March 20, 2011

Well, just 3 days after my Induction post, I gave birth to a beautiful, healthy baby girl. Emma Cristine was born March 20th at 5:36pm. Less than 10mins worth of pushing and she joined our little family! Kyle is loving being a big brother, so far anyway :o) He tries to hug her, and kiss her, and hold her, and play with her... sometimes his love for her is more aggressive, but only because he gets so excited and come on! She's a newborn!

Last night I was telling Emma how there are so many who think she is beautiful, so many who think she is precious, and so many who love her. I asked her then, "but who wouldn't love you?" I burst into tears just thinking about the beginning of this pregnancy and how different it was all together than my pregnancy with Kyle. I do love Emma, I just never realized how my feelings toward the whole "situation" at the beginning of the pregnancy would effect me AFTER the pregnancy! I prayed daily that the Lord would protect her from my negative feelings, and I know he sure did. She loves to snuggle me. She knows I do, indeed, love her, and she's my baby girl!

I am so blessed. And I see it even more every day. God is so good. He takes the "worst" situations and turns them to good. It's not easy to see the whole picture when you are living in the moment. But I keep getting glimpses into the whole.  I am so blessed.