And The Two Become Three...

"You don't choose your family. They are God's gift to you as you are to them."

Introducing...Payton Nadine Dimitro!

Beautiful Baby "Herm" turned out to be Beautiful Baby Payton Nadine!

Everyone Else Thought...

"Amazing:). Can't wait to meet her and see the newest Mommy and Daddy!" -Amy Sundell


"Jessie and Jamie, congratulations on your new daughter. I heard she is a doll and you know where that came from, grandma. I am going to try and stop by tomorrow at lunch time. Can't wait to see her. You guys try and get some rest. I just woke Adam up, he made me promise not to wait until morning if you had it. He laughed and said, "another girl."
"How precious, and look at all that hair. She is adorable.."  -Aunt Donna Quick


"Congrats!!! She is absolutely BEAUTIFUL!! Another GIRL yay!!! I am so excited for our girls to grow up together! They are going to be the BEST of friends!!! I can not wait to meet her this evening!! I am definitely one proud AUNT!!!!!!!! ♥ ♥ her so much!!!!!!" -Aunt Amy Runyon


"Congratulations to the three of you (and Chloe, too)!!! She is precious!!!" -Nichole Langford Knight


" Sami says " little girls clothes here we come" Congratulations !!!" -Aunt Linda Haynes


"Awww!!! Congrats to you & James!! Love her name :)" -Megan Boeger


"Beautiful! Congrats on your beautiful daughter! I finally gave up and went to sleep and u posted right after! Figures! Lol enjoys these moments and can't wait to meet Payton. ♥ Oh, and she has the Mark's nose!" - Cousin Chrissy Brooks


"Congratulations, the Quick girl streak continues!" - Cousin Dawn Schwalm


"Beautiful!" -Leslie Umfleet 


"Absolutely adorable! Congratulations to all three of you! And Aunt Nancy & Uncle Jay too :)" -Christine Jordan


"Looks like a baby! Congrats and tell James Good job!" -Chris Brand


"CONGRATS!!!!! Beautiful like her mother!!!" -Cousin Samantha Marks


"Look at all her hair!!! I love it congrates to mom, dad, and the big sister!!!:)" -Misty Becker


"She's beautiful, just like her mommy! Congratulations, Jessica and James!" -Lisa Wood


"She is just PERFECT! Congrats Jess and James!" -Monica Luther Nix


" Congrats to you THREE!! Finally......" -Michael Umfleet


"Oh my, that hair is so perfect:). I love her name too! She's such a beautiful baby! You're going to love having a girl!!!!" -Amy Sundell


" OMG!!!! She is SO pretty! Looks like she may need a haircut on the way home. So very proud for you and James. Nothing like a sweet baby to love. Enjoy every moment of this wonderful gift God has given you." -Kathy Jordan Quick


"Congrats guys. She looks beautifull." -Josh Cross


"I am so proud of yall. She is the most beautiful baby I have ever seen. James better be prepared to be wrapped around her precious little fingers:) I wish nothing but all the happiness in the world for all of you. I love yall and can't wait to meet Miss Payton." -Cami Jones


"Congrats daddy and mommy on your sweet sweet baby girl! I'm glad you had a healthy and speedy delivery. She is beautiful!" -Jamie Hickerson


"9.5lbs!!! Oh my goodness!! Congratulations!! She is BEAUTIFUL! I can't wait to see more pictures of her. All the prayers for a healthy, beautiful baby certainly worked!! Now onward to a healthy and beautiful life. ♥" -Jennifer Gaertner


"Congratulations! She's adorable, God is so good! I LOVE having a girl as my first-born. She will be a blessing to you all of the days of your life. Isn't it amazing how God trusts us to raise, mold and shape the life of another. You will do amazing...Enjoy this special time when your only focus is her, there is no maternity leave like the one with your first. Savor every moment, snuggle a lot and take many naps!" -Jennifer Hively


"HeLLoOoOo MOM!!! Welcome to the First morning with your new DAUGHTER ♥ I'm so happy for you & James. \*CoNgRaTuLaTiOnS*/
Payton Nadine, Welcome to the World & your New Life :) Take Care guys and let us know if there's anything you need. Can't wait to meet her." -Brittany Anderson

"Congrats Jessica! Payton is beautiful and she is a lucky lady to have a great mom like u :)" -Kristy Broughton

"Payton is one lucky girl to have you two as parents. Congratulations! I'm so happy for you." -Jeanne Halaz

"congratulations to you both. 

she is beautiful.
love you both." - Great Grandma Nadine Dimitro

"Congratulations! She is so precious and you are going to be a wonderful mom! I am so happy for you and so proud of you. I still sometimes see you as that little 16 year old cashier....my little girl is all grown up (tear)!" -Lora Easley

"Congratulations!! Jessica and James. She is so beautiful!!!" -Shannon Lewis

"♥♥~Jessica~♥♥ 

Betty and I want to think you for sending us a Picture, of ~Payton Nadine~ she is so Beautiful... she is so lucky to have you and Jame's as parent's. I am sure she will be very spoiled...Just keep her away from grandma Helen...lol...love ya ♥♥♥♥" -Great Uncle Dave Whittaker

These were just a few of the many, many comments that I received via Facebook at the time of your birth. 

