the engles'...in a nutshell

for those of you who don't know me, my name is jane. i am a wife, a mother and a nurse who recenly traded her career to be a stay at home mommy. my husband eric and i have been together for almost 11 years and have been married for 6 of them...i couldn't be more in love. eric is a full time driver for ups and a cheif in the untied states coast guard. in march of 2009 we welcomed our "tiny" baby girl emma into the world. she was quite a surprise...in more ways than one! when we found out we were expecting, that was one shock, when she decided to come 15 weeks early, that was another! i deivered a 24 week gestation, micro-preemie weighing just 15 ounces and reaching a great height of 10.5 inches! after a long 123 day stay in the nicu at all children's hopsital in saint petersburg, florida, we were finally able to take our bundle of joy home (follow her journey at www.emmajaneengles.blogspot.com). we've been home for just over a year now and things have finally started to settle down...just in time to start thinking about having a brother or sister for our little one :)