The Shrine

I went through all of the baby clothes/items we've already been given sorted them by size and removed all the tags it took a while lol.... but here is the end result. "The Shrine" as John refers to it.

I finally finished my quilt too!

I feel pretty prepared already and we haven't even had an actual baby shower lol...
Shout out to those who have contributed thus far: Mom, grandma Hawks, Meridith & Craig, Brittany and Aunt Tracy.

Thank you SO much! Love you guys :)

Shout out to Alice and blessings

 It's been a while since I've had the time and energy to post but I needed to share.

This little girl is such a blessing in my life and she hasn't even gotten here yet. I don't even mind waking up still exhausted, peeing at least once an hour, heartburn, her kicking me when I finally lay down. We haven't officially met but she brings so much joy to my life. You may be wondering what on earth I am talking about? How can an unborn child bring you so much joy?

Well let me tell you. I have always felt I've had a relationship with my Heavenly Father but I didn't really know he was there, I hoped and wished and wondered. With this pregnancy I've felt the veil in between earth and heaven become very thin. With my daughter growing in me here on earth and still having part of her in heaven it's amazing.

As you may or may not know my husband and I we're expecting last January but I ended up miscarrying, after a year of trying to conceive in the first place. When I found out I was pregnant with Alice I didn't allow myself to become excited at first. I was terrified of getting my hopes up again, just to loose her.

I was so very sick my first trimester. Throwing up all the time, at least every morning if not more. But as I was sick it was a reminder that I was still pregnant that this was still happening. If I had a day with out nausea I became worried that something was wrong with her. Talk about a blessing in disguise.

My husband and I got a horrible flu/respiratory virus a few weeks ago. We had told our familes we were expecting already but I was still worried something was going to go wrong and we were going to loose our little miracle. I asked my husband for a blessing. It was the closest I've ever felt to my Heavenly Father. This was the day I went from believing and hoping in an almighty to knowing he is there. We hadn't found out the gender yet but I knew she was a girl. I could feel her spirit so strong and see her face. I felt like someone was giving me a loving hug and we were assured that our baby and I were here to stay. My husband got choked up which in the three years we've been married I've never seen. It was an amazing experience. He loves us all SO much and I feel so lucky to know that.

I can't even imagine the amazing blessing Alice will bring to us when she arrives in October.

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