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Today I got to sleep in. I’m pretty sure most of my blogs start like this. Oh well. Ben was up eating breakfast, reading the bible, and blogging before I ever set a foot on the floor. What a restful, relaxing day it was! I woke up after a good night’s sleep in a hotel…

After an incredible night meeting tons of people who love and care about Brynlee, we awoke Thursday morning with a very real sense of peace. Even with nothing planned for the day, we were totally ok. We looked at it almost like our last day before our world revolved around our daughter at every moment….

On the third day Jesus rose, and on our third day, some new life was breathed into our situation. The night before, while eating at Chili’s, we received a call from the pregnancy counselor. We scheduled a meeting at Chic-fil-a for 10:30, following her meeting with birth parents. I was planning to sleep as late…

I woke up Wednesday, after an emotionally draining day, feeling pretty good, tired but good. I went through my morning routine, while Brooke slept, and decided to take a shower. Let me explain something really quickly. We had originally checked into a hotel designed for people planning longer stays. It was WAY cheaper then if…

So Tuesday, the day after our beautiful Brynlee decided to enter the world, was a rough day. The adrenaline had worn off from Monday, and we woke up without a baby in our hands, in a small hotel room. What a strange feeling. We knew this was going to be a high stress day, a…