I WISH I COULD STOP TIME.....

I finally understand this phrase. Enjoying, savoring one moment and hoping that it never goes away.

He walks into the room, he can see the tears rolling down my cheeks. As
she nuzzles to my breast, I now know the feeling of a child needing a mother.

As his beautiful eyes soften, he quickly sits next to me.

I want to hold my breath. Hold this moment forever imaged in my mind.

Him. Her. Me.

The water from my eyes are increasing.

"What if I lose this?", I ask him. "What if this is suddenly taken away?".

Have these fears only just begun? Will they always be this intense?

Question after question flow and with a calming reassurance his words lessen the tears.

I smile. He smiles. We smile.

The road ahead is scary, exciting and unknown.

How do you prepare for the mysterious journey ahead?

From parent to parent, their legacy must pass on. Will I do as well as them? I can only pray......

THANK YOU, MY FRIENDS.......

I am so overwhelmed with all the wonderful and quick responses from each of you!

I only wish I had the time to personally write to each of you right now. Please forgive me.

The nice thing is knowing that you all understand.

Any spare time I have right now is spent just staring at our miracle.

It blows my mind that Bill and I created this... this... Angel? This incredible gift from God.

When I think about God, trusting us with this spirit, I want to cry. After all the mistakes and imperfections that I have made and will continue to carry around, HE still trusts me. He believes in Bill and I and if these past few days is what ETERNITY feels like, I will do everything I can to keep this for forever.

I wasn't going to watch her arrival, but I gave in. My husband tried to make me laugh throughout the pushing and I was getting a little erked... I stated "William, not now!" (Oh it hurt so bad to push and laugh at the same time). Leave it to my husband to say these words just seconds after she came out.

"How does it feel to have just pushed out the biggest tird of your life?"

Okay, he did say some beautiful words before that, but for some reason this sentence has stuck out more than the rest. ( I wonder why).

Anyway, I feel like I am in Heaven. After years of being single and feeling like having a husband and children wasn't meant for me in this life, I now have both.

I am now 30 years old and have only begun to live.....

How can anyone who has experienced this, wonder if there is a God. Children are nothing BUT a testimony of his existence. I don't know that I have ever felt him so close. Perhaps in 1 month, when Bill and I lay her across the altar, the closeness will only intensify. For now I am content and I am filled with Godly joy.

Thank You all for thinking of us and being as anxious as us for her arrival. We love you all and will personally thank each of you soon.

November 12, 2008- Paisley arrives 10:58pm

This was absolutely the most incredible experience of my life.

Five minutes before the epidural I told Bill we aren't having another.

Five seconds after she was born I asked when can we do this again.

Weird. Incredible. Painful. Joyful.

Thank You God for this experience.

I will forever be changed. I am even more in love with my husband.

Paisley Danielle Price 7 lbs. 2 oz. 20 inches long

36 HOURS TO GO & NO I DIDN'T PEE MY PANTS

Our freedom, from what I hear, is about to be GONE!! Wednesday morning come 9am my midwife will be inducing me. After 6 weeks of pre-term labor I am ready for this baby to be out!

I have heard such horror stories lately and Friday I lost it. I cried like I hadn't cried in years and I couldn't stop. But it felt SOOOO GOOD to get it all out.

I have had some great friends express some very encouraging and inspiring words and I thank you for that! (You know who you are).

Bill and I have been taking advantage of everyone's advice. We've been sleeping in, staying up late and going out on dates.

I am so grateful for the time that we've had together these past several months, it feels like we're falling in love all over again.

We are getting pretty creative in our activities..... My favorite is the "Facts" game we made up and the "Guess what I'm thinking" game. ( Can't list the details publicly) Sorry.

Bill has served me unconditionally and without complaint! He is going to be such a fun daddy and I can't wait to see the look in his eyes when our special little girl enters this world.

(Look at my hubby, isn't he so hot?)

THE NURSERY

It's been so fun finalizing the nursery. Bill painted this crib and I am so grateful for his handyman skills. I swear he can do anything.

The benefits of being married to an Engineer.

I got so tired of the color pink while buying baby clothes, I decided to go a little more elegant.

I found this beautiful bedding set on ebay for really cheap! It's Oriental Asian and though this isn't a very clear picture, it's red, brown and a camel color. It's covered in a white, floral print.

I know it's not "little girl-ish", but I wanted something different than pink and purple.

Anyway, my good friend Janan gave me the idea of the wood lettering on the wall, though hers looks a ton better than mine!

The picture doesn't do the bedding justice. More than anything, I love the room because of all the work that Bill helped put into it.