Friday, June 4, 2010

introducing...




june 4, 2010
1:24 pm
7 lbs, 12 oz.
20.5 in. long

mommy's 1st glimpse




proud daddy


we attempted a family shot

we are in love


so precious!

thank you for all of your sweet prayers.  we are doing well and are overjoyed!
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146 {comments}:

Hilary Surratt said...

I absolutely think she is so precious! I think she might look a little like Hunter! Can't wait to come over to visit!
by the way.... You look way too good to just of had a baby! :)

Nikosmommy said...

Congrats! She is beautiful and you look FANTASTIC for having just had a baby!!! Way to go Mama!

Wendy said...

Gorgeous! Congrats, prayers and blessings to you and your family!

Lindsay said...

Awwwww... how SWEET! She is just precious... congratulations!!! :-)

~ Love,
Lindsay

Annie said...

she's so cute, Carissa! Congratulations!

Kelly Marie said...

She is adorable!! Congratulations Carissa!! & you look beautiful, especially for just giving birth!

Kristi said...

You look faboulous for just giving birth. She is so cute! Congratulations!

Sunny Sue said...

Oh, she is beautiful! I have been anxiously awaiting her birth ALL DAY. You look fabulous and Kelly seems to already be in love with his little chic!

Thank you for sharing the pics. I look forward to more in the days to come. Rest well!

Annie said...

CONGRATS!!!!
she is a doll!! love the family pic ;) you look amazing lady!!
can't wait to see more pictures!! she is TOO cute!
glad ya'll are doing great hun!!!!

Leah said...

Welcome Sage Christiana!!! Congrats Carissa!!!

al said...

Ah, she is gorgeous! I love her little nose! And you look great! What a beautiful family you have made :)

Mrs. G said...

Oh my goodness, what an angel!!!! =] Congrats to you, and welcome to the world Sage! Your family is the cutest, and I look forward to more pictures!!

emmy-pie lovely . . . said...

Welcome to the world sweet beautiful Sage! Congratulations!! xoxo

Cassie said...

Congratulations!!! To you and your whole family!

Wow! She is gorgeous! Her face is so cute... and her delicious cheeks! She's just the kind of baby that makes you want to hug her and cuddle her for forever.

She's beautiful!!!

Congratulations again!

Love in Christ,
Cassie

Courtney said...

GORGEOUS! Just gorgeous - we all knew she would be. And girl, you look GOOD for having just had a cesarean! I'm pretty sure I didn't look half as good as you. I'm so happy for you and your family. What a beautiful blessing! Thanks for sharing your knew baby girl with us!

Farmgirl Paints said...

Oh Carissa she's just beautiful!!! And so are YOU:) Holy cow you should have seen me after giving birth. NOT a pretty sight. Congratulations...so happy for your sweet little family:)

Ann said...

congratulations on sweet sage's arrival!! sage is soo cute! you have a gorgeous family.

wishing you and your family many blessings.

Mama Lungo said...

Congratulations, she is lovely! Your family is truly blessed.

DORCAS said...

CONGRATULATIONS!!!! Children are such a BLESSING!


~blessings

Dorcas

Natalie said...

oh my goodness, she is perfect!!! Congratulations x a million!!! I am happy you were able to let the blog world know about her arrival so quickly!! : ) Enjoy your time with her. Praise God for her safe arrival and praying for a quick recovery for you!

littledaisymay said...

Congratulations! She is beautiful and you look great :)

thelumberjackswife said...

Congratulations! She is beautiful!

Marissa said...

AWWWWWWWWWWWW! Congrats! She is so gorgeous! ah! I LOVE babies! :D Glad you are both doing well!!

Kelli @ RTSM said...

She is so beautiful! Look at how bright eyed she is:) Congratulations! I'm so glad that everything when well and your lovely Sage is here!

Jenglamgirl said...

So happy for you and your family! BEAUTIFUL, PRECIOUS, GORGEOUS~ baby girl! ENJOY! lOVE ALL THE PICS. DARLING NAME TOO. Jenn

Ashley said...

