tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36025269069545266812024-02-21T11:29:11.579-05:00the story of our life...Joshua, Rachel, and KobeJoshua and Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14308802644856928934noreply@blogger.comBlogger283125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3602526906954526681.post-5366053375617569632014-08-04T11:47:00.001-04:002014-08-04T11:47:26.556-04:0022 weeks!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>How far along?</b> 22 weeks & 4 days</div>
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<b>Total weight gain:</b> When we went to the doctor 2 weeks ago, it was 9 lbs. I know I have gained a few since then!</div>
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<b>Maternity clothes?</b> mostly yes. I bought a cute pair of shorts and jeans from Motherhood Maternity that I love and wear all the time. I have been surprised to find really cute maternity clothes! I also wear maxi skirts & maxi dresses a lot (non maternity). I have a few maternity shirts but honestly I am not crazy about them! Since I am short (5 foot!) they are all super long on me. So I try to stick to non maternity longer shirts for now. </div>
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<b>Stretch marks?</b> No, not yet! My belly has been itching a lot the past week so I know it is growing like crazy right now! I have been using Palmer's lotion and also a homemade body butter that a friend made for me. I switch them up and use them twice a day! Hope it works but we shall see....</div>
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<b>Sleep</b>: It comes & goes! I usually wake up at least once in the middle of the night to use the bathroom. Sometimes when I wake up, I am wide awake and cannot go back to sleep :( Everyone says it is God's way of preparing you for those middle of the night feedings! I have been trying to do prenatal yoga a few nights a week and that helped to relax me. It also feels GREAT to stretch. I bought the Fit Mommy to Be DVD by Hilaria Baldwin and love it.</div>
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<b>Best moment this week?</b> Finally getting started on the nursery! We ordered the glider for the nursery! It should be in Wednesday :) I also got a grey shag rug from Target for his room & a cube organizer for all of his toys & stuff! Still need to decide on a crib (I am trying to decide between two) and find a dresser! </div>
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<b>Miss anything</b>? I do miss being able to get out of bed without having to roll out of bed! Haha. </div>
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<b>Movement</b>: The past two weeks, he has been moving & kicking SO much more and SO much stronger! I just loooove it! It is usually when I finally sit down or lay down to relax in the evenings. But it is starting to be more often throughout the day too.</div>
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<b>Food cravings:</b> Breakfast is still my favorite!!! Every morning I eat eggs, grits, and some kind of fruit (usually berries)....Then some days I will throw in bacon or toast with homemade peach jam or waffles. Just whatever we have. I could eat breakfast for every meal :)</div>
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<b>Anything making you queasy or sick?</b> Well....Josh loves hard boiled eggs. He mainly only eats the egg whites for protein.. but something about the sound of him peeling the eggs & then seeing him eat it makes me feel sick! But besides that I am good!</div>
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<b>Labor signs</b>? No, thank goodness! </div>
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<b>Symptoms</b>: Heart burn has been TERRIBLE the past week or so. I now carry Tums with me everywhere I go and that seems to help some. Also, if I eat too much I have this terrible full feeling like I could just pop! Also, I am more tired! Everyone says that you have this burst of energy in your 2nd trimester but it hasn't hit me yet!</div>
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<b>Wedding rings on or off?</b> On.</div>
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<b>Happy or moody most of the time?</b> Most of the time I am happy!! I have noticed that the past week, I have been a little more irritable. I think it is because I didn't sleep the best last week and I had a busy work week also. So I was just tired and moody!</div>
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<b>Looking forward to:</b> Our childbirth classes start tomorrow! They will be once a week for the next 5 weeks. I am also looking forward to spending some time with my sweet hubby today! We are both off work and planning on dinner & a movie! Love him soo much :)</div>
<br />Joshua and Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14308802644856928934noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3602526906954526681.post-42019661557642565042014-07-20T23:15:00.000-04:002014-07-20T23:15:32.675-04:00it's a ......<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Words just cannot say how excited we are to be having a sweet baby boy!!!! AHHHH :) I really had no intuition or feelings on whether it was a boy or girl.. but Josh has said all along that he thought it was a boy and he was right! I hope he is just like his daddy!<br />
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So it has been a while since I updated....where do I even begin?? We had our hard wood floors refinished (We looove them and I hope to have pics soon :)) and that has taken up a lot of my time. We had to completely move everything out of our house since we have hard woods throughout..and then move everything back in. But it really was worth it now that it is all over with. We have wanted to do it ever since we bought our house 5 years ago and knew that if we didn't do it before baby gets here- then it wasn't going to happen!<br />
