Memory Lane...

So a year ago I wrote this post and look where we are NOW!!!!

Things are going amazing! I am so overjoyed everyday at how EASY this can be, to not be so moody and in pain from my back and the weight of my growing belly. How much fun it is to feel every tiny kick and to know just how far I've come!!

Plus to top it all off we were told it's a GIRL! I am so thankful for what this surgery has blessed me with and I will forever be grateful to Baylor and Dr. S. I just wish I could see him the next time I go in with a BABY in tow!


Also the Baylor spots will probably be up soon for you all to view, I have had a copy for so long it's killing me that I cannot share it anywhere YET!

The boys well they are being their normal boy selves. So excited to be having a sister and have constant questions and ideas about this whole process haha. They have reached the time where they are SUPER hyped up every night from being cooped up in school all day, and I just wish it was warm enough to throw them to a park once in awhile. SOON very soon.

Other things, it looks like I will be able to utilize midwife and birthing center this pregnancy. Drug free and at peace during birth sounds amazing to me. Other than a horrible hospital setting again. A is on board completely and I am so amazed at his love and confidence in me!

So many things are happening, I think about updating and I never do, I swear I'll update more and then I don't. I'm so bad at this anymore! I'll try at least to come back every month ;)

16 weeks!

Time sure is flying by! I keep telling myself to enjoy every flutter and every moment. It is hard with two other kids running around and a house to keep up with. Oh and then there is that husband type person here too ;)

Getting a bump, feeling good finally over the naseau.

One thing that seemed to go away after my surgery was my horrid migraines. UGH they have returned with pregnancy and been so vengeful! I am dealing daily with that pain yet my OB seems to know what she is talking about and I am working on a vitamin regimen to regulate my seratonin levels.


I have had a few issues to deal with, one being my SI joint. OH MOMMA! That hurts. It took me down for an entire week. I was left limpy, sore, and irritable. Finally it seemed to subside and I know I need to keep watching myself and the warning signs for it to act up again.

Other than that bean is doing great, got to hear the heartbeat again. I am gaining steadily (that is yet to be determined as a good thing haha). I haven't gotten any major colds (knock on wood), and I am trying to keep the nesting factor at bay. (even though I am failing miserably because I want nothing more than to decorate, paint, and hang curtains).

So good news for the most part.
Christmas is 23 days away. YIKES!

and my baby will be 4 in just six days. *cries*

14 weeks...

and the second trimester!
FINALLY. maybe this is the end to the constant sickness and horrible fatigue for awhile?? The headaches are horrendous at times but I'll take them over being constantly nauseated. I'm finally cooking dinners again and it feels so GREAT. Plus I was able to actually grocery shop without getting so nauseous I gave up, oh and didn't go too nuts on buying ridiculous things that sounded good at the time. Like tons more tater tots (my one food I cannot get enough of haha).


My back is doing amazing! I have had some issues this week with pain but it was focused on the very base of my spine, and felt more like a muscle issue and HUGE weakness. Didn't feel good and I'm still trying to keep it under control.


The boys are doing amazing and are so excited for the new baby. We talk about it almost all the time and they have lots of questions. Both are doing so good in school, and even L is just amazing me every day with how much he has learned in just the last few months. His memory is insane!!

A is finally picking up work, he is consulting for a mud company that his family has had work history with for YEARS....I'm talking his grandfather even worker there. We aren't out of the woods but I really have faith that we will be very soon.

Other than that not much else going on. I am so ready for the holidays. I absolutely LOVE to decorate for Christmas and since the boys have the entire week off next week we're gonna get started on Monday! My shopping is done for the boys, unless I find a killer deal (close to free ;) ) . I also am planning on doing a TON of baking this year. FINALLY! Tons of breads and treats galore!

17 Months

and 10 weeks!!

What is that you say? 10 weeks? Yes we are expecting another! EEKS!
We found out a month ago, and it is a huge surprise. Here I am with a NEW back and lease on life about to bring in another life into this world!

