Drew, Capri & Audrey makes 3

My Good friend Stephanie taught me when you tell your husband he's going to be a father, it's one of the last times he will know that it won't just be the two of you anymore but he's also looking forward to having one extra person at the dinner table for Christmas dinner, make it something he will remember... two simple rules she suggested 1) Make him feel special when he finally finds out 2) Tell him first before you tell anyone else you know. (don't laugh, you'd be surprised) Thanks steph. So, I rushed around... Finding anything in the house that was baby related and put it all on our bed, a football bib a friend of ours made us when we got married, a Chicago Bears bib my mom purchased years ago ... A wubbanub pacifier I was given by a wubbanub distributor at a conference... and the positive pregnancy test. But then ... I stopped and prayed, rushed downstairs to my phone and called drew and while he vented because he was stuck in traffic, as newlywed...

When we first got married we made a promise to one another to let God do the planning. Everyone had a suggested time frame to conceive said baby... Based upon when our niece became a "big girl" so we didn't have two babies in the family, some suggested we travel a lot before we had children... My parents suggested we took a lot of naps because they don't come back... I remember hearing from a dear friend “children are miracles, but once they're here you can’t give them back... and if that's not encouraging, I don’t know what is. In the same breath, we know people who suffered for 7+ years to conceive... And we didn't want the journey to be (we waited until time was right and now we regret not trying sooner because maybe... we missed our chance? We've both worked with children... Between the two of us, we've babysat for 10 years, worked in two preschools, been a YMCA summer camp counselor, and a boy’s group home assistant family teacher. Cle...

It's funny, I used this blog to be a source of inspiration if you will and a peek into our souls if you lived far away, family in the south from both sides of our families, friends from California to the New York Islands... We can't forget the Nickell's deep in the heart of Texas... This was our place to rent space in your head and keep you updated and while it served its purpose, life got busy. We went through a lot since our engagement two full years ago. Definition of a lot... being transparent; we had a phase in our lives where we weren't exactly sure if God had plans for us to be together forever for a length of time during a phase in our relationship?  Peacocks are pure of heart.  They pair with a mate and are loyal and faithful to their partners until they die, if their mate dies, they stop eating and sleeping. To many, they also symbolize eternal love. It was an intense time for our faith, our friendships, our families, our church family... Some rel...