Welcome Home Tatum!

Our dear friends, Charity & Michael, had their precious baby, Tatum, exactly a week ago today, February 15th at 7:07 in the morning. She weighed only 4lbs, 5oz and is the cutest little thing I've ever seen. She came into this world 5 weeks early with only needing extra warmth for the first few days. I saw her the day after she was born so I wasn't able to hold her or unwrap her and see her cute little body. She was able to go home with mama & daddy on Saturday. She is a precious gift from God and we are so thankful for her safe and healthy arrival.

Here are a couple pictures of Charity and I on the Friday night before she delivered (of course didn't realize this at the time). Our due dates were only 2 days apart - what are the chances of that happening?! But our kids will still have birthdays about a month apart.

Congratulations Michael & Charity! We are so happy for you. Tatum has two of the most wonderful parents who will love her to pieces. May God richly bless your family in the months and years to come. We love you!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MY LOVE!

Today is a very special day - my wonderful husband's birthday! He is THE most amazing man who I adore more than words can say. I admire the man he is and his incredible love for the Lord. Everyone who crosses his path knows how incredibly special he is. I love every minute with him, from waking up next to him, to going to bed together at night. He makes me laugh more than anything or anyone ever has. I am so thankful for him and so blessed to be able to call him my husband and father of our children. Early on in my pregnancy, I was on my way to work and talking to our baby. I was praying for him and telling him how much we already love him, and when I started to tell him how wonderful and special his daddy is...I couldn't finish. I started crying and realized I better get it under control before my eyes get too puffy and my co-workers wonder what's wrong with me. He is going to be the most wonderful father and I can't wait to see him with our baby/children. I could go on and on about how wonderful Matthew D. Miller is and how much I love him. The past eight years together have been amazing, babe, and I can't wait to enter into this next stage of our lives! Happy Birthday, my love!

***The picture above is from our wonderful dinner tonight! Probably one of our last with just the 2 of us...:)

***Stay tuned for a recent belly shot

Showered With Love...Again!

I was so blessed to have Matt's two sisters, Jamie & Nicole, host a shower for us with Matt's side of the family. We had a fabulous day that, like my other shower, I will always remember. During the shower, everyone crafted pages for a scrapbook with advice and thoughts for Matt & I. At the end of the shower, Jamie & Nicole had put all the pages in the book for me - it was so sweet! It will be fun someday when our baby is older to go back and read what everyone had written. And we got many great gifts, but most importantly we were able to celebrate the soon arrival of our baby with close family & friends. Matt and I are so thankful for such a wonderful family on both sides. Our little boy will be loved by so many wonderful people. Here are a few pictures of our day...

By the way...notice the special corsage on my wrist in the picture above. Nicole made it for me to wear - it was beautiful!

The delicious food and Eva :)

The so very delicious pettifore's (these were also from a bakery that Jamie & Nicole have gotten their birthday cakes from since childhood) YUM!

Aunt Jamie, Me, & Aunt Nicole

Me & Nonna (Grandma in Italian)

Eva & Jaden - all dressed up and lookin so darn cute!

Thank you so much, Jamie & Nicole, for making our day so very special. We are very thankful for you. We appreciate all the little details that made our day extra special, from the fresh flowers to the corsage to the scrapbook - it all was so very thoughtful. We love you!