It is still settling in that this is all happening. Here I was 2 years ago managing pain, 20 months ago barely able to move, breath, and take care of my boys. Now here I am going to have another!

So I guess my blog is going to be changing again, and this time I will be telling others just how you CAN have a baby after this surgery!

So here we go on another journey!

Baylor Campaign

The Recent Ad Campaign for Baylor asked me to be one of the patient stories. So I said Of course! This is how that day went down in a quick nutshell.


First stop Hair and Make up. Then off to change, and find the "right" outfit. In between takes we stopped and talked. All I have to say is LOOK AT THAT FLAT BACK!!! Then the last stop of the long 5 hour day was the photo shoot. It was a fun day, and I met some amazing people on the set. The two other patients and I shared stories and talked during the lunch break. It is amazing to hear other's stories and wonder how many other people are in need of this saving grace like us!!

16 months post op

... and yes I am still counting!


What an amazing couple of weeks this has BEEN!! Well so much is going on, and I haven't had a chance to get it all down and out on here. But I promise pictures from the Baylor shoot will be coming SOON.



Other news, I am doing great, and am moving forward in life. My boys absolutely LOVE school and we haven't had any problems so far. Just my oldest is so smart and just blows us all away!

A and I are happy, and things are great. He is looking again for more work, but I have faith that things WILL turn around, and we will be back on track in just a short time!


More news and pictures to come I promise!

Last Saturday of the Summer...

Cannot believe today was our Last Saturday for the summer!!

We spent the afternoon at the fire station...boys LOVED it of course...the last open house that we went to there I had to go with friends and I could barely walk around it...but it was fun today just 100 degrees TOO hot!!

We met the teacher on Thursday, and R has since told us he is SO excited for school to start. Especially for PE (the little crazy of course said that right?) ...he even told me that he expects me to write him notes and put them in his lunch box...hahaa...umm thanks for spoiling the momma surprises...but I guess he knows me too well..he's too much. Had orientation at L's school Thursday as well and man I cannot believe how far he has come! I am so proud and cannot wait to see what my baby will accomplish this year!

Wednesday night was a Back to School Engage the Spirit at our church. an AMAZING night with my boys...prayer over them for the school year, for our schools, and R took a stand with the other kids. One of our pastor's spoke of being warriors in their schools, of telling people about God, and knowing that when there seems to be no hope in others that we have HOPE because we have God. Well he called for any kids that wanted to stand up and be one of those kids in the school to come forward...and R looked at me and said I have to do that! So I asked if he knew what it meant, and I got the "of course I do silly" and I let him go up front. On the car ride home I asked if they had a great night and R said flat out, "I am not afraid because I have God with me all the time. I know that if there is no hope in my school that there is Hope because I know God. I want to tell other people that God is always with them and that they too can be happy like me!"
...L piped up with..Yeah you know what God keeps you safe all the time...and R and him talked about God...R mentioned how he is 3 people (WOW I didn't know he had gotten it but he schooled me ;) )...and I mentioned that if he wanted to tell people about God then I was so proud of him and loved his decisions. Then we talked about a trip to Austin that is coming up at church and he said he would REALLY love to do it. So I have been praying about the mission trip and if the boys and I should take it so more to come about that soon!

On another note. I got the ad campaign. So off to Dallas I go on the 3rd!!

Something else that has happened recently is that I reconnected with a lost family member. My uncle John was a huge part of the better part of the first years on this planet. No matter the fact that he was taken away from me early on when I was 8, he is and will always be family to me. Thanks to the awesomeness of the internet I found him again. It is amazing to talk to him and I am praying that soon we will meet again face to face and we can meet each others families!


Tomorrow night we're doing a big dinner tomorrow night to celebrate school! I let the boys plan out the menu... R got to pick the appetizer with the meal and L picked the dessert...so of course it's mozzerella sticks and chocolate cupcakes...and I am making Lasagna....R has been asking for it for well over 6 months now...so I am going to finally oblige!

I also got accepted back to substitute..YAY!! So glad for that small blessing.
So that is my tad bit of news for now....