What a little beauty!!! Her mouth is SO Sweet!!! love it :)
Praise the Lord for a healthy mama and baby! Congratulations :) Enjoy every minute of being pampered and waited on in the hospital :)

Design Apprentice said...

Oh my gosh! She is beautiful! And as for you, I didn't know a woman could look so pretty after giving birth. You are such an adorable family, congratulations!! I am so happy for you. :) xoxo Katie

Rachel Elizabeth said...

She's beautiful! I love her name. Congrats on your newest family member.

chelsea rebecca said...

CONGRATULATIONS!
she is so beautiful!!
i'm so happy for you guys!!!!
your family is the cutest!!
congrats again!!

Mama Goose said...

Congrats!!!! She is adorable, perfect and oh so beautiful!! What a blessing!

Barbie said...

Congratulations! She is absolutely perfect! And you my dear are beautiful after just giving birth!

PaisleyJade said...

Congratulations!!!! Beautiful beautiful baby - and family!!

Mama D.'s Dozen said...

So excited for you! What a beautiful family!!!


Laurel

Kimberly said...

what a beautiful little girl!!! you look stunning!!!

Jessica @ This Blessed Life said...

Oh my goodness, CONGRATULATIONS! She is so darling and you look absolutely amazing!

Näna said...

Oh, she's is so precious! I love her beautiful round cheeks! Congratulations!

Nadine said...

First of all CONGRATS!!!! Second, how do you look so gorgeous after a C-section! She's precious and I can't wait to see more pictures! So very happy for you guys!

Kate said...

She is beautiful! Congratulations! :) She is so precious. I cannot wait to see more of her.

Blessings,
Kate

Debbie said...

Awww, congratulations Carissa! She's just beautiful, and check out those chunky cheeks! Enjoy your beautiful new blessing.

Juliana said...

Congrats honey--I have chills! i am so happy for you guys!!!

Summer said...

CONGRADULATONS!!!! She is PERFECT in everyway and can I say you look absolutely amazing for just giving birth my deary! Just Goregous!! Love the family pic....precious....I am so excited for ya'll and I have been anxiously awaiting to see how everything went and to see the first glimpse of sweet baby Sage....she is PERFECT!!

Love the header at the beginning of the post FANTASTIC! Rest my friend, soak in all the goodness and I love ya.....

xoxo
Summer

Summer said...

Um yeah I promise I can spell I meant CONGRATULATIONS LOL

Mama Hen said...

What a beautiful and wonderful blessing! Oh kiss those sweet cheeks for me!

aubrey said...

Congratulations! Sage is beautiful! And you look way too good to have just had a baby!

Stacey said...

congratulations!!!!

Sarah said...

Congratulations! She's beautiful and you look great too!

Heather said...

Congratulations! I was praying for in the wee hours of the morning when Christian was up! Wow, you look gorgeous for just having little Miss Sage!

Heather

Kristin said...

Thank you for sharing Carissa! You look wonderful, and Sage is just as cute as she could possibly be! Hope you all get some needed R&R this weekend... Congratulations to all!

LeAnna said...

Congratulations, sweet girl! She is PRECIOUS. Praying you guys have a great transition back home. :)

Sarah said...

Congratulations!!!
Welcome to our world, Sage.

Hannah said...

Aw! She is so sweet! I love all of those pictures...sososososo precious! God bless you and your GROWING family! Congratulations again and enjoy your little sweetie!

Lots of love from Minnesooooota,
--Hannah

Q, La, and Gooner said...

Yay, Carissa she is so beautiful! I'm so glad that she is as perfect as we all knew she would be! What a wonderful blessing. I will be praying for a swift recovery!

Mandy said...

So glad I checked in this morning~ Congrats! You look so great, and she is BEAUTIFUL! Praying that these first days go off without a hitch!

Linds said...

Congrats Carissa! She's beautiful! I love her sweet chubby face :) Makes me a bit more excited for this new little one coming to our family this winter!

