorry, that's a really old joke but I like it) Natalie is doing very, very well--it just seemed like she was SO ready to get out into the real world. Jessica is doing great also, at least as good as you can expect after giving birth! Some minor tearing was all. She only had to push for like 10 or 15 minutes--but let me tell ya (no wait, better let Jessica tell ya), it was a GRUELING 15 minutes. Those epidurals are fabulous, but they can't block out ALL the pain and discomfort. So Jessica is still with Natalie at the hospital, of course, and Jansen and I will be joining them first thing in the morning. So enjoy the pictures below...but there are a lot more on dropshots. Just click on the "Dropshots: Pictures" link to the right. More to come tomorrow and after, so stay tuned. We love you all!




14 comments:

Kara said...

Oh my! Congrats you guys! We'll be calling tomorrow to see when we can come and see everyone! Nice work Jessica!

kiki comin said...

SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Cute! Can't wait to meet her! Congrats!

Anonymous said...

Yay! I'm so excited! It is torture being so far away from such a darling little thing! Oh my, Jessica, she is wearing your face! What a doll! Please, please, take tons of pictures! We are all dying over here in Utah. My arms are itching to hold her! Nattie and Grace were so excited to see her and Grace kept asking why you had to be so far away! By the way, "Big Natalie" wants you to give a kiss to "Little Natalie" from her! We love you!

Anonymous said...

She is so beautiful! Welcome Natalie Jessica. She has some of her big brother in her, but definitely looks like her mama.We love all the pictures and wish we could be there. Congratulations to the three of you. Hugs to Jansen. We can't wait to see you.

Noelle said...

Congratulations you guys!!! Welcome to Natalie. Let us know if you need anything while you're adjusting to having two kids in the house!
Phil and Noelle

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Leavitt Family said...

We are so excited! A new baby is such a happy fun feeling I can't believe my baby is almost a year, it goes so fast. Kiss her for us. We can't wait to see her. Lve you all, Andy Carrie and girls

Anonymous said...

Yay! Congratulations!!!

We're so glad to hear Natalie and Jess are doing well. :)

Anonymous said...

yay!! welcome to the world and to the family natalie!! and congratulations nate, jess, and jansen, and especially, good work jess!! i'm so proud. keep the pictures coming, this is one of my favorite webspots to check daily. i love and miss you all!!!

Kent and Leisy said...

good trash jess! over nine pounds? little z was under seven and I had a hard time getting him out! good job!!!

Anonymous said...

Congratulations, Nate and Jess! What a beautiful little girl (NOT so little, I guess!) Good work, Jessica! LOVE the pictures - thanks so much for posting them so quickly for all of us to see - the ones with Big Brother Jansen are adorable too! We, too, are SOOO anxious to see her! Love you guys!

Heather said...

Every birth is a miracle - but yours looks especially sweet. What a lucky girl Natalie is to be born into the Nye family. I'm so happy for you all! Please let me know when you're ready for/wanting visitors. I'd love to come meet Natalie.

Cara said...

Oh she is such a doll. I am so happy for you guys! I CANNOT wait to hold her!

Cara said...

Oh she is such a doll. I am so happy for you guys! I CANNOT wait to hold her!