Welcoming Our Baby Girl
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This week we welcomed our baby girl, Diana, into the world. We are so thankful to have a healthy, beautiful daughter and a blessed delivery. I wanted to share her baby story with you along with loads of newborn photos. Thank you to everyone who prayed for our family during my pregnancy. I’m so grateful to be surrounded by such caring readers, friends, and family. 🙂
Our first child was born via Emergency C-section which I won’t go into, but my prayer for this delivery was to have a normal labor with a healthy baby and healthy me :). Once you’ve had a cesarean, it’s risky to go too much past your due date so I scheduled an induction with my Doctor about a week after I was due. All the while, I had been praying to go into labor sooner on my own. The morning of my induction came and I was so excited that I didn’t sleep much that night. My husband, son and I were all up early getting ready.
[My hubby took this belly pic of me on my Due date (March 7th)].
Just before we left the house, I got the call that the hospital was full and I would have to reschedule. We were bummed and tried to go back to sleep so my son crawled into bed with me (because it was the only way we could get him back to sleep) and my husband went to David’s bed. Then I felt a strong kick and boom; she broke my water. My son could tell I was in pain and became very concerned. I told him to go get daddy right away because mommy needed his help so David bolted out of bed yelling, “Daddy it’s an emergency mama needs your help.”
Literally, a few minutes later my Dr. called to apologize that they had to reschedule but she was happy to hear that Diana had already decided that this morning was her time. Since we were packed and ready, we were on our way. I am in awe of God’s timing in jumpstarting my labor naturally; a last minute miracle!
On the way to the hospital, my contractions grew stronger and more painful and my son was very concerned saying, “Daddy can you drive a little faster?”
[Of course we took a picture together before we entered the hospital doors, knowing that when we came back out, life would never be the same].
[Ha ha this is what girls do before the real contractions kick in].
I’ll spare you the labor details but I will say that I wanted to hug my Mom and tell her how much I appreciated that she gave birth naturally to all 5 of us and in Ukraine no less (labor pains cannot be compared to any other pain).
[David’s first time holding her – he was singing rock-a-bye when she started crying and then he was shushing us when she fell asleep. It was so sweet]
The hospital provided a service from Bella Baby and all of the photos below were taken by Kim Price who did an amazing job capturing our sweet bundle and our overwhelming joy.
My husband Vadim was wonderful and helpful during the process and I’m so thankful that he was there to support me. I’m also incredibly blessed to have a Christian Doctor who I know prays for all her patients and who stuck it out the entire day to deliver our daughter. Diana was born at 10:12 PM on March 13th, weighed 7 lbs 8 oz and was 20″ long. It was such a beautiful moment to be able to hold her in my arms and hear her cry as soon as she was born. It was definitely a piece of heaven on earth. She is perfection – wonderfully created by her Creator. Her hair is so long, dark, and gorgeous. I’ll be making ponytails in no time.
“Behold, children are a gift of the LORD…” Psalms 127:3.
Natasha Kravchuk
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What religion are you based on? i am baptist
Hi Kate! Nice to meet you :). I am Christian 🙂
i just found your site, i never had children and i never usually get emotional at baby pics but wow your little treasure brought a tear to my eye , she is stunning baby . wish you many happy years with her ,
Awww thank you so much for your sweet comment. You’ve got me smiling from ear to ear 🙂 I’m scrolling through the pictures again and thanking God for my little ones and for wonderful readers like you! Thank you for writing in 🙂
Wow I can’t believe that was your little Diana and now she’s a cutie little active adventurous tot btw Natasha she totally looks like you David looks like he’s such a big helper and your hubby vadim seems like he really helps out too I need a man like that know of any good nice kind Jewish men lol anyhoo beautiful family may g-d continue to bless you all peace
Thank you for such a sweet comment Tzivia 😊. Blessings to you and your family as well.
Your welcome Natasha anytime may only good things continue to happen amen
congratulations..!!
Thank you! 🙂
Congratulations:) I though you have only one child, as i red in “about” section. Thnak you for sharing your sweet story. It brought tears of joy to my eyes.God bless you and your family.
Thank you Tata, you’re so sweet :). I can’t believe I forgot to update that – that’s a pretty important detail ;).
Oh She waa born on the same date as I. She is so cute. God bless her.
