Zanna is one week old!

Seems like only yesterday we were bringing her home, but now she's been in our world for one full week. Our lives are blessed. :)

She's here!

Hello world! The moment has arrived... she's here!
Suzanna Grace Allen, 'Zanna', made her grand entrance on Friday, February 27th at 2:27 PM. She weighed 7 lbs. 8 oz. and was 20 inches long. We are blown away by her, she's absolutely amazing. When I first held her in my arms, I immediately thought of the psalm that says I praise you O God for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. She is definitely fearfully and wonderfully made by God.
She had lots of family come in for the big day: thanks to Mimi, Aunt Stevie, Grampa, Linda, Great Aunt Carol, Great Aunt Vicki, Super-Cousin Ember, Super-Cousin Alyssa for coming to meet her at the hospital and welcoming her home. She's now even met her godmother, Allison Harris, who came over last night for a visit and a cuddle. More pictures later....

Today?

I'm headed to the doctor this morning and we're packing our hospital bags just in case. The doctor told me that she "needed" to see me if I hadn't had the baby by today, and, obviously, since you haven't seen the baby announcement, she's still inside my womb! So, I don't know if that means she'll schedule an induction for today or tomorrow, but I hope so. I cannot wait to meet our daughter, and my brain is totally mommied right now, so I need her to get here so I have an actual excuse for that to be the case :) Well, we'll keep people posted. Like I said before, Cam and I have a baby announcement email list and we're going to try to send it out pretty close to time, so if you want to add your name to it, send me a message and I'll get you on there some how some way! (even if it's a little bit late!)

Tomorrow's the due date!

Well, here we are... tomorrow is the day we have been anticipating ever since our first sonogram, and what is so strange is that it very well could not be Zanna's birth-day.... she may very well deide to ignore the doctor and our persistent pleas to come out and see us and wait a few days. I just wanted to reflect on what I am thankful for today, as a 9-month pregnant mom-to-be....
Today, I'm thankful for....

• friends who text or call just to say " I'm thinking about you"
• smoothies at Jamba Juice
• church members who call me a "ticking time-bomb" :)
• having a husband who willingly cooks dinner (and likes to do it!)
  
• peace and quiet
• having the time to relax and have nothing, truly nothing, pressing to do
• baby kicks and wiggles
• God's abundant love
• feeling GREAT even with a 30+ pound addition to my body!

• laughing so hard with a co-worker that I think I might explode (talking about Eklund (spelling?) from the book of Judges, of all things...)

Well, we'll see! Either tomorrow will be the day, or it won't be.... whatever the case is, I'm grateful to be healthy and happy today and ready to meet my baby girl face-to-face whenever she's ready to meet us.....

10 Days!

I feel like we've hit a milestone- ten days until Zanna's due date! It feels sometimes like I can't remember what it was like NOT to be pregnant, and then sometimes it feels like it can't possibly be time already. Cam and I are ready to be parents; Cam of course is going to be, in my humble opinion, the greatest father ever and I cannot wait to see him hold Suzanna. I just know it will make my heart melt. There will be no more beautiful sight than that! Really, I'm just astonished that we just have 10 days until the due date- I know that it can still be a few days after that, or sooner... but, it still feels like a big milestone! :) Well, we'll keep you posted!!

Let the countdown begin!

So, the excitement is building at our house as we have less than 3 weeks before Suzanna Grace's due date! I'm feeling really good and very pregnant :) The doctor says the baby's head is in the right place so that's a wonderful thing. It's so strange to know that any day could be the day that we go to the hospital and get to meet Suzanna. I have told several people that it is the closest I've ever gotten to truly understanding the scriptures about how we won't know the day or the hour when Christ will come, that he will come like a thief in the night... that's kind of how babies come- you don't know the day or the hour, they just kind of decide that it's time.... anyways, that's my mommy-exegesis for the day! :)
Cam and I have been putting together a distribution list to send an email out to everyone when the time arrives, you are probably on it, but if you want to be sure, please give me your email address.
Well, it's time to be productive on a pretty Saturday!
I'll keep you posted as to when the love of our lives arrives...

30 weeks!

I am HUGE :)

almost Christmas!