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Last week was a pretty eventful week! Some great, some not so great. It all began last weekend when I was meeting some girlfriends at a restaurant in Nashville. The floors were very shiny and very slick and I knew as soon as I stepped on them that it was not going to be good! I slipped and fell pretty hard on the concrete..most embarrassing moment EVER! I was wearing a dress and I know for a fact I flashed about ten tables. There is just no graceful way of getting up while you are pregnant with a dress on! I was soo sore and spent the next 2 days laying around. It felt like I had pulled every muscle in my body. I did not fall on my stomach and I felt the baby moving but I called the doctor anyway just to let them know because I was having a little cramping. We already had our 20 week ultrasound and dr appt scheduled for last Friday but they suggested I go in on Monday to get an ultrasound just to make sure everything was okay. So we did and thankfully everything was good!! That is when we found out it was a BOY! Best moment EVER! I cried (tears of joy!) and Josh was over the moon excited! He was sucking his thumb and moving all over the place! Soo precious and just so amazing! Our last ultrasound was 10 weeks earlier and it is just crazy how much he had grown since then! We went back Friday for the 20 week scan so we got to see our sweet baby twice in one week! This scan was sooo amazing! They told us that he is already 11 ounces and that he is growing just perfect! What every mama wants to hear! Here are a few more pics :) I could just stare at them all day long!<br />
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I had been sooo anxious about the 20 week scan for weeks and weeks. I just wanted to know that everything was okay and that he was growing the way he should be. I have read online about how IVF can cause all of these deformities & problems with the baby...We even talked to our IVF dr about it during our consult back in January and he assured us that there were no known links between the two. But it was still in the back of my mind. About 3 weeks ago, I had a breakdown because I was just so nervous about it. My mom was over one day and she prayed with me and reminded me of something that really made me feel better. She said that it was GOD who was forming my baby- not the IVF. </div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">"For You created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb. I praise you for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well. My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place, when I was woven together in the depths of the earth. Your eyes saw my unformed body; all the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be. How precious to me are your thoughts, God! How vast the sum of them! Were I to count them, they would outnumber the grains of sand- when I awake, I am still with you."</span></div>
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So the past few weeks I had been feeling better....and then after we had our ultrasound on Monday I was looking at the pictures and I noticed this one picture and it looked like he did not have feet!! OMGoodness! So all week until we had our next ultrasound I was such a nervous wreck! But I am proud to say that he DOES have feet :) 2 of them with 10 toes each :) I made the ultrasound tech show me just so I would know for sure!</div>
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How I've been feeling... I was feeling GREAT! My back had started to hurt some so I started going to the chiropractor and that has worked wonders. But then I fell.....I was sore most of last week and my back had started hurting again. So back to the chiropractor again this week for me. Besides that I am feeling pretty good! I crave breakfast food big time and we eat ice cream cones every night :) I say "we" because Josh is enjoying all of my cravings as well! haha.</div>
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I feel like between the weeks 17-19 my stomach grew like crazy! Here are a couple of belly pics :)</div>
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I do feel like time is F L Y I N G by! I am now 20 weeks, 4 days! How can we already be halfway there?! Don't get me wrong- I am SO excited to meet our little man and cannot wait to hold him more than anything. But I am so enjoying this time being pregnant! I have wanted to be pregnant for years & years and I am really loving it! And I just looooove feeling him move around in my belly :) The past week the movements have gotten stronger and A LOT more frequent. And just within the last few days, you can even occasionally see a little thump on my belly! Crazy! Josh has seen it a couple of times too :) The ultrasound tech said the reason why I felt him move so early is because the placenta is actually behind him...instead of in front & between him and my belly. So basically I feel everything because he is right by my belly! I love it!</div>
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Next up on my calendar: Project Nursery!!! I have been getting tons of ideas on pinterest and cannot wait to decorate! Also, we need to decide on a name!! </div>
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Sorry it has been a while! We have been doing some remodeling to our house (pics in a few weeks when it is all done!) and it has worn me out. We have workers doing it all but just having your normal routine thrown off & having workers in your house is exhausting. Especially when you work from home and cannot get away from it all! But it will be so worth it. </div>