How cool is that? 🙂 Thank you so much Mansi!
Wow, makeup during labor??? Congratulation to both of you. Happy to hear that everything went well.
:-O. I didn’t have time to finish getting ready at home, so yeah. lol. 🙂 Thank you!
Been a reader of your blog for a long time. I have two little ones as well. So happy for you! Your baby girl is precious.
Thank you so much Tiffany. 🙂
CONGRATULATIONS!!!! She’s gorgeous! Just like her Mama! xoxo
Awww thank you so much Kate 🙂 You’re so sweet 🙂
Congratulations! It is such coincidence, my husbands name is vadim too, we had our baby on march 8 and named her Diana 🙂
That’s funny and awesome! 🙂 Congratulations to you on your sweet new addition :).
Congratulation!!!!!so beautiful baby.Lucky to have a great mom who knows how to cook yummy meals and sweets:).God bless your family..
Thank you Marie :).
Congratulations! Diana is a beautiful baby! Blessings to you and your beautiful family!
Thank you so much Gemma 🙂
Such a lovely post, Natasha! Thank you for sharing. 🙂 I missed so much when I was away from blogging due to illness and didn’t even know you were expecting. I’m so glad your prayers were answered for a natural delivery. Diana is a beautiful baby girl. Wishing you and your family all the best and many blessings! xo
Thank you so much Stacy and I hope you are feeling better! P.S. I got your message about joining the board and the answer is; absolutely! Welcome 🙂
Natasha, thats an incredible story! May God continue to bless you! The baby looks beautiful and you looked amazing after giving birth! Thank you for all you do and for all the wonderful recipes you share with us! May God continue to be praised through you and your website!
Thank you
Marina, thank you so much for your sweet comment. 🙂
Hey Natasha,
First time here. Congratulations on the arrival of a little one. I have a 5 month old daughter too and can much relate to you now. Hope you are getting some sleep. Loved your space. Happy Motherhood and Happy cooking.
Much Love
Sowmya
Thank you so much Sowmya 🙂 Congratulations on your baby girl also! 🙂 I am definitely enjoying the baby – it seems easier the second time around. Maybe I’m just not as up tight and anxious as I was the first time around. 🙂
Congratulations! Praising God for he delivery and healthy baby girl!!! She has so much hair and is so cute! Enjoy being parents!!! God bless you!!!!
Thank you Angelina :).
Congratulations on your sweet addition! Enjoy your bundle of joy even past the tears and diapers!
Love with an open heart and she will feel the support and warmth all around her.
Sweet little girl and a beautiful family!
Xoxo
-Dasha
Thank you so much Dasha for your thoughtful comment 🙂
Congratulations! Diana is a little princess! She is the cutest little thing ever:) God bless you for a speady recovery and your newborn, along with your family! Take care:)
Thank you Yuliya :).
Congratulations! What a beautiful family you are.
God bless. xo
PS-I love you putting make-up on before your li’l sweetheart arrives!
Ha ha, I didn’t have time to finish it up at home that morning 🙂 I was real eager to get to the hospital 🙂
Congrats- she’s beyond perfect. Also, props to you also for looking fabulous so quickly after delivery- I was a hot mess and as a result there are very few photos with me in them (this might be a good thing because I was swollen and exhausted from 4 hours of pushing!).
Enjoy this special time with your family!
We are enjoying every moment. 🙂 I was a hot mess the day she was born too. These photos were taken after a night of recovery and a shower 🙂
What a precious gift from God. I love how He provides every single little need at just the right time. Your daughter is beautiful. Congratulations!
That is so true and not just in the way she was born. We tried to get pregnant for three years and looking back – she was given to us at just the right time. We are so thankful. Thank you for your sweet comment 🙂
Congratulations Natasha. hope you will find your parenthood very rewarding. I enjoy your recipes very much. Thank you for everything. God bless.
Having children and being a parent is a gift from the Lord :). It truly is such a blessing and so rewarding to watch them grow and prosper 🙂
Wow, thank you for sharing your baby story and the beautiful photos! Absolutely beautiful family! And Diana is just so cute!
Thank you so much Shinee :). She is so sweet and we are enjoying every moment with her :).
Congratulations, Natasha and family! She is precious and finally arrived!:) Enjoy these days with limited amount of work as they fly by.
