A Year Has Gone...

Where do I even begin? I don't think I can even put into words the emotions I am feeling at all. All at once I am so happy and yet I am overwhelemed with sadness that my baby is turning 1 and isn't really a baby anymore! The past year has been the best ever and I have the most wonderful memories. I can't wait to make more with her but I can't help but miss when she tiny and new and loved to be cuddled and held. Now she's miss independent with her own agenda and if I don't like it then oh well. HaHa! She cuddled with me Tuesday night for the first time in a long time. I'm talking a WHOPPING 30 to 40 minutes! She snuggled and watched the news with me...I almost cryed as I realize time goes by too fast and those are the moments we need to slow and catch while it is still possible to do so! I have found my new all time favorite song lately...'In My Daughter's Eyes' by Martina McBride. It just about sums up how a mother feels for her daughter and sees life with her. I know I wouldn't trade anything from the past year for anything in the world. Even the pain...yes the pain...well maybe a little of that but that's about it. I know I am blessed with a wonderful and beautiful daughter who is truly extroidonary! I love watching her discover new things...sitting alone, crawling, walking, talking, etc. Now if only her teeth would come through...4 are trying to come through and 1 just has poked through...talk about a miserable child...not too bad though but pretty whiney sometimes! But somehow I love her still...her birthday is Saturday and quite frankly I am dreading the day when my baby isn't a baby anymore and is officially a "toddler." Haha! But she will ALWAYS by MY baby no matter how old she gets!

Hmm...so it was a pretty quiet weekend with it being just me and Mckenna at home for the most part. Which was a-okay with me! Kate had her little Chase on Friday evening, he was 8 lbs 15 oz and 22.5 in long. I was quite disappointed though that I was unable to go see them because of this stinking cold! I hope I am 100% by this weekend and can go see them! He's a handsome little boy from what I could see from the picture and looks like his mommy! I have ultimately decided to treat myself to a girl's night out with Jamie on the 14th. We are going to the Craig Morgan concert at The House. It should be fun but you never know with her! We will see where that goes. Mike's benefit dinner was a huge success for him! He had 550 tickets sold before Saturday and I don't know how many walkins the night of. Junior and I spoke with a gentlemen about a bible study group down the road from us but I am a little skittish...it sounded a little 'cultish' to me. Maybe it is just me though...I think we are going to try it out this coming Sunday and see how it goes. We will see and only time will tell. Hopefully we can get where we need to be with the Lord...where we were when we got married....ahhh....I don't know. Mckenna is not walking that I know of (ha) just climbing the tallest peaks and trying to give me a heart attack along the way!

Nervous wreck...

Mckenna is a climber...it is confirmed! She climbs everything in sight and is actually quite good at it! But it makes me so nervous! She has mastered climbing Izac's 'sports climber' he got for his birthday. She is climbing into chairs and standing on them and climbing buckets and everything else she can get to! Still waiting to meet Chase...he is being slow and giving his momma a run for her money already! Kate was induced yesterday and as of 11:00 this morning she was only 3 cm dialated! Hopefully she has better luck than I did in the labor department! Junior is away for the weekend at the races! Oh what fun...I think I need a weekend away too! Haha..lets see that happen! He will be home tomorrow night though for Mike's benefit dinner! I am actually looking forward to that...the highlight of my weekend so far!

Wow...

So many babies coming all around me! My best friend since fourth grade is being induced tomorrow morning...she is expecting a baby boy...little Chase Micheal! He is estimated to be 9 lbs 3 oz or more...all I could say was 'eww'! HaHa! My step sister is due September 5 (my stepdaughter's birthday...) with a little boy and my friend Jessi is due October 11 with a little girl! It's amazing...I wish my little darling was a baby again...ironically I miss those days! I miss when she would let me hold her and cuddle her whenever I wanted! Not anymore...she's little miss independent these days! 10 1/2 months and counting! I can't believe her first birthday is right around the corner! But I know that she has many more surprises up her sleeve for me and I can't wait to see them! She truly is wonderful!

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