Our sweet baby girl has us wrapped around her fingers. We are completely smitten and in awe at this new life that our thoughts rotate around. She is such a great baby and just wants to sleep and eat. She’s already gaining weight at a wonderful pace and is just amazing us with her sweet personality.
We took a few pictures of her this morning. The first one of her alone and the second one of her and daddy’s hand. She’s a cuddly baby so far and we hope that stays!
Enjoy our greatest joy.
We had a doctor’s appointment on Friday to determine the progress of Katie’s pregnancy. We arrived in hopeful expectation that that day was it. What happened is that we left disappointed. She had not progressed much, but rather all was steady. So we scheduled to go in the following Friday, December 11th. We went home, I got moving on some work while Katie took a little nap. When she woke, to our surprise, her water broke!
Through out the labor process Katie did an amazing job and I am very proud of her. She exhibited raw power and strength all while maintaining her calmness and radiating grace and beauty. Also, her sister and mom were there to inspire, encourage and give their wisdom through out that time. Thank YOU all our friends and family for all of your support and laughter throughout her pregnancy and delivery. We are quite honored to call you all friends and family. Finally we would not be able to revel in her birth if it was not for Rachel Niesen to cover the final delivery and gathering of family afterwards.
So, after 20 hours of labor, we are pleased to announce and introduce to you, Rosemary Kate Torres! She was born today, December 5, 2009 at 11:01 am, weighing 7 pounds and 14 ounces and she measured 20 inches long! The name was incredibly special and had many people guessing. Rosemary is known as the herb or remembrance. The reason why we chose it was in honor of my late mom, Mary Lou. We wanted a name that was not direct but rather a component of her name and it matched perfectly. So with heart felt tears as I type this I feel that Rosemary, Rosie for short, will be every bit as kind hearted and loving as my mom was in life. Also, Kate is short for Katie, which besides being Rosie’s mom’s name, it means purity. We are excited with this new chapter in our lives and are pleased to share it with you all!
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Aw congratulations you guys! I’m a December baby and I can say from experience that it’s the best. And her name is absolutely beautiful! What a joy for Christmas!!!!!
absolutely beautiful! congratulations.
We are so proud to be an uncle and aunt to such a beautiful and precious little girl!!! Congratulations!
She is so beautiful! Congratulations! Can’t wait to meet her.
Congratulations, Katie and Chris (and Asia)…and Rosie! We’re so thrilled for you and we can’t wait to meet your precious little one soon. Peace.
Congratulations, Katie and Chris!!!
My gosh, little Rosie is just so beautiful…. and I love that her name has a special meaning. Great job, Katie!! I’m SO excited for you guys!!! =D
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Congrats!!!
What a blessing… God is so miraculous! Welcome beautiful Rosemay Kate to the world…. you have an amazing family!!! Love to you all…. oxxoxo ~ Dawn
Chris,
I never met your mom, unfortunately, but she must have been really special to have you as a son and Shelly as a daughter. 🙂 Congrats on your new addition…parenthood is hard, but well worth it! Sleep when you can!
Erin
So happy for you guys! I think she looks a little like her Momma already:o) She is absolutely perfect, congrats on this precious gift! We absolutely cannot wait to meet her! Love you guys!!!
Your daughter is beautiful, with a beautiful name to match. And she looks like both of you. Congratulations! …And welcome to the family, Rosie! We can’t wait to meet you! Love, Aunt Madeline
WE are so very happy for all of you. What a precious Christmas gift!
The Whitleys
Congratulations! What a wonderful Christmas present! 🙂 She is lovely!
We wish your family the very best! Matt and Erica Skelton
CONGRATULATIONS to you and Katie! And a very happy birthday to little Rosie. A wonderful name with a wonderful meaning. Can’t wait to meet her in person. She has your yawn. Love to you all.
Congratulations! She is beautiful, just like her mama! So happy for you both, and I love the story of her name. 🙂
That was beautifully written! Congratulations…you now have two beautiful women in your life.
Good luck…
awww I’m so happy for you both! Congratulations on a beautiful baby girl – what a blessing! New life is so amazing. God is so good! Congrats Chris and Katie!!!! Lynn and Rob
she is absolutely beautiful! congrats!
Love her! I love the Torres Family! Love! Love all around! Love, Aunt Cass
Loved the story of the name, congrats!
CONGRATULATIONS! We are so, so OH, so proud of you guys and cannot wait to meet your little Rosie soon! xoxoxoox
This is beautiful…. And she is ever so precious! Congratulations!
beautiful:)
We were thrilled when B Wedding Magazine out of Ireland wanted to publish a bouquet from Elizabeth and Scott’s wedding as a monogram example. Chris thought they might also love Mariam and Graeme’s wedding so he sent it along to them as well. Of course they did love it, who could not!?! So they did a feature on Mariam and Graeme’s wedding which was just gorgeous. Mariam and Graeme’s wedding flawlessly blended Persian, English, American and Irish cultures on one dance floor here in Atlanta. We knew B Wedding Magazine would love the fusion.
Enjoy!
She’s so beautiful! We must come meet her soon. And congrats on her cousin’s arrival today. What a Christmas!
Congratulations! We are so happy for you. Rosie is just so beautiful, and a healthy birth size, too. Her life will be well documented with amazing photos for sure.
Our little girl, Presley, arrived on October 15th. We will probably contact you for some pics after the turn of the year and when things settle down for you.
Hope you have a wonderful Christmas with your new family.
Just adorable! Congrats again.
😀 is all. no words
Hey Chris and Katie! Your little girl is beautiful!!!! I am so very excited for you both!
Beautiful!! How is Asia pup taking to her new sister?
So so precious and absolutley adorable!!
Ever since I left a comment to your last post, I checked back quite a few times to see if you updated with some new pics of Rosie and I guess today is my lucky day! 😀
She is so beautiful and it’s amazing how big she seems to have become in less than a week! Just wanna sleep and eat – she’s a great baby indeed… making it easier for mom and dad! 😉
P.S. I hope you received my card well. 🙂