welcome 2014
2013 was a great year for us. we welcomed our healthy baby girl after what seems to have been what i've been waiting for since the first time i was pregnant, a normal pregnancy (minus the weekly shots to keep her safe and snug inside but i would have gotten daily shots to keep her there). last year at this time i remember thinking what would happen in 2013, where would we be by the end of the year? never did i think that just a month later we would find out we'd be expanding our family of 4 and never did i ever imagine it would be with a little girl and all the ruffles, pinks, and bows she comes with.
now at the beginning of 2014 i wonder where will we be by the end of this year? not expanding with any more kids, that's for sure! our goal for this year is to get this house organized. i figure if i put it out there then i have to follow through, right? we will get all our c.r.a.p sorted through and put in a place that makes sense. andrew and i have been in this house now 11 1/2 years. i never thought we'd be there this long. we even tried to sell a few years ago but it didn't work out. eleven years of stuff adds up. it's time to get it all cleaned out. if i'm brave enough maybe i'll post some pictures of what were doing. we decided to try and do something once a month. that seams reasonable. this month is the laundry room. i would really like for it to be a place that i would like to be in since i really have no choice about being there. so, it's january 1. let's see where we are on the 31st.
these are some pictures we used for our christmas cards. i was a tad behind this year and didn't get them out till the day before christmas. and to be honest i didn't even send them to as many people as we usually do. sorry if you didn't get one and you sent us one. i just ran out of time and enegy. i have little 12 pound lump of cuteness to blame for it. i'll take her over addressing envelopes any day. speaking of, we still have not sent out birth announcements for ms. shelby cooper yet. i have one made just haven't ordered them. we'll see if i get around to that.
anyway, happy new year. i hope your 2014 has started off with a bang. i can't wait to see what life looks like for us in a year. till then, i'll just write about it here every now and then...thanks for checking in.
sweet carson will turn 7 this year. it's hard to believe how big he's getting. first grade is on the horizon for him and it scares me. that seems so old. we're still trying to figure out what is best for him as far as where he'll be so pray that we come to the best decision for him. when you set out to have kids you never think that you'll have to deal with any kind of issues or problems. you just think when it's time for school you send them. i wish that was the case for carson but he is more complicated than that. i pray that andrew and i can see clearly and make the right decisions for him. he is so sensitive and sweet. he deserves nothing but the best and he will get it.
brooks will be 5 going on 15 this year. he is constantly asking questions about the world around him and asking when he'll be able to do this that and the other. for christmas he asked for a hedge trimmer. for real. he wanted a hedge trimmer. and guess what, we found one for kids. and while that will keep him satisfied for a little bit he is chomping at the bit to use a real hedge trimmer and any other "real" ridiculously sharp and dangerous yard tool. he also will drive me insane this year with his incessant stubbornness and need to be right. if you say the sky is blue he'll tell you it's green and by the end of the day you will give in and say it's green just to get him to shut up. God love this child though. he is the perfect "middle" child and loves his baby sister but is also just a tad jealous of her and loves his big brother but is finding out that he can boss him around because carson will let him do just about anything. i'll say it again, God love this child and please God, give me the patience to raise him right because Lord help us all he'll be out in the world on his own one day and when that day comes i pray that the world sees just how amazing he is.
and my baby girl. three months have already gone by in the blink of an eye. i never thought i would get the chance to raise a daughter. i figured i was destined for sons. i guess i was wrong. i just pray that i make it through this year, as i had really gotten used to sleep. for being a "normal" baby which we aren't used to, nothing feels "normal." i question everything i do with her because she's a girl. so really, it's not normal at all. it's a whole different ball game with her. by this time next year she'll be one year old, walking and getting in to everything around her (hopefully in a much more organized and clutter free house!). i plan to tell her everyday how beautiful she is inside and out, but mostly on the inside because at the end of the day that's all that matters.
now at the beginning of 2014 i wonder where will we be by the end of this year? not expanding with any more kids, that's for sure! our goal for this year is to get this house organized. i figure if i put it out there then i have to follow through, right? we will get all our c.r.a.p sorted through and put in a place that makes sense. andrew and i have been in this house now 11 1/2 years. i never thought we'd be there this long. we even tried to sell a few years ago but it didn't work out. eleven years of stuff adds up. it's time to get it all cleaned out. if i'm brave enough maybe i'll post some pictures of what were doing. we decided to try and do something once a month. that seams reasonable. this month is the laundry room. i would really like for it to be a place that i would like to be in since i really have no choice about being there. so, it's january 1. let's see where we are on the 31st.
these are some pictures we used for our christmas cards. i was a tad behind this year and didn't get them out till the day before christmas. and to be honest i didn't even send them to as many people as we usually do. sorry if you didn't get one and you sent us one. i just ran out of time and enegy. i have little 12 pound lump of cuteness to blame for it. i'll take her over addressing envelopes any day. speaking of, we still have not sent out birth announcements for ms. shelby cooper yet. i have one made just haven't ordered them. we'll see if i get around to that.
anyway, happy new year. i hope your 2014 has started off with a bang. i can't wait to see what life looks like for us in a year. till then, i'll just write about it here every now and then...thanks for checking in.
my poor shelbs looks like a little rag doll. a cute rag doll but nonetheless a rag doll.
with his babies
daddy and his girl. is andrew in for it with her or what?
sweet carson will turn 7 this year. it's hard to believe how big he's getting. first grade is on the horizon for him and it scares me. that seems so old. we're still trying to figure out what is best for him as far as where he'll be so pray that we come to the best decision for him. when you set out to have kids you never think that you'll have to deal with any kind of issues or problems. you just think when it's time for school you send them. i wish that was the case for carson but he is more complicated than that. i pray that andrew and i can see clearly and make the right decisions for him. he is so sensitive and sweet. he deserves nothing but the best and he will get it.
brooks will be 5 going on 15 this year. he is constantly asking questions about the world around him and asking when he'll be able to do this that and the other. for christmas he asked for a hedge trimmer. for real. he wanted a hedge trimmer. and guess what, we found one for kids. and while that will keep him satisfied for a little bit he is chomping at the bit to use a real hedge trimmer and any other "real" ridiculously sharp and dangerous yard tool. he also will drive me insane this year with his incessant stubbornness and need to be right. if you say the sky is blue he'll tell you it's green and by the end of the day you will give in and say it's green just to get him to shut up. God love this child though. he is the perfect "middle" child and loves his baby sister but is also just a tad jealous of her and loves his big brother but is finding out that he can boss him around because carson will let him do just about anything. i'll say it again, God love this child and please God, give me the patience to raise him right because Lord help us all he'll be out in the world on his own one day and when that day comes i pray that the world sees just how amazing he is.
and my baby girl. three months have already gone by in the blink of an eye. i never thought i would get the chance to raise a daughter. i figured i was destined for sons. i guess i was wrong. i just pray that i make it through this year, as i had really gotten used to sleep. for being a "normal" baby which we aren't used to, nothing feels "normal." i question everything i do with her because she's a girl. so really, it's not normal at all. it's a whole different ball game with her. by this time next year she'll be one year old, walking and getting in to everything around her (hopefully in a much more organized and clutter free house!). i plan to tell her everyday how beautiful she is inside and out, but mostly on the inside because at the end of the day that's all that matters.
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