Twas the first night...

Twas the first night my husband has both babies to himself.. with help from Nanna & Pappaw Meenach. Yes... my sweet and handsome husband has our two kids to himself. I know he is at my inlaws home but I do like to think of him being the sole (ultimate) responsible person who has them. I know my inlaws help quite a bit but tonight is kind of big for him, its his first with our newest member of the family.. Mailey.

I will admit to spoiling a wee bit.. but Mailey and I have bonded to the point of her sleeping next to me and I don't know how it is going to go over with my dear husband?! Some people call it "co-sleeping," but I call it, "mommy needs to sleep..so lay here for me" sleeping?! It works and everyone gets a good night of sleep! So.. lets pray for a good report tomorrow from the hubby!

I will post later this week as my little boy will be 2! I can't believe that time is flying by so fast!! I can only imagine what type of person he will grow into.. I pray he is strong, independent, and compassionate. I am sure I could think of more but I will talk about that at a later time :)

For now.. have a great week! DM

Ok, I'm still here.. and life is full!

Hi there.. yes I am still here and I have two healthy children, one of whom is 8 wks old! I know, the time is flying by so fast!!

Mailande Kay came into the world at 8lbs, 11oz and 20.5 inches long with 10 toes and 10 fingers! She is so beautiful and most importantly very healthy : )

Life is full for sure.. and so is our car! Everywhere we go it looks like we are going camping for weeks, but its slowly getting to a normal crazy these days. We are learning what we need and what is really not necessary.. lots of toys are surprisingly not needed to entertain them when we fly?! We have found that the airplane itself is quite entertaining for our 22mth old.. and our 8wk old just wants sleep, hehe!

I will keep my blog a little more active and I hope to have more followers, so keep up with me, I'm sure it'll be fun!

DM

Last night as a pregnant woman..

Yes, tonight is the last night that I will be pregnant.. that I know of for now?!

Tomorrow morning we go in and have our scheduled C-section and we will be a family of four! I am very excited, yet, at times I am a little scared..not sure of exactly what I'm scared of, but I just am.

The first thing I think of is this lovely miracle that God has intrusted me with and I get to be a mommy to a little girl.. so loving that part!! I also think of my own mother and the things she taught me while she was living. I hope to pass on several things I learned from her, add my own, and obviously learn from others because I know I'll need advice as I go along! Having lost my mother in my 20's and trying to raise my son (and soon-to-be daughter) without her advice has definitely had its tough days, but I am very proud to say that my husband and I have managed to take care of the one child we have so far without too much havoc.. so we're hoping that two will not be too hard. I hear some muffled laughing out in the internet world tonight.. yes, I know, its a funny thought?!

One of the last things I think of is that wonderful question I mentioned in my last post.. is this our last child? Will we adopt another one? Will we find that two is just the right number for us? I can only say that what brings me peace is knowing the Lord will answer all of these questions over time and I don't need to worry about it right now.

I have all kinds of hopes and dreams for my new little baby girl, and of course for my son, too. I am looking forward to the wonderful life of having two kids and the wild adventure we are sure to have.. I can only pray for health and happiness for all..and right now..to all a good nite!

Baby or Bust.. literally!

Hi there.. we are on the countdown to baby #2!

Seven days from now I will have a little girl, along with my son.. I think (not 100% sure) our family will be complete. My husband and I are still in deep prayer and thought over this magical question. I suppose its more of whether or not we will have the sanity to continue expanding our family, ask us in 6 months : )

I literally feel like the baby is pushing my skin to its limits.. I do recall from my first pregnancy this very same feeling and it is not all that fun. Anoteher feeling I am not a huge fan of is the swelling of my feet.. it feels like I have fuzzys in between my toes and actually..its just the next toe over, who knew?!

I just want my friends and family to know how grateful we are for all the prayers, gifts, babysitting of our little guy (and dog, btw) they have bestowed on us, these days will not be forgotten!! We feel truly blessed and loved!!

Lets all pray Miss M makes it safely and in a healthy way next week!! And for myself.. lets pray all goes well with surgery!!!

Last week of work B4 maternity

Well, I am going into my last day of work tomorrow before I leave for my couple of months of maternity. I have really enjoyed these last few weeks, but I know I am ready for some R & R before this little girl gets here!

I have a few things to do before I am completely ready, but then again.. when are you truly ready for baby to arrive? Good news is: I have PLENTY of pink to go around and then some! I have had family members, friends, coworkers, etc give me gives or gentle hand me downs... I have truly felt blessed during this time. I have a great family and in-laws who help with my little boy and now we have our second on the way and I can't even begin to know what a life without them would be like! It really does take a village to raise a child.. and now two children! How did my folks do it with three?

I just pray for health and a safe delivery! By the next time I post I may have a new baby or I may try and post before then..still trying to nail down the blog entries and keeping them coming..I'm so "I'll do it later" these days?!

Thanks for reading!
DM

T-Minus 7 weeks (we hope?!)

Well, its been almost a month since I last posted on my blog.. the blog that I have promised to keep updated. Well, better late than never, right?

We have managed to do some much needed work to our house (which is on the market) and I have been healthy enough to continue to work until a week or so before my due date. I am very excited about meeting our new little addition, however, I still feel there are things that need to be done. I guess in the whole scheme of things, it doesn't matter as long as baby girl arrives healthy and happy!

Lately I have been feeling overwhelmed at being a mommy to two little ones.. I don't know if I'm doing a good job to my little guy and now I'm supposed to be the mom for another little one?! How do mothers of more than two do it?! I'd love to know their secret!

I have to give a love shout out to my sweet hubby who has started a mini-mester June class in his quest for his accounting certificate.. he has worked so hard! I am SO proud of him..so here is to the love of my life..love you!!!

That is all I have for now.. more later, and hopefully sooner than a month!

DM

A Very Sweet Mother's Day

Today is my second Mother's Day and I couldn't ask for a sweeter son or husband! I got to cuddle with my sweet little boy all day and play with him. My husband was simply just the sweetest guy by getting me things while I sat and vedged around the house all day :)

I should explain that I lost my mother nine years ago this coming week.. I can't believe the time has flown by?! My mother at loved life and especially her family. I know that she would have loved to have been a grandmother to our Drake, and very soon Mailey Kay.

I wish all mothers a very Happy Mother's Day.. those that are about to be moms, those who are moms, and those moms and are now in Heaven.