Baby G has arrived!
Posted on 06/28/2010 01:13 am by kagranju
Welcome to the world Georgia Allison Hickman!
Our beautiful new daughter was born at 11:45 pm on June 27 at Fort Sanders Hospital in Knoxville, TN. She weighs 5 lbs and 7.5 ozs and she’s 18 inches long. SHe’s a teensy little thing! (She is getting a little extra oxygen in this photo because she made her arrival 5 full weeks before her due date, but she’s breathing on her own just fine now)
More details soon, but I wanted to share the wonderful news. We are over the moon with happiness. She’s just gorgeous. I truly felt Henry with me as Georgia came into the world.
06/28/2010 at 1:17 am
I’m so happy for you! Welcome to the world, little Georgia!
And what a beautiful name!!!
06/28/2010 at 1:18 am
Congratulations! I am so very happy to hear news of your new daughter’s birth.
Love,
Elizabeth
06/28/2010 at 1:22 am
Amazing news. So very glad to hear that she’s arrived, and safely!
Welcome to the world, baby girl.
06/28/2010 at 1:26 am
Holy crap! Impatient little bugger, isn’t she?
Maybe she heard how much her family couldn’t wait to meet her and needed her to be born.
06/28/2010 at 1:28 am
Much love and congratulations to you & your family Katie. So happy to hear she has arrived safely; may peace, joy and comfort follow.
06/28/2010 at 1:33 am
Congrats, Katie. She’s absolutely adorable.
06/28/2010 at 1:35 am
CONGRATULATIONS, I am so happy for you! She is going to have glorious blonde curls like her sister, I can tell. I KNEW she was coming today! Cant wait to see more photos.
06/28/2010 at 1:47 am
Congratulations! What a little beauty she is.
06/28/2010 at 2:05 am
Congratulations Katie!!
I had a funny feeling that she was on her way after all your posts yesterday…
And welcome to the world Miss Georgia Allison Hickman
(I think she knew her family needed her to come…)
06/28/2010 at 2:08 am
A fresh baby! How grand!
I wish for her a life of her owness. That she is special because she is special, not because she is sent to save anyone from anything.
06/28/2010 at 2:53 am
Congrats!! She’s lovely and I love her name xxx
06/28/2010 at 3:03 am
Oh my goodness! Delighted congratulations coming to you from this reader in California.
I’m so glad your little blessing has arrived — what a joy she will be.
06/28/2010 at 3:14 am
Congratulations! From the photo, it seems like she has more hair than C as a newborn. She’s cute!
06/28/2010 at 3:18 am
I had a feeling too after recent posts that little miss Georgia was going to make an early appearance. She is beautiful.
Congratulations Jon & Katie, et al – and welcome to the world little Georgia!
06/28/2010 at 4:02 am
Beautiful! I’m glad u were able to feel H as well. So good to see the word ‘Happy’!!! Baby G!!
06/28/2010 at 4:03 am
We are so happy to have Georgia join our family. Susie sends her special greetings.
06/28/2010 at 4:15 am
Congratulations! She looks very cute and pinkie!!!!
I’m happy for you that all went well.
Welcome to the world, Georgia!!!!
Marta from Lisbon, Portugal
06/28/2010 at 4:18 am
Welcome, sweet baby! Congrats!
06/28/2010 at 4:18 am
Congratulations! Baby Georgia is beautiful. What a determined little ray of sunshine
06/28/2010 at 4:47 am
congratulations! I guess the contractions didn’t get your memo:) glad to hear you’re both safe,well and happy.
06/28/2010 at 5:25 am
Congratulations! She’s beautiful!
06/28/2010 at 5:29 am
Oh, Georgia. Oh, Katie. The feelings you must be having … I just can’t imagine. My heart is overflowing for you! Warm welcome, baby girl! The world so desperately needs your light — what a dear bundle of hope and joy you are.
Can’t wait to hear the birth story!
06/28/2010 at 5:59 am
WOW! Georgia’s not just on your mind now. She’s in your arms, right where she needs to be. I can’t wait to come and see her, and you, and all your lovely crew.
