Daddy/Daughter Dance 2011

Paige seriously dresses better than I do. And, she's better at doing her hair.

Birth Day

Everybody's ready for Miss Lu-Lu.

37 weeks. Last bellypic. Ever.

Before the pain began. See? I'm still smiling.

And, viola! Here she is! (It happened almost that fast actually.)

My amazing doctor and fantastic nurse. I love them.

My mama was there, the silent support (and photographer).

Steve's mom was at the delivery, too!

We have "girls"!

Our first familypic. All of us. Complete.

Fresh from Heaven

Our birth is but a sleep and a forgetting:

the Soul that rises with us, our life's Star,

Hath had elsewhere its setting,

And cometh from afar:

Not in entire forgetfulness,

And not in utter nakedness,

But trailing clouds of glory do we come

From God, who is our home;

Heaven lies about us in our infancy...

~William Wordsworth

Welcome Baby Girl!

We feel so blessed.

*Photos by Mommy, Lucy 2 days old

Om...

Sometimes you just need to meditate.

Find your center.

Discover your inner peace.

Breathe.

Make your mom laugh hysterically.

That sort of thing.

36 weeks aka This Weekend's View From My Bed

We have had alot of help for the past 7 weeks from our ward and Steve's family which has been wonderful. My parents are in town now so we are happy campers around here. Papa has been fixing things and wrestling with boys, my mom has been cooking and washing baby girl clothes, and Steve is putting together the bassinet as we speak. Fun, fun!

We did have another visit to the hospital on Friday (I promise, people. I am not this dramatic. My pregnancy, however, is a total drama queen), and were this close to having baby. The nurses were afraid that the bleeding and strong contractions were due to my cerclage tearing my cervix (yikes, I know). My doctor was out of town, and I was super nervous about being under another doc's care with all my crazy history/complications. After some tender mercies, we were sent home, stabilized.

It's been a good weekend besides that. Here are some of the snapshots of my vantage point:

Trev and Pres made me some lovely artwork and then post-ited them on my nightstand. My handsome husband's weekend scruff as he watched this: LDS General Conference. Such inpirational and comforting messages.

Gavin entertains me at the footboard.

Vrooooomm.....

Zooom.....

We are so aware of God's blessings as I lay here, still pregnant and no longer afraid that we will have a preemie baby. She could now come at anytime, so maybe we'll have a baby by next week!