Introducing...

Audrey Eleanor van der Wel



Born on June 13th, 2011
Weighed: 6lbs 1oz

We are so in love with our little tiny girl!

Aaannnd still waiting

Hey everybody!

Just dropping in to say that the due date has come and gone! Still no Baby vdW just yet. Sigh. In the meantime, I'm baking cookies, getting lots of rest, and watching cowboy movies with Phil while we wait for this little one's arrival.

This waiting business is tough stuff. Keep us in your prayers!

xoxo
Talia Christine

Due Date

Dear Baby van der Wel,

Today is your due date. Me and your father would very much like to meet you and I think today would be a good day. Hurry hurry! We love you!

Love,
Your Mama

Well and Waiting

My pregnancy notebook that my midwife writes my progress in currently says:

Well and waiting.

Let me tell you, it is SO hard to be this near the end of the pregnancy and not feel antsy! Trying to find contentment is harder and harder. I'm finding I really have to dig deep and trust in God and His timing and it's harder than I thought. To counteract the restlessness and anxiousness I've been feeling, I've been counting my blessings. I soon realize that all of the good FAR outweighs the waiting.

I have the most fantastic husband, ever. That's a fact.
We are incredibly blessed beyond belief in our marriage, the things God has provided for us, and the fact that baby is really healthy.

So blessed. And even if none of that were true, I can still find peace in God knowing that we are in His hands. At this point I am just being impatient and that's a place I don't want to be!

So in the meantime, me and the Mister have been busy with the last of the preparations for baby. We bought some bottles, a rocker/recliner bouncer thingy (courtesy of my sister and her husband), and the cutest little brown pants you ever did see. And since I have so much time waiting on Baby van der Wel's arrival, I decided to make a little miniature hoodie!





Wah! It's so cute! I can't wait to dress up our little Bean!

Keep us in your prayers! We will keep you posted. Come on, Bean. We are ready to meet you. Pretty please?

xoxo
Talia Christine

P.S. - The pattern for the little knit hoodie can be found here! Aw!

The Vintage Stroller

We picked up this little beauty at a garage sale for 10 bucks.
It was the find of our lives! I am sooo in love with this vintage stroller.

We plan on using it as a bassinet for our little Bean.
Convenient too, because I can wheel it from room to room! Love.

I've given it a good scrub inside and out and fitted a new mattress into it. It's gorgeous and cozy. One day I'd like to fully restore it to its original beauty, but that's a job for another day.






3 weeks and 2 days until the due date! Last night I had a dream that we had the baby and sent out an announcement email announcing Baby vdW's arrival. In the dream I kept trying to access and read the e-mail so I could finally find out whether it was a boy or a girl! SO silly. Ah well, we will find out soon enough and I can't wait!

♥
Talia Christine