I already feel like they are flying by. It’s amazing to me that our baby girl is already 10 days old! 🙂
Congratulations! Baby girl is so sweet! What a happy family pictures. Blessings.
Thank you so much. You’re so nice!
Congratulations on your beautiful little doll!!! I adore her hair!!!! Blessings to your family! Wishing you a fast recovery!
Thank you so much. I sure love her hair too. I can’t stop touching it. 🙂
Congratulations!!!
Beautiful family!!!
Thank you so much Katya 🙂
She is just so precious, I’m so happy for you both, ahh makes me want another one, I have 3 precious gifts already, and we are so happy, may God Bless you continually as you trust in Him and put youre hope in Him, Blessings to you both.
Thank you so much Kristina :). Sounds like you have a little bit of baby fever 🙂
AWWWWEEEEEE!!!! I’m melting! I love the emotion captured here! Congratulations on your baby girl and may God bless you abundantly!!! May she grow healthy and happy and beautiful, like her mama 🙂
Thank you so much Olga :). You’re so sweet 🙂
Congratulations to you and your family !! Diana is beautiful !(great name by the way ).
Thank you Diana 😉
What a beautiful birth story to a beautiful baby girl! I am so happy you were brave and had her VBAC. You are amazing! Beautiful pictures of your family!
Thank you Lena :). It was such a beautiful experience compared to the first c-section; holding her right away and hearing her cry rather than waking up shaking and freezing cold in a strange room after a c-section. I’m so thankful to have been able to have a successful VBAC 🙂
Congratulations on the safe arrival of baby Diana..you chose a lovely name, and I love your recipe ‘s and blog. God Bless…Diana Barker…
Thank you so much Diana. Is there any particular reason you like the name? 😉
Congratulations on your beautiful daughter and successful VBAC! I was able to VBAC with my second son. My first son was born via C-section due to non progression and I really think it’s because I had an epidural too soon :-/ There hasn’t been a more proud moment for me than being able to birth naturally. I’m hoping to have another natural delivery for our baby girl that is due beginning of June 🙂 Share lots of pictures of Diana and David, they are so adorable together. Can’t wait to see my boys with their baby sister. God’s blessings to you and your family!
I’ve heard that from several gals that getting the epidural too soon had halted some labors. Congratulations on your baby girl! God bless the rest of your pregnancy and delivery! 🙂
Natasha! Congrats to you and your family! Your baby girl is absolutely adorable.
Thank you so much Sveta 🙂
Congratulations to you for the gift from Allah and to Diana to have a beautiful Mum like you and God bless you all as a happy family.
Thank you Salman. God has blessed our family so much 🙂
Congratulations…….Diana is beautiful! Blessings to all.
Thank you so much Gail 🙂
Congratulations! You have a beautiful family. You have many memories. I’m a mother of 4 sons (all grown men now) and enjoyed every minute of it!
Dot
Time goes too quickly, doesn’t it? I’m savoring every moment with her in her tiny stage.
What a beautiful family – Congratulations! I think Diana will love having David as her big brother! Thank you for sharing and may God bless you always.
Julia thank you so much :). David is a very sweet and caring big brother. I love seeing how he acts around her 🙂
Congratulations! I know from personal 3 times, that is the best feeling holding that newborn in your arms ( I think I cried every time). I hope Diana grows healthy, happy, beautiful, talented and brings you and your family lots of joy!
It’s such a beautiful burst of emotions and joy. Thank you so much Dorina 🙂
CONGRATS! God bless your beautiful family.
“The Lord bless you, and keep you
The Lord make his face shine upon you,
and be gracious unto you;
The Lord lift up his countenance upon you,
and give you peace.”
Numbers 6:24-26
Thank you so much Sveta. I love that scripture and it is such a blessing to us. 🙂
Thank you for including us in this joyous moment. We feel so close to you through your blog! Your family is beautiful!
Beth thank you so much for your sweet words :).
I am new to your blog and what a welcome this was! Congratulations on your new baby girl! Thank you for sharing your family’s experience with the amazing photos; you’ve been blessed with a beautiful family. May God continue to bless you all with his amazing love! I am also of Ukrainian descent and was very happy to fall upon your delicious recipes. On to cooking!
