Baby Avery!

Our dear friends Amy and Josh had their little miracle baby, yesterday! What a story of grace and love. For nearly three years Josh and Amy tried to have a baby - every which way you can think of - to no avail. It was the biggest desires of their hearts, and yet, again and again they were met with "closed doors" in the form of failed pregnancy tests and the like. There was no explanation. But they never gave up and have had groups of people praying alongside them for years. Amy just couldn't shake the both the desire and the belief that she would be a mom.

Rewind to last July, weeks before our wedding, when I got the surpise of a lifetime while having a planning meeting with Amy about our rehearsal and day-of (both of which she coordinated). She was there with her mom (who I should have guessed was in town for something special) and I with my sister. And Amy just laid the news on me. And oh my. The floodgates opened and I was hysterical. Three years. And here she was sitting in front of me telling me she might be a little out of sorts during the wedding because she was with child. And that it was surprisingly au naturel. Holy cow.

Fast forward to yesterday, when that miracle baby, Joshua Avery Coles (known as Avery) was born. Oh he is precious, and I was just beside myself to see that little wonder. Cliff and I went last night because it was our only chance to go together, and I didn't want us to not share that experience of seeing him for the first time together.

If you're interested in seeing pictures, I've uploaded them to our flickr page. (see right - "Our Photos") He's just adorable!