Week four: Dinner

January 29th, 2012

My husband loves ribs, so much so that he will refuse to go back to any restaurant that doesn't meet his "ribs expectations." It's annoying really but what do you do. So, this past week, I decided to attempt making some. Call me crazy, I thought I may have to find a new place to live if they didn't turn out. Thankfully, they turned out great and were a big hit...I will definitely be making them again!

Week four in the photography challenge was Dinner so here is a picture of my lovely, yummy bbq ribs! (Danny thought I was crazy for taking pictures of a meal I was cooking haha.)

Week three: Bold Colors

January 23rd, 2012

I've been busy redoing Asher's playroom, which has been both fun and frustrating. Rather than the dull, boring, yellowish-tan color it used to be, it is now a pretty white with one bright red accent wall. We put together a cubby with red, ocean blue, and lime green fabric storage cubes which looks really nice. And, just the other day, I bought an awesome lime green clock. It is so much fun, I love it...it makes me happy.

So, week three of the photo challenge was Bold Colors so here is a picture of my happy clock!

Week two: What Makes You Smile

January 16th, 2012

For week two, the picture title was What Makes You Smile! Don't even kid youself that you didn't know I would post a picture of Asher ;) Here's a picture I took this week of his goofy new face he likes to make. You're smiling too, aren't you?

So, here is my second weeks' photo: What Makes You Smile

Week one: Self Portrait

January, 9th 2011

So, I decided to do another photo challenge this year. I tried once before with a more daunting challenge a couple of years ago, a photo a day. That only lasted a month or two. This is a photo a week for 20 weeks. We will see how this one goes.

Anyway, first week's photo is a Self Portrait:

Age 1

Project I'm planning on doing every year....hopefully I remember! Super cute way of documenting what your little one was interested in at every age :)

Hello 2012!

January 1st, 2012

It's another new year and I'm looking forward to it! 2011 was a great year filled with many amazing things but there were sad, disappointing, and painful moments too. I think most years are that way. But looking ahead, there are so many fun things happening this year. The most exciting, I am going to be auntie TWICE this year! I am so excited to have new babies in the family to snuggle, now that my baby has become a toddler and doesn't have much time for cuddling anymore.

Not sure what 2012 has in store for our little family. Will there be another baby for us too? Maybe, maybe not. I've given that concern to God and I know He will lead us to the right path.

I'm excited to watch my little man grow and learn in 2012. He's already amazed me so much, I can only imagine what he will be doing by the end of this year!

We have weddings, milestone birthdays, births and lots of other things to celebrate this year. So, so long 2011...and welcome 2012! Happy New Year everyone :)

Still uncertain...but the view sure is better!

December 12th, 2011

Sorry I didn't update here sooner after our appointment. I'll try my best to explain how the appointment went. After joking about me wanting to give him gray hair, our OB discussed everything in depth with us.

First, he confirmed that I did have Vasa Previa with my last pregnancy. HOLY CRAP what a blessing it was that he diagnosed it before it was too late. The past week, I've been reading more about the condition and it chills me to know that it has an almost 100% mortality rate because it usually goes undetected until it's too late. Asher is truly a miracle, no doubt about that! Thankfully, the likelihood of Vasa Previa repeating in another pregnancy is almost unheard of.

We then talked a lot about if we should or should not try again. He stated that I would obviously be high-risk and be monitored in the same way I was with my pregnancy with Asher but that there is no reason medically to tell us not to. He said that the things that have happened during our past pregnancies are unlikely to happen again. That's not saying something bad won't happen...every pregnancy poses risks. But he said that he wouldn't be surprised at all if our next pregnancy went off without a hitch...no bumps at all! That is encouraging and just what I needed to hear in my process of moving forward. All women take a risk when getting pregnant...and for us, it's no different.

So, we got our doctors' blessings, so to speak, and it is in our hands. It is our decision. Obviously, it will be worrisome and stressful just like it was last time, even before any complications arose. We have to decide if we want to go through that...do the benefits outweigh the worries and risks? Do I want to chance being on bedrest, hospitalization, premature birth and NICU time....does having another bundle of joy and a sibling for Asher make all of that worthwhile? It's hard choice, not one we will take lightly. I just know that whatever decision we make, we have to put it in God's control and know that He will take care of us!

So I guess...to be continued