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Ellis will be turning 26 weeks tomorrow. Half a year. Six months old. 

It still seems like yesterday that Andy and I were driving to the hospital unsure about whether or not Ellis was actually coming and having the doctors tell me that I was there to stay. And it's incredible to think that entering the hospital, it was just me and Andy, and leaving we instantly became a family of three. 

So much has happened in the past six months, and it's been a whirlwind of emotions, learning, crying (on both Ellis' part and mine!) but I wouldn't trade it for anything. 

Six months ago, I was incredibly pregnant and starting to think I would be pregnant forever. I could never get comfortable enough to actually rest and was just fed up with people coming up and feeling my belly. (why do people do that anyways?!) And in the past 26 weeks, not only have I become a mother, but I've learned what it is to love unconditionally. 

I've always been very lucky in my life, I found Andy at a young age, and pretty much everything I've wanted in my life, I've gotten. And when Ellis was born, I knew exactly how lucky I've been. But I never knew really what it meant to love something so much that there was nothing that could get in the way of it. 

Ellis has changed my life in so many aspects, but all for the better. He has taught me more than I could ever believe, and I'm sure I will continuing learning from him everyday. I smile a little more since he has been a part of my life, and I tell him all the time not only how much I love him, but how blessed I am that he has come into my life. 

I'm a strong believer that everything happens for a reason. Now I also believe that we are a part of people's lives for a reason. If nothing else, I was meant to be Ellis' mother. I was meant to love him. 

Thank you to all those who have helped me learn how to be a mother, and to all those who send me encouraging words, and those who just read my blog. I hope that I can bring a smile to someone's face like Ellis has brought many smiles to mine.