Noemi thank you for your sweet comment and welcome to my blog! I’m so happy you’re here :). I hope you find many new favorite recipes 🙂
HI Natasha… wishing you and your family best wishes from Australia. The pictures are absolutely gorgeous and what a way to go ..a boy and now a girl. Must be all that wonderful cooking you do for your family. Love all your recipes.. My Husband is Ukrainian but he was born in Germany ,as was I.( decades ago.) Been in “The land down under” for 50 yrs.. as you can tell I am no Spring Chicken..lol
Bless you all.
Hanna (Shortened version of Christian name)
Hanna thank you so much for writing in. We are so blessed and thankful to have both a son and daughter :). I think it’s so great that you’re reading my blog in Australia – that always amazes me. Hello and blessings to you from Idaho! 🙂
Congratulations and thank you for sharing. God bless you and your family.
Thank you so much Mary 🙂
Congratulations! Поздравляю! Чудесная девочка и прекрасное имя. Старший брат такой трогательный )) Здоровья вам всем и храни вас Бог.
Thank you so much for your sweet comment and blessings 🙂
Natasha & Vadim,
Congratulations on your beautiful new little one. I trust that the favor of God will be on her, that she would be protected by His Grace, come to know Him at an early age, and have a revelation of His will for her life. What a wonderful blessing!
Thank you so much for your blessings over her. She is such a blessing to our family 🙂
Oh how nice she was born on my birthday 🙂 Congrats! God Bless your family!
Happy belated birthday and thank you! 🙂
Slava Boga!!!!
We’re definitely praising God for her 🙂
beautiful family! mazel tov
Thank you so much 🙂
I was looking up a recipe for an angel food trifle and found your site by accident – the cake is for my daughter’s 19th birthday tomorrow, and I loved reading about the birth of your daughter and remembering the joy of bringing a baby into the world. Lea is my firstborn and I have two sons now as well, and the love just grows stronger and stronger. I’m happy to discover your site and find inspiration and good recipes to make meal times family time and keep them healthy too. Thank you Natasha and blessings on your family!
Thank you so much Wendy and happy birthday to your daughter! I’m sure you find it hard to believe she’s 19! Children grow up way too fast. I want time to stand still so I can just enjoy these young stages longer :). Our first child, I was always thinking about the next stage and when crawling or walking or something else would come, but I’m basking in the now this time around 🙂
CONGRAGTS NATASHA!!! I’m so happy for you and your family:)I was tearing up while looking at the beautiful pictures. God has Blessed you and may he continue Blessings you and your beautiful family. You have such a beautiful baby girl-Dianachka.(I have a sister named Diana, she also has black hair,lol.)
Thank you so much Veronika :). Your sweet comment made my evening :). I love her hair! She has grandpas hair color 🙂
Congratulations! Marwah and I are so happy and excited that your new gift from God has arrived safely! Marwah is asking me if she can come and visit you! lol. We are so glad to see the pictures and share in your joy. Your daughter is beautiful and now your son is a big brother! Marwah says she loves your baby because she is so cute and she wants to see her. May God bless your family and guide you all your days to what is good and true! We can’t wait for more videos and news from you!
Thank you so much and please say hello to Marwah :). God bless your family as well 🙂
God bless this beautiful family. You are blessed and I am so happy for you. I love reading your blog and have followed ur cake recipes and love them. And I love the faith you carry with you, may you also be blessed for that.
Elizabeth thank you for your thoughtful comment :). God bless you also and I’m so happy you are enjoying my blog 🙂
Congratulations Natasha and Vadim! We’re too sending best wishes and blessings your way.
Thank you so much Vera 🙂
So precious! What a gift from God! What a good big brother she has!
He is very sweet with her. I caught him singing to her in her cradle this afternoon 🙂
Natasha, congratulations on the birth of your beautiful daughter Diana.
Thank you so much Irene 🙂
Natasha, first of all Congratulations! She’s so precious. God works in mysterious ways. I know someone who’s first delivery was an emergency c section. She had her other babies naturally, went into labor very overdue on her scheduled C section days because the doctors said induction for VBAC is very risky.
So good to hear that you had your baby naturally. God Bless you and your little bundle of joy. I get misty eyed looking through the pictures. My little one is almost one.
Congratulations on your little one! That’s so very exciting :). Thank you for your sweet comment.
Hey we got the same name!!!
🙂
Absolutely beautiful family and story. You are so blessed! Every life is a miracle from God. Congratulations!!
