That will never happen to me.

Yup. Once again in life, I eat my words. Addy choked and I freaked out. As a matter of fact I think I am still reliving that moment over and over again and will be for awhile now. It all happened so fast and for that, I am thankful!
We had just sat down to eat (a late dinner at 8:30) and A had been in her highchair eating and watching me cook and clean up. When it was time for me to eat A wanted out of her chair to sit with me. Reluctantly I picked her up and let her sit in my lap while I ate. Her paci was in so I gave her a nearby water bottle and top to play with. Rhett had gone out back to get his wings off the grill and everything else becomes a blur. I just remember A coughing, gagging and not really making many noises. She was breathing, I don't think she ever stopped. I panicked and ran to the door with A slung over my arm yelling and screaming for Rhett to help. Meanwhile I am smacking A on the back as her stomach is pressed against my forearm and as soon as I step outside the blue top from my Dasani water bottle comes flying from her mouth. She began her screaming, crying, trying to catch her breath fit as she usually does when she is really hurt. Me freaking out and shaking in the process didn't help her nerves, I'm sure. While I sat down with her, hugging her, squeezing her because I was SO upset, I began to wonder if there was something else she was choking on and of course there wasn't. It hurt her feelings that I was so upset and I know that she sensed that. All in all, we are ok and learned alot about small pieces. See, Reese never did that. Put small objects that didn't belong in his mouth. Either that or I didn't allow him to play with things like that. I'm a bad mother I guess, who knows. Lessoned learned. I hugged her, held her, kissed her, talked to her, and prayed over her asking God to forgive me and to protect her from all harm that comes her way in life. I did not want to put her in her bed. I just wanted to hold her all night long, as if I could protect her from life.
Tomorrow first thing, I am going around and removing all small toys and objects that I find. I DO NOT want to go through this again. Broke my heart breaks my heart, over and over again.
I love my girl more than life itself!!!

Easter #2

Here are pics from Easter day. I still cannot believe we did not get one single family picture on that day. What is wrong with me!?
**Easter Eve**

let's dye some eggs!

the only picture we got of our finished products

he really enjoyed dying the eggs...can't you tell by this silly grin?

**Easter Morning**

A's basket

R's basket

Easter bunny hid eggs in the den

wanna go see what the Easter bunny brought to ya'll?

about as good as we're gonna get. thank you a for participating :)

**Yes, I completely forgot to take pictures of our family and our kiddos dressed up for church. Go ahead and mark me down for a big loser on that note.

R after church and out of his Easter clothes

A in her beautiful dress my Mom made

He is Risen!

Easter service brought several tears to my eye while singing. I just get so emotional while singing songs, thinking about the pain and the sacrifice our Savior paid up there on that cross dying just so that I, little old Lauren who is a sinner and sins daily, could have life! I mean, who deserves a Dad like that? I know I sure don't. The song we sang still rings in my head and the one thing that stays on my mind is his cross. "Cause Jesus paid it all, all to him I owe. Sin had left a crimson stain, he washed it white as snow. Oh praise the one who paid my debt and raised this life up from the dead."


What a sweet Easter it was this year with 2 kiddos under our roof. R really got to enjoy his little basket, egg hunts, and goodies and A was along for the ride everywhere we went and she was quite the trooper, as always! Love her. Did I say egg hunts? Yes. I did. We went to 3! One in Lakeland, one at R's preschool and one at Dar & Mimi's church (my old church). I always love going back to my old church and seeing friends who are so dear and caring. It's nice to be able to reconnect with them and also show off my babies to them.
On Easter day we got up and went to church together then came home to eat and enjoy a wonderful meal with Rhett's side of the family. (The day before Rhett put down new sod in our yard and dug up all of the old grass.) So after lunch and family had come and gone he got back out there and finished it up. I must say, he is quite the handy man! I love it that he can fix or complete any project around here without having to hire help. After the afternoon naps were over we headed to my family's house to eat dinner with Dar, Mimi and Frin. It was quite a busy day but I we wouldn't have it any other way! I love being around family, always have, always will. Sure hope my kids grow up one day and stay where their mom and dad are or nearby. Or we might just have to pack up and follow them. hehe.


Here are some pics...enjoy :)  I know I did.

Egg hunt #1 (R was terrified of the Easter bunny to his left)

After a few nudges he finally took off and got some eggs.

my sweet boy

r, a, a, and c....sweet friends

a just wanted to chew on them all :)

**Here is where I confess I forgot my camera at the other 2 egg hunts. Oh well, you've seen them hunt eggs once, you probably don't want to see it 2 more times. LOL!!**

sweet baby girl

my beautiful sister & r man

r helping daddy move dirt to the trailer

like father, like son...i adore it!

such a hard working husband and father!

the girls watching the men work hard

** Easter pics will be uploaded in another blog. This is taking forever.**

8 mos old

Height: ?

Weight: 19ish lbs??

Your sleeping patterns are: bedtime is around 8-9 and you sleep in your crib until about 7 am, then you come lay with mommy & daddy while you take your first bottle of the day. R usually comes in after or while you are eating so you typically do not go back to sleep. Your morning nap is around 9 or 10 and your afternoon nap is somewhere around 2ish and both naps you sleep anywhere from an hour to two hours.

Your feeding schedule is: 7:00- 7oz bottle; 8:30ish- you eat fruit w/ cereal mixed in while R and I eat our breakfast; 10:30ish- 6oz bottle; 2ish- 6 or 7 oz bottle; 5ish veggie + cereal and then a 6 oz bottle; between 8 & 9 you take a 7oz bottle and then go to bed. 

Your likes & dislikes are: likes: to squirm while you are drinking your bottle, sleep on your tummy, to sit & play with toys, play & laugh with R while he talks to you, watch r while we are riding in the car somewhere, to go to sleep when you are ready (you never cry yourself to sleep) and when you are asleep...you sleep like an angel!  you love to go from the sitting position to laying on your belly then trying to reach for any and everything in your vision. dislikes: when Mommy leaves...you tend to cry and get really upset!

Your favorite toys are: sofie, your paci (Mommy hopes to break you of this around your first birthday...R is almost 3 and we are having a hard time breaking him of his (not good)), R's toy story figurines and your favorite that you ALWAYS pick up whenever they are put in front of you is Jessie. Most anything you can chew on is your favorite these days :)

By the end of 7 months old you are learning to: scoot on your belly to new toys or things in the room when you want them...you don't get very far but boy do you get to moving! you also like to pull up on bigger objects and sit on your knees. At 7 mos old you got your first tooth, looks like the one next to it is going to come in any day now.

Recent pics...

mommy's little lovies

addyson, he loves you more than words can describe!

first time in the big bathtub

first tooth is on it's way!

your first tooth!

first Easter egg hunt with r man!

checkin out all of a's eggs and goodies

your first Easter :)