Tears

Well...tomorrow I head back to work. Please say a prayer for me, my kiddos, and my mom. I have been off work since January 22nd and I am not ready to go back. I have gotten used to being a stay at home mom and I wish I could stay one!!! I know that when it is time for me to walk out the door in the morning, I am going to have a really rough time. I also worry that my kids are going to notice that I am not there and begin to wonder where I am.

I have gotten used to the normal routine that we have everyday. I get up, shower, get ready, and then I get Garrett up and we have breakfast together. I enjoy a piece of toast and coffee while he enjoys his oatmeal, then we share a banana!!! While we have breakfast, we sit in the kitchen with the windows open and listen to the birds chirp. Cute little Isabel hangs out in her swing sleeping the majority of the time. I don't put her in her bed for a couple of reasons. If Garrett and I are going to be in the living room, I want to be able to watch her while she sleeps. I also don't put her in her room because she still has a spitting up issue. I worry that she will choke on her spit up...she does that sometimes when she eats. When she gets choked up, she sometime quits breathing and I don't want to worry about that happening while she is in her crib.

All of that being said, please pray for me to have the strength to go back to work, pray for my kids-I don't want them to think I have abandoned them, and pray for my mom-she will be taking care of them while I am working.

Maybe someday I will get to be a stay at home mom again!!!

2 Months

I know, I know, 2 posts in 1 day!!!

Isabel Grace is 2 months old today. Actually, she isn't 2 months old for another hour, but close enough. It is amazing to think that she has been with us for 2 months. In a way it feels like she has always been with us. I guess the reason that is, is because she has always been with us- in our hearts.

As I type this, she is asleep in her swing. She looks so beautiful laying there. I have become accustomed to calling her my little princess. I have always called Garrett my angel, so it seemed fitting that I would call her a little princess!!! I am constantly amazed that I have been given these two very precious gifts!!!!

Happy Birthday my little princess!!

Will you still love Him

"If the Lord never gives us children, will you still love Him?" This is a question that is posed in the beginning of this fabulous movie. If you haven't seen Facing the Giants, you are missing out on something very special.

The time leading up to our decision to adopt was a difficult one. I have been through hearing the "negative" and it is one that cuts right through your heart. Once Joel and I decided that adoption was where God was leading us, we had complete peace. I told myself that I had to turn everything over to Him completely. Once I did that, I knew everything was going to be fine. Even during our difficult times right after Garrett's birth, I knew that everything would turn out in our favor. I never gave up hope and trusted that the Lord would get us through.

Please keep tuned in for more wonderful scenes from this movie that brought such joy to my life!!! If it weren't for this movie, I don't know that I would have ever found my dearest and best friends...Greg and Laura!!! You guys are the best and I don't know what I would do without you. The Lord works in strange and mysterious ways and I know all this happened to bring us together!!!

9 Months

9 months ago a very special little boy was brought into our life!!!! Garrett is 9 months old today, and boy has he changed in that time!!!! He came into the world weighing 7 pounds 15 ounces...he now weighs over 23 pounds!!!

We are so blessed to be the Mommy and Daddy of this great kid. We can't imagine what it would be like if he weren't with us now!!!!

What a BIG boy he is now!!!!!

Weight Watching

I took Isabel to a new pediatrician today. Both Isabel and Garrett will be switching to a wonderful Nurse Practitioner that I have found. She was absolutely wonderful (Isabel and Katrina)!!!! Isabel now weighs 8 pounds!!!! If you don't recall, the last time she was weighed, she weighed 6 pounds 2 ounces, so she is putting on some weight. Thank goodness for the weight gain, I have so many cute clothes for her and she hasn't been able to wear them. She is in the 5th percentile for her height and weight and in the 10th percentile for her head circumference.

More Weight Watcher news...I went to my WW meeting last Saturday after following WW strictly for 1 week, I was down 4.4 pounds!!!!! I am sure every week won't be like that, but that she gives me some motivation!!!! I have struggled a bit this week, but I am still watching everything I eat and I AM going to lose again this week. My mom brought some DVD's over for me. They are the Walk Away the Pounds by Leslie Sansone. My goal is to start with the 1 mile walk and work up to the 2 mile walk next week. I have no excuse for doing the DVD's, especially if I can get it done while the kids are napping and Joel is at work!!!!

That's all for now, put I promise to post more often!!!

I'm a weight watcher

Well...as some of you know, I have struggled with my weight over the last few years. While we were in the process of adopting Garrett, I had worked so hard to lose about 20 pounds. We brought Garrett home, found out I was pregnant, and the rest is history. I had a goal for myself that while I was pregnant, I would gain any more than 40 pounds. The day Isabel was born, I had gained 38 pounds...I guess it is a good thing I didn't make it to my due date!!!! I have since lost 18 pounds, but I know the rest is going to be difficult.

I have jumped in and joined Weight Watchers. Two of my dear friends have been on Weight Watchers and are going back for a refresher. I am sure they are going to help motivate me...and hold me accountable. We will be going to weekly meetings on Saturdays, where we will weigh in. I am going to try and post my progress (not my weight!) weekly. I expect you all to hold me accountable also!!!

Garrett and Isabel are doing great. We went to some friends house for dinner tonight and Garrett was great!! He sat in his booster seat at the table with us and was quite a charmer. He has learned that if he makes you laugh at something he does, he keeps doing it. He then laughs at himself...he is a mess and the sad thing is, he knows he is cute!!! Isabel was quite a little pill tonight. She is having some tummy issues and tends to be a bit fussy. Joel tried to quiet her down while I was eating, but she was too fired up. My friend Missy then went to take her so Joel could eat, and voila, she quieted right down!!! I guess she just needed to hear a woman's voice. She must have worn herself out completely, she is still asleep!!!!

More later!!

Due Date

Can you believe that Isabel wasn't due until today? She is already 5 weeks and 3 days old!!! It is amazing to think that she was still supposed to be cooking. We are so glad that she is already with us. Looking back, I am also happy that my C-Section is over and the recovery is almost over!!! I still have a little soreness from my section, but that is it. I wouldn't trade any of it though...I have to most beautiful little girl in the world!!!!