I agree :). I am so thankful for my two miracles 🙂
Congratulations! This is just so heart melting…..God Bless You and your family! Hope you have a speedy recovery ! I am expecting a baby girl too at the end of April 🙂
Thank you so much Katie and congratulations to you! 🙂
Congratulations Natasha! Your baby girl is beautiful! Love that hair 🙂
Isn’t it gorgeous? I love it! 🙂 Thanks Lea
Congratulations ! Your little girl is precious ! Lord’s Blessings to her ne your beautiful family ,
You’re so sweet Leeza, thank you!
Yay! So happy for you guys!!! She is precious. Girls are so much fun! (So are boys:) hope your recovery is quick and your daughter grows and brings you joy! God bless!!
Ha ha I agree they are both fun and unique and sweet. I’m so happy to experience both. 🙂
Congrats to you and your family, Natasha. Wish you guys a lot of joy with the baby girl:)
Thank you so much. We are enjoying every moment with her 🙂
Beautiful…God Bless
Thanks Pat 🙂
Congratulations Natasha (and family)!! I loved reading your beautiful story and seeing the precious pictures. So strange that I hardly know you except through this blog and yet, there are tears in my eyes from seeing the joy in your faces. God bless you all.
Binsy you are so sweet. I love getting comments from you. They always make my day 🙂
Wow..she is very beautiful and is named like my baby girl. Take care of you!
🙂 That’s sweet. How old is your little princess?
She is almost three years old..Hugs!
God bless you and your sweet little family! Thank you for sharing your story and happy moments with us! Божьих вам благословений!
Thank you so much Oksana 🙂
Such a blessing to have assurance and peace of mind that God is still in control. He is and always will be our on time God! I’m so happy to see your blessing come forth with so much of God’s divine love. She is gorgeous, just like her mommy 😉
Thank you so much Rebecca 🙂 We are so thankful for His blessing over our family.
What a beautiful post, Natasha! I am so glad everything went so well even though you had concerns. I was a little worried about you when I read you were overdue. You have a beautiful family. God bless you, and enjoy these amazing moments!
Thank you so much Julia 🙂 Those 6 days of being overdue went by very slowly 🙂
Congratulations! What a beautiful little girl!! And what a great day to be born… I was also born in March on Friday the 13th… Many many years ago:) blessings to your family!
How awesome!! Happy belated birthday 🙂
Congratulations!All the best to your beautiful family!
Thank you so much 🙂
Awesome story! She’s a sweet pea and David is so cute with all his concerns, what a caring little boy
He really is a sweetheart :). He’s so tender and loving with her.
Congratulations on your lil blessing! She’s perfect!! 🙂
Thank you :). We are so thankful for her 🙂
Lovely !! May GOD Bless your family 🙂
Thank you Susan :).
Natasha congratulations!!! What a beautiful little girl! God bless your little family! Have a quick recovery. Love the photos 🙂
Thank you so much 🙂
Congratulations Natasha!:) you’re baby girl is absolutely beautiful! And it’s precious to see how much her older brother loves her already:) Hope you have a quick recovery and that we will be seeing more pictures of your little beauty!
He is so so loving around her. It’s so heart warming 🙂
Congratulations! I am glad to see that you and Diane are doing well! She has gorgeous eyes!
Thank you so much. I’m curious if they will be brown like mine or blue like my husband’s and son’s. 🙂
Much appreciated that you kept faith on God with patience. Wishing you and to your new born princess good health and happiness.
Thank you so much :). God is so faithful and good 🙂
Awe, what a beautiful story! Congrats on your new blessing, she really is darling!
Thank you so much Nadia 🙂
Oh, I am so happy for you all! God answers prayers in the most miraculous ways. I’ve been praying for you as well.
As another Ukrainian (and Russian) foodie, I’ve followed your blog for quite a while now. Your recipes are fantastic, and your family stories are so heartwarming. The parts about your son brought be to tears (emotional foodies… the next level). Make sure you rest as much as you can these next few weeks. No extra blogging, ha ha!
