life lately.

our announcement.

for those who won't be getting one in the mail, here's hazel's birth announcement.

sushi.

i've been craving raw fish since pretty much day one of pregnancy.  i know, weird.  but i made john promise that once that baby was out of me, we would get sushi to celebrate.  yesterday he made good on that promise.  hazel came with us, obvi.  and so did ryan and janessa.  the long anticipation made the food even better!

sushi from Paige Brunt on Vimeo.

our first week.

the past week has been a haze of little to no sleep, pain, worry, exhaustion, and sheer happiness.  we already love our little girl so much, and i'm pretty sure we would do just about anything for her.  she is so innocent and perfect, and i still am so grateful that heavenly father would trust us with one of his precious children to love and care for.  this first week of being a mother might very well have been the hardest week of my life - but i wouldn't trade it for anything!  here are some pics of our first few days together as a family:

hazel therese brunt

this wonderful blessing came into our lives on march 1st, 2013 @ 5:52am.  

she is the most amazing thing i have ever laid eyes on....

she has stolen our hearts so completely already.

she was 8 pounds 3 ounces of sheer awesomeness.

and we are thrilled to be her parents.

dear baby girl,
we are getting so excited for your arrival!  it's still hard for me to believe that sometime between now and the next three weeks you will join our little family.  it's still hard for me to believe that all those kicks i've been feeling inside me for months now, are the manifestation of a human being growing inside me.  it's hard for me to believe that i will get to hold you in my arms so soon.

i have done all i can think of to get ready, but how can i possibly prepare?  i have grown up around babies and have loved them and known how to take care of them.  but i can't imagine what it will be like to be the sole provider and caretaker for you.  to have you depend solely on me for love and all your other needs.  i hope that i can have the patience required to be a good mother to you.

although i want you to be ready to arrive, i am anxious to hold you, and nurse you, and take care of you, and to see what you look like!  so please hurry it up getting ready, ok?  i can't wait for the moment when we meet.

bits of nothing, really.

pictures of nothing really, since over the past few weeks i have simply been fattening up this baby inside me and prepping for her arrival.  it could be any day now, but i'm hoping that she keeps cookin' for at least another week.  {and not a day more! ;}