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I have been TRYING to do good about taking pictures to keep up with the baby bump changes! I will be 17 weeks tomorrow! I cannot believe it! The first couple of months went by soooo slow but now I feel like it is flying by. It's crazy to think I started taking these pics 7 weeks ago but it seems like yesterday.. (the 1st 2 pictures were before we really told a lot of people...but it was getting harder to hide and some people were starting to figure things out!)</div>
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I am a couple of weeks behind but will try to take one within the next few days. Here is one last one of me & my sweetie! </div>
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<br />Joshua and Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14308802644856928934noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3602526906954526681.post-66125314849663955882014-06-13T09:04:00.000-04:002014-06-13T09:08:20.960-04:00Our little blessing!!<div style="text-align: center;">
Can I just say how good God is?!!! He has blessed us with far more than we deserve over the years and we are extremely thankful for this new little blessing :)</div>
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I have wanted to say those words for years!!! I am 15 weeks now and due December 4th! It has been a long hard journey but it was so worth it. God's timing is so perfect and we are soooo thankful.</div>
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I'll back up and finish where I left off from my last post. We did our blood work on March 31 to see if the IVF treatments worked. My IVF nurse finally called with the results at the end of the work day and told me I was pregnant and that my HCG numbers were great!! They actually were on the higher side at 315...which made me wonder if we were having twins! She said with a pregnancy they want the HCG level to be at 75..so 315 was kind of high. She said she wanted my numbers to double 2 days later. So I went back on April 2 for more blood work and they had more than doubled to 689! So things were looking good but I was still very nervous. At that point, I was only 4 weeks along and was anxious for the ultrasound. I wanted to make sure there was a good heart beat and also wanted to see how many babies I had inside of me!! </div>
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We had our first ultrasound on April 18...Good Friday...and yes it was a very good day :) At that point I was 7 weeks, 1 day. I was so nervous when we went back to the room that I felt so shaky! It was a very fast ultrasound. Just enough to see that there was only one baby and that the heart rate was at 122!</div>
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Not the best pic but the baby is where the dotted lines are :) I have to say that we were SOO happy & thankful..but also a little disappointed & sad because we wondered about the other baby that we transferred. I know some people may think it is no big deal but it was to us because we believe it was a life. But we know we have completely put our lives and this whole process in God's hand and we just have to believe that He is still in control no matter what. </div>
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We had our 2nd ultrasound on May 5 and that is the ultrasound picture I posted at the beginning of this post. The heart rate was at 175 then and things were still looking great! I was 9 weeks, 4 days and that point and to be 100% honest-----It did not feel very real up until that point! We had tried for 5 years to get pregnant and now I finally was and I had a hard time believing it! I was so excited but also so guarded during that time. I was very nervous and tried not too get too excited because I was so scared of being disappointed just like I have been the past 5 years over and over again. BUT something happened that day during the ultrasound that changed my thinking! While we were watching the screen, the baby was moving its hand and then out of no where it did a complete flip!!!!!!! The crazy thing is that I did not feel a thing! I fell in love instantly!! This was a little life inside of me (doing flips!) that God has blessed me with. A little life that would change ours completely. We both cried that day. Tears of joy, of course :)</div>
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We have had two check ups so far with my regular OB. After my HCG levels came back good, Dr. Silber's office released me to my regular doctor. I did have to continue my progesterone shots up until 11 weeks, which was May 15. I was SOOO glad to be done with all of my shots. I counted and since we started IVF I had 101 shots!! All worth it though! I even got brave and towards the end I was giving them to myself! We are talking a B I G needle in the hip. But on the nights that Josh was working, I got tired of having to find someone to do them for me so I just did it. It was hard every time though! </div>
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At our last appointment, we got to hear the baby's heart beat out loud!!! It was the sweetest sound ever! I was 13 weeks, 1 day. My doctor said at that point when you hear it out loud, your chances of miscarriage go way down. From 1 in 6 to 1 in 50! So at that point we felt safe to tell the world... aka facebook! Ha. We had told our families and just a few close friends but had not told a lot of people. We wanted to wait until it was a little more safe. We go back in two weeks just for a check up. Then the next appointment after that will be the big one! We will get another ultrasound and find out the sex! </div>
