BURSTING WITH JOY!

If you notice, this blog was typed long before it was posted. I can't spill the details to the whole world until Mamma Burley gets to it, but I had to type it out to get my excitement out of me!

Meriel Burley
8 lbs. and 21 inches

I was texting with Katie until 8:55 p.m. on Saturday August 15th.
I blogged.
Watched a little bit of Mary Poppins.
Went to Sleep.
Woke up and showered.
Only to discover a text on August 16th at 8:05 am from Katie saying... "It's a Girl!"
In not even eleven hours, of which I did NOTHING, my beautiful friends, Mark and Katie, had their second child.

Is that flabbergasting to anyone but me? I couldn't stop saying, "Awwww" all day, and I found myself just being incredibly smiley.

Then, we were invited to stop by the hospital...so my mom and I ditched church and headed towards hospital land. We tried finding a Meijer to stop and get flowers, but got lost, and I just couldn't contain my excitement so we went straight there!

Meriel was BEAUTIFUL and Katie looked phenomenal, Mark was awestruck and so smiley too. Then, I got to hold Meriel for what seemed like an hour. She was so peaceful, so content, and so nestled in her burrito of a bundle and under her mop of dark hair.

I just couldn't believe it. It (the whole scenario) seemed so perfect, so miraculous, it was an incredible moment for me to understand just how great God is.

And that friends is all I can put into words. Congrats to the Burley's, a sweet Coventry Lane family of four, I'm glad I get to be an honorary big sister for the next year. I've never gotten to be the big sister...hopefully Hazel and I will share the title well :]

Love to you all as you peacefully abide by the 24 hour hospital rule...even though that is almost 120% more time then you actually spent giving birth!


*Katie and Mark both revealed all details on facebook :] i'm good to post now!