Maybe we’ll be seeing baby food recipes in a few months? 😉
Thank you so much for your prayers and for thinking of us 🙂 I am trying to rest but I’m kind of a restless rester. A series on baby food would be fun 🙂
OMG Natasha she is just perfection!! I’m so happy for your family that everything went well with labor and delivery and that God blessed u guys with a beautiful and healthy daugher! We have a 5 year old son and a 22month daugher and let me tell u that having a daugher is just the most special feeling and I’m sure ull agree
We were so excited about having a girl too. It’s such a blessing to have one of each 🙂
Natasha, thank you for sharing!
It is such a wonderful story. Such a beautiful family!
🙂 Thank you
Congratulations Natasha!! She is beautiful!! ❤️
Thanks so much 🙂
She is beautiful! Happy to hear your labor went well and baby is healthy!! The pictures are so sweet ♡ may God bless you and your beautiful family.
Yes, we have so much to be thankful for. Thank you Svetlana 🙂
She’s so freakin’ precious! That head of hair and bow is priceless and so is the pic of you putting on makeup 🙂 Love it! That would be me, except paining my nails or something like that.
I can’t get enough of her hair. It’s so soft and silky and dark (almost black) like her Grandpas. Thanks Katya 🙂
Congrats on your beautiful bundle of joy! Shes a beauty! I have the same exact picture of me in the hospital doing my makeup. lol My mom was with me along with my husband and she kept laughing in disbelieve that i was doing my makeup. So i just sent her a picture of you saying “see mom im not alone” lol
Ha ha that’s funny you sent it to your Mom :).
Congratulations on your beautiful addition to your family! You have been such a blessing with amazing food thank you so much! Hope she will be as a great of a cook as her mama! God bless! 🙂
Thank you so much for your sweet comment. You’re so welcome. I’m glad to hear you are enjoying the recipes 🙂
CONGRATULATIONS, Natasha!! Such a wonderful blessing! Children are indeed a blessing from the Lord! I loved your post and you made me cry just looking at the pictures and reading your amazing story. You are a beautiful mommy to two precious children!
Neli thank you so much. You’re so sweet :). God is so so good and his mercy and love are endless. 🙂
Congratulations on your little blessing!!! Diana is a beauty!!! Im so happy that you had a good pregnancy and delivery. I also wanted to hug my mom and tell her how much I loved her for having me and my 5 siblings!! I never knew how painful labor is until I had both my children. Not to mention that my mom drove me to the hospital when my first child was born because my husband was still working. She was outside the door during the whole process, crying. Thankfully, I only found that out after my son was born. Because I don’t think I would have survived if I knew. My husband did make it in time to see his son born, whew. And I agree with you that support from your husband is important and helpful. It seems so much easier when he is holding your hand through it all 🙂 Children are a blessing from God. Enjoy this special time. Wishing you a fast recovery.
Oh my goodness yes it is a good thing you found out after – that’s a tough thing to wrap your mind around. A mother’s love is endless. I’m so happy to hear your husband made it in time – it would be incredibly difficult not to have your hubby there. Thank you so much for sharing your story and for your sweet words 🙂
Congratulations, Natasha and family! It’s always SO uplifting to hear about another baby’s safe arrival. From here on out it will probably be all about the baby, but YOU (and your mom too) are amazing, Natasha! Not a task easily forgotten, LOL. Praise the Lord for perfect timing and supportive birth teams.
I love the name, too. I know another David and Diana family (Russian-speaking), and my little boy is David. Maybe a little Diana (or maybe Dasha) will join our family one day. A girl can dream!
My husband won with both names – he’s the baby namer in the family but I love his choices and I thought they were better than the ones I had. 🙂 Thank you so much for your thoughtful comment 🙂
Congratulations Natasha!! I wanted to tell you how grateful I am to have found your blog! I’m not good at cooking and it’s been hard since I got married. My husband (He is from Tajikistan) and I ( from Malaysia ) we have a very different cultures in cuisine. He is all about breads and potatoes, and I’m all about rice and noodles. I’m a full time mom now ( have a 4 months old baby girl ), and I’ve been trying to learn how to cook! Since I found your blog, I had made the Roasted Salsa and the Eggplant caviar based on your recipe and they were awesome!!! I have impressed my hubby 🙂 lol Thank you so much for sharing your recipes! Your baby girl is adorable! God bless you and your family!!
