Baby Phoenix

Here is a cute pic of our little sweetheart.  I hear so many people say something to the affect of "enjoy your time before you have kids, you'll never get it back".  I have thought about that lately.  I have decided that I am SO excited for the time I will have WITH our kids.  I have had such a good life.  I have done so many amazing things, plus I didn't get married until I was 24 and for me, that was exactly what I needed.  Josh and I have been married for over 2 years and have had many cool experiences by learning and growing together.  I don't look back at the time we have had and think "I wish we had done this or that before we started our family".  For that, I am so grateful :)  I think it allows me to go into this next part of life happily and hopefully.  As I have watched my sister Emily with her baby boy, I have learned that being a mother is the most important and the most rewarding calling we as women can have.  But something I really love about Emily, is that while she knows how important being a mother and wife is, she also knows the importance of keeping your self happy and healthy with the things you love.  Sometimes I think mothers get so into being a mom that they forget who they are and what they have loved to do; while they have a very happy relationship with their children, they lose that healthy relationship they once had with themselves.  Em has helped me to see the importance of keeping that healthy relationship with yourself all while giving that love and service to your family as well.   I love that!  I know that life as a mother isn't always what you think it will be... But I think planning, prioritizing, and goal setting is so important to everyone - and especially mothers :)