Mikayla King

So here’s the stats:

• My full name is Mikayla June King
• Born on Sat­ur­day May 12, 2007;
• Born at 9:42 AM;
• I am 19 inches long;
• I weigh 7 pounds exactly.

Just a cou­ple of days ago, I was com­fort­able kickin’ around in my mommy:

And then this hap­pened (noth­ing too graphic):

Here are plenty more pic­tures and videos:

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My grandma sent out an email yes­ter­day telling my story. Here it is:

Wel­come baby Mikayla June!

Daddy and Mommy, Jeff and Ali­son June, are doing well.
Papa and Grandma, John and Carol June, are very excited!

She arrived May 11 at 9:42 a.m., weighed 7 lbs., and was 19 inches long.

We got to the hos­pi­tal when she was a few min­utes old. Ali­son said she was a mess but she looked beau­ti­ful as she gazed at the child she just brought into the world. Mikayla soft cries stopped when she heard the sound of her daddy’s voice. 

Aunt Katie spent the night at the hos­pi­tal labor­ing with Jeff & Ali­son and cut the cord when Mikayla was born. I’m sure Katie will be Mikayla’s favorite just as is the case with Cait­lyn and Ava. 

David, Jes­sica, and Ava arrived at the hos­pi­tal with a large ther­mos of cof­fee and Ava wear­ing a, “I have a new cousin shirt.” Ava made sure that Mikayla had two ears which involved check­ing under the big knit cap the nurse had put on Mikayla. Dave and Jessie went back to the hos­pi­tal later in the evening and brought din­ner for Jeff and Alison.

Kings Sr. took care of Cait­lyn and brought her to the hos­pi­tal to meet her baby sis­ter. Mommy and Cait­lyn held Mikayla, then she and Daddy played, “This lit­tle piggy…” with Mikayla’s toes just as count­less other gen­er­a­tions have done.

Now all the Kings are back home on Mother’s Day, ready to set­tle in to long nights, hec­tic sched­ules, dishes and laun­dry pil­ing up, and the joys and rewards that come from rais­ing children. 

Praise God for Mikayla’s safe arrival!

For the record, my sis­ter and I don’t have any favorites, yet. We can be bribed.