


About 9 month ago, on August 11th (the day Maya was born), my friend Sara told me that she was expecting her first baby! When I called her to tell her that Maya had arrived she congratulated me, and then said "guess what?"........I'M PREGNANT!! I screamed out loud right there in my hospital room! I was SO excited for her and Aaron. Their journey to parenthood had several ups and downs, which made the news of her pregnancy just a bit sweeter. I felt so blessed that Sara let me share in the good times and the bad, because that's what true friendship is all about....being there for each other.
*Braden Michael was born on April 24th. He was a tiny little thing weighing in at 6lbs 5oz, and he was 20 inches long (I think I got those measurements right).
This weekend I got to go back to Springfield for the first time in 4 years! Maya and I packed up the car on Friday night and headed out to Sara's new place. Sara and Aaron just built a new home in Ozark and it was beautiful (sorry, no pictures...It was raining the whole time I was there)! I had a great time visiting with Sara, and getting to hold little Braden. On Saturday afternoon we went to a baby shower hosted by Sara's college friends. I had a great time visiting with some old friends from college & getting caught up on what's going on in everyone's lives. After the shower Maya and I headed back home. It was a short trip, but well worth it.
Hopefully it won't be another 4 years before I go back again! Something about having three babies in four years kept me stuck
*at home* for awhile. However, I'm pretty sure there are no more babies on the horizon for me, so maybe I'll be freed up now :-). I think I'll trade places with Sara for a few years and let her be the one having all the babies this time-LOL!