The Beginning of Our Family

I am so blessed to have been married to my childhood sweetheart on August 4, 2007. We have lived in Champaign, IL, Tucson, AZ, Cincinnati, OH, and now Kansas City, MO. Adam took a job with Ford Motor Company after completing an Industrial Engineer undergraduate degree and a masters in Business Administration as well as a masters of Industrial Engineer at the University of Illinois.

During the years of Adam finishing his education our dog, Storm, joined our family. A litter of 9 was born on October 14, 2009 in Greenville, IL and Storm was the most precious of them all. The real story is that Storm chose me that day and anyone who has stayed at my home knows I cannot resist her. She is a faithful companion to us and a sure source of daily laughter.

The next milestone in our marriage was on December, 6, 2010 when we discovered I was pregnant. We were so excited, but waited till the 12 week marker to share the news with our extended families. To say that they were elated is an extreme understatement seeing as how this was the first grandchild for either of our families. Then on April 1 we found out it was a girl and promptly named her Allison, Lily or Emily for a few weeks till one name stuck out.

I had an amazing journey through pregnancy as does every woman and I will share my story of her delivery on a later post. The most important thing is that she was born a healthy 6 lbs. 14 oz and 19.5 inches long. Her lips were rose red immediately entering the world and the nurses and doctor couldn't help but admire that she was a beautiful newborn.

Now the real fun begins, right? Sleepless nights and baby brain days will now describe my future, and I will love every minute.