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These moments are so great to reflect back on. Here I was 9 months pregnant with our first child. Jared and I had only been married 13 months and we were about to step into a whole new chapter of our lives "parenting" =) no regrets! We were living in our first apartment, Jared was the youth pastor at our church and I was working at a daycare.
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| Our sweet girl's first moments in this world. Addy arrived here by means of C-section. This little girl was showing us what her personality was going to be before we even saw her. She was breech the last 5 weeks of my pregnancy and despite all of our efforts to get her to turn, the Lord saw fit for her to remain that way, and so for safety reasons we chose the C-section. About 3 months after this pic above we moved into our first home in Cordova. We also moved in with us 2 near and dear friends Don and Megan Gale (best decision) and my grandmother (mom's mom) who lived with us till she passed away 5 weeks before Micaiah was born. WOW God you are so faithful! |
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| Pregnant with Micaiah My 2nd birth. With Mac we found out we were having a boy. We kept Addy's gender a surprise. I remember I was SO thrilled when Jared came home from work early and told me were going to have an ultrasound!!!! Micaiah's birth was the hardest thing I have ever done physically (giving birth without any drugs) and hands down one of the most joyful and exciting times Jared and I have had together. 2 hours before I would go to the hospital and find out I was 3 cm dilated because my water broke in bed, we went to the movies where I was having contractions 7 minutes apart the WHOLE time. What was I thinking?? I wasn't! I remember wanting to get out of the house so bad because I was psyching myself out with timing my contractions. I guess going to the movies didn't really help! haha! THANK YOU JESUS for sustaining me and everyone involved those 13 long hours in the hospital. |
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| My 2 babies! |
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| the sweetest thing...just look at that face |
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| cooking...I think? she seems a little confused. Probably could of picked a better picture. lol |
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| playtime with dad is the BEST. Looking forward I truly do want to embrace every moment with them. I can get so caught up and consumed with what is happening right in front of me (spilled milk, huge tantrums, squished banana in the carpet..that has actually happened..not fun) that I let that dictate how I am going to feel and act towards them the rest of the day. You know?? I need not get so caught up in the "little things" that I miss out on enjoying my kids. Challenge: This week try taking 30 minutes of your day to just have FUN with your children. Get down at their level. Laugh with them. Play things with them that you know they will have a ball doing. Be silly =) I feel like as mommy's we are always standing and doing. Understandably so with taking care of our home. Try it out and see what kind of smiles you can bring to your babies faces. |
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