Joy Loves Company

Friend,

I have to say that I pretty much have not stopped smiling since your fantastic, amazing, most joyous news yesterday! I am overcome with the sense that God has blessed you and your family so much, and you being my best friend, that makes me very happy.

Some people have been teasing me about my overwhelming excitement with your pregnancy saying "misery loves company", and let's face it, the comment is a little justified. I didn't exactly thrill over my own 3rd pregnancy and adding 1 to 2 somehow does seem to make everything a bit more of a project. Yet, honestly, I am furthest from "misery" than I've ever been in my life.

Since Maddie came along I feel like I've been the most happy than ever before. Everyday I look into my children's faces and I see the love of God shining from them. I love to see them interact and I love to feel the pride of being the mother of the little brood. Madelyn is a lovely baby and I honestly can't imagine my life without her, nor do I want to! My relationship with Drew seems to have blossomed within the past few months and I feel like we're more in love than ever.

So, I guess that's why I'm so excited for you. Even though there will be tough days over the next 9 months and well beyond, you can be overcome with joy that God has given you such responsibility, knowing it's nothing you can't handle.

Enjoy this pregnancy as much as you can. I know I will enjoy it because you always look so cute preggers=)

Love you friend!

Enjoy the Joy!

Lee

the waiting game

okay, i have to talk to SOMEONE! and it's cool if i over share with you :)
so i have totally been keeping this inside, not telling anyone, including my husband, which is WAY psycho, but i want it to be a surprise if/when i find out i am pregnant. read on and i'll elaborate.
i was supposed to get my period monday. but i didn't. because i was expecting it, i took a pregnancy test, but it said i wasn't pregnant. so i was totally bummed, this being the first month (i think) i had an idea of when i was ovulating. but now...it's thursday, and still no period. so now i'm just feeling tortured, but not wanting to take another test because i really really feel disappointed when they say i'm not pregnant :/
for the first time i really am getting obsessed with having another baby. i don't know why, and i keep praying that i let God be in control of it, because it's not a process i can just snap my fingers, wish it to be, and POOF! my wish is His command.
SO.
i'm waiting. and I HATE WAITING. how long should i wait???

Let's Dress Up...

So, I was thinking...is there anything better than getting dressed up for no good reason?! Especially when we parade around in "mom gear" most of the time consisting of elastic wastes and oversized tops?? Let's get all dressed up and go out for a cocktail...just the 2 of us...What do you think?

hey baby, what's your sign?

i have a theory about astrology and there being something to it, except i think it's part of God's design, not some wacky thing of the universe. and not ALL of it, but definitely SOME of it. heresy? check out these links and read about our signs. i think there's some truth in them. thoughts??

capricorn (you)

leo (me)

My little girl...

With the new hair cut, I can't help but thinking, my little girl is growing up...

Ok, ok...so she's not voting or bringing home boys, but still, it seems like yesterday she was in the NICU and now she's rockin' her first big girl hair cut (and she really is rocking it=) )

Don't you just love it though...I mean...C'MON!

I wanted to take a minute to share a Cadence baby story, for posterity's sake, on this milestone day:

I used to love when Cadence would wake up in the morning because I'd go into her "room" and as soon as I'd enter she'd absolutely light up with the biggest baby smile ever! It made me feel loved like I had never felt loved before...and let's be serious, I've never been starving for love. I think that those mornings were when I realized I was a mom...you know? I was responsible for this little smiling girl, smiling or not.

Friend, our children are growing up...a little bit more and more everyday...got a story for the "posterity files"?

Lee

Decorating Fever!

So, I've been busying myself lately with making my house a home and I'm loving it! I thought I'd share a bit with you, seeing as how your "contributions" have been the inspiration=)

guess what i have...

the red tent! dave picked it up at the taunton library for me while i was at work yesterday :)

i am opening it right now with a hopeful expectation that it will be GREAT.
let's get reading!