Samuel's First Christmas

Today was Samuel's first christmas, and the poor little guy was sick. After picking him up last night, I noticed he was unusually hot, when I took his temp it was 101.9. I called the nurse advise line and she just said that it's a virus and to just let it take it course, not much you can do for a little guy so small. He was still running a temp today but was awake long enough to take pics and enjoy his very first christmas. Our last one as a family for a while. Nate deploys in February.

Grandma Visit

My mom got the chance to fly up for a few days to see her newest grandbaby. Elijah sure enjoyed getting to see his grandma and showing off his new brother. here's a few pics from her visit. Hard to believe Samuel is already 7 weeks old. Time sure flies by quickly!! and he's growing fast!!

Smiles for grandma.....

Something fun to do with your kids

Gingerbread Play Dough Recipe

1 Cup flour

1/2 Cup salt

1 1/2 tsp each of Ground Cloves, Allspice, Ginger, and Cinnamon

1 Tbsp Vegetable oil

1/2 Cup water

Mix the ingredients in a bowl. Knead until smooth. Store in an airtight container; Refrigerate until ready to use.

that way if you kids decide to eat playdough at least you know it's edible! :)

13 well loved and happy years

I had to have my cat of 13 yrs put down yesterday. It was a really tough choice to make and really hard to say goodbye. She has been my cat since I was 16 and has been there for me throughout the years. It's hard to say goodbye to any animal, but a pet that has been with you for a long time makes it even harder. Suzie was a beautiful cat that didn't like anyone but me. She truely was MY cat. I am glad that I have gotten to keep her this long. Her blood still lives on, I have a friend that has one of her kittens (well not a kitten anymore) so I guess I can always go back to Oregon to see hazel. Life goes on I guess, just glad my kids are young enough to not really understand or hate me the rest of their life because we had to make a hard decission. All will be forgiven and forgotten. Rest in Peace my Suzie!!! You will be missed!!!

Baby Samuel Has Arrived!

After impatiently waiting for my little guy to arrive, he's finally here. He was born 7:48 pm, weighing in at 7lbs 14 oz, 20 1/2 inches long. The wait was well worth it, there was no pushing invovled, he just decided to slip right on out. He's absolutely perfect in every way. I have my little snuggler. Elijah loves his little brother, unfortunately he was really sick when Samuel was born so we had to keep him away, but he is all better and has finally got to hold his little brother.

2 down, 8 to go!!!

I went for my 37 week check-up today, I missed my 36 week due to Elijah starting school, so it's been 5 weeks since I've seen a doctor. On top of having a strep B test done, she also checked my cervix. To my wonderful delight, I am already 2 centimeters dialated and my next appt. is next thurs where she will then strip my membranes. So hopefully if I haven't had a baby by next Thurs.....I will have one by the weekend. I am so excited and ready for this to be over with. here is a photo of my belly at 36 weeks....

Photo Shoot

I had a really fun photo shoot on friday with Elijah and being pregnant. They are up online if you wanna sneak peak. http://www.lightoftheworldphoto.com/ go to the website and click on clients folders. Click on the Garland folder and enter the password marcig. Hope you all enjoy, they are awesome

My first blog

This is my first blog so I will make it quick and painless. Thought I would add one more thing to my life to keep those out of state up to date on my life. I feel like I live on a totally different planet from you all. I know we all have busy lives and I don't get to talk to you all much. Now this will be a way to stay informed. Not to mention see how my little guys are growing.