{Where have I been?}

My life has been cluttered with to-do lists for months. Blogging is one of the things on my list(s) that just hasn’t been crossed off in a while. Instead I keep transferring it from one list to the next. Am I the only one that does that?

Regardless, blogging has been on the top of my list for a while. I realize I never showed off sweet little Kherington who I was able to capture in her mommy’s tummy a few months before she arrived. It was decided that I would try to be there for her birth if all things worked out (time, babysitter, etc.). Well, while climbing into bed one night I got a the text that said things might be happening. So, I was on alert. Not long after, around one in the morning Megan said ‘we’re heading to the hospital.’ I told her to let me know once she was there, checked and had made some serious progress. There was a quick text back that said to come now. I was a little hesitant but knew Megan knew her body. I was on my way, and made it with little time to spare. You should have seen me running through the hospital parking lot in the middle of the night, quietly hoping no one was going to snatch me up.... I watch Criminal Minds a lot!

Megan made labor look so easy. She was able to use her breathing techniques and stay so in control of her body. I teared up a few times watching her husband love on and support her through the pain. He was right next to her wiping away tears, holding her hand and constantly giving gentle encouragement. I could tell it was hard for her mom to watch her daughter in pain. Luckily, it all went by so fast. They had a few pediatricians in the room, knowing that Kherington would be quickly swept away and examined. So I stayed back in the corner, out of the way.

 Here are a few pictures of the day she was born. And here are a glimpse of what we captured a week later. The one of her and her brother might be one of my favorite pictures ever!