Lots of love, hugs, and good wishes!
Nichole
06/28/2010 at 6:01 am
Oh! SHe’s so tiny & perfect! <3 Congratulations Katie! Love her name.
06/28/2010 at 6:05 am
Cogratulations to you and your family! Hurrah!
06/28/2010 at 6:05 am
Oh Hurray! Congrats indeed! Henry will make one heck of a guardian angel for that precious baby. Hope you got to avoid the c-section too! What a lovely bit of news to start the day.
06/28/2010 at 6:09 am
Congratulations!!! I’m so glad she’s finally here
06/28/2010 at 6:11 am
CONGRATULATIONS !
What fun exciting weekend.
Baby G.
Baby piggies.
06/28/2010 at 6:12 am
So wonderful! Congratulations!
06/28/2010 at 6:16 am
Congratulations!!!! How beautiful she is. and love your name choice.
06/28/2010 at 6:34 am
Welcome to the world, beautiful baby Georgia!
Congratulations to you and Jon!
06/28/2010 at 6:53 am
Hee! This is a message from God about the relative importance of “to do” lists.
What a beautiful girl. Congratulations to your family. Welcome to Earth, baby girl.
06/28/2010 at 6:56 am
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!! welcome to the world, little georgia!
06/28/2010 at 6:59 am
Congratulations! Thank you for sharing your wonderful news. She’s gorgeous.
06/28/2010 at 7:06 am
Congratulations! So much for to do lists.
06/28/2010 at 7:11 am
I am so happy for you and your family! She is beautiful!
06/28/2010 at 7:23 am
Congratulations!!:)
06/28/2010 at 7:29 am
Congratulations. I’m so glad for all of you to have something joyful in your life right now.
06/28/2010 at 7:30 am
I guess those contractions didn’t respect your plea yesterday!
Congrats, Allison-Granju-Hickman family! And welcome baby G!
06/28/2010 at 7:31 am
Bless her heart! Perhaps Georgia knew you needed her to come early; perhaps Henry sent her to you. Whatever the reason, she looks beautiful! So happy for you and your family. Welcome Georgia.
06/28/2010 at 7:31 am
Congratulations! God bless your newborn daughter, take good care.
06/28/2010 at 7:32 am
She’s breathtaking, Katie. My heart is full of joy for your whole family.
06/28/2010 at 7:35 am
She is gorgeous. Congratulations!
06/28/2010 at 7:35 am
BTW: Georgia born 6/27/10 at 11:45 p.m., your post is 6/28/10 at 1:13 a.m. That’s 90 minutes. Glad for the update, but Katie, are you insane?
06/28/2010 at 7:37 am
What a beautiful name and she looks wonderful even with the helpful oxygen (such good color!). My son was born exactly 5 weeks early as well, weighed 5lbs 8 oz. and is now a strapping 39 lb 4 year old. So enjoy her tiny beginnings!
congratulations on this wondeful news!!
06/28/2010 at 7:38 am
Wonderful news…Georgia is beautiful! You have picked a lovely name for your lovely daughter. Now C has a baby sister and NC has a new baby cousin (more funny videos). Your photos show how great your older children were with baby C and now will be great with baby C and G. Congratulations to your whole family and wishing you joy. I too am glad that you felt Henry with you. Thanks for sharing the news and the photos, we will stay tuned for more!
06/28/2010 at 7:42 am
CONGRATULATIONS! I ‘knew’ that your nesting on Saturday wasn’t just a coincidence! She’s gorgeous! Thrilled for all of you!
G-d bless! My twin girl was 5’9″ — we called her ‘Sweetness Girl’ as she was about the size of a 5 lb bag of sugar! SO SO happy for you.
06/28/2010 at 7:42 am
That’s wonderful news! Congrats to you and your family!
06/28/2010 at 7:46 am
She’s stunning. Congrats to you and the fam!
06/28/2010 at 7:46 am
Congrats!
06/28/2010 at 7:49 am
SO SO SO SO VERY HAPPY for you! Hope you are feeling well! What a beautiful baby girl!
