Ten & Eleven Months

Well well well . . . why exactly did I skip the ten month blog update?  Uh, for a lot of reasons!  Saying I was busy would be an understatement, but I'll just let you read on, and see what exactly has been going on with us in the last two months (including a special little announcement!) :)

Nine Months

Two Weeks Late (and a day late)?!  Gees-Louise!

Well read on anyways ;)  Click "Read More" to catch up on the latest, 
and see 143 images of Sidekick's eight month, now that he's nine months (and a half) old :)

Four Months

Three Months

Hi everybody!  Sorry I'm late on the update,  I literally thought it was the sixth today . . . being indoors for so long has totally messed up my days.  Or maybe it's just the infamous mommy-brain.  What's worse, is that I look at my phone several times a day, and still, I thought today was the sixth: wow.

Anyways, on to the good stuff! (make sure to scroll to the end to see a gazillon pictures)

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The image reads: 
     + latest nickname is "Chunky Monkey"
     + sleeps seven hours at night, sometimes more!
     + has found his thumb :D
     + loves to sit up and explore
     + babbles all sorts of vowels and chuckles
     + prune juice is a gift from God
     + is outgrowing everything

Our AngelBaby ~ Part. 2

The other night dear, as I lay sleeping
I dreamed I held you in my arms
But when I awoke, dear, I was mistaken
So I hung my head and I cried.

- You Are My Sunshine

+ Our AngelBaby ~ Part. 1

* Word of Caution: In my eyes, this is more about our AngelBaby, our family, and our faith getting us through it; and though I make every attempt to be vague in graphic details, and only share the bare minimum (in order to explain the ensuing health crisis), this is a story of miscarriage, and therefore you should only continue reading if you think you can handle it *

The next step was telling the family.  My Mother was visiting her family in Germany, and sadly I had to tell her over the phone that her first grandbaby was no longer with us.  She was understandably upset but was astounded by the idea that I was even attempting to miscarry naturally, versus have a D&C done.  To be honest, I was surprised that I had decided to go that route as well.  I never believed myself to be strong enough to handle seeing the actual evidence of loss - but I felt like because it was early on, and our baby only measured six and a half weeks, that it wouldn't be too hard on my body.

I was so very wrong.

Our Animals

We have two furbabies; a cat named Spot, and a dog named Anubis.

 "Those who will exclude any of God's creatures from the shelter of compassion 
and pity will deal likewise with their fellow man." - St. Francis of Assisi