PS-- you look AMAZING. Did you seriously just have a baby? I need tips for November, because after Brayden I pretty much looked like a trainwreck, and I am hoping to avoid that again... haha!

ens said...

what a beautiful family - congratulations

Lizzy Bennet said...

Oh, she's so precious!! Congratulations!

I'm so glad your little Sage had a safe birth. She's so adorable! God has clearly answered all of our prayers. :)

Again, many, MANY congratulations!!

In Christ,
Lizzy

Eden said...

Congratulations on your newest one! I've been following your blog for a couple of weeks now and love reading your posts.

Sage is adorable and gorgeous! Best wishes on your recovery! Hope you have a blessed day!

BlessedMama said...

Congratulations. She is adorable!

God Bless yall!

Rachel said...

Congratulations, Carissa, momma of two!!!

Sage is beautiful.

You will look back at the attempted family shot with fond memories in the years to come. :)

Rest, rest, rest. And bask in that awesome smell of a newborn. And then rest some more. And savor these days.

SO proud of you!

God bless you and your family. May He hold you close and may you feel His presence in your day to day life.

Love ya.

Rachel

Kasey and Joshua said...

So adorable! Congrats! :)

Jenni said...

Congratulations! She is precious, daddy looks so proud, and you look stunning! What a beautiful new family of four!

Rachel said...

Congrats!! She is just beautiful!!

Jill said...

Oh my word - she is absolutely beautiful! I prayed for you yesterday and am so happy that everything went well.

P.S. it is just so wrong that you look that good after giving birth!

Laura@Cowboy Boots said...

YEA! CONGRATS I AM SOOO THRILLED FOR Y'ALL!
SHE IS BEAUTIFUL!
REST UP MOMMA!

Brooke&Tyson said...

Happy birthday beautiful Sage!! Congrats congrats congrats!! I am overwhelmed with joy and happiness for you, Kelly, and Hunter. God is so so good!! Enjoy your sweet family!!

Kristen said...

Congrats! Sage is beautiful!

Lovely Little Nest said...

Oh my gosh, congratulations!!! She is adorable!

How the heck did you just deliver a baby and still look so gorgeous?! Amazing!

Haley said...

Congratulations!!! She looks like such a sweetie! :)

Hope said...

She is gorgeous!! Congrats to you and your family!

-Hope

Rachel and John said...

She's beautiful congrats!!!!

Lori said...

Congratulations~ She's gorgeous!! You have a beautiful family! :)

Orenczaks said...

Aww! Congrats! Enjoy your new sweet blessing!

Meg Fletcher said...

Congratulations!!! She is beautiful!

Gina said...

Congratulations!!! LOVE her name!!!
What great shots!!! Good job, Momma!!! :)

cooperkelly4 said...

seriously! such a sweet baby and you look amazing!

Michelle (michabella) said...

OH MY GOODNESS!!! She is beautiful and looking healthy!!! Congrats!! <333

amanda said...

eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeek!! so adorable. you look SO IN LOVE!! praying everything went well...and now the bigger adventure begins!! please let me know if you need any encouragement. i know it can seem overwhelming at times with two close in age, but thankfully God is always at the driver's seat!!

Kinsey said...

congrats!!! :)

A Lil Story said...

She is beautiful! and you look fabulous too =) Idk if I told you, but I absolutely love her name~ so pretty! Congrats!!

Loren said...

Oh my goodness :) She is just beautiful and WOW you look amazing! I can't believe you just delivered a baby!!! Seriously ~

So happy for you and your sweet little family and what a beautiful name she has!!!

Enjoy every minute!

God bless you all!

Mrs. B said...

Congratulations, Mama!! She's absolutely precious...and you look AMAZING! I want to look that beautiful after just giving birth. ;)

Jewls said...

Congrats!! She's beautiful and you look fabulous! Can't wait to see more pics!

Kimberose said...

Congratulations! Love this post, pictures are awesome!

Anne said...

Congrats! She is so beautiful. And so are you!

ReJOYce! said...

Congratulations!!! She is a blessing!

Kelli said...

You are so sweet to take the time to share. She is adorable! Get some rest.