06/28/2010 at 7:55 am
Congrats. Welcome to the world little Georgia. Your family will be in my thoughts.
06/28/2010 at 8:00 am
Wow, what a wonderful surprise! Hearty congratulations to you and your family. Looks you are starting a brand new chapter early, which could be a very good thing!
Take good care.
06/28/2010 at 8:02 am
Congratulations!! I wondered if those contractions were going to stop for you yesterday or not. Enjoy your new baby girl!
06/28/2010 at 8:04 am
Congratulations!!!
06/28/2010 at 8:09 am
Congrats to you on your early arrival. She looks very cute.
06/28/2010 at 8:11 am
My goodness!! That was quick! Katie, much happiness and love to all of you.
06/28/2010 at 8:16 am
Welcome little Georgia! And congratulations to your whole family! I don’t know you but like many who post here I’ve been a reader of your blog for a few years. My thoughts have been with you everyday for the past month as I find myself thinking each morning, “I wonder how Katie and her family are today?” As you continue to travel through this difficult time, let the birth of Georgia be your comfort and guide.
Lisa (Eleanor) Jane
06/28/2010 at 8:26 am
Congratulations to you all! I am so happy that your little girl has arrived, safely, after all of your suffering. I hope she can be a bright spot for you, just as her older brother Henry will be a bright guardian angel for his new baby sister!
06/28/2010 at 8:28 am
Congratulations to you all, and best wishes to you, Katie, for a speedy recovery. I am hoping that Georgia’s arrival is healing for you.
06/28/2010 at 8:28 am
Thoughts of you and your baby popped into my head this morning. I hadn’t checked in here all weekend, so I was surprised to see your announcement this morning.
Congratulations to you all! She is beautiful and I love the name Georgia.
06/28/2010 at 8:31 am
Holy cow! Scheduling that C-section must have done it
Congratulations!!! What a lovely name. Looking forward to see more of this peanut!
06/28/2010 at 8:34 am
Congratulations to you and your family.
06/28/2010 at 8:34 am
Congrats! How incredibly precious and beautiful!
06/28/2010 at 8:37 am
Congratulations to you all and welcome baby G! May your joy only grow.
06/28/2010 at 8:48 am
Congratulations Katie and family, and welcome to the world Georgia! Love the name. Blessing and happiness!
06/28/2010 at 8:50 am
what a pretty little girl you have!
and she has a good birthday…she shares it with my son, who turned 17 yesterday. may she enjoy good health and love and laughter her entire life. congratulations!
06/28/2010 at 8:56 am
Blessings to you and your family…blessings. This little angel needed the arms of her mother..and you needed this wee child to meet, love, cuddle, kiss and oh so much more. Smile the sun is shinning on you today…in the hospital or not…your little one is here!
06/28/2010 at 8:59 am
welcome to the world, Georgia! May all of you be a blessing to each other.
06/28/2010 at 9:06 am
What a beautiful one! Congrats and welcome Georgia!
06/28/2010 at 9:09 am
congratulations so so so so much! she’s beautiful–the picture brought tears to my eyes.
06/28/2010 at 9:13 am
Oh Katie, I am so happy for you and your family, I’ve got goosebumps! I’ve got the biggest smile on my face!
Much love and blessings to you and your husband, baby Georgia, siblings, family, and friends.
06/28/2010 at 9:14 am
Congratulations to the family. I’m so glad to hear some wonderful news!
06/28/2010 at 9:15 am
Congratulations on your beautiful baby girl! What a beautiful name, too. Welcome, Georgia!
06/28/2010 at 9:23 am
What a wonderful update to find this morning! Congratulations Katie, Jon and family! Welcome to this world, wee sweet Georgia. xo
06/28/2010 at 9:23 am
Congratulations! She’s beautiful!
06/28/2010 at 9:24 am
Congratulations, she’s beautiful. I’m so happy for you and your family.
06/28/2010 at 9:30 am
Jon and you and the family deserve such joy! She is incandescent, for sure.
I guess the specificity of that list should have told us your nesting-before-labor was in full force!
