TUES. WAS THE BIG DAY......

 ALEXIS HAD THE LONGEST DAY OF HER LIFE WAITING FOR THE BABY TO BE BORN (AROUND 4:30).  SHE REALLY WANTS TO BE LYDIA'S MOM.  IT WAS MUCH MORE EXCITING THAN ANY CHRISTMAS COULD EVER BE FOR HER.  ALL THE KID'S WERE HAPPY.....BUT ALEXIS WAS BEYOND HAPPY!

ELISE WASN'T TO INTERESTED......BUT SHE DOES LOVE LYDIA....THEY WILL HAVE TO WATCH LYDIA CAREFULLY...
SHE IS SO VERY PRECIOUS.  FRESH FROM HEAVENLY FATHER, BEN, AND MANY LOVED ONES ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE VEIL.  SHE TRULY BROUGHT OF BIT OF HEAVEN WITH HER.  BEFORE WE FLEW BACK ON FRIDAY, I HELD HER WHILE JUSTIN AND SHAD WALKED THE KIDS TO SCHOOL, KNOWING THAT SHE WOULD CHANGE SO MUCH BEFORE I WOULD SEE HER AGAIN.  THEY DON'T STAY LITTLE FOR VERY LONG.  I LOOKED AT HER AND WISHED SHE COULD TELL ME ABOUT HER CONVERSATIONS WITH BEN.  I THINK THIS IS MAKING ME REALIZE HOW CLOSE TO HEAVEN NEWBORNS REALLY ARE.  A BIT OF HEAVEN ON EARTH!