Showing posts with label Bailey and Gavin. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bailey and Gavin. Show all posts

Tuesday, October 29, 2013

9 years...

Happy Anniversary, John!  You are my best friend and my rock. 
 
Here are a few pictures of us over the years:
 
The day we got married - 10/29/04
With Rusty - 2006
In the NICU with Jack - 5/4/09
At Mike and Julie's wedding - 2009
Jack's 1st birthday - 2010
The day we brought Sarah home - 6/22/11
Christmas 2011
 
Downtown San Antonio - 4/8/12

Jack's 3rd birthday - 4/25/2012

Celebrating Sarah's 1st birthday - 6/23/2012
Jack's visitation 7/5/12
Immersed in Ink Tattoo Festival - April 2013
Photo courtesy of Lexington Herald Leader
Myrtle Beach 7/8/13
 

Thursday, October 17, 2013

Sarah's Birthday

I know I'm really late posting these seeing as her birthday is June 20th.  She turned two this year and had a blast with everyone at her house.  Here are the pictures from her party.  We waited until Bailey and Gavin could come up to have her party.  She loves her big brothers!!
 
Thanks for the idea Pinterest!


Eating a pickle

Anderson and Sarah




Sarah and Amelia

Sarah, Anderson and Ameila


Then we went to Mamaw and Papaw's to celebrate a little more.
Love this pic of her!



Singing happy birthday

She looks so young here.  She's changed so much in the past
4 months.  With her cousin Kaci.

Thanks for the help Papaw!

Chowing down!

 
Then one more little party at Uncle Jeff and Aunt Sandy's house.  Maybe I have a future pianist...




 

Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Harder

John and I went to see a social worker a week after Jack passed. He told us that we were still in shock and we wouldn't thaw out until at least 3 months. Well, three months came and went and I thought I was doing pretty good. We had a lot going on with the upcoming move and working again. So now at 6 months I can say that I am not frozen anymore. And it sucks. It got worse around the holidays and has hung around.

Christmas was hard then seeing the boys was hard. They would give Jack so much attention and he would love it. Talking to them and smiling so much. He loved when they were with us and would brighten up as soon as he saw them.

I went to the store last night and Sarah and John stayed home. While walking through the store Jack crossed my mind and I got a lump in my throat when I thought about not being able to kiss his cheek when I got home. That was always the first thing I would do as soon as I walked in the door. But who wouldn't want to kiss those cheeks!

So it's been six month and it hasn't gotten any easier for me.  It's almost harder.  The realization is just now hitting me that I won't get to hold him again.
 
**I wrote this a couple of months ago and it just sat here.  I guess I needed time to process and make sure that I really wanted to post it.  Since I haven't written in a while I will just do that.  Post it.  Today is no easier.  I heard a song today that a friend posted on FB.  You talk about hard to listen to.  It was perfect but so sad.  Click HERE to listen but I will warn you it made me cry.  Just thinking about it makes me tear up again. 
 
Is a minute really enough?  I will not be able to answer that.  To be able to touch his sweet face and feel his weight on me.  I miss you so much little man!





Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Mom of Four

Last week we had a TV repair man in our house.  Sarah was being her silly, cute self.  So he started talking about his two month old little girl.  He even showed me a picture of her.  Cutie!
Then he asked.  The question that I dread coming up.  Do you have any other children?  I said yes.  Luckily he didn't ask any other questions after.  I'm not sure how to explain that to a complete stranger.  Of course she has three older brothers.  But do I want to go into the details with someone I just met?  Do they want to hear about it? 
While shopping, well meaning strangers will come up and start talking to Sarah.  Then they ask, does she have any siblings.  Yes, three brothers.  Then I wait, will they ask anymore questions?  The usually reply is,  oh, I bet they look out for her.  More than you know.
I will always be a mom of four, one baby just happens to have his angel wings.