now she's here, suddenly i know

Ember Belle Shirley

She made her grand debut April 27th at 6:32 p.m.

6 pounds 15 ounces

18 3/4 inches long

a perfect, beautiful little girl

you and me have something pretty neat

Two years ago today, Jeffree asked me to marry him.

So glad he asked.

So glad I said yes.

Happy Easter!

happy due date

so good to be by your side

Now that he's home, I'm glad it happened this way.

Jeffree left on Sunday for the long drive down to Southern Utah. I cried. A lot. It's awful to be without him, but being 9 months pregnant certainly added to the dismay I felt as I watched him drive away.

Monday afternoon and this morning he interviewed with several principals. On the drive home, he got two job offers. He accepted a third grade position at a great school. We are so thrilled!

We've been wanting to move to Utah for a while now. Warmer. Close to family. Warmer. Warmer. Warmer...

We feel so blessed that we have this opportunity. It's so nice to know where we'll be this coming year (and hopefully for years to come).

And it's really nice to have him home with me.

Now all we need is a baby...

trying to pretend

We thought we'd have a little fun... Over a year ago, one of Jeffree's friends emailed us pictures of what our babies would look like. Scary.

Apparently our babies are getting cuter, because the pictures we did today didn't turn out so creepy.

I'm certain little e will be much cuter.

Of course, there's a chance she'll come on her due date, which is Hitler's birthday...

Here's to hoping we make cuter babies than the internet does :)

i hope it's nice where you are

Spring break 2011

woke up to this every morning. enough said.

whenever you smile

Remembering when we first saw our little angel on an ultra sound. She was only an inch long then. Oh how she's grown. Oh how I've grown! It was such a sweet moment to see her tiny body and watch her arch her sweet little back and know that there was a little human growing inside me.

To celebrate, Jeffree and I went on a "babymoon." It's crazy to think of how different life is now. And it will only change more in the weeks to come. As much as I have loved this time with Jeffree, I look forward to having a little princess to share our kisses and cuddles with.

I know once she's here, I'll miss these days. I just hope I'll have the strength to cherish every new day, both with little e and with my darling Jeffree.