Meghan Joy Washam

On January 16th @ 2:05pm Shane and I welcomed Meghan into our lives! She was 8 lbs 2 oz & 20" long. We were scheduled for a repeat c-section for 9am, but kept getting pushed backed due to emergencies occurring. So around 1:30pm I was finally taken in to begin the process. I was given the 'spinal' (ouch!!!), then tested to make sure I was really numb! Shane was brought in a few minutes later. I laid there talking to Shane and waiting to hear our daughter cry. It was an amazing moment. I heard her strong lungs & I began to cry. She was finally here! They cleaned her up a little & brought her to Shane to hold for the first time. I cried even more as I saw my baby girl & was able to kiss her beautiful face. She was screaming for about 2 minutes as they cleaned her up. As soon as they brought her to me & our faces touched, as I gave her kisses, she stopped crying! That was precious. Meghan & Shane went in to the recovery room while they finished sewing me up. A few minutes later I was able to hold Meghan in my arms! The feeling was indescribable.

Josiah was able to finally hold his baby sister today. We had to keep him away from us because he got sick the day of her birth. What a sweet moment when he held her smiling so big & giving her kisses.

Shane and I are so excited to have Meghan here! Shane has been an amazing help as I can't do too many things yet. I love when he calls her cute names: "girlie", "darling", "baby girl". He is already so protective of his daughter :)! We are grateful to God for a successful surgery with no complications & a wonderful recovery. We are thankful for our healthy daughter & our wonderful son.