I’m so happy you found my blog too and are enjoying the recipes. I feel like I’ve made a new friend. Congratulations on your baby girl 🙂
Aweeee she is adorable <3
Thank you so much 🙂
Congratulations Natasha 🙂 Best wishes to you and your lovely family:)
Thank you so much Vera 🙂
Natasha, you are so blessed with such a precious family. May God bless you all and especially, the beautiful Princess.
You’re so sweet. Thanks so much Adriana 🙂
Congratulations Natasha! Well done mama! Diana is gorgeous!
🙂 Thank you so much. I wonder who she will look like more; my hubby or I? My son looks just like my hubby 🙂
Yes, David looks just like Vadim, indeed 🙂 I think it is too early to say for Diana who she look like more 😉
Congrats my dear she is soo precious !!:)) I am soo happy praise GOD yes GODS timing is soo perfect !!:))) may GOD BLESS your bundle of joy and your family :)))
God’s timing was so perfect. Thank you so much for your sweet, and God bless you too!
So happy for you guys!!!! Congradulations on you little bundle of joy. May God bless this little baby and shower her with love and Grace from above, best wishes from one momma to another. I just had my 3rd right before this Christmas so I’m still feeling you girl;) get plenty of rest:D
Congratulations to you as well! I’ve got my feet up as I type (they’re so swollen! And I have to force myself to rest) 🙂 thank you for your sweet comment.
You guys so cute. God bless you!
🙂 thank you!
Congrats! She’s so beautiful! God bless your entire family! I’m due next week with a baby girl, after 2 boys and I can’t wait to hold her in my arms. 🙂
Congratulations! What a blessing!! How old are your boys?
Congratulations Natasha! She is beautiful and I loved that you shared your story with us 🙂 God bless your growing family 🙂
Thank you so much Leanna. We are enjoying every moment. 🙂
Natasha! Congratulations on the arrival of your beautiful girl! She’s so cute and squishy! Your birth story is amazing and encouraging! I am hoping to have a VBAC as well and it’s inspiring to hear successful stories. May God bless your family! I hope you have a quick recovery and your daughter grows big and strong!
Squishy lol. I love her cheeks- they’re so kissable! Thank you so much and may God give you the desires of your heart 🙂
She is beautiful my friend. Many, many blessings upon her life and what a great story of how Powerful our God is!. Thank you for sharing!. =)
Valentina thank you so much :-). God is so good and we are definitely counting our blessings 🙂
Blessings to you and your family!!! My son was also born 7.8 lbs, but he was 19.5″ long. I gave birth naturally and yes, painful, but totally worth it and is possible. Thankful to God that everything worked out with you to the best! May god Bless you FOURSOME!!!
By the way, one beautiful precious girl you got there!!! <3
Olga thank you so much! 🙂 At how many weeks did you deliver your little guy?
He was due Sept. 11, but came sooner, Sept. 7. We live by the spokane river-centenial trail, and i would stroll there a lot. Also i went to camp being 8 months and lived in a tent for 3 nights. Rough! Going to the restroom at night, crawling out of the tent, what a blast! Anyways… got a little carried away… 😉
Such lovely photos and an amazing story! I was induced both times so I understand how great it must’ve felt to go into labour naturally! Praying blessings on all of you as you transition into a family of 4! Diana is one gorgeous little girl. Well done, Natasha and Vadim! 😉
Thank you so much Julia! We are so thankful to have her and for the way she was born especially after our experience the first time around. In the end, we’re thankful for healthy and happy children :-).
Congrats! She is adorable! God bless!
Such a precious little angel!
We think so too :-). Thank you!
Congratulations! I’m so happy for you! I wish you all the best! 🙂
Thank you so much Gergana. By the way I love your name!!
It’s bulgarian… 😉
Beautiful!
Your post made me tear-up :’)
I’m 33 weeks pregnant with a baby girl & it’s so precious to see a healthy, blessed baby girl & happy family :))
I’m so happy for you Natashen’ka, May God richly bless your family!!
May God bless the rest of your pregnancy and your sweet baby girl! May he give you the desires of your heart and bless you with a wonderful experience having your baby girl.
So lovely! Thank you for sharing! 🙂
Thank you Sarah 🙂
Congratulations to you and your family! Diana is adorable and for someone who has given birth recently you definitely look fantastic, wow! You’re blessed with wonderful genes 🙂 Ukrainian women are exceptionally beautiful! I had C-section in a small town in Ukraine, (I’m a foreigner) back then I knew only a few words in Russian – you won’t imagine what I had been through. I don’t know what could have happened if it wasn’t for God’s miracle! Certainly, children are a gift from the Lord!
