A year ago today!

Today... a year ago my water broke in church. We came home, called Castle hospital, drove the stupid hour long to castle hospital, got checked in and confirmed that indeed my water broke and got ready to experience labor with the exciting intent of meeting our little princess. at the end of it all. It is so incredible to think that a year ago all this was happening and now my little girl is going to be 1!

I am so grateful to be a mother to this little girl and I can not wait to see her grow and develop. She has so much fun and light and joy and makes me strive so much to be the type of mother that she needs. Also to strive to be a light for her in a world that is filled with darkness and doubt. I truly hope that she knows she can always talk to me about anything, that she can ask me anything and that through anything she can depend and look to me as a trusted friend. I want to teach her independence, self worth and virtue but most importantly that she has a Heavenly Father who loves her, cares for her and is someone she can turn to at any time for guidance and love.

All smiles as we walk, and walk and walk....

Still trying to look brave... this was about 3:30am in the morning.

Getting ready to go in for the C-section. Ready to have this baby!