And family makes 4...

Well, I know it's been quite awhile since I last blogged and for that I apologize. I'm definitely going to try and get back into the blogging. Since I last blogged A LOT has happened. Matt and I struggled for 14 months to get pregnant and in August right around Collin's 2nd birthday we found out we conceived our second child who was born on April 17th, 2011 (2 weeks early). His name is Pierce Dwight McKinney and he is such a blessing in our lives. I went into labor at noon on April 16th...I "labored" until 4 am and finally my midwife Meredith told me the wonderful news..."You are 10 cm...and actually the baby's head is already halfway out," un-beknownst to me since I had an epidural at midnight and couldn't feel anything from chest down, lol. I only pushed twice and then my little miracle baby was completely out and laying on my chest, which is the sweetest feeling in the whole world. Not many people know this but Pierce was actually born on the day my father passed away exactly 6 years ago. In the moment that I was holding Pierce for the first time I had such mixed emotions...I was so in love and so happy to be holding my precious baby boy but I couldn't help but have all the grieving and sad emotions run through every part of my body thinking about my father. Then my sadness turned to a sense of awe because I knew my dad had a part of my son Pierce being born on that day. I looked at my mom and we both said that my daddy is looking down on us now and wants April 17th to be a happy day. Pierce's middle name Dwight is also my father's middle name and it's crazy that we picked that name out many weeks before he was born. Everytime I look at Pierce or think about the day he was born I think about my daddy too. So here he is world...Pierce Dwight McKinney.

I think I'm completely out-numbered now...what do you think?

Until next time, xoxo!