Many, many best wishes for a hurry home for lots of rest and love.
06/28/2010 at 9:31 am
Absolutely beautiful! Congratulations!
06/28/2010 at 9:33 am
What a nice surprise on this Monday morning! Congratulations to everyone!
06/28/2010 at 9:36 am
Oh Katie I’m so glad to hear this! My heart just opened up as I read this. New life, new beginnings. Love to all!
06/28/2010 at 9:40 am
Hello precious Georgia
What a wonderful gift YOU are!! And the blankets will get washed, the diapers bought, the bed readied all while you are being snuggled and loved!! 
What could matter more? Congratulations Katie!! 
06/28/2010 at 9:44 am
Congratulations to you and your family!
06/28/2010 at 9:49 am
Yeah, Georgia is finally here. Welcome to our wonderful world little one.
06/28/2010 at 9:54 am
Congratulations, Katie!
06/28/2010 at 9:54 am
Congratulations, Katie! And welcome to the world, Georgia…I’m sure it will be a better place because of you! I’m so happy for you, Katie!
06/28/2010 at 9:55 am
Congratulations Katie and family! Welcome to the world, Baby G. She is absolutely beautiful!
06/28/2010 at 9:59 am
Oh my goodness!! Welcome Georgia! You’ve come just in time.
06/28/2010 at 10:03 am
Welcome to the World Beautiful Baby Georgia!!! You are already loved by so many!
06/28/2010 at 10:06 am
Congrats on the birth of your beautiful Georgia! She is just gorgeous and precious. Many blessings to your entire family and I pray that she brings some sense of peace and a renewed hope for all of you. She can never replace your precious Henry, but I know that she will feel all of the love in your home for him. ((hugs)) to you and yours.
06/28/2010 at 10:09 am
She looks pink and round and perfect. God Bless you all.
06/28/2010 at 10:10 am
Congratulations Katie and your entire family! Welcome sweet baby Georgia
I love her name and she is just a beautiful little thing! I guess she was ready to come out and meet all of you! So glad she is doing well and hopefully momma is getting some rest. Happy Bonding with your new little bundle of joy!
06/28/2010 at 10:15 am
Mazel Tov! She will be fine, and your happy tone of voice is the best part.
06/28/2010 at 10:18 am
I forgot to add, it does look like they were right about her having hair. Looks like she has some but not a whole lot!
06/28/2010 at 10:18 am
She’s beautiful! Welcome Georgia! I am so happy for you!
06/28/2010 at 10:23 am
Congratulations to you and your entire family!! She’s a beauty
06/28/2010 at 10:25 am
So *SO* happy for you all! It’s about time you had wonderful news to experience and share!
06/28/2010 at 10:31 am
First the guinea pigs, and now this! I guess she didn’t want to be upstaged by rodents.
Congratulations–and just watch, all that “getting ready for baby stuff” will magically happen.
06/28/2010 at 10:31 am
Yay! Congrats! I’m so happy for you guys. You deserve some happiness right now.
06/28/2010 at 10:37 am
What a beautiful little blessing! You and your family certainly deserve some happiness. I’m betting her big brother will be a guardian angel for little Georgia.
06/28/2010 at 10:40 am
Congrats!
06/28/2010 at 10:54 am
Congrats to your entire family on the birth of your newest daughter!
06/28/2010 at 11:03 am
Oh wow!! Thank you, Lord! So glad she’s here and doing well. God bless your entire family.
06/28/2010 at 11:15 am
Beautiful!
06/28/2010 at 11:22 am
Congrats, love light, and renewal to you.
I hope that that the Georgian Joy is vanquishing any fears and issues with the brief hospitalization.
So many beautiful firsts to enjoy- showing her to Leodog, introducing her to family- I tear up just thinking about it
love to you and your beautiful children.
Congrats to Jon too! Good work man!
06/28/2010 at 11:47 am
Congratulations! What a beautiful name.
06/28/2010 at 11:48 am
Oh, Katie. My heart is brimming. Congratulations (and welcome to the world, sweet Georgia!) xoxo
06/28/2010 at 11:50 am
what a joyous day. i’m so happy she’s here safe and sound
congrats to you all!
