The love of our lives was born on 8.13.09 and is the light of our lives. Mills is our happy, busy, typical little boy, who never slows down. He is a huge fan of Moose and Zee, Handy Manny and Mickey Mouse and loves playing with his "big-brother-dog," Joey. There is not a day that goes by that I don't look at this precious miracle given to us by God and sit in awe.
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As the song says, "another year has gone by"...and quickly at that. This year was such an awesome year for us. I made it through a fairly easy pregnancy, Erik survived my hormones, and I did not let my gestational diabetes get the best of me. Erik was a trooper and stayed with me the whole time, even when I asked him to tape off a trillion horizontal stripes in Mills' nursery, he never complained, not once, well...maybe to my face anyway. We managed to have an awesome lower than average summer, which was nice, because everyone kept saying..."ugh, you have to go through the hot summer." It wasn't bad at all. I spent many days laying on a float, on my belly, in the pool, and boy did I enjoy it. Laying on my left side for 9 months was not fun, so the pool was a big relief. I survived an unwanted, but necessary C-section, and extremely fussy and tummy troubled baby who had his days and nights mixed up for 3 weeks, a hydronephrosis scare, and sadness from not being able to nurse, but hey, I tried and tried for 8 weeks, and God did not make me a "human dairy," and that's that. We are now coping with reflux and eczema, and our little one's congestion is FINALLY gone, thanks to our wonderful pediatrician and two rounds of antibiotics. Mills is sleeping through the night now, and so I am finally getting some sleep at night. I consider it to be sleeping through the night when I put him down, go to sleep and my alarm clock wakes me up before he does. We are surviving and are extremely blessed.This year, we also experienced the joy of becoming an aunt and uncle, to Miss Lainey, and welcomed many new babies into the world. The church nursery is full, and birthday parties are sure to be a blast. What a blessing! Being pregnant at the same time as your friends is such a fun experience. We made it through it didn't we Rachel? I thought for a minute, Dr. N would have to change his exterior sign from "Dentist" to "Fertility Clinic." There was definitely something in the water in Munford.
This was the first time in years we had not been to East Tennessee, and so I'm planning a beach trip for the summer, and a trip to "God's Country" in the fall. I figure that those will be fairly easy trips to take with a baby, no itinerary and no schedule. We'll just do as we please! I look forward to playing in the sand with our Mills, and showing him the beauty of the mountains. I know he'll be too young to understand and appreciate any of it, but at least its a start.
Time is flying quickly, and our baby boy is growing by the minute. I can't believe he is 4 1/2 months old, is rolling over, scooting, and has started eating his rice and veggies. We've thrown in a little fruit too and he loves it! Those precious little lips are the cutest when they're covered in squash or applesauce! He is precious, and to me, he's the most perfect and most beautiful little boy in the world. I know that every mom on the face of the earth thinks that about their children, and I think that's how it should be.
As we enter into 2010, we ask for your prayers for God's blessings to be upon us as we strive to carry out our commitment made to God, to be Godly parents. We ask for any advice you have, and will take each and every bit of advice to heart, as this is a huge responsibility. We ask for your prayers as we attempt to be Super Mom & Dad-ha!, and hope that God will bless each of you and your families. Much Love...and HAPPY NEW YEAR!
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