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Things are going great… two hours behind driving schedule… hope to make up for it the next couple of days.
Although I’m starting to regret being on a timeline!! But it’ll be fine. :)

I’ve been in the middle of a post for several days…
Newborn + toddler = time-consuming? Yes.

Family updates (things are going wonderfully)
My birth story
Our day trip around the Olympic Peninsula
Photos, photos, photos!!!
Move info (it’s coming up quick!)
A new look for the blog

Stay tuned… (and here is a small series of photos to hold you over)

These were taken on the 17th – when Paige was 9 days old.  She’s enjoying her little [...]

This is not Andrea.  This is Petra.  lol.
Went to the midwife today – saw one I don’t usually see (I see a group of midwives, but have seen the same one most of the time).  She said I was only 2-3 cm, but she can stretch my cervix to whatever she wants.  Different size hands [...]

Please pray for my good friend Sarah, and her husband Craig.  They lost their one week old baby last night.  It was sudden and unexpected, and my heart just breaks for them.  We know the baby is in heaven with Jesus now, and God is the Great Comforter – so let’s just all pray for [...]

Petra went to the doctor and here’s the scoop.
Dilated? 4 cm!
Bag of water? Bulging!
Membranes? Swept clean!
Contractions? Oh yeah!
So it’s really wait and see at this point. Could be anytime!

My best cuz, Kendra, gave birth to a healthy baby boy on Wednesday!
Congratulations to Tim, Kendra, and family on the birth of Tobias Shepherd!!!

Pepcid Complete works MUCH better for heartburn than Pepcid AC.
Learning how to use your camera properly is worth it.  I just learned how to do a custom white balance (it’s SO easy!) and am kicking myself for not learning it sooner (no more yellow or blue photos!!!).
You don’t have to be on the rest of [...]

Happy birthday Matt!!!
I hadn’t been having contractions, but a couple of evenings ago, I started feeling exhausted and then that night the contractions woke me up (they have only come prior to this when I was moving around – well, for the most part), and I have been having them on and off [...]