My perfect nephew Jacob...

I have wanted to start writing a blog for awhile now, and I've finally found some good reasons to start writing - which means I actually have stuff going on in my life now!! Not that my life was all that boring before, but tons of changes are on the horizon and this is exciting and I wanted to start processing and verbalizing some of my thoughts on life....

So, first things first: on Saturday, May 6th I became an aunt!! Jacob Benjamin came into the world at about 8pm, and was born to my brother Ben and sister-in-law Michelle. He was 7 pounds, 3 ounces. The delivery went well and I got to the hospital about an hour and 1/2 after he was born. I must say, I was not prepared for the emotional response when Ben called me to tell me he was born, as well as the moment I laid my eyes on him! I have never really been much of a baby person, and so I thought, yeah, it's cool that I'm gonna be an aunt, but it'll be more fun when he's 1 or older... But I cannot deny that as soon as I saw him I absolutely fell in love with the little guy, and I cannot get enough of him! He has a full head of hair, and when I saw him his blue eyes were wide open, as if he could not get enough of his new little world, and he was alert! It was one of the most special moments I've ever experienced, and it's one of the most content, and close to God moment I've ever felt. I don't know how else to explain it... I know the biology of how babies are conceived, born, etc, but to see the little guy made God so real, and I felt more than I've ever felt before how personal and loving of a God He is. It was so meaningful to be there with Jacob, my parents, Ben & Michelle in that hospital room.