We are so pleased to announce that Deborah Grace was born Friday, December 30th at 9:50 pm!
She weighs 6 lbs, 15 oz and is 20 inches long. She was born on her due date, which makes this my third baby to be born on their due date!
She is named Deborah after my sweet Mother who passed away a year and a half ago. Her middle name was given to me in church a few weeks ago as the Lord has given me so much grace since my Mom passed away. He has given me strength to go on even though I miss her so much.
All of the children are elated to have a new sister, but the girls especially can’t leave her alone!
Olivia holding Deborah for the first time.
The birth was amazing, and I will share a more detailed birth story later. She is nursing well, but having lots of gagging and choking problems so prayers would be appreciated that she would keep enough milk down instead of spitting it up! Other than that we are doing great!
Praise the Lord for His blessing us with another arrow in our quiver!
oh congrats and many blessings to you guys. hi deborah grace
Congratulations!!!! What a blessed way to start off the new year!
Renee Webster
Congratulations on your precious baby girl!
Congratulations! She is precious!
Congratulations! She is precious!
Congratulations and God Bless you as you begin the new year with a new little one!
Congrats Allen family! God Bless!
Congratulations…She is precious..
Joyce Kiefer
Beautiful little girl and wonderful name! God bless you as you transition another baby into the family!
Congratulations! When I saw your update on Facebook I thought it said Baby "alien" is here (my glasses need a new persription) and I thought, that you must be the only mother in the world to actually think their newborn looks like an alien, then I realized it said Allen. Time to go to the optometrist. Congratulations!
Congratulations!! Welcome to the world Deborah Grace! She is beautiful
Congratulations! I love the name =)
Oh congratulations! What a wonderful New Years blessing. I'm so happy for you. I will be praying.
Congratulations!! I didn't realize you were so close to being ready to give birth. LOL She is beautiful.
Congratulations! What a blessing from God!
(And I'm so amazed that you already have a post up the day after the birth…wow!) Hope you are feeling well ~ praying for your new little one!
Blessings to your sweet family,
Katie
What a wonderful way to start the new year! Congratulations!
Congrats! She is so sweet, and the picture of Olivia holding her sister melts my heart!
Congrats!!Praise the Lord for a safe delivery & healthy momma & baby!
Oh, Caroline, she is so precious! What a blessing!
Congratulations! What a wonderful way to end the year and begin a new one. A new sweet life!
Congratulations! She is so sweet! It is so much fun to see "big" kids with their new baby.
Blessing
Congratulations!! What a blessing!
Congratulations!!! She's absolutely BEAUTIFUL!
We're so thrilled for your family; God is good!
Jacinda (Growing Home)
Congratulations!!!! She is beautiful as is her name. God is so good!
Oh, congratulations, Caroline! What a precious, beautiful baby girl! I'm so happy for you and your family! I love her name too – so special.
Congratulations!! I love her name, what a beautiful name and such a lovely way to honor your mom!
Congrats mama!!! (and that last photo is just one of the most adorable things ever!)
Congrats, so happy to hear that she arrived safely. Praying that nursing her goes well, and that she keeps milk down. Like the name you choose.
Andrea
Dear Caroline,
May God be with each one of you as you spend these next few days and weeks welcoming Deborah into your family and adjusting to having a new baby again. Praying for you all now.
I think the photo of you and Deborah is lovely, you both look beautiful.
Blessings,
Angela
congratulations! I was thinking you weren't due for another month or two
Congratulations! The first thing I thought was about her being born on her due date! And her name…beautiful and so full of meaning. She's precious and I'm sooo happy for all of you!
Congratulations! Can't wait to hear the more detailed version of the birth! As sson as I get the hang of having baby #5 in the house (he's 2 weeks old now!), I want to post on my blog about our joyous first homebirth!
Prayers for better nursing and rest for everyone!
CONGRATULATIONS!!! I just love seeing the whole family around you in bed — so natural and so sweet! Children are such a blessing and miracle!
congratulations! i hope the nursing gets better!
Congratulations! She is beautiful!
congratulations! I hope your new addition doesn't suffer from reflux like mine is! So glad your birthing experience was wonderful!
Congratulations! She is beautiful.
Congratulations on such a beautiful baby girl! You are so blessed!
What a beautiful family you have! Congratuations and praying that feeding starts going better.
Congratulations! I'm sure you're very excited and pleased to be the mother of FIVE. May God bless you as you continue your journey through motherhood. She is a very sweet baby girl!
In Christ,
Butterflygirl
Caroline, I'm so happy for you and your family. What a joyous occasion!!
Congratulations and praying Deborah start feeding well.
Big hugs,
Jasmine
Congratulations! Such a beautiful little girl!
Congratulations on your new little blessing!
A beautiful name for a beautiful little girl! Congratulations!
Very precious! I am so happy for you!
All best to you Caroline and baby Deborah Grace and of course the rest of the family!
She's beautiful, Caroline! Congrats!
Enjoy the new baby snuggles
Congratulations on your beautiful baby girl, Caroline! So happy for your sweet family!
Great job, Mama!!
How special! May God give you lots of help and grace in raising another little one for Him. Her name is lovely; and so dear to be named after your mother. I once had a little sister with the name of Deborah. She's in heaven now, and I'm due with my 3rd around her birthday in February, and would love to have it on that day. Blessings to you all!
Blessings! What a lovely wait to end and year and begin a new year.
June from "Wise Woman" shared with us last night that you had your baby–Congratulations on your newest little blessing!
Carolyn, congratulations! This is my first time to visit.. and I am blessed by the lovely pictures! I feel the pleasure of the family at what God has done!
Congratulations! You did it! She is beautiful!
Elizabeth
Congrats!
Congratulations! What a perfect gift!
Blessings galore! I love her name.
Praying for her to keep the milk down… and for you to enjoy this fleeting time with a newborn.
in Christ, Mindy
Praise the Lord!! May Deborah Grace grow to be a faithful woman of God! Congratulations!
What a precious family, Caroline! A perfect gitf to start the New Year! Congratulations!!
Congratulations! She's beautiful!
Congratulations! May God continue to bless you and your family!
So happy for you all! I am glad the birth was amazing, He knows what we need every moment. Congratulations!
Congrats! Enjoy your babymoon!!
Praise the Lord! I haven't been on the blog for a few days, and was just thinking, "I wonder if she's into her third trimester yet?" and came on here to find out this exciting news!
Congratulations ! How blessed you are!!!
Caroline, I gave birth to baby #5 about 6 months ago now. She did the baggy / chiming thing for a few months and had milk come out her nose when she would spit up or even when feeding a couple of times. I found it helpful to ave het sit up more while nursing instead of laying down. That can be difficult at 2am
I have noticed that she seems to has way more saliva than my other kids did too 
Another thing that helps her is to keep her upright for about 30 minutes after she eats (usually facing me, laying on my chest while I sit up) or even laying her in her fisher price rock n play chair / bed. We don't have a car seat carrier, but that would probably be good too if you have one. By the way, she is healthy and growing well. Congratulations on your sweet addition. Praying for a quick recovery for you and peace as well 
(Rachel Stevens on FB)
congratulations on your newest little one!
Just beautiful! So happy for all of you!
What a sweetie!! I love new babies!!
Congratulations!
Beautiful baby girl. I love her blanket, too, by the way. Ha Can't wait to hear the birth story! Always love those…