Hi Cher, I cannot even imagine what kind of experience a C-section in Ukraine would have been. Praise God he helped you through it! I am definitely thankful for modern medicine in the US. I was just commenting about that to my husband the other day. thank you for your kind words. 🙂
our oldest son is turning 10 this year, everyday he reminds me of how great our God is! I so love your blog and your videos, I hope to see more…thank you!!!
🙂 Yes God is so good and I think we understand His heart more since we became parents.
What an amazing story and miracle God has blessed you with! I am beyond excited for you and am certainly praising the Lord with you ;). You looked absolutely glowing during your pregnancy, but it doesn’t even compare to the way you’re lighting up in the pictures whilst holding your baby girl. So sweet! Enjoy every minute with your beautiful family. Also, I absolutely love her name!!
Hi Kathi, thank you! I am so blessed by your comment 🙂
Wow, what a sweet story, thanks for sharing, Natasha! God is good!! Blessings to you and your growing cute family! 🙂
He sure is :-). Thanks Olga
Congrats!!!!! She is so precious and beautiful little angel!!!!
Thank you so much Rima!
Beautiful story! Thanks for sharing Natasha! I’m so happy for
You that everything went well and u had natural birth. May God continue blessing your family and your cute awesome princess!!
It was such a joy to us that I had a successful VBAC. I’m so so thankful. 🙂
She’s so precious!! God bless you and your family 🙂
Ana thank you for your sweet words and blessing 🙂
LOVE….LOVE….LOVE…SO HAPPY FOR YOU! GOD GRANT HER MANY YEARS!
Thank you so much Zina :).
I am in awe of those photos! They capture the moment perfectly 🙂 Congrats on your daughter, she is a beauty! This makes me want another little one soon! 😉 It is amazing that you had a Christian doctor, that really does make the labor that much easier, although still painful!
I actually didn’t know she was Christian or that she prayed for her patients when my son was born. My sister told me that afterwards. She has been my Doc for both babies and she delivered all of my sisters children. I guess you could say she’s our family Doctor. 🙂 I’m so thankful to have her.
That is awesome to know! God works in wonderful ways 🙂
Diana is so beautiful. God bless your precious bundle of joy and your entire family! Thanks for sharing the pictures with us Natasha.
Thank you so much for your sweet words and blessings 🙂
Congratulations! She’s beautiful 🙂 I was born 25 years ago on March 13th, and this past Friday (3/13) another cousin was also born to our family. 🙂 Blessings to you and your family.
Oh how awesome! Happy belated birthday 🙂
The photos are so beautiful and so real! Lots of love there. Congrats again to you all. Now have fun fussing over the princess.
I already tried putting headbands on her today but she was too tiny for them. I’ll try to be patient. 🙂
Dear Natasha, thank you for sharing this joyful moment! My eyes filled with tears looking at your beautiful family. I’m very happy for you all! Thanks for spreading this love in your blog.
Laura thank you so much for your sweet comment and I’m so glad you shared your google+ URL. Nice to meet you there too! 🙂
Congratulations Natasha, she’s beautiful! God Bless your family! 🙂
Thanks so so much 🙂
Beautiful baby girl!!! God is Great!!! Blessings to your family
HE sure is! Thanks Natalya 🙂
What a sweet story… Thanks for sharing it with us! Congrats!
Thank you Ani! God is just so good, how could I not share it? 🙂
Yay!!! Many blessings to your beautiful baby girl!!! Please take her in to see a Chiropractor, the faster baby is checked, the easier and healthier their life will be 🙂 Quick recovery for mom and many Blessings to your family from God above!!!
Janna, thank you so much for thinking of us. 🙂
Congratulations to you and your family!! May God bless !!
You’re so nice. Thanks Tanya 🙂
Congratulations! God bless your little ones and God bless you with a quick recovery!
Thank you so much Zhanna 🙂
Agreed! He is so good! Praying for a speedy recovery as well. I am of Ukrainian descent as well! And I had an emergency C-Section with my daughter now 3 and I won’t go into details either but God touch, healed my daughter and brought her out of the jaws of death. Thank you for sharing your birth story. Our God is good!!