I waited my whole life...

I waited my whole life for the biggest blessing that would grow our family. And now, Makenna Makes Three. Since I was a little girl, I have dreamed of being a mommy. I have envisioned myself with a baby girl, brown hair and beautiful sweet soft skin.

Coming from a large family with two brothers and two sisters, I have been fortunate to always be around sweet babies. I have always done my best to show each and every one of them how much I love them. Although many times I have loved and cared for them as if they were my own, they were not my babies. I would patiently wait for the day when I was to become a mommy. That day came, February 24, 2009 is when we welcomed our new addition...Makenna Lauren Drake. "Makenna" is a name mommy liked, thanks to the brainstorming with Auntie Stephanie. And, "Lauren" is of course after her mommy. I want Makenna to know she is a part of me and always will be.

I never knew we could love someone so much. She has stolen my heart and of course her daddy's too. Every midnight, 2 am, 4 am, 5 am, 6 am, and 7 am feeding, I wake up to an angel singing to me (yes through cries, grunts and groans). She is worth it all. Someday mommy and daddy will tell her the stories of our "smiler girl" and how much we ate up every minute with her.