A Time For Every Season....

Do you know how hard it is to find girly preemie clothes?

your not a newborn and it wasn't your birthday, and because your sick, I thought I'd post about my special boy Gabe. Gabe, God is using you in my life to teach me patience and to slow down and smell the roses - or read a book. Your the sweetest and warmest child, always wanting to just sit on my lap and give me hugs or read books or play with puzzles. Your smile warms my heart and reminds me what a very special man you are going to grow into. Your wife will love how much you love life, how you are methodical like your daddy and very creative in the way you think. You love to help others and when Drew is sad your the first to offer a toy or hug to help him feel better. Your the peanut butter smashed between the bread of an eldest brother and a new baby sister. You are handling the change so well, I'm so proud of how helpful and kind you are to your sister. You are the one who always want to hold her and sit quietly, where Drew only lasts about 10 seconds before getting bor...

Happy Birthday to my Big Helper! I can't believe you are 5 today! It seems like Daddy and I were just bringing you home from the hospital - all 6 pounds 6 ounces of you. We thought you were so tiny! You were in preemie clothes for 2 months, you loved to eat and smile at us all the time. You loved your passy and cuddling next to Daddy. You also loved to sit in the stroller in Daddy's garage while he told you stories. I remember how much you loved to laugh and as you got older you loved to sit on my lap and read books together. Your favorite color was yellow when you were two, at 4 it was pink, now that your 5 your favorite color changes every day. Today it was green! Drew you are a delight to our family, God has such wonderful plans for your life. I thank the Lord daily that your heart is so sensative and you are normally quick to obey. You love to please the Lord and obey your mommy and daddy, what a wonderful gift we've been blessed to be stewards over. Your smile li...

It was the morning of January 14th, the day was warm and there was a light breeze outside. I had a doctors appointment, my mind was foggy since I had been experiencing high blood pressures for almost 3 months.I was so tired, exhausted, cranky, and very uncomfortable. I'd been praying for the past few days that Doctor Walters would have wisdom on when to deliver me. As it was on 1/14, Abby was only 35 weeks and 3 days, two days younger in gestation than when Drew was born and a few weeks younger than when Gabe was delivered. It really was early, but we had high hopes that my blood pressure problems hadn't effected Abby too much. The morning of her arrival my sister Julie was in town, she picked me up for my appointment and then we ran by Hobby Lobby to pick up a few last minute items for the nursery. Then we were off to the doctor, Drew was in school and Gabe was being watched by Julie and Great Nana. Julie was going to pick up Aunt Sherri at the airport and then spend the day...

Our little peanut is 8 days old. We survived our first 24 hours at home with three little kids. It was very crazy, but I did manage to get dinner on the table and the kiddo's in bed by 7:15 pm! Now I have a whole ten minutes before I have to pump and feed Abby her 8:00 pm feeding. John took off for a much needed massage, most of the day he spent helping me with laundry, dishes, feeding the kiddo's, and John even took the boys to IHOP & Cabella's this morning so I could sleep after Abby's 8:00 am feeding. What a man, I just love and appreciate him so much! Here are a few pictures of our little Abby, she is consistently eating more and more, I'm anxious to see how much she weighs on Monday morning at her Doctor appointment, Please pray we all stay well, Gabe has a cough and we're doing our best to protect Abby from getting anything, but germs are inevitable with two boys! Isn't she just the  cutest thing?