Wednesday, December 25, 2013

Merry Christmas!

Just wanted to pop in and say a quick Merry Christmas to everyone! While Santa is fun and presents are awesome, let us never forget the REAL reason for the holiday. God Himself, came down to earth and changed the course of history. He humbled Himself and became a lowly human in order to save us from ourselves. Praise His name!

Here are some pictures of our precious gift. Hope they make you smile!


Sunday, December 15, 2013

My birth story: Part 3

This is the third part in a series of 3 posts. To read part 1, go here. To read part 2, go here.


Tuesday, February 12, 2013. I was exactly 37 weeks pregnant. I woke up feeling great. I had just had my baby shower on Saturday and was excited about washing all of the baby's new things and organizing his room. I had my usual testing today at 10:30am that would probably last about an hour and then I would get to work. I lay cozy in bed contemplating my day, not really wanting to get up.

10 am. I finally get out of bed. I don't have enough time for a shower. It's ok. I'll just take one when I get back. I don't even have time to make the bed (which, by the way, was the beginning of the end of that habit...). My dad would be by to take me to my appointment any minute. You see, we only had (and still have) one car that my husband used to drive to work about one hour away, so my dad and aunt would usually take me to my appointments. I hurriedly get ready, grab a piece of toast and oj, and rush out the door.

Saturday, December 7, 2013

My birth story: Part 2

This is the second post in a series of 3 posts. To read part 1, go here.



Before I continue with the rest of my story, I want to stop for a moment and talk about my birth plan. Anyone who has been pregnant, or been around a woman nearing the end of her pregnancy, knows that a birth plan can become a really important aspect of the pregnancy. We can really obsess over it and try to think of every scenario that could happen and what we would want in each situation. We become extremely defensive about our birthing plan and very judgmental of others'. I know, because that is exactly how I was.