Just thought we should mention that we recently welcomed a new member of the family.
On Friday the 14th at 5:57pm, Clara Kenley Petersik was born with a paint brush in her hand weighing in at 7 lbs 10 oz and measuring 20.5 inches long. We’re insanely in love with her. And she and Burger are already best buddies. Seriously, he thinks it’s his job to stand guard next to her at all times.
Clara was named after John’s grandmother on his dad’s side. And her middle name, Kenley, is an homage to my dad (Ken) with John’s mom’s maiden name worked in there (Kelley) along with a reference to my great aunt on my mom’s side named Lee. Gotta love rooms and names that multitask.
We’re all home from the hospital and happily settling back into life here at Casa Petersik (there’s nothing like a four day hospital stint to make you miss your house like crazy). Yes, we actually had an extended stay due to a pretty terrifying scare during Clara’s birth (an unexpected placental abruption paired with an umbilical cord prolapse had a slew of wonderful doctors and nurses performing an emergency c-section in under three minutes to ensure that Clara was a-ok). But although her delivery was anything but restful, we’re both over the moon that she’s 100% healthy and 1000% adorable (not that we’re biased or anything).
And now that we’re all back home, Clara really seems to be enjoying her new surroundings. In short: we feel like two of the luckiest people in the world. And we’re so thankful to be able to share this amazing time in our lives with such wonderful readers. Thank you all for the well wishes that you’ve passed along throughout our big journey to parenthood. We can’t wait to detail all the ways that our house grows and changes to accommodate a little person and we promise to share all the organization, storage, and simple living tips that we pick up along the way (while tackling even more DIY adventures and cheap-o room makeovers of course).
But now back to our regularly scheduled blogging. We have an awesome house tour to share, so stay tuned…
Psst- We’ll also be announcing the random winner of the big baby pool (and a $100 West Elm gift card) tomorrow, so stick around.
Molly says
Congratulations! Clara is beautiful!
Amy says
She is beautiful! Congratulations!
Sara says
Congratulations!! She is beyond gorgeous!
Alanna L. says
Congratulations to you both! She is gorgeous!!
Cindy @ The Flipping Couple says
Congratulations!! Clara is absolutely beautiful, and what a beautiful (and meaningful!) name. So glad everything turned out ok, and I’m sure you guys are beyond happy to finally be home.
marianne says
she is so beautiful. seriously – that first pic? her eyes are so alert and she has the cutest heart shaped mouth. good job, you two!
i’m glad everyone is happy and healthy. even burger. congratulations. :)
Jenn says
Congratulations!! She is so adorable!!
Monique says
CONGRATS!!!!!!
Robyn says
She’s to die for gorgeous! Congrats! <3
Karen J says
That’s your best DIY yet! Congratulations. Cherish her as I know you will. God’s Blessings.
Catherine says
Congratulations! She’s beautiful!
RA says
Congratulations, you guys! So exciting!
ruth says
How precious!!! congrats to you both.
Erin C. says
TEARS! Congratulations– she is BEAUTIFUL!
Rebekah says
Congratulations! She’s beautiful, and so is her name.
Kim says
Oh my god, she is beautiful. Congratulations!!!!!
Gia says
Congratulations! Glad to hear that everyone is happy and healthy.
Roseanna says
I found out this week that I’m pregnant…
This post made me cry…
Congratulations… she’s perfectly beautiful!!
Melanie says
I was wondering when she’d arrive – congratulations! She is gorgeous, and I LOVE the name Clara! Best wishes for a speedy recovery, Sherry!
Alicia M says
YEAY!!!!! CONGRATS!!! What a gorgeous baby with a beautiful name! You guys are going to be awesome parents, she’s one lucky gal! :)
Dar says
Congrates! She is sure a cutie and i love the name.
Kelsey says
After the post about the edible garden I thought something was up! Just didn’t seem to fit :)
SO excited for you guys, thanks for sharing your adventures in new parenthood with us!
Chris says
Congratulations. Babies are the best.things.ever. Clara is a sweet name. Enjoy and get lots of rest whenever you can.
Jill says
Congrats! Thank goodness she is healthy and she looks adorable! Please sneak photos of her in your upcoming posts for us readers!
Alyssa says
Congrats!! she is gorgeous!! :]
Teresa says
Congratulations! She is beautiful and I love her name!
Elle says
A MILLION TIMES – CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!! :) Parenthood is indescribably spectacular in every way!!!!! She is gorgeous! Have fun!!!!
Amy says
Welcome, Clara!
Sherry-I hope you are OK. Placental abruption can be dangerous for mom too.
Becky says
Congrats! She is beautiful.
Holly says
Congrats! She is beautiful and perfect (of course, you already know that)!
Kim says
Oh my gosh, what a precious, adorable little thing she is! Congratulations new parents!
Kathleen says
Aw, congrats you two! She’s beautiful. xoxo!
Jamie M. says
She is beautiful, congratulations. Enjoy every minute (even the crying) because they grow up way to fast!!
Tasha says
Congratulations! She’s totally adorable! :)
karlee says
Clara is so precious! Congratulations!
Jillian says
Congratulations!!! She is beautiful!! (And so are the names you chose for her!)
Angela says
She is so beautiful. I am sorry about the scary birth experience, but so happy that all is well now. You are in our thoughts and prayers!
My son was born mid-may and just turned 6. It is a wonderful time of year to have a baby.
Congratulations! I know you will be wonderful parents.
Love your blog, your attitude and your work!
ashley says
Awesome! congrats guys, she sure is a cutie!
Desiree says
I KNEW she’d be early! Y’all were just way too smug in thinking that she was going to be late and I knew your little baby would let you know who was running things! She’s absolutely adorable and I’m soooo happy you two came through the delivery okay – complications like that are nothing but scary!
Thanks for the announcement but go back to bed already! We’ll be fine with the reader redesigns and mood boards till you get back… :-)
Laura J says
Awww! Congratulations! She is beautiful! Glad to hear everyone is healthy and happy. :)
Ramona says
Congratulations! She is just beautiful. Love the feet picture, so cute!
Amber F. says
She is beautiful!! Even though John has the mask on you can tell he is grinning from ear to ear!!! CONGRATS!!!!!
Janelle says
She’s beautiful! Congratulations! Thank you so much for sharing with all of us. Oh, and what a beautiful name, too!
Lynsey says
Congratulations! She is beautiful. Glad mom and baby are okay! Welcome to the world, Clara!
marianne says
I noticed sherry absent in the comments section, thought something was up! Congratulations!! She is BEAUTIFUL!!!
Claire says
Congratulations on your beautiful baby girl!!
Ahava says
She’s beautiful! Mazel!
nicole says
congrats! she is gorgeous!
Mrs. H says
Wow, what a gorgeous baby girl and what a beautiful, sweet name you picked. Congratulations!
Patti says
Sneaky! but yay! congratulations on your beautiful precious girl … so glad all worked out. And take it very easy Sherry, those c-secs are not-a-nice in the first few weeks.