Our little daughter, Sauntina LaVerle, has arrived! Kendalyn was in intense labor for about 5 hours and had our little girl a few hours before her mother arrived from Alberta, Canada (who was on her way down to help with the birth! <g>).
Our neighbors helped us inflate and fill a tub for the water birth, and a dear lady from down the street stayed with Kendalyn the entire time since our midwife hadn’t arrived yet. Sauntina didn’t want to wait for the midwife and came 2 minutes before she arrived and into the arms of her father, who scooped her up and praised the Lord for a safe delivery with no complications.
We are blessed with a beautiful little family! Mother and baby are recovering slowly, but well. Thank you for your prayers!
Praise the Lord for a safe delivery!!!
What a beautiful picture. Sauntina is as cute as can be! You both are extremely blessed!
May the Lord’s richest blessings be upon you as you raise her in the fear and admonish of the Lord. You will be in my prayers.
With love,
Jenny
WAHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO 🙂
Wow, what a story! Praise the Lord everything went smoothly and in His perfect timing! (…though I kind of wish she had come a day earlier…then she and I would’ve shared a birthday!) What a beautiful name…any special meaning/story behind the names?
Praise the Lord. I am so excited and rejoicing with you. How blessed she is to be born to such a Godly couple who will train her in the ways of the Lord. Praying for all 3 of you!!!!
Congratulation Robert & Kendalyn! And welcome Sauntina! 🙂
How precious, oh so precious.
Oh….I’m SO excited for both of you!!! It must be neat to be able to hold her now =) Praise the Lord! Thank you for sharing your news with us all…I’ve been anxiously awaiting this post! Great picture, by the way 🙂
God bless you! Continue living for Christ!
-Bethany
That is such great news to end the day. We are very happy and excited for the both of you. She is so prescious and adorable. Thank you for sharing with us.
God bless your family.
We will be anxiously awaiting more pictures.
Congratulations Robert and Kendalyn! We are so excited for you both, and very grateful for the safe delivery of this little one. We look forward to meeting Sauntina in the future. May God bless you all!!!
Love,
The Stelzl Family
I too am so excited for all 3 of you. Knowing Suantina will be raised in the Lord w/ many loving family members, does my heart good! Aunt Evelyn too! Love the name you chose.Would love to know where the name came from and was she named for family?
We are all so happy for you over here at the Normoyle’s!
May God continue to bless the new father, mother, and child.
Love in Christ,
Patience
She is so precious. Thank you for posting the picture. I have been really excited about seeing it for the last 4 days. I can’t wait to see her in person. May the Lord bless you guys.
Congratulations!!!! 🙂
Praise the Lord!!! The Lord has blessed you with one arrow!! May you train her up in the way she should go!!! 😉 Will you guys be at the VA, F.E.W Conference??!! Then we could see you all!!
Congratulations!!!!!! We are soo excited for y’all. Baby Sauntina is beautiful!!! Can’t wait to meet her.
God Bless,
Alexandra and Elizabeth Perez
Congratulations to both of you, on the birth of your precious gift from the Lord! Praising Him for her arrival! So sweet and so special!
Congratulations! Sauntina is a beautiful baby. 🙂
Praise the Lord! She is beautiful. Happy Mother’s Day Kendalyn! And congratulations to both of you!
Congratulations Robert, Kendalyn, and Sauntina (Kebo:-)! We are so happy for you all! God bless you guys and thanks for being a great example!
Hi, It was good to hear that your little one has arrived. I came back from FL Thurs. evening., the 10th. This is the first time I’ve opened up the e-mails for review. So glad all went well. In 40 years of teaching I’ve never had a Sauntina for a student’s name. Is there a special meaning to the name? Did the name come out of your head or was it in a book or someone you knew? Just wondering. I’m not even certain that I am pronouncing it correctly. Oh well, those lessons can come later. Please let me know when the princess can be visited! Katherine
How wonderful! She’s absolutely beautiful. I had sent an email earlier today saying I hadn’t checked your most recent post. Glad I did! Congratulations to you both. What a darling thing our heavenly father knitted for you 🙂 My 4 year old saw the picture and said, “she’s so cute and precious” 🙂
Congratulations Robert and Kendalyn on the birth of your precious baby girl!
Kendalyn what a brave, strong Godly young lady you are – and Robert, your actions before and during the birth are wonderful examples of a loving husband and father-to-be. It’s very evident that both of you are “totally dependent” on The Lord Jesus Christ – in “all” situations and circumstances. Praise God, He promises to never leave nor forsake His children – and He definitely keeps His Word as is evidenced in this story.
My prayer for Sauntina (and all the children in the day and age in which we live) is that they will come to know Jesus Christ as their Lord and Saviour – at a very early age – and that they will be mighty warriors for God, His Kingdom and the Gospel – in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
Wow! Such an exciting birth! I am glad she got here safely!
Congratulations!!! God Bless!!!