I’m a new Mommy!
Wow, what an amazing, challenging, overwhelmingly wonderful experience the last few months has been. At 3:55pm, Wednesday May 7th, Aria Taylor Reed entered the world and my life has never been the same since! WELCOME to motherhood! Aria was 16 inches long (41 cm) and weighed 4.2 pounds! A little small for a new baby but she was 8 WEEKS EARLY!
Never in a million years would I have imagined having a premie baby. Never in a million years would I have imagined having 115 hour labor with NO pain medication. It was crazy, but thank God I got through it with a smile J
The whole experience reminded me that sometimes life just doesn’t turn out the way we expect it to, but in the end, God always knows best!
To this day we still don’t know why Aria decided to come so early and we probably never will. My husband says it’s because she’s an overachiever and will finish College by age 12!
She’s a lot less fragile now that she weighs over 12 pounds. Someone the other day actually asked if she’s from the ‘fat lady circus?’ She was right! Her legs are CHUBBA, CHUB, CHUB and it’s wonderful. She’s definitely a healthy baby J
Everyday is filled with awe and amazement. As I look into her little eyes I’m filled with wonder. How could God create something so perfect, so precious, and so tiny? I’m constantly entertained with every smile. I wait to catch a glimpse of what could only be described as a minor chuckle, gurgle or giggle. She’s so funny and cute and yet all she really does is just lie there J
Babies are such a gift and Aria has helped me to understand even more, just how much God loves me. If I can love Aria THIS much, so much it’s indescribable, then how much more must God love me?! I’m a daughter of the King, I’m His princess, and He sacrificed everything for me. Everyday He waits to get my attention; He loves to see me smile and longs to spend time with me - even more than I desire to spend time with Aria. That just amazes me.
So if anything, I hope this little blog of mine encourages you and reminds you to think about how much God loves YOU! He says his thoughts towards us are greater than the grains of sand in the sea…that’s a lot! So who are we to fear, what are we to be concerned about? Nothing! For God has everything in His hands and we only need to trust and keep our eyes on Him!
Brie,
Congrats on your beautiful baby girl, My daughter was born on April the 21st of this year and I know what you mean about looking at her and thinking how marvelous God is and how much we are loved by the father. I kept a book with no less than 100 sono pictures from 7 weeks til the day before she was born and I am totally in awe of God and the miracle of it all. Thanks for your blog I loved reading it and can so relate with it.
Holly, Canyon, Tx
Holly - September 26th, 2008 at 1:35 pmHey Brie,
Theresa - October 22nd, 2008 at 11:03 pmSo the rumors are true. I heard a couple of months back that you had a baby and when I checked your site, I thought for sure I would have seen some type of announcement and there was nothing. Then I haven’t seen you on any of the Revolve things so it made me question that you did. I am so glad to see that you did and she is absolutely stunning. And she definitely looks like she is a healthy little chunk.
So are you on the Revolve tour this year with her or are you taking time off? Are you going to go back if not this year?
You are one of the people I look forward talking to when you are in town. You are a joy to work with, patient, funny and totally down to earth and approachable. I love that in you.
If you do happen to be at Revolve this weekend, I will see you. If not, hopefully really soon. Oh yes, my daughters said they would help with the baby backstage too.
Chat soon, keep up the pictures so we can watch your little Princess grow!
God Bless you and your family
~Theresa