Welcome, sweet Adara Ruth

We finally have our little girl! Adara Ruth was born on Friday Septmber 17th (Erev Yom Kippur). Her due date was Sept. 14th and the weeks leading up to her due date were extremely stressful. For some reason I had terrible anxiety and fear about the birth this time. On her due date a good friend of mine gave me a scripture verse that has become "her verse". All the people gather for the fall feasts and Ezra reads the Law aloud to them from early morning until midday and when they heard the words of the Law the people began weeping and Ezra said to them "Go, eat of the fat, drink of the sweet, and send portions to him who has nothing prepared; for this day is holy to our Lord. Do not be grieved, for the joy of the Lord is your strength." So when my friend gave me that verse I had a very strong feeling that she was going to be born on Yom Kippur- and she was:)If anyone is interested in the full testimony of how God spoke to me and worked on me through this pregnancy then I would love to share it with you, but it is too long and personal for a blog post.
So, now that she is here our lives are forever changed. I can already feel the household getting a little bit softer. Matt and the boys are all melty over her. She is so sweet. Her little hands and feet are very dainty and even the sound of her voice sounds like a girl voice. It is even strange saying "her" and "she". It is really funny too, because Matt thought she was going to be daddy's little girl, but she is turning out to be a mama baby;) I am sure that will change as soon as I wean her! This is the beginning of something new and exciting. I love how she is already changing us all and I know she is going to continue to add so much joy and beauty to our lives.