I knew it would happen

So happy for my dear friend today.  After a year of infertility struggles, she got the news today that she is pregnant.  I think she was seriously beginning to give up hope and faith that it would happen.  I always knew it would.  I never doubted for a minute.  But it's much easier to have that faith when its not directly happening to you. I know she still has a journey ahead of her, because she is a high-risk pregnancy, but I know it will be just fine.  She will follow her doctor's orders to the letter.

Now, me, I know I won't ever be pregnant.  And honestly, it depends on the day as to whether or not that bothers me.  Today, it does not.  And really, it hasn't bothered me in awhile.  Not even when holding my new nephew or my friend hope's new daughter.  Yeah, I did feel a tug on the ole "mother" strings, but nothing major.  I'd love to have a baby of my own, but I know its not going to happen, and I'm okay with that.

Maybe someday, I'll get to be a god-mother and do some spoiling of someone else's child, but until then, I'll just enjoy spoiling my new nephew and my friends' new babies.   :)

Welcome to the world Zachary Leonard Boyea

My new nephew made his debut on Wednesday, April 4, 2012 at 9:37p.m., weighing in at 6 lbs. 14 oz. and measuring 21 1/4 in. long.

Zachary Leonard Boyea

My brother initially said it was a crazy delivery.  Found out later they had to suction him out and the umbilical cord was wrapped around his neck four times.  He's still jaundiced and has a biliblanket that has to be wrapped around him at home.  He'd lost 9 oz when they went to the doc on Saturday morning, so they had to supplement the breast feeding with formula.  They hated having to do this.  but these are all minor things, Zachary and my brother and sister-in-law are doing fine.

We went to visit on Saturday.

me and Zachary

I love babies.  They are so sweet and so small and so helpless.  I love their little hands and their little feet and their little ears.  I love the way they smell.  I love how they just automatically cuddle up to you.  I don't even mind when they cry.

I really wish they weren't 3 hours away in Raleigh.  Gas prices are crazy, and I'm already out of money for the month.  :(

This is my favourite picture of all so far:

Timothy (proud daddy) and Zachary

 I get teary-eyed whenever I see it.  Such a sweet picture of my brother and his new little guy.