06/28/2010 at 12:04 pm
Hallelujah!!!
06/28/2010 at 12:05 pm
Awesome! You and your family have been in my daily prayers – for a long, long time now. So wonderful to see such a beautiful blessing for you.
And FYI, we are doing well, Luke is doing fantastic, and we are SO appreciative of your grace and generosity during these past few weeks. And we have some wonderful news to share soon too. Rich will be in touch, I am sure.
With love and grace, in His Name …
06/28/2010 at 12:08 pm
Congratulations!
06/28/2010 at 12:11 pm
Jon and Katie
She’s absolutely beautiful and I hope when she comes home safe and sound, she brings you all soo much joy.
Huge Congratulations from across the pond. (This was the nicest news I’ve seen all day!)
06/28/2010 at 12:13 pm
Awe congrats!!! A week of new beginnings for you and your family. I think Henry knew what you needed most and when you needed it. What a blessing!
06/28/2010 at 12:27 pm
Welcome Georgia! Congrats Katie & family!
06/28/2010 at 12:30 pm
Congratulations! What a beautiful little girl.
I’m so happy for you!
06/28/2010 at 12:32 pm
Congratulations!!! Welcome to the world baby G!
06/28/2010 at 12:41 pm
Yay! Welcome to the world, Baby Girl!
06/28/2010 at 12:43 pm
What a beauty! Congrats!!!
06/28/2010 at 12:48 pm
Congratulations! She is adorable.
06/28/2010 at 12:52 pm
She sure couldn’t wait to meet you!! She is super sweet:) Congratulations Katie, I hope your heart just bursts with joy.
06/28/2010 at 12:53 pm
So beautiful! Congratulations to all of you.
06/28/2010 at 1:03 pm
Wow! I wasn’t expecting this news today! Welcome sweet Georgia and congratulations to your whole family.
06/28/2010 at 1:07 pm
Congratulations! I’m so happy for all of you.
06/28/2010 at 1:14 pm
Wonderful news! Really, after all of us have been reading and feeling for you for weeks, we all breathe with you a truly joyful breath and we smile!
06/28/2010 at 1:32 pm
So wonderful. May Georgia Allison Hickman return joy to your heart.
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Joanna
06/28/2010 at 1:34 pm
Wow! That is wonderful – I will continue to pray for you and your family but loved seeing this little blessing all pink and perfect even if she is a premie (Good Things come and all that) when I logged in to check on you today.
Congrats to all of you! Welcome Georgia!
06/28/2010 at 2:09 pm
Congratulations! Love.
06/28/2010 at 2:15 pm
Congratulations to you and your whole family!!! And Welcome to the world, little one! This is wonderful news
06/28/2010 at 3:06 pm
Congratulations!!! Warm thoughts are winging your way.
06/28/2010 at 3:19 pm
Congratulations on your beautiful baby!
I cannot help but remark, since I am rather touched that her arrival coincides with the two month anniversary of the start of Henry’s ordeal. Perhaps her fortuitous timing is a gift from him? To remind us of hope, renewal, love….just a thought, and my best wishes to you and your family for comfort and blessings now and always.
Catherine
PS, thank you for sharing your story so openly and honestly.
06/28/2010 at 3:19 pm
Congratulations! She’s lovely. I’m so glad to hear the good news.
06/28/2010 at 3:21 pm
Welcome to the world, Georgia! Katie, she’s beautiful!
06/28/2010 at 3:47 pm
Welcome to the universe, Georgia! We are all very happy to see you!
06/28/2010 at 4:00 pm
The happiness I felt at reading this is overhwhelming. I am so thankful she is healthy and loving how precious she is. Congratulations. I know “happy-sad” and you are living it, but I know from reading your blog that you and your family are going to be fine. It may take a while, but I know you will. Love from Waco, Texas.
06/28/2010 at 5:03 pm
Georgia is lovely and I am so glad she’s here. She will never know how many people all over the world are celebrating her arrival. Congratulations to all of you.
