Vera Kate's Valentine crafts!! It is a little hard to be all nice and neat when you are dealing with a 19 month old and fingerpaint! HA! But it was fun and she enjoyed it!
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Happy LOVE Day!
Monday, February 13, 2012
He has a NAME!!
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
We've been CELEBRATING!
Vera Kate wanted to get Papa John some boonss(balloons)!!!
Monday, January 30, 2012
Thirty, Flirty, and Thriving!!!
Meaghan, Wesley, and I heading out to dinner! We had sooo much fun!! The weekend was just great! We shopped around Hernando and had a blast! We also found some fun little things at the Goodwill store here! I love these girls!!
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
18 Months OLD!!!

Weight: 24.6 lbs (a little over 50th percentile)
Height: 31 inches (still in the 30th percentile:))
Diaper size: 4
Clothing size: 12-18 months
Shoe size: 4 or 5
Drinks milk and water in her sippy cup! She LOVES anything with a straw!
Eats whatever but favorite foods are Italian food, Mac-n-cheese, FRUIT, and she has started to love the idea of "dipping"! She loves to dip her food in ketchup, ranch, salsa, etc... pretty much any kind of dipping sauces!! She also LOVES applesauce. She will go to the pantry and say... applesauce!
Words: has a great vocabulary! Will pretty much repeat whatever we tell her too. She is a little parrot! We have to watch what we say! HA! Something really cute Vera Kate is doing... whenever you give her something she says THANKS! And also if you sneeze she says... BLESS YOU!
Vera Kate LOVES to play in her kitchen and play room! She will come and tap you and point to her play room! This means come play with me! We have LOTS of cooking parties! She also loves to have her music going while we are playing! The music has to always be on!! Sometimes we have a dance party here and there!!
Vera Kate loves to hold books and act like she is reading. She enjoys puzzles and has recently started to LOVE using her crayons and coloring books! Vera Kate has also developed a LOVE for stickers! Yes, friends these are a favorite! Stickers!!!!!
Vera Kate loves to sit on the couch. She will pat the couch and say couch and she also likes to pat the space beside her... that means you better sit down also! HA!
We like to say that Vera Kate has two speeds... going, going, going and asleep!!!
Vera Kate is still really easy going but has a little attitude also! She has a few faces and looks that could kill! She can give you quite a look when you are doing something she does not like! But on the other hand she has such a cute face when someone comes in a room or something happens. She does a little funny thing with her mouth. I need to get a picture! But this little girl does have a variety of expressions!!
I am not liking the discipline thing! But with her attitude sometimes we have to get a little stern! Oh dear!
Vera Kate still doesnt like the site of many men and she is very clinging and shy until she gets used to you!
Vera Kate really is a good baby and is happy most of the day! The time between about 4 and when daddy gets home is a little rough some days but we just make it!
Vera Kate really doesnt care much about TV but she does like Barney, Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, and Super Why! Pretty much anything with music also!

Monday, January 9, 2012
Baby Love!