Lane said...

Congratulations! She is so precious! Just soak her in! :)

Diana Mieczan said...

Congratulations to you, your hubby and little/big brother!!! She is perfect! I am so very happy for you all and enjoy it!!!
Kisses and have a wonderful time with your little angel:)

Karena said...

Carissa, adorble beyond. You look so happy together!!

Karena
Art by Karena

Fabiola said...

Happy Birthday Sage!!! Look at those chicks. She is so precious!!!!

I am sending you a big hug, my dear friend!!!

Jenn @ Bull Session said...

Congrats! You look wonderful! I'm jealous! Can't wait to see her after that "newborn squishyness" goes away!

cait said...

Congrats Carissa (and family)! Love those chubby cheeks! What a beautiful bundle of joy!! Blessings!

Stephanie said...

Congratulations!!

Caroline said...

CONGRATS!! YOUR FAMILY IS BEAUTIFUL! Sending you much LOVE! xo

Cherry Tree Lane said...

Praise the Lord! Welcome Sage!

Alexandra said...

Congratulations!!! Your new miracle is absolutely beautiful! God has surely filled Sage with tons of love...

Love,
Alexandra :)

Page said...

So, so happy for you - what a sweet beauty! You look beautiful too! :) Enjoy those adorable babies!!

Jennifer said...

Oh my goodness... words can not describe this precious blessing. Congratulations to your family!! :)

Melissa, Multi-Tasking Mama said...

Yay! Congrats...she is beautiful!

Crazy Shenanigans said...

Adorable! She's such a cutie!

The Carters said...

She's BEAUTIFUL!! Congratulations!!!

Morgan said...

Oh she is absolutely precious! What a beautiful family you have! :-)

Christina said...

She looks like a perfect little peanut! And I say enjoy your time recovering in the hospital...hopefully it will be restful! And let people help you when they offer once you get home. :)

Sammy said...

She's just precious. A true gift from God!
Congratulations!!

Alely L. said...

congratulations carissa! she is beautiful, your family is beautiful and you look beautiful for just having had a baby. blessings, hugs and love to you!

Jessica said...

Congratulations! You do not look like you just had a baby!!! Sage is beautiful and precious and perfect! Praying that you get as much rest and sleep as possible while you are in the hospital! Blessings to the Grahams!

Jessica Noy

Mama Llama said...

congrats! She is a true gift!

Abigail Kraft said...

Ah! So precious!!!! Congratulations to you, Kelly, and Hunter! Mom and I were looking through the pictures, and mom said "Dang...she doesn't look like she just had a baby!" hahaha. It's true! You look great!

Have fun with Sage! She is BEAUTIFUL! :)

Love,
--Ab

Hannah said...

Hee hee...coming back to say that I love how Hunter's just going, "Get me off of this thing--I wanna go play." in your family shot. Too darling. :-)

Love you guys! Praying for you, too. :-)
--Hannah

Anne said...

Precious precious precious! And you look amazing and not at all like you just gave birth!

Jen said...

ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh congrats carissa & fam! sage is perfect and you look gorgeous after delivery {how does that happen? will you teach me?}

so excited for you!!

Megan said...

I am so happy for you and your family, she is absolutley beautiful and so are you! I was so excited to get online and see this post!

Mrs. Hesson said...

Ohhh Carissa, she's perfect! Congratulations to you and your sweet family :)

Jess said...

Congratulations on the new baby! Love her name! You are so gorgeous even after just delivering a baby. WOW! I've been reading your blog for a few months now. (Found your site from La's blog) You are a great writer! God bless you and your family of 4.

Jessica Raasch

Candace said...

Congratulations! She's beautiful. You look great too!

lisaj said...

congrats on a beautiful baby!! i wish i looked as good as you after having ANY of my 3!!

Becca said...

Oh gracious! She is just beautiful. AND so are you! How in the world do you look so great?!!!

LOVE that picture of the three of you. The family of four picture is cute too! :) Enjoy that sweet newborn of yours!!!

