And then there were four.....

Two weeks ago, on June 17 at 5:10 a.m., my long awaited beautiful baby girl, Saige Bristol, decided to introduce herself. 7lbs & 5oz. of pure sweetness!

All it took was just one glance and all my worries about not being able to love another as much as Keegan just melted away!

So now I'm a mommy of two! I may not have a list of great accomplishments that follow my name.. but being "mommy" to Keegan and Saige is enough for me! I feel so extremely blessed that God has trusted these two little lives in my care.

Mommy and Saige are quickly becoming best friends.

Daddy and his kiddo's on Father's Day! He's such a GREAT Daddy!

Keegan just LOVES her! He is taking his job as "Big Brother" very seriously.

All dressed up for church... her first Sunday was Father's day.

My Pretty Girl

So now there are four of us!

Discoveries I've made about myself during this 9 months of Pregnancy...

1. I'm Apparently Not Very "Hormonal"
You always hear about the constant crying of a pregnant woman. I keep waiting for this "river of tears" to make an appearance... but it's just not there... and doesn't seem to be coming.
Instead... I find myself laughing about EVERYTHING!
And that Bouncy Belly Laugh that I now possess makes me laugh even harder!

2. My Belly Has AMAZING stretching capabilities
As you can see from pictures in previous posts, my belly has grown to unbelievable heights unknown to most bellies! Yet.. somehow has managed to do this without a single stretch mark.
This Blows My Mind! I just hope it also has an amazing capability of shrinking!

3. I still "LOVE" being pregant... well.. sort of, anyway
After having Keegan, I was one of those strange women who walked around saying they just "LOVED" being pregant.
Well.... this pregancy has changed my mind... just a little.
I still do... minus month 8 & 9

4. I can be sad & unbelievably excited and happy at the same time
I'm not sure if this makes sense...
I find myself almost sad that phase in our life is almost over.
Never again will it just be "Mommy, Daddy & Keegan"
But then at the same time I am so excited about this little 4th addition to our family. Although it seems impossible right now to love anyone else as much as I love my Keegeroos.... I just know that at first glance my heart will have just as much of a "stretching capability" as this belly of mine :)

5. I'm not quite as patient as I always thought I was!
I don't really have much to say about this, except.... this baby seems to be taking
FOREVER!!!!!

38 Weeks

Everywhere I go I get comments...
"Wow"
"Your gonna pop"
"When are you due?"
"You poor thing.. you look miserable"
"Awww, look... she waddles"

I know people.... I'm HUGE!

I'm whining... I know!

I have about 3 1/2 loooong weeks left.

I have the worst chest cold

I can't breathe

I can't move (when I do.. it's at a turtle's pace)

I no longer sleep

So this is my life at the moment

35 Weeks

It's been fun... but I'm over it, and ready for a baby!

My Daddy....

Happy Birthday Daddy!
No matter how old I get...
I still look up to you!
I love you

Keegan Bryce

I woke up this morning at 5:30 (I had to pee.. of course!) But when I tried to go back to sleep I couldn't. I had a thousand thoughts running through my head..... so I finally just got up and started looking through some pictures. The picture above is when Chip and I first started dating. We were so happy, you rarely found us apart. Then just over a year after this picture we were married...

On our honeymoon I remember thinking that it just doesn't get any better than this... that I had reached the happiest point of my life..
that my heart could not possibly hold anymore love than what it did at this moment. God had given me a BEST friend to spend the rest of my life with...

But then two and half years later God gave me the other love of my life...
I remember the nurses handing me this perfect little bundle.. and not actually being able to believe he was actually mine! He was perfect in every way.
And even though I had once thought that I could not possibly love anymore... I fell hopelessly in love with my Keegeroos.

Nothing can light my day like his smile,
or make me laugh even when I don't feel like laughing

He is my favorite shopping buddy...my favorite person to do absolutely nothing with.
I look forward to his snuggles.. to his "wuv you's"

My baby is three years old today.
I have to be honest... a part of me wants to freeze him right here.....
right in this moment. I want to keep him just like this forever

But then another part of me can't wait to see him grow.. because I just know the world will be a better place with him in it. I can't wait to see what he can accomplish. I can tell he is capable of great things!

I feel so thankful today that God has given me this special little boy.
He has shown me such unconditional love! I have been blessed more than I ever thought possible.. not only with the perfect man for me... but also this perfect little boy!

He's given us the best three years of our lives..
and I know it's only going to get better!

So Happy Birthday, Keegan!
I love you so much!