It is the branch that bears the fruit,
That feels the knife,
To prune it for a larger growth,
A fuller life.

Though every budding twig be trimmed,
And every grace
Of swaying tendril, springing leaf,
May lose its place.

O you whose life of joy seems left,
With beauty shorn;
Whose aspirations lie in dust,
All bruised and torn,

Rejoice, though each desire, each dream,
Each hope of thine
Will fall and fade; it is the hand
Of Love Divine

That holds the knife, that cuts and breaks
With tenderest touch,
That you, whose life has borne some fruit,
Might now bear much.

Annie Johnson Flint

Another Hat...

And once again, the hats have become even more alluring! And Grandpa has so many of them! I'm glad he shares because Taylor loves to wear them! :)

And Another Baby Appointment...

We just got back from the doctor and things are pretty much the same. I'm having false labor contraction right now on a pretty regular timing of about 6-7 minutes apart but nothing more than that. I do have to say, I actually look forward to those contractions because they feel good to me! Weird, I know! But my blood pressure is good, Cole's heart rate is good and I couldn't ask for anything more! The doctor did ask me if I would like to schedule my delivery or just wait and we chose to just wait and see what happens. I guess this time around if I could experience what its like to have it happen on its own, I would like to be able to do that. Again, probably not the norm for most but I'm okay with just waiting! Can't wait to see what happens over the next couple of weeks!

Baby Appointment!!!

We had our second of weekly appointments today and I'm dialated 2 cm!!! I really wasn't expecting that when we in but it is very exciting because with Taylor nothing had progressed at this stage in the game. It's exciting to think about what could possibly happen very soon. Being induced with Taylor made it very scheduled and very exact which is normally what I like but to have the possibility of going early is fun for me too! Everything else looks good and what they are saying right now is that they will not stop me from going into labor but also will not start anything. So waiting right now has gotten just a little more fun! Will keep you updated!!!