Merry and Bright

Had a super winter solstice date with my husband on Friday. Now it is Sunday, and it's almost Christmas. I am looking forward to spending time with loved ones. It is pretty special for us this year, as we now have our sweet son to celebrate and celebrate with!
Wishing all of you beauty, joy, and peace this holiday season.
Many Blessings,
Briana

Blessed and Thankful

My beautiful baby has been born! I have trying to document this amazing journey of labor, delivery, and now being a mother. Thank goodness for my iPhone. I love that I can type notes and take pictures. If this works, I can even create a blog post!
Just want to say, "thank you". I am sending love and gratitude out into the world.

The Two Week Wait-What I've Been Up To

If you've been following my blog for awhile, or just pop in now and again, you may know that something HUGE recently happened in my life.  My husband and I went through the IVF process in order to conceive.  You can see my previous post here.  You can read my fertility journey here.  

Right now I am in what is called the "two week wait".  Technically, I only have to wait 12 days, but that is close enough to two weeks, if you ask me.  

I thought I would share what I've been up to in order to pass the time and keep myself staying healthy and positive.

 Enjoying the miracle of nature

 Capturing a game of peek-a-boo between cat and owner

 Working in my visual journal for Judy Wise's online class

 Finding faces in my food and photographing it for Elevate the Ordinary with Andrea Scher.  (I see a new session will be starting in June of 2012.)

 Visiting the doctor's office (for the transfer of two beautiful embryos)

Writing in my journal with my Believe bracelet on. 

 Photographing a beautiful papaya only discover that I shouldn't eat it.

 Getting lots of cuddle time with the cats.

 Sitting outside in the beautiful weather with my iphone, doing a little iPhoneography.

 Drinking lots of water.

 Wearing comfortable shoes.

 Taking a self-portrait here and there.

 Enjoying a little treat.

Staying in awe of beauty and nature.

 Hanging out with my mom.

(photo credit:  Dave Fredkove)

Acting silly with the guys!

(photo credit:  Dave Fredkove)

 Photographing the silly guys enjoying life and having fun!

Thank you Universe and all others who are here with me on this journey.  

Life is beautiful, amazing, wonderful, spectacular, and I am so happy to be here.

Believe

Ok!  Here we go!  We are all on a journey.  My journey toward motherhood is moving quickly, and I am so, so excited!  I am pregnant with hope, beauty, and LOVE.  Soon two little embryos will be placed carefully and lovingly in my womb.  I am in awe.  I am blissed out at the possibility of being pregnant, and being a mother.  This has been an amazing journey that has taught me how to become closer to myself, my dreams, my husband, and most importantly, to God/Great Spirit/Creator of All.  We are all One.  I feel that so deeply now.  There is no question.  The Universe truly does work with us when are open to receiving guidance and help.  Thank you, thank you, thank you.  I am still asking for help, guidance, good energy, and connection, as the journey is ongoing.  I feel so blessed to be where I am at right now.  Believe.

The "BELIEVE" bracelet I am wearing in the above photo arrived just in time for my egg retrieval.  Robin Norgren is the artist.  You can see her Well of Creations Etsy shop here!