Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Home Sweet Home

Our little Ivy picked a very snowy day to come home. I'm not sure how many inches fell, but whatever the number, it made for a very slow commute home, which made for a very late daddy, which made us very late to pick up Ivy. We finally arrived at about 7 p.m. and Ivy was already saying her goodbyes to the nurses.

Sylas was waiting in the hallway to meet his sister for the first time. He was getting rather restless, as Ivy had already perfected the Minnesota goodbye and she was taking longer than he expected.

Mommy finally brought baby sister out of the nursery.

Sylas took a good look, and....

she's perfection!

The four of us braved the frozen tundra and made it home safe and sound just in time for a little snack.

Ahhh...home sweet home.

27 comments:

Cari said...

Yay!

Anonymous said...

Looking at these photos and following your story - i have tears in my eyes - God is good! Enjoy your beautiful children!

Auntie Court said...

The best story ever!

Julie said...

Absolutely beautiful!!! I love the picture of Sylas smiling big at his sister - what a gift!! So happy you are all home together!!!!

The Montgomery Family said...

Congratulations you guys! Looks like you'll have to change your blog name to Little Angels :-)

Amber said...

Oh Briana, Ivy is beautiful and that picture of Sylas smiling at her is priceless. I am so happy for your family.

Anonymous said...

That's awesome, great story, great pictures, brought tears to my eyes. Such a great family!!!

KS Dallas said...

Ivy is absolutely beautiful. And there is just something about Sylas that always makes me smile.

I am so happy for you and your family!

JayBee said...

Congratulations on the homecoming of your new little lady! Stay warm...it's so cold outside!

Joanna said...

Yea! Welcome home Ivy!! :) Congrats on being a big brother Sylas! :)

Peter and Alison plus 3 said...

Congratulations!!! What beautiful pictures! Sylas is just a doll, and Ivy...gorgeous!
I'm not sure if you remember me, but Sylas and my daughter Maryn had appointments at the same time at Childrens and I introduced myself as a friend of Kate Bolands.
You have a precious family! God is good!

Jodi said...

Love those pictures! It makes me miss those days when mine were little like that, especially Emma since we missed so much of that time when she was in the hospital.

We are praying that the transition goes smoothly.

Take care,
Jodi

Anonymous said...

She is precious!
Ang

Kristen said...

Your story went so perfectly with the photos. I too had tears in my eyes. Praise God!

Anonymous said...

Thank you for the pics...very satisfying. What beauties!!! And you, seriously, you had a baby a week ago? :)

Love,
Vicki

Christina K said...

Oh my gosh! That is the best post! I LOVE the picture of Sylas smiling at Ivy...how precious is THAT memory?

Amy said...

Bri, you look amazing! I can't believe you are already so tiny after just having a baby!

Ivy is precious, but I must say that my favorite pic is the one of Sylas' happy expression as he met his sister. What beautiful little ones you have!

Noemi Hedrick said...

I love you! Your family is beautiful! thanks for sharing the play by play...I feel like I was there with you!

Tina and Todd said...

So happy for your family - blessings.

Katie said...

she is beautiful!!! congrats!!! I love the pic of Sylas looking at IVY....love the joy!!

LeAnn said...

She is perfect and Congrats. I am a new reader to your blog but have been following your journey for a while.

Anonymous said...

She is so beautiful! Congrats!

Angie Rachels

The McAuleys said...

What lovely news. Having lost twins born at 23 weeks in 2004, I followed the story of your children up until Sylas came home, then couldn't find any new info. for awhile. What a surprise to do a search today after such a long time and to find so many happy developments for your family. Welcome home Ivy--so happy about your safe arrival.

Jess said...

Congratulations!! God is SO good and I'm so very happy for your sweet family!

Brittney said...

wow. she is so beautiful!!!! What a precious gift.

Carolyn said...

It's always so great to bring a baby home and for the older one to really meet them. Enjoy!

Sherrie said...

Congratulations!! God has blessed you with awesome family. I love the photos and story. Ivy is so beautiful. Sylas is going to make a great big brother.

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