Thank you

hello dear friends & family! i am alive & well, despite my lack of communication w/ everyone. i'm thankful that jason is such a good communicator & has taken the time to post pics & include everyone in the process. all i wanted to say is thank you to everyone who's made comments, called, emailed, etc. it meant the world to me to know that there are people who are thinking of us & really share our joy. i was in tears monday night after oaklee got here when jason was reading to me all the comments people had made on the blog. that really touched me. :-) it's been an overwhelming couple of days, as you can imagine. hormones are slightly out of whack, body is exhausted & sore, emotions are all over the place, but i've never felt such joy. deep down joy that grows by the day. when i closed my eyes last night to attempt to sleep, all i could see was her sweet face, and it just flooded my heart with joy. God is really amazing in how He created us to have kids. like, REALLY amazing. i can see now why He wants us to call Him 'Father', b/c the love of a parent for their child is unspeakable. truly no words can explain what it feels like. all you want is their best. you don't want them to cry, you don't want them to be in pain, you just want their best, and you want to see that look of sheer peace on their face when they are content. so i've now got a whole new understanding of the love of my Father, and i know this is just the beginning...

thanks again for all of your comments & encouragement. it has meant SOOOOO much to me. i still feel connected to the outside world even though i haven't been outside yet. if anyone wants to call my cell phone, i think i'm ready to have some real conversations. :-) i can't wait to show her off to all of you. she's awesome. more pics to come...

much love,
cindy