Of course your grandparents: Granny Jordan and Poppy, Grandma Helen, Grandma and Grandpa Dimitro, and Grandma and Grandpa Marks were probably the proudest of all. They were all so in love with you!

The world fell in love with you...

And I Was Thinking...

Look at the size of that thing! Your mom was such a champ!

 I couldn't believe how big you were and how much hair you had. 

Then I remember all of the emotions, from being scared, to being so excited to go out and tell our friends and family all about you...Even though most of them ease dropped through the door anyways..

Hint: Aunt Ashley/Lauren/Poppy

Love,

Daddy

I Saw God Today...

After a few hard pushes, at 10:12 P.M...

 You Came Into This World! 

I will never forget the tone in your Daddy's voice when he looked up at me with tears in his eyes and the biggest smile on his face and said.."It's a GIRL!"

You were finally here. 

At 10:12 PM, The absolute love of my life was born. 

In the moment that your eyes caught mine, I knew that this was a love that I have never experienced;

A love stronger than any thing or person could ever destroy or separate. 

This love was intense and I felt it the moment that I saw your face. 

You were the most beautiful baby girl that I have ever laid my eyes on. 

9 Pounds 5 Ounces

22 Inches Long

 <3 I Saw God Today <3

Love, 

Mommy

The Morning Of Your Birth...

We went for our weekly check up on January 24th, 2012 around 9:00 AM. It was one week until you were due! It just so happened that you decided otherwise. While the doctor was checking me, my water broke , and we were headed to the hospital. When my water broke I immediately busted into an uncontrollable sobbing cry. It was in that moment that this all became real. It was as if the last two years, all the pain and heartaches, joys and happiness..Our entire pregnancy, everything. It all came down to this moment. This was the moment of truth and the thought and idea of you, suddenly became a forcible reality. Although I had waited for this day for what seemed like eternity....I was SCARED. Your dad and our doctor, Dr. Jessica Bowers, both hugged me while I cried all while trying to encourage me that I was going to do great and today was the day we would finally meet you. 

By the time I hit the parking lot, the scared feelings were turning to excitement. 

I began making the phone calls and we headed to the hospital. 

We arrived at St. Clare around 10:30 AM that morning. 

The nurses got us checked in, got the medicine going in my I.V. and we began to wait. 

By 4-5 centimeters, I needed the epidural. My entire pregnancy I was so scared of getting this. I worried about all of the things that could possibly go wrong.

 It did hurt, but was not nearly as bad as I had previously thought.

The epidural had me pain free for the next couple of hours and until I hit about 8 centimeters.

 My labor was progressing pretty quickly, much quicker than they had anticipated. 

Once I reached 8 centimeters, I went into severe back labor. I was in so much pain, but was unable to move because of the heavy amount of epidural that I had received. The pain sent me into a panic attack, and before I knew it they had an oxygen mask on my face to supply my oxygen in hopes that it would lower my heart rate. This scared your dad and our family. It was no big deal though, the doctor's needed to be sure you were safe!

Things were getting intense, and you were coming very soon. It was almost surreal. I sat there and thought to myself  "In about 30 minutes or less, I am going to be a mom. This baby is going to be born to me." I remember having a flash of flooded worry. Was I going to be a good mom? Were you going to be a good baby? Would you grow up to be successful? Would I be able to provide you with everything you needed? The thoughts flooded my brain....that was until another contraction came. Then the pain flooded my brain!

Although labor was not "fun" by any means, it was an incredible moment in time that I was able to experience with your dad. His eyes lit so bright with excitement, his voice and the way he talked to our family and friends told me just how incredibly excited he was to meet you. It was an awesome feeling to see him in that way. He coached me through the entire process and did whatever he could to ease my worries and my pain. He counted through my contractions, and he was so eager to watch you come into this world. 

It was a side of him I had never seen in the almost 12 years that we have been together. 

Your entire family, and our closest friends were there in the waiting room so excited to see and meet you...

You were a celebrity of sorts.


Love,
Mommy

Pregnant Life...

Overall, we had a fairly easy pregnancy. We had our fair share of scares, mishaps, unexpected doctor's visits, etc. but I would have to say that it went quite well. I think we were very on edge, along with the rest of our family throughout the entire pregnancy only because of the trouble we had getting pregnant in the first place. I had a large fibroid tumor as well, which caused concern throughout my pregnancy, but it all ended up well. I gained nearly 40 pounds and had quite the large belly by the end! I absolutely loved being pregnant with you. Your daddy and I would sit and watch for you to move, we would play you music (Daddy liked to play Rap music, and I insisted that you hear only clean and peaceful songs), talk and sing to you, and absolutely treated my stomach as if it were gold. It was so neat to watch your dad and how protective he was over my belly. He treated me like a princess and would do everything for me, insisting that me doing practically anything "wasn't good for the baby". We both decided that we didn't want to know if you were a boy or a girl. We wanted your grand entrance to be a surprise. We didn't share the names that we had picked out either. We loved Payton and Kennedy for a girl and we were set on Elijah James "Eli" for a boy. Although I wanted to cave and find out so many times, I am so thankful to your dad for making me hold strong. All of our family, friends, us, everyone..we were all so excited in anticipation of what and who you would be...

Love,
Mommy