let it be heard!!

and, FINALLY, let it be TOLD!!!

ERIN SCHWANT IS PREGNANT!!!

and i am thrilled :)  this has been one of the hardest secrets to keep, and one of the longest pregnancies to date (according to me, you might get more accurate information if you ask the actual mama).

erin has been a friend from way back - over ten years running.  we lost touch during college, but quickly caught up thanks to the handy little techie tool called the BLOG.  erin was the essential mommy friend i needed when i was pregnant.  she guided me through the "you need this" and the "you really dont need this" 's, comforted me with "oh i did that too" 's, and ultimately became one of the best mama role models to me.  to this day she helps me answer all those typical "what did you do when ____" questions and her friendship is absolutely priceless, for many more reasons than just that :) .

i am sooo glad she moved back further down south, and am thankful to call her one of my closest friends.  

i cant wait to watch this baby grow, and feel so blessed to get to experience this miracle with her from the very beginning (well, as close to the beginning as a third party could be.....).

LOVE YOU E!!! and yay to troy and jack, too :)

one of my most favorite people holding my most precious miracle

and, whether she knows it or not, she will also always be known as the friend who was holding bennett when he did this