Friday, July 22, 2011

Our Little Blessing

I need someone to invent two things for me....
-something to slow down time
-a bubble for me to put Montgomery in to keep all the germs away.

I knew I would be bad with the germs but its worse than I thought. I just can't stand the thought of anything that is not clean and pure being around her and time seems to be flying by! I mean Wednesday will be TWO WEEKS!!! It is amazing how much they change day by day. She does not at all look like the same baby I gave birth to.

Her birth by the way...piece of cake. I told Andrew that if all our children's births were as physically easy as Paisly's and Montgomery's I wouldn't mind having many more. We went to the doctor as scheduled on July 12th at 10am. I had an amniocentesis to check her lung development. We knew that we would hear the results by 5pm that day to see if her lungs were mature enough for me to be induced that night. Time went by so slow that day. Finally...at 4:45 they called and let us know that her lungs were mature and we were to be at the hospital that night to be induced at 7:15. The time between the phone call and leaving for the hospital went by slowly as well. I was so nervous and excited at the same time. I was ready to meet Montgomery but I was scared of how labor would go. They gave me medicine that night to start labor which wasn't bad, I slept till morning. The doctor came in that morning at 7:30 to break my water and start the pitocin, that made my contractions hard and strong. After I got my epidural I was in heaven...whoever thought of that idea is my new best friend. To make a long story short...I pushed maybe twice and Montgomery arrived at 12:21pm.

She is such a blessing. I can't thank God enough for all He has done for us. I could sit here all day and stare at her...basically I do which is why it has taken me so long to write this post! She amazes me with all she does as young as she is. She picks her head up and turns it to look around. My favorite thing is the many...many faces she makes in her sleep. She constantly smiles in her sleep...


I was scared of how I would feel about Paisly after Montgomery was born. I knew what I was missing in theory with Paisly and I thought that having Montgomery would make me know for certain what I never got to experience. I was right. I see everything I get to do with Montgomery and wonder how it would have been with Paisly but I'm not as upset about it as I thought I would be. It is still emotional because I'm seeing Montgomery grow already and I can't help but wonder how Paisly would have grown. I've prayed for God to give me peace about it and He has. I keep reminding myself that Paisly was part of His plan and so is Montgomery.  I just can't help but feel so blessed. God has given me two beautiful daughters. Although Paisly isn't here with us I still feel so blessed to have had her and I don't know what God has in store for us with Montgomery but I know that He knows and I trust Him and His plan.

Friday, July 15, 2011

Montgomery Ashlyn

Just wanted to announce that Montgomery Ashlyn was born!!!
She was born at 12:21pm on July 13th weighing in at 6lbs 6oz and 20 inches long.
I'll post more later, but for now I want to enjoy our little blessing :)






Friday, July 8, 2011

Dear Montgomery

To my Little Sister,

I will be your Guardian Angel
to help Mommy and Daddy watch over you,
because if you are like our Daddy
a lot of trouble you'll be getting into.

I'm sorry I cannot be there to hold your tiny hand.
God needed me in heaven, one day you'll understand.

Sisters forever is what we will be
and one day in heaven you'll get to meet me.
Until that day comes, on earth you will stay
and I will be there with you on your journey along the way.

Love,
Your Big Sister
Paisly Grace