Foster Fam!!

4 weeks

He is so yummy!!

3 Weeks!!

New Season: Wild, Wonderful, Weird

Wild - I feel so vulnerable...but in a really good, healthy way. It's so deep and out of my control. I have continually let go and let God do His work in me. Lincoln has opened something within. Protection. Sensitivity. Purpose. Lots of emotions that some might associate with hormones and post pregnancy but I know it's Gods way of opening something deep within a woman. I humbly and gratefully accept.

Wonderful - Our hope: the best of Grant and me combined in this amazing new person. Our prayer: to raise one who will make a beautiful mark in this world. The opportunity to shape someones life is a gift. Grant and I have grown so much closer and our love for each other is tangibly increasing with each day. The other night was beautiful and so hard. We both laid there crying - and it wasn't due to the newness of life but the loss that this new season brings. Grant and I have worked together for the last 4 years, driving to and from work together everyday. Our marriage is truly one-of-a-kind rich and blessed. We laid there in bed and cried together and prayed thanking God for our lives, marriage and friendship and released each other into the new season. Such a sacred time. Priceless.

Weird - I'm writing this with one hand on my iPhone and Lincoln feeding in the other. It is 2am. I'm a 9+ hour-a-night-sleep-type-of-gal. Tired and delirious...wondering how long night feedings will last. Want to treasure the time but also looking forward to it passing.

Spring is coming...Lincoln is growing...Life is changing...Love enlarging. xx

2 Weeks Old!!

Happy Birthday, Captain Poppi

Lincoln loves his Captain-Poppi & Grandma-Rocks so so much! He decided it was best to come before your birthday so he could send a video greeting.

He can't wait to meet you! xoxo

The Big Day

Do I get an award for posting the birth on my blog? A woman at her finest or worst? LOL.

Shower Pictures - oh so chic!

Lincoln's Poem

Shower - Gallery TwoTen - January 23, 2010

I’m really glad that you could come
and help prepare my mother
for the many joys to come
from Bama’s baby brother

I’m sorry I can't be here
to join in Mommy's shower
but understand I’m very busy
I’m growing every hour

So let me say “enjoy yourselves”
and view the art collection
While you wait for me to come
at birth with God’s perfection

God chose my parents with great care
A home just right for me
bursting with pride and love to share
are my parents soon to be

I can’t wait to meet my dad
I hear he’s ten feet tall
I’ll put my hand inside of his
cause I am very small

And Carly is my mom you know
beautiful, wise and smart
She’s nurtured me for 8 long months
I’ve been close within her heart

An SEC babe that’s who I am
whether Gator or Crimson tide
and cause of that, rest assured
I’ll be on the winning side

Thanks for the lovely welcome
you have given me today
And when you see the stork fly by
you'll know I've come to stay

I do want to thank each of you
for the lovely gifts you've brought
my family’s very grateful
for your prayers and all your thoughts

And Mom just know I’ll be home soon
I’ll come from God above
To fill your heart with happiness
And touch your life with love

Lincoln's 1st Christmas Present

Lincoln's first Christmas present ...the best gift a boy could get! Sent from his alumni Poppi in Florida!

Yes, Lincoln will have fair opportunity to choose for himself between the two greatest teams: FL & AL. He does have gear for both occasions. I do have a hunch, however, that he will follow Mom's wisdom on this one. (*wink)