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For those who have yet to hear the roar on the street…SHE’S HERE!!! Born Monday, August 23rd at 3:14 am…following 38 weeks of gestation, 3 months of bedrest, and 26 hours of “Sweet Jesus, please let her come NOW!” labor….weighing in at 7 lbs 11 oz and 20″ long….we are thrilled beyond measure to welcome sweet, perfect, healthy Miss Mia Jane Tomasello to our little family!

Until you have a child of your own, words cannot describe to you the kind of love I feel these days for our sweet baby girl. It’s a surreal, all-encompassing, indescribable, knocks-you-on-your-back, eternal, kind of love. A love that melts your heart and your reasoning all at the same time. A love that puts EVERYTHING in perspective and shows you the meaning of depth and dedication. A love that draws you closer to God.

I am officially addicted to Mia…

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This week has been a continued week of challenges:  ongoing bed rest & meds to keep our sweet baby girl growing INSIDE of me instead of a NICU, cracks in our new home’s slab foundation, financial balance between our home construction and my not working, broken water pipes in our temporary condo, family health issues, not owning a large enough share of Anthropologie to allow me to walk in the door and just take anything I want…the list goes on and on.

It’s always interesting to me the rate at which obstacles can appear once the first one is brave enough to step inside my door. It’s like a Wii hurdle competition…after the initial shock wears off, I’m deftly leaping over each new hurdle like they were an ugly loafer in the shoe aisle at Nordy’s Half-Yearly sale. But after a few laps, I feel my motivation wane and I lose focus on the finish line. I start looking at my feet instead of at the prize. I trip on a few but continue to push on until I feel like I’m too weak to go on. Shuffling, hobbling, limping in between each new hurdle, it’s then that I look around and see that I’m not alone. I don’t have to continue on by myself…I’m flanked by my hubby and surrounded by amazing family & friends who are all running along side of me to make sure I clear each jump…passing me water & shouting encouragement. And when I fall flat on my back…I’m reminded to look up, to my amazing Lord, who conquered all of this before me, and so very much more.

So I had to cancel a few months of shoots!…those of my clients who can wait and who love the work I do for them, will still graciously be there when I’m back on my feet.

So my kitchen’s torn up & soaked through!…my incredible friend and landlord just showed up with a plumber and brought me a hot sandwich for lunch and took sleepy Duke out for a midday potty break.

So we’re on a tighter budget than we thought we’d be for the pre-baby house construction!…eating leftovers instead of dining out and finding a crib on CraigsList versus the window at Pottery Barn is NOT going to kill me.

Who am I to complain? Who am I to stress or worry? What do I really have to fear? Nothing! Absolutely nothing! No hurdles, no speedbumps, no pitfalls, can change the course I’m on…onward & upward!  No scabs, no bruises, no scars, are going to change the person I am inside…they make me stronger & wiser! And who can’t use more wisdom?!

And really…bed rest? All the motivation I need to get over my A.D.D. and bypass my always-on-the-go personality, is contained in this adorable little growing bundle stuck to the front of me. All I need to do is glance down at little Peanut in her cozy womb…and my body’s staying planted in this bed! We definitely need at least one more belly bump snapshot for her nursery wall pano!

The motivation to stay the course, to focus on others rather than my own minor woes, is here. And it’s not going anywhere!

Watch out hurdles…you’ve met your match!

Eyes fixed on the prize,

Betsy  xo