Thursday, February 5, 2009

Verity is Born!

So, yesterday, at about 3:00am Amber woke me up saying it was time to head to the hospital. She had been having contractions all night, and they were very regular from 2 to 3. We had asked our shepherding group leaders, the Sundts, to watch the boys if we had to go to the hospital before Amber's mom arrived...so we called them at around 3:45. We pulled the boys out of bed and headed over to the Sundts'. The boys seemed excited to be there, and Micah really didn't want to go to bed again. It sounds like they really enjoyed their time with the Sundt kids!


So, at 2:47pm yesterday, Verity Ruth Kolmus was born. She weighed 8.0 pounds and was 20.5 inches long. She has dark hair! Amber was able to have a successful VBAC again. There was a point in the process where it seemed like the VBAC may not work, but she was able to push through it. She did great! Here's a picture of the entire family last night and a few from this morning:

Amber's mom had made a flight reservation about a month ago to be here to help. The flight was to arrive at 1:54pm on February the 4th! So, her mom was at the hospital just before Verity was born. She was able to see her about 15 minutes after she was born!
So we thank God for a safe delivery and a healthy mother and daughter. Please pray for us as we leave "man-on-man" and enter "zone" defense. We're looking forward to God's plan for our family.

13 comments:

Anonymous said...

Congratulations guys! We've been waiting for pics. She looks gorgeous. So glad to have a girl in the family :) and we are very thankful that everyone is safe and healthy. We'll be praying for you all in the weeks to come.

Anonymous said...

yay! We have been waiting on the pics. She is soooooo beautiful!! So excited to finally have a girl. We love you guys! Good job Amber! We'll be praying for you all. Love Ryan and Chris

Anonymous said...

Congratulations! Verity looks beautiful... definitely a Kolmus. So glad that Amber can look forward to times with her little girl. I'll be sure let the old care group know the news tonight. Love you guys!

Anonymous said...

That's so wonderful!!! Congratulations! We pray Mom and little girl are doing well. Welcome to the world of 2 boys and 1 girl:)

Kate Oberholtzer said...

Amber...FINALLY one that REALLY looks like you! (it might help that she's a girl, too) :)

We can't wait until we get a chance to meet her in person...and see all of you guys again!

Love you!!!

kreationsbykristina said...

Congrats again!!!! We love you and are so happy that everything worked out! Thanks for the update and all the pics!!! Looking forward to seeing more of that beautiful girl!!

Stephen's Family said...

Yeah! We are so happy to hear everything went well and your little girt is finally with you. Did the boys have blonde hair or dark when they were born? or might Verity have Mommy's hair color? She's beautiful.
Love you Guys

Kelly said...

We're so happy for you, dear Kolmus family! Love the comment about 'zone defense'! Praying for you all! Verity is beautifuL! And Amber looks great!!! xoxo

Becky said...

Congratulations! May you both sleep long and prosper ;)

Glad Mama Lyche got there in time! Enjoy and take care!

Anonymous said...

I was so excited to hear about Verity! Yeah! Congratulations and I'll have to echo my hubby's comments :) What a special spot she'll have in your family :) How neat to have a daughter to train up, Amber. (We did share last night at care group - what a fun announcement that was!) Love you guys!

Anonymous said...

Congrats! I'm so glad everything went well and was excited to hear that your Mom even made it there to visit you soon after. I can't wait to read about how your family adjusts to this new little one in the months to come! Praying for all of you :)

Keri

Danielle said...

Congratulations Jim and Amber! What a pretty name! I am glad that the VBAC went well. Enjoy your little bundle of pink, we sure love ours!!
Danielle Madison

Michelle said...

We are so excited for another little girl in the family! SO happy to hear that all went well and that Verity and Amber are doing well. Cant wait to see more pictures of the little lady!