Brian and I were both shocked and so excited when the ultrasound tech said... well guys do we want to find out what this baby is. We immediately said yes... both thinking girl! And there on the screen was his little man part and he was shining it ever so brightly and happily!! HAHA!! No shame in his game!! HAHA! Brian was proud!! I immediately started crying due to shock factor and excitement!!! I say shocked because the whole pregnancy I have been thinking girl (but I have always wanted at least one girl and one boy)! Just because I have been really sick and pretty much felt the same that I felt with Vera Kate. Also his little heart rate has been high. Brian thought girl also! Well throw out every old wives tail because this baby is a BOY!!!! We are soooooooo excited and over-JOYED!!!!!! Time to figure out the JOYS of parenting a little boy!!
Well, the story is only beginning! HA! This weekend has been quite the doozy! Let me explain so... on Friday at the ultrasound the tech is just moving right along and finding all the little things she needs to check off the list as healthy. And then she gets to BB (baby boy's) heart. She notices that yes there are four chambers but she cant seem to find his very important aortic arch. He was giving her a run for her money due to his positioning. After searching for what seemed like an eternity, she looked at me very seriously and said I cant find what I am looking for with his heart therefore I cant determine that everything is ok. I think you need to be referred to a specialist. By the way... words you NEVER want to hear. So she went and got my doctor and explained to her what was going on. At this point I am in shock/blur mode. Brian is handling the situation much better than me! Dr. Williams comes in and explains that since we were not able to determine and find the aorta(which is very important) it is necessary to be referred to a specialist. She said we will try to get you an appointment ASAP but we just cant determine that this baby's heart is normal until you see a specialist. And as we are walking out the door, she looks at me and says DONT LOOK ON THE INTERNET... Dr.'s orders! YEAH RIGHT! HA!
Anyways, as you can imagine I was scared, devastated, and every other emotion you would feel if you had just heard these words. So we left the doctor and of course I LOST it. Cried pretty much the whole entire day. Questioning, praying, and trying to wrap my mind around it! Brian on the other hand was fine and thought for sure she could not see it because of positioning but kinda got a little nervous because I was nervous. The nurse/worry wart in me came out and I just knew that ultrasound tech was certain she did not see what she was looking for and therefore we had a major problem on our hands.
Friday afternoon the nurse called to tell me that we had an appointment Monday at 1pm. This meant waiting a WHOLE weekend! Thanks to many prayers I began to feel a PEACE that is unexplainable. On Friday I was just in shock and kinda out of it. My sweet mom tried to distract me and we went to lunch and of course she and my dad encouraged me like none other. On Saturday, Amanda came up and hung out to help pass the time! Such a blessing! One I can never thank her enough for! But I tell you folks GOD is good! I got alone with HIM alot this weekend and HE provided me with PEACE like none other! I received an email from Mrs. Sharon with LOTS of verses that I just began to pray over and over. I saw a post on Facebook about trust using the example of Abraham and Sarah. Written just for me. I had never thought about it that way before. I had also just watched a live stream of Passion 2012 where John Piper talked about the supremacy of GOD! Also in a Bible study I was in this fall we discussed Believing GOD at HIS word. So once I collected myself this began to be my prayer... GOD I am BELIEVING YOU!! In the Bible study we talked about how we always say God I am Believing you but... When in reality we need to say GOD I AM BELIEVING YOU TO MOVE THIS MOUNTAIN and DO THIS THING!!!! I am Believing You and I am Believing that we are going to see that aortic arch LOUD AND PROUD! I am BELIEVING that BB's heart is just perfect! So that was my prayer! IT was very hard because YES, SATAN was having a hey-day with my thoughts. But I was trying to take every thought captive and fill my mind with verses! I am telling you HE equipped me with what I needed for this weekend! HE takes such good care of HIS children. A quote that is very popular but I love it... He brought you to it, He will bring you through it!
Of course I am not perfect and it was sooooooo hard to wait. Something I HATE to do! I am very impatient and want to know NOW! This morning before my appointment I had such a PEACE! Very unlike me! I am a huge worry wart! Brian and I both knew that we would be ok with whatever and that HE would see us through but we were BELIEVING HIM for our little man's heart!
So we get to the appointment and the ultrasound tech says I am going to look this baby over really good and then we will look at the heart in detail! So once again BB was showing his man parts LOUD AND PROUD! He would not show us his pretty heart but man oh man he was showing off his manhood! HAHA! Anyways, I had to turn from side to side for her to get all her shots and once she was done with everything else she started on the heart. And I want you to know the very first thing she saw was the AORTIC ARCH!!!!! Coincidence... I think not! She said well the thing they could not see the other day is right there clear as day!!!!!!!!!!!! I mean it was amazing! I wish I could have gotten a pic of that so I could put it in my answered prayer journal. But never fear that image will be in my mind FOREVER!!! Such a beautiful arch!!! And because we were at the specialist she had to check out every nook and cranny of his heart!! ALL WAS GOOD!! Heart rate a strong 163!!!
So my friends GOD IS SOOO GOOD! I know HE was trying to teach me a lesson in Believing Him, trusting, and not doubting. Not to trust in some stupid ultrasound when I know the CREATOR! The one who has HIS hand in there fearfully and wonderfully creating a beautiful baby boy!
"For You formed my inward parts; You wove me in my mother's womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Wonderful are Your works, my soul knows it very well." Psalm 139: 13-14.
Would we have been ok if everything had not been ok... well yes of course but that wasnt the point with this lesson! This lesson was about BELIEVING GOD to do what HE says HE can do and Believing HIM for who HE says HE is!!!!! A true testament to HIS FAITHFULNESS!! Our little miracle!!!
Sweet Annie and Papa John took care of Vera Kate lots during this time!! THANK YOU!! Having them live near is another HUGE answered prayer! Vera Kate is sooooooo excited about her baby brother and Bax is excited about having a rough and rumble/tumble little brother! Brian grins from ear to ear about his boy and this little boy has already stolen his momma's heart like none other!!!
"Now all glory to God who is able through His mighty power at work within us, to accomplish infinitely more than we might ask or think." Ephesians 3:20-21
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
HAPPY BIRTHDAY DADDY!!
I love this pic! Daddy and his sweet girl!!



