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Monday, February 21, 2011

HERE SHE IS!!!

And she's OURS forever!!!  Thank you, Jesus!

Welcome to the world, little one!


1 week


10 days


3 weeks






















In her Baptismal gown! (Which was my dad's!)

I tried to sneak in a picture while she was sleeping.  No such luck- but look how happy she wakes up!
"I've got a mean right hook!"


No it's not a tooth!   Though one could pop through at any moment!
I think I'm in trouble.  I cannot resist this smile!


My favorite!



"I don't WANT to smile!  I'm TIRED!"
23 weeks...and one day!  (Mommy forgot!)


Well!  What do you think?  :)

71 comments:

Joy said...

Beautiful! Blessings for you all now and always!

Anonymous said...

Thank you so much for sharing your little one. She is amazingly lovely! Congratulations!

Anonymous said...

She is beautiful!! LOVE all that hair and her big smile!

Anonymous said...

Congratulations! I've been waiting all day for photos! I love how you took a photo of her every week.

Maureen said...

absolutely beautiful. The law has caught up with your heart!!!

Anonymous said...

She is darling. Absolutely perfect!

Anonymous said...

Praise the Lord, she's perfect!! I've been following your blog, and couldn't wait to see her!!! God Bless you family!!

Misty

airing the chapel said...

Lauren, I'm thrilled for you and your husband! Talk about suspense with the pictures; she's beautiful and waiting to see her was worth it. Blessings!

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Grace in my Heart said...

Lauren, I rarely cry at blog posts, but this one did me in...tearing up over here! She is precious! I know how long you've waited and just seeing each week your home has been blessed with that sweet little bundle just feels my heart with joy. Congratulations! She is adorable and is so lucky to have you as her mother!!!

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Karen said...

She is absolutely beautiful Lauren! I'm so happy for you!

Becky D. said...

CONGRATULATIONS!!! She is just beautiful and I'm so happy for all of you.

Cathy said...

STUNNING!! AHHHHHH!

Patiently Waiting...... said...

Absolutely beautiful!! A precious gift from God! How can you not be giving her kisses ALL day?!? Congrats!

Estee said...

Absolutely beautiful! Congratulations to you.

Anonymous said...

She is absolutely precious! Love her! Beautiful! God is SO GOOD!

Rebecca Frech said...

Such gorgeousness! Congratulations on your forever girl!

Joy Beyond the Cross said...

What do I think???? I think she is AMAZING and beautiful and I loved the photo line-up. It is amazing to see how she has grown. And those curls...they are going to do me in. What a blessing Lauren, thank you for sharing!

Anonymous said...

she is so beautiful! i am tearing up as well. what a beautiful treasure you have had this whole time.

Hebrews 11:1 said...

I love it!! She is beautiful!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Anonymous said...

I think she's absolutely gorgeous, and I'm so happy we get to see her face finally!

Little JoAnn said...

:)))))))))))))))))


Abigail Ohhhhh you are soooooooooooooooo
beautiful

A Daughter of the Most High!!!

Thankful said...

Congrats and blessings to your family! I loved seeing the progression of her by the week. Thank you for sharing.

Nicole C said...

SHE'S BEAUUUUUUTIFUUUULLLL!!!! AAhh!! Tears in my eyes....

Lisa said...

So... I've already seen dozens of pics of her, so I knew she was a complete doll.

But... seeing all of the pics in one place still knocked the wind out of me. What a beautiful child of God and YOURS! Congrats on the finalization, roomie. Love you and J and little A!

Kaitlin @ More Like Mary said...

That hair!!!!!

... said...

That is the happiest little girl! She is BEAUTIFUL! Not enough words to tell you how happy I am for your family!

Danya @ He Adopted Me First said...

Oh thank you Lauren! This made my day! Yeah adoption AND Jesus!

Faith makes things possible said...

Gorgeous...gorgeous...GORGEOUS!!!!

Leila@LittleCatholicBubble said...

I could explode with happiness for you and from cuteness overload from seeing sweet Abigail week to week! Could this get any better??? Praise God!!

Adrienne said...

I have been dying all this past week waiting for this post!! You did not disappoint! SHE IS BEAUTIFUL!! Oh I cannot express my happiness. Thank you for making my week and probably a whole lot more! :)

God Alone Suffices said...

So cute! :) I'm so happy for you!

Ashley Anderson said...

She's beautiful! What a precious girl. I've had joy on my heart all day thinking of what today means for your family!

Sarah said...

AAAHHH!!! So happy for you!! She is just gorgeous, and clearly she is lovin' life! :-D

prayerfuljourney said...

