Looking Back

This coming Sunday, August 29th, it will be exactly 2 years since Brandon and I found out that little Christian was on his way! That was one of the best days of my life, and I'm sure that I will never forget anything about that day. Brandon and I had been trying to get pregnant for over a year and a half at that point, and I had honestly given up all hope of becoming a mother. So I set up an appointment with a new doctor to talk about fertility testing, and apparently there was no need. She did a pregnancy test at the office and came in to tell us that it was POSITIVE! Brandon and I looked at each other in shock, and asked the doctor if there was some mix up with the samples because mine were always negative. She assured us that it was all correct, then it really sank in. I was finally pregnant!! I cried tears of joy for the rest of the day! All our dreams were coming true, and we were finally able to start the family that we had been praying for.

Well what a lot of you might not know is what a rough road it was for me when we were trying to get pregnant. Every month was a disappointment, and plenty of tears that came along with it. Getting my hopes up, thinking this month I was pregnant for sure, only to be let down again. It takes a toll on any woman who is ready to be a mother, and thank God for my awesome husband, great family and friends. I couldn't have gotten through that time of my life without them. One night my girls and I were hanging out at my house talking, and for some reason we started doodling on this pad of paper that was sitting on the table. We called them our goal sheets, dated them, and we each hung them on the mirror in our bathrooms. The date was August 29, 2007. Obviously, my goal sheet was all about getting pregnant and here is what it looked like:

It was exactly one year after making this, to the day, that we found out that we were finally pregnant! How crazy is that?! I don't believe in coincidences. I believe that God is in control of everything we go through in our lives; good or bad, for us to learn and grow from every experience. I see now looking back, that all the time I waited and wished for a baby God was teaching me patience. This is something that I lacked when it came to anything I wanted; I wanted it right then. One thing about getting pregnant, you can try all you want, but the creator of life will have the final decision on when it's the right time. This was very hard to deal with as I was going through it, but Brandon and I needed that time to wait. Not only to grow closer to each other, but to grow closer to God. Christian was born on April 16, 2009 and I have been able to stay home with him from day one. If we would have gotten pregnant when I wanted, I would be a working mom. There is nothing wrong with being a working mother, but for me staying home with my kids has been something I always dreamed of. I thank God everyday for the blessing that is my beautiful son, Christian. He is happy, healthy, extremely smart and full of love. Being a mother is more than I could have ever dreamed of. Thank you Jesus!

I just wanted to take this time to tell any couples out there that might be struggling to get pregnant, that God is for you and he wants to give you all the blessings that your heart desires...but in His time. Keep the faith and know that you are a child of the most high God, and He already knows what your future holds. Your time will come when you least expect it.

Many Blessings,
Vanessa

Poor Chloe

As most of you probably know, we have a little pekingese-poodle named Chloe. Brandon and I got her for my birthday right after we got married back in 2005. She was the princess of the house and our baby, until Christian arrived last year. Since then she has become the dog and has not been too fond of the little person who stole all of mommy and daddy's attention away from her. Well once Christian got on table food, she became his new best friend. He loves to drop food down to her and laugh as she eats it. But other than when he is eating, she could really care less about Christian or what he is doing.

Christian is getting bigger now, and RUNS around the house. One of his favorite things to do is chase Chloe around the house trying to kick her. He thinks it's hilarious when she snaps at him, so he does things all the time to make her mad. We have shown him how to nicely pet her and he gives her hugs and kisses, but I still think he likes to torment her. He has this red, plastic baseball bat that he plays with in the house, and has recently become very good at swinging it (which he bats left handed apparently...just fyi). He has been pretty good not to break anything in the house so far, but today he almost broke the dog! This boy of mine is extremely strong, and when he swings that bat there is some force behind it! Poor little Chloe didn't even know what happened. She was just walking by when he was mid-swing and he nailed her right in the face. She tucked her head down to the floor, then when she tried to walk it off her front end and back end seemed to be going two different directions. She proceeded to hide behind Brandon's feet, and when he picked her up she was shaking like crazy. Brandon and I are pretty sure that he gave her a "doggie concussion." Needless to say I took the bat away from Christian for the rest of the day to keep Chloe from having a nervous breakdown. Poor little Chloe! She is fine now, but I'm sure that when I give the bat back to Christian, she will go find a spot to hide.  

Many Blessings,

One Bun?!

So today Christian and I were on our way to the pool when I decided that I wanted to get a delicious, mouthwatering, spicy chicken sandwich from Chick-Fil-A for lunch. Seriously I am obsessed with this sandwich! So we drove on in the drive thru, proceeded to get my sandwich and head out to the pool. The manager was the one that talked to me at the window and was super friendly. The whole way there I can smell the deliciousness in the passenger seat, and man did it smell good! 

When I got out to the pool and got Christian situated with his turkey sandwich, I opened the box to eat this yummy-ness and I noticed that there was no top bun!! How does this happen? It was bottom bun, pickles, chicken, cheese, tomatoes and lettuce but NO TOP BUN!!! Well I was already at the pool and was not about to leave and drive up the highway back to the Chick-Fil-A that I was just at. So I ate it anyway! 

When we left the pool I called them to let the manager know about the lack of a bun on my sandwich. He was very nice and asked what he could do to make this right for me. I told him that I would like another spicy chicken sandwich, this time with TWO buns! I also told him that I was just leaving the pool and would come back to the drive thru for my free one. It was so tasty!! Yes friends I ate two spicy chicken sandwiches today, and they were great! 

Thank you Chick-Fil-A for making this delicious sandwich and for giving me a free one today! If you haven't tired one yet, you are missing out! :) 

Many Blessings, 
Vanessa