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Love this. I took it from a friend's blog. felt like it needed to be shared.

http://www.chron.com/opinion/outlook/article/Time-to-get-off-the-cell-phone-1733321.phpp

day 1

wow...so it's been a while...last time I wrote, we were still waiting for our sweet girl's arrival and now I have a 2 month old!  Our world has been rocked to say the least.  This girl has stolen our hearts in ways that I did not know were possible.  However, to say that we have loved every moment of it would be a lie.  Don't get me wrong, i love being a mom but the lack of sleep and other hiccups along the way have been rough.  Being a new mom is kind of like a roller coaster and without the support of my husband, family, friends, midwives, lactation specialist and doula, it would have been exponentially more difficult.  Seriously, just the simple words from people who have been there or know what it's like, have been absolutely invaluable.  To know that people were praying for me, when I didn't have a whole lot of hope, was invaluable.  ANd then the gifts and meals from others was also completely invaluable. I totally thought I knew a lot about babies and being a mom but then I became a mom and was suddenly unsure of everything. So the words,"i'm proud of you" and "you are doing a good job" almost brought me to tears many times.  They were exactly the words that I needed to hear at those moments.  I doubt I am the only new mom that has ever felt this way so if you know new parents, pray for them, they may be having a difficult time.  

Through all the difficulties, there is so much joy in watching this little life grow right before our eyes!  It is incredible to see our genetics in this little human.  I do finally feel like things are beginning to level out and life is beginning a new normal that we love.

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I actually had a very long draft that I was just about to add to and edit that magically no longer exists so instead of giving you a more detailed update on how life has been for the past 2 months, I will just leave you with some pictures of this precious little face.  I have learned a lot over the past 2 months that I plan on sharing when I get the chance.

PS I have been meaning to write thank you cards for all of our showers for 2 months and have yet to get around to it...so if you fall in the category, know that they will come eventually and it is not because we are not thankful :)

 Month 1 (really difficult to take a picture of a baby not in movement)

 Sweet moment - dedicating her with ppl we love dearly

 i spend a lot of time right here

 visit from sweet friends

 month 2

in love with these 2