I am completely in LOVE with this boy!

It's so amazing to be a mother again of a newborn.  

I have had so many feelings that he is so close to heaven and wondered who he encountered there.  There are many loved ones beyond the veil, and many still to meet. How could one look at a precious babe and not know that God's hand is in everything?

I love having Ezra in our family, he is such a content baby.  He eats well, sleeps well, takes a pacifier, gives us the cutest gassy smiles, and he has dimples.  I can over look the discomfort I may still be feeling and I can honestly say that I have never been happier in my entire life.

I have such an amazing husband who loves to serve me and praises me for everything, he makes me feel so loved and beautiful, I love him so much.

My Kali is such a great sister and is so helpful, she loves Ezra so much.

Here are some pictures from the past 3 weeks.

Ezra wearing a shirt that someone AWESOME bought. 

3 Generations at the hospital.

Spence, Dad Torrie and Ezra

 Ezra with Grandma and Grandpa T the night he was born.

Ezra with Grandma Great, she's 92.

Kali loving her little brother.

Kali is wearing Ezra in the Moby Wrap with my best friend and Ezra's biggest fan, Erin. 

Fran, who is the BEST, came over to visit and cleaned my shower with her Pinterest jewel: blue Dawn and Vinegar in a dish wand.

Kali and Ezra

First family photo.

A family photo including Grandma Lynda

We have a baby boy!!

We welcomed Ezra James Torrie into our family last night.

We are so in love with him!

He was 8 lbs and 20 inches long.

 Spencer and is such a proud Dad.

Kali is a very excited and happy big sister.

And Ezra is such a wonderful baby and a little sweetheart.

Funny Studio C skit

So, we watched this episode of Studio C yesterday, and I think this is the first time I laughed at this show.  I guess it's funnier since I can relate to it.  I hope you enjoy it too.

Tender Mercies

We have had such a great weekend together, I love family!!  Spencer and I decided that it's time to buy a van, so that's what we did yesterday.  We drove to Calgary in the afternoon and found a great van for us, a Mazda MPV, Spence is so excited and so is Kali.  We are van people!

We were able to stay with Spencer's Aunt and Uncle in SE Calgary, which was so fun.  Kali had a great time with Aunt Peggy and Bradley (Spencer's cousin), she just loves people.  We had a great visit, Aunt Peggy and Uncle Kevin feel like friends to us, we just have such a great time with them.

One of the best parts was that the Lord blessed me not to go into labour on the highway or in Calgary.  We prayed like crazy and I really feel like the Lord answered our prayers, He really does love me.  Now that we're home it can happen at anytime.  But I will wait patiently.

Another enjoyment for me this weekend is that today 10 years ago Spencer and I started dating.  I remember the day like it was yesterday.  We spent the day together in Salt Lake City after not seeing each other for almost 3 years.  We went to a session of conference, and snuggled all day, it was like magic and we fell in love.  So our yearly tradition is going out for a rice bowl to commemorate the one we shared in the food court of the mall across the street from Temple Square.  We have evolved a bit, but our dinner usually involves some kind of rice, and we don't have to share anymore.  Tonight we went to a Vietnamese restaurant with Kali and told her about that day 10 years ago.  I can't believe what a miracle and a blessing Spence has been in my life, I love him like crazy, he is my rock!

Car Seat Cover

I made a car seat canopy today, from this blog. I'm pretty excited about it, I made it reversible.  Sometimes I make things and get sick of them, but I think this will work for me.  It makes me excited to have a baby, I know he's just going to love this cover.  My due date is coming up in just over 2 weeks, but I don't mind if he comes in 4, easier in that out.  So, I have most things prepared, and if not I'll figure it out later.  My next task is packing my hospital bag.  Then waiting patiently.  I'm pretty excited to meet this little guy.   

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St. Patrick's Day

It was St. Patty's Day yesterday and I tried to wake up early to make a great breakfast for my family.  First I had to puke which woke everyone up, so there went my surprise.  We still had a great breakfast, with Kali being the only one brave enough to eat green eggs.

Then Kali made a Leprechaun trap yesterday after church.  I think she started making them in Kindergarten and she usually makes one every year.  So, I kinda missed the boat on that one.  The plan is to make a trap so the Leprechaun is fooled into it, then he leaves some gold chocolate coins.  Kali had a trap door with double sided tape on the floor that he was supposed to step on and stick to.  It really was a great trap, the best I've seen so far and she decorated it so well.  The only problem is that the Leprechaun didn't come and leave any gold coins, what a jerk!  That trap was outside the front door all day and was checked every half hour.  

So to redeem her sadness, I went to the Bulk Barn and bought a small bag of chocolate gold coins.  I was debating with my friend Erin about what to do with these gold coins.  She made a good point that St. Patrick's Day is over so I should just forget about it.  But that doesn't make me feel very good either.  So I decided that since I love praise and appreciation, I would give her the coins and tell her that I was so disappointed in the Leprechaun that I thought I would buy her some gold coins to make her feel better.  It worked, I'm the BEST Mom.

My birthday is awesome!

So my birthday is officially over... I think.  I thought it was over last week.

My dear friend Fran missed my birthday when she was in Banff and wanted to take me out for lunch on Wednesday, two days ago, how could I say no?  We had a great lunch at Edo and it was so great to visit, she even gave a beautiful Stella and Dot bracelet!!  Fran is a great friend and I love hanging out with her, she is so fun.

Then my friend Marianne called to check up on me and realized she missed my birthday too and took me out for lunch yesterday with our other friend Kim.  We went to Kelsey's and had wings and the Buffalo Chicken sandy... ohhhh so good.  I have really great friends.

My actually birthday was great too!  I went out for breakfast with Erin and her little guy to Perkins, I love breakfast and it was delish!  I just love food when I don't have to make it, I think it tastes better.  That just goes to show that I haven't cooked anything good in a long time.  Although I did make pancakes at my SIL's house and thought they tasted like someone else made them ;).

Spencer had invited some friends over for dinner and ice cream cake the night of my birthday, which was awesome.  Except that I made dinner, but at least he brought the cake.  We had fun, ate, and played charades.  Spence and Kali gave me some great gifts, so that made me even more happy, it was a great day.  And I wore a birthday girl badge all day and strangers were saying "Happy Birthday" to me when I was out shopping, I loved it.  When I picked up Kali from school the first thing she would say to me was "Happy Birthday Mom"... and she did it all week!!

Lastly, I am 36 weeks pregnant and getting ready to have a baby next month, or maybe this month who knows.  My counting due date is April 4th or 5th, and my ultrasound date is the end of March.  I just hope to have this baby before April 15th.  That will keep me sane at least.  I feel like my body is getting ready for this, I just have to finish preparing and wrap my head around being a mother of a baby again. I have been so selfish for the past few years since Kali is in school, time to change that mindset.  Most likely I won't give it much thought and wait for it to happen and deal with it, that usually how I work anyways.