Meeting Isla

Okay, I told you guys that I was bad at keeping up with blogging. I think I've proven this to you all considering the fact that my last blog post was about 5 months ago. The truth is that I love blogging, and I've been meaning to get around to it. I've just had so many distractions! Anyway, I will try to be more on top of it from now on. I need to do a little more for myself! :)

So I thought it would be fun to introduce my favorite little girl to you:

Isla is officially ONE MONTH OLD as of this last Saturday!
We are absolutely loving her.

Here are some fun little facts about Isla:

 -She constantly has her hands in her face. Yep. We've got a thumb sucker on our hands, people.
 -The thing that gets her to sleep the fastest is Mama singing to her. These are probably the sweetest moments that we have together. Snuggles and singing.
 -Morning time=Daddy time. And when he wakes her up in the morning he gets a big smile. :)

But really, the last month of my life has brought on a ton of work coupled with a ton of blessings. Being a mama is one of the most rewarding things I have ever done. Being that it has only been a month, I am excited to see what is to come. There will be heartache and tears. I'm sure of it. But there will also be laughter and great joy. I am ready to take it all on.

Meeting Isla has softened my heart in ways that only God can truly understand. I see the world through a new set of lenses and I have learned so much about myself. I feel like im snapping out of a 24-year-old bad mood and am finally experiencing the joy in life. Meeting Isla has showed me that real joy comes from what you put out in this world. Not the circumstances that surround you. Babies have a way of just making sense out of life. I never knew I could love someone so much, so fast. All of this comes with a lot of hard work. And there are hard moments when I want to run like hell. And if you know me you know that I don't run. But I wouldn't trade it all for the world. Not only because I love her immensely, but because I love the person she has brought out in me. Meeting Isla has made the world a little bit brighter. Meeting Isla has made heart a little more full. And meeting Isla has made me a whole lot happier. :)

Looking forward to the journey that is to come.

xo, Em