My heart expands

What could be said about being a new parent in love, without being lost in a sea of loving parental cliches? It's strange how you can feel complete fullness and satisfaction just looking at your child for no particular reason, other than the fact that they are your own beautiful offspring. And then getting to see your sweetheart become a Daddy and turn into the funny little Father-bird, sitting by the nest and guarding his tiny hatch ling. Does it get any better than this?

And Baby makes three

Ava J. Murphy is born (finally), after three days of labor, on August 15, 2006. We are so incredibly exhausted but far too love-struck to sleep. We couldn't even manage to give her a proper name yet, until the next day.

Tender love

I get to spend my life with the the sweetest, funniest, charming, most handsome man I've ever met.