06/28/2010 at 5:22 pm
Wonderful! Congratulations to you all xx
06/28/2010 at 5:24 pm
Congratulations – she is perfect!
Thank you for sharing your story with us. Sending you love from Seattle.
06/28/2010 at 5:56 pm
Congratulations and enjoy every second of your babymoon. I am glad that you could feel Henry with you.
06/28/2010 at 6:02 pm
Congratulations to the birth of your little girl! So very happy for you! God bless you all!
06/28/2010 at 6:23 pm
Such wonderful news!!! Congratulations on your beautiful daughter. Much mama love sent your way…
06/28/2010 at 6:27 pm
Congratulations!! I’m so happy for you all. Sending much love to you, Baby G and your family.
06/28/2010 at 6:33 pm
Glorious life.
06/28/2010 at 7:30 pm
Congrats — she’s bee-yoooo-tiful! And now you don’t have to worry about all that pesky planning, isn’t that simpler in the long run? You’ll just get what you need exactly when you need it and people will be happy to bring it right to you.
Best to all of you!
06/28/2010 at 7:33 pm
I think lovely Georgia timed her arrival into this world perfectly.
Much, much happiness to you and your beautiful family.
06/28/2010 at 7:42 pm
Awesome news for you and your wonderful family!! What a bright light in so much darkness you have felt the last few months.
My daughter, Micah, knew Henry and has said he was such a great guy and is so hurt by his death. I wish I had had the priviledge to have met him!
Congrats to you all and you are in my prayers everyday.
Peace be with you….
Katherine Carr
06/28/2010 at 7:50 pm
What a perfect, beautiful baby. Spoil her, and try to get some rest in between.
06/28/2010 at 8:00 pm
Wonderful news! Congratulations!
06/28/2010 at 8:02 pm
I’m back tonight to say congrats again and to let you know this news just MADE MY DAY. I have had a full heart for the “Hickjus” all day. What an amazing circle you’re in. Like Sandburg said, “[Georgia] is living proof that the world should go on.”
06/28/2010 at 8:06 pm
beautiful! congrats!
06/28/2010 at 8:42 pm
Congratulations. She’s beautiful! And about that “to do” list…Now you have to delegate some of it. Rest whenever you can and enjoy every moment with her.
06/28/2010 at 8:55 pm
Congrats to you all! Welcome to the world Georgia!
06/28/2010 at 9:12 pm
How wonderful! Congratulations!
06/28/2010 at 9:22 pm
Humans make plans and God laughs…congratulations on the birth of your new daughter.
Don’t you love that she and Henry selected her birth date themselves?!
06/28/2010 at 9:54 pm
Congratulations Katie and family!!! I am so happy for you, I’m sure Georgia is going to light up your life and maybe make the loss of Henry a little more bearable…
My daughter is actually the one who called me with the news this morning, she’s been reading your blog ever since I put in a prayer request to her church for Henry and your family…congratulations from her as well!!!!
All the best, Karin
06/28/2010 at 10:25 pm
love love love love love !!!! May happiness, good fortune, love and blessings follow her wherever she goes and whatever she does.
Happy healing and celebrating!
06/29/2010 at 1:19 am
Hey, congratulations on the beautiful new arrival! I am so happy for you, and know that she will bring you and your family great joy. Rest, sleep when she does, and enjoy!
06/29/2010 at 4:28 am
So good to check in with you and find this happy news. Beauty she is! Love her name, perfect.
06/29/2010 at 10:59 am
Congratulations!
06/29/2010 at 1:27 pm
Congratulations Katie and family!!! I am so happy for you. Georgia what a great name and a very pretty nane. I wish the very best to all of you. Love Eddie
06/30/2010 at 12:46 pm
Congratulations!!! She is GORGEOUS!
06/30/2010 at 9:57 pm
Warmest congratulations to all of you on the arrival of your beautiful baby girl.
07/01/2010 at 12:40 am
Congratulations! She’s beautiful and she shares a birthday with my daughter (who arrived 3 weeks early and who turned two the day G was born)!
I hope the jaundice clears up quickly so you can go home!