Blessed

That is the only word I could think of when I begin to think of all the gifts the Lord has given me. Our 1st daughter was born on June 24th. As I was in the delivery room with Amy all I could think about was how amazing a woman she is and how incredibly tough she is. The baby was turned with her face up rather than face down. To avoid a C-section the doc told Amy she would have to push much harder she would've had the baby been face down. She pushed and pushed and right when it seemed like she was about to give up the top of the baby's head appeared. She asked me if I could see her and I confirmed I could. That motivated Amy and it was though she was "hulking up" b/c she pushed her out within minutes. A whole bunch of different emotions ran over me when I saw my daughter for the first time and I just completely lost it. How Amy could even stand to smile after the pain I saw on her face I'll never know.


Our families have been wonderful throughout this whole pregnancy and have been there at the drop of a hat for us always. When we arrived back to our house we had a refrigerator full of food courtesy of my sister and Noelle. This has been so helpful and allowed us to really focus on Kaitlyn. Since then Amy's mom has came over to support Amy and lend a hand wherever she could. Amy couldnt have said it better when she said "sometimes I just need my mom". Other than that we just asked for our privacy while Amy continues to heal from the labor and our family has been more than understanding. They are all amazing and I dont know what we would do without them. Here are a few pics of them anxiously awaiting the arrival of Kaitlyn:





I posted pics on facebook and the outpour of congratulations was overwhelming and reminded me of how many people God has put in our lives that are so special to us. I receieved around 100 comments on facebook, a ton of texts, and quite a few phone calls. I wanted to thank all of our friends for their kind words of encouragement, but I just wouldn't even know where to start. We had so many visitors in the hospital it was almost too many, but we didnt want to turn anyone away b/c each and everyone of the visitors were very special to us and it meant a lot that they would come and see us. We recieved a flower bouquet from State Farm, where I used to work and cookie bouquet from my current work at GenAscis.

It has been a whirlwind transtioning to parenthood. As I am typing this up Kaitlyn is laying on my chest curled up in a ball completely asleep. Those are the moments you dont want to end. She is just amazing and truly a gift from God. Sure I am getting a lot less rest than I used to, but it is a very small price to pay when I look in my daughters eyes. It is a joy that is indescribable, I look forward to the journey ahead. I am sure it will be an interesting one. Thank you to everyone that has been there for us in the past and will continue to be there in the future. You are all a blessing to my family. I will close with our first family pic.