Awe...she's so adorable! God love her...and now you can share her with the rest of us in pictures!!!! You are right...Thank you Jesus!

We will serve the LORD said...

YESSSSS!!!!!!

Unknown said...

Lauren, she has SOO much facial expression. You've got a real social butterfly on your hands. The Catholic Church is SO blessed to have little Abigail in our ranks. That smile is going to spread a lot of sunshine in the world. Happy Day!

YOU REMEMBER THIS beautiful outcome the next time the Devil tries to get you gripped in fear. Keep saying Yes to God no matter what the cost.

C. said...

She's a doll! Congratulations!! :)

Emily said...

Love that smile!! Praise God!!

Roxanne said...

I love all of your pictures! I've been reading your blog for a while and have been anxious to see her face. She is more beautiful than I could have imagined! Congratulations!! Celebrate!

Rebecca said...

Beautiful!!!!! I love that you let us all 'catch-up' with her as she grew.

Congratulations to your beautiful family!

More Than Anything said...

She is absolutely beautiful!! She looks soo happy!

Congratulations to all three of you!!

Living for the Lord in 2011 said...

CONGRATS! CONGRATS! CONGRATS!

Happy for you both and praising Jesus for the gift of all life!

I so admire that you and hubby did not get mired in fear - I humbly ask your prayers for my desire to adopt (a special needs child from overseas)- that my husband be willing to step out on faith and live the adventure of a truly Christian life!!

Beth said...

That is the cutest baby I've ever seen. I wont even say "Except my own kids." She's cuter than my kids ;)

Brit said...

AT LAST !!! She is absolutely gorgeous, what a miracle!! Congratulations to you all!!

KZG said...

she is beautiful and what a smile! god bless and congrats!

Katie @ Persevere in Prayer said...

She's gorgeous! I love the week by week pictures :) Congrats again!!!

Chasing said...

What a cutie!

Little JoAnn said...

I couldn't help it. I am back to LOOK yet AGAIN.

Just gorgeous, just perfect.

Magnify the Lord, Indeed!

Catholicfitmom said...

She is beautiful! I see all that Hair! I just sent you the bows and I added an extra one for the beautiful Gift God has given you! God Bless her!

Catholic Mutt said...

What a beautiful baby and a beautiful smile! Congratulations!

Amazing Life said...

Yah!! She is gorgeous and obviously so very loved!!! Congratulaitons!

60 toes said...

Great news, this is the post we have been waiting for.

Donna said...

What a beauty!

Erika said...

She is absolutely beautiful!

Lea said...

I think your beautiful Abigail is indeed "the happiest baby on the block." Wow! What a smile!

WheelbarrowRider said...

I loved seeing these photos. She is really so beautiful!

Mary said...

Can't tell you how thrilled I am for y'all!! What do I think?? I think she's absolutely beautiful and has such a beautiful family that loves her like crazy! (and I'm so thankful that Friday went so well!! Praise God!) Love you!! Squeeze Miss Abigail for us!!

doctorgianna said...

She's beautiful! Thanks for the countdown of the last 23 weeks. I had been waiting! Well worth the wait!

Anonymous said...

Congratulations! She is beautiful :)
God bless,
Jen in Canada

Little JoAnn said...

Checking back to see if there are any NEW photos.

Can't get enough!!!!!

tara said...

Awwwwwww. <--- That's exactly what I said as soon as your new header popped up. :) Congratulations on the finalization. Abigail is gorgeous!

Angela said...

Oh my goodness, look at all those smiles!!! She's GORGEOUS!!! :) So happy for you!

Sew said...

I love her!

Jennifer said...

Will you get tired of hearing how much I love her sparkly eyes?! Congratulations on your newfound freedom!

Megan said...

Gorgeous!!! :)

Becca said...

Beautiful, just beautiful!

I'm looking forward to all the future photos too! :)

alliemich said...

ok never mind I changed my mind about the cutest picture....they are 10 days, 7 weeks, 13 weeks, 17 weeks and 23 weeks old pictures!!!

Alex said...

Hi there!
I've been reading your blog for a little while now and just wanted to tell you that it is so lovely to see how much you love your daughter and appreciate her. She is so gorgeous and her cute smile melts my heart!

Brenda said...

I just spent the last 2 hours reading your blog:) I have a new little one asleep and he's due to get up soon but I just had to get to THIS post where Abigail become officially and legally yours forever. I've enjoyed all your posts, esp about nutrition and health and foods, etc. I remember when you first brought her home and we couldn't see her and now we can! Glad I got to catch up. She's precious!