Sandy a la Mode said...

congrats carissa!!! i am sooo excited for you! and how do you look soo amazing after have just given birth! sage is absolutely beautiful and i hope you recover well!! can't wait to see more pics of sage as she grows up!

Kelley said...

She is so adorable! Congrats mommy!!! :)

Lori said...

She is GORGEOUS!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!! And you look amazing, by the way :)

Cristi said...

Congrats, what a beautiful family!! Sage is so precious. HUGS sweety and I hope you are all adjusting well.
Blessings

Katrina said...

Congratulations!!! She is so beautiful Carissa!

Jessica said...

Congratulations!! SHES BEAUTIFUL!

Aly @ Analyze This said...

Ahhh!!! I've been thinking about you ALL weekend! So glad to see that Sage is here!! YAY! She is beautiful, precious, so delicate....perfect little angel! I hope Hunter is loving his little sister! :)

Hope you are well! Can't wait to see more pictures of the lovebug! Xoxo

Tamara Nicole said...

Awww! Both you and your baby look gorgeous!!!! How exciting:-) Congrats

Kelly @ Blessed Mommy &amp; Wife said...

Congratulations!! I love the family shot!! Looking forward to seeing some more pictures :) God bless you all!!

Heather @ Gerber Days said...

Oh my gosh, what an absolute BEAUTY!!!! I love her pudgy little face.

May I ask how you look absolutely stunning after just having a baby??! What the heck! You really look great.

I bet you are just happy as can be. I better get out of here before I get baby hungry!

CONGRATS!!!! xoxox

Cole said...

What a beautiful family. Congrats to you. Sage is precious!

myletterstoemily said...

oh! many blessings on your sweet baby sage!
she is beautiful, and you look much too lovely
to have just had a baby!

i'm so happy everything went well.

Teresa @ Grammy Girlfriend said...

How I love a baby....Congratulations....on your new little one

Jennifer said...

So precious...she is perfect. What great skin too! You forget how small they are. And you look amazing. So happy for you and ur family. Two kids is definatly a little more of a challenge, but it is great!!

Reese Ray said...

Carissa I am so happy for yall! Sage is beautiful and perfect. What a blessing!!! You look amazing in all your picutres too. Hope you are feeling well and recovering smoothly. Im so excited for you! Lots of love and blessings to you all!!

Taylor-Made Wife said...

She is beautiful. Congratulations! P.S. How the hell do you look so amazing?

Adie said...

She is adorable! And you look gorgeous!! Congratulations!

jamieliz said...

WOW--Congrats! The pictures are great and you look fantastic! Keep the pictures coming!

Sara said...

yay! congratulations! she is beautiful ... and so are YOU! :o)

Carrie said...

What a beautiful baby girl you have! Congratulations to your sweet family. I know you can hardly wait to bring her home.

Carrie said...

Congratulations! She's so sweet and tiny...I love her! And how cute can you look after just having a baby! too cute! I'm so happy to hear all is well and your precious family is perfect :) All the best! Take it easy! {and you're so funny on your recent post about the mesh undies, LOL! Aren't they disposable too, haha! that would mean less laundry!}

Jocelyn said...

sorry for the 3 comments...blogger was down and I didn't realize it posted it each time I tried it. LOL! and now it won't let me delete 2 of them. oh well.

Kimbirdy said...

sage is such a pretty name! and what? no picture of you sweaty and exhausted? wow! :D

Shelby Bukhenik said...

you all look GREAT and what a sweet babe you have for yourself!!

Angie S said...

Seriously, your family is so beautiful! I'm so happy for you :)

kim said...

congrats girl, what a beautiful baby & such a beautiful name too!

Bethany said...

Carissa, she is beautiful! OMG, I am soo happy for you! You look FABULOUS!!
What a beautiful family =)

Fancy Pants said...

Congrats sweet Carissa! I haven't been online and just saw that you had Sage! She is beautiful! Congrats!

...::Heather @ Mrs. Southern Bride::... said...

Congratulations!!!!! She is beautiful!!!!!! So happy for you and your beautiful family! :)