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How I've been feeling----I have had about 3 weeks off and on that I was so nauseous. It was mainly between weeks 6-8. It was an allllll day sick feeling but I only threw up once. I actually think the day I threw up was because of the iron I am having to take for being anemic. Smells were terrible. The smell of food cooking made me SO sick. And going to the grocery store and smelling things over by the deli/bakery...ugh. I didn't cook much for a while but Josh was a good sport :) I was also so tired. But right around week 9, I started to feel GREAT. I was getting some energy back too by then. There have been a few days here and there that I still feel so tired & sick, but besides that I still feel great! Some days I wonder if I am even still pregnant...but then the next day I will feel terrible and think- oh yes, I am! I am actually really surprised. I have always thought I would have a terrible pregnancy because I have a weak stomach and things make me sick & car sick. But I have been very lucky and I am very thankful about that! </div>
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I have sat down several times to write this post but every time I tried, I could not think of any words. That is how my mind has been these past couple of weeks. I really didn't think the 2ww would be as hard as it has been. I mean, we have had 5 years worth of 2 week waits. I could handle this one too. But boy was I wrong. </div>
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It has been 12 days since our transfer. The first 4-5 days I was home, I was literally exhausted from everything my body had just been through. Not to mention how mentally exhausted I was too. The progesterone shots have not been helping at all. They have made me sooo tired! We were warned that the progesterone would also give me pregnancy-like symptoms...so there goes me trying to guess if it worked or not! Some "symptoms" I have had....</div>
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I finally started feeling close to myself again last Monday. I even went for a walk with my friend, April, and was just enjoying my time off from work. But things have started to bloom around here and so have my allergies!!! I have not taken my allergy medicine because of everything going on...and I could tell. I got so sick and was sick most of last week with allergy/sinus junk. I am still coughing today but starting to feel so much better now, thank goodness. So I have not done much this past week at all because I have just felt terrible. It has given me LOTS of time to sit and just think.. Not a good combo during this 2ww.</div>
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I also did something terrible. Something they told me NOT to do but I caved under pressure & took a pregnancy test. I knew it was a bad idea and I also knew it was way too early..... I took the test 5 days past transfer......but there was one sitting in my bathroom and I just had to. It was negative. Even though I expected it to be negative, it really did something to me. It opened up my mind to a lot of doubt & fear. It really just hit me that- oh my gosh, this really may not work. This whole process has been MUCH harder emotionally than I thought it was going to be. And the thought of it not working just made me depressed. Literally. I thought I was going crazy in my mind for most of this week. I even forgot for a few days about God's word and His promises. What is wrong with me? Okay, so I didn't actually<i> forget</i> but I was not putting my trust in Him. I was putting my trust in google and in my mind- which at this point was totally under attack by the devil. I am so thankful for Josh and my mom & dad and my best friend, Annie, for reminding me over and over that God is in control. Then at church this morning, the whole sermon was on PEACE and COMFORT. Thank you, Lord. He knew that was just what I needed to hear :)</div>
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Joshua and Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14308802644856928934noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3602526906954526681.post-17467944914744556692014-03-20T13:43:00.000-04:002014-03-30T19:49:55.493-04:00Embryo transfer :)We arrived at St. Luke's hospital yesterday morning at about 5:50am. We were so excited because we knew this was the day I could possibly be getting pregnant!! We have prayed and prayed and prayed for this day for so long. We were also very anxious to see how many of our 8 fertilized eggs made it to an embryo!<br />
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He said we have about a 70% chance of pregnancy and that he felt good about it but that it still is not 100% that it will work. Transferring 2 embryos does rasie the percentage some. It also raises the percentage of twins- which is 30%! We would be thrilled with whatever God chooses to give us! If it does not work this time, atleast we have 6 more that are frozen and we can try again. Freezing them does not affect the quality at all and they have a very good success rate with frozen embryo tranfers.<br />
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They want me to just take it easy and relax the next couple of weeks. They do not want me on bed rest but nothing bouncy and nothing stressful. They also stressed to me how important the progesterone shots are right now. Josh gives them to me every night right about 8:30. They are still NO fun at all but I would do it every single day for the rest of my life if it means a healthy pregnancy and baby. They did say that they did not want me working around chemicals/hair color either for the next couple of weeks. That has been so hard having to re book everyone again :( I have never taken 4 weeks off in a row like this but all of my clients have been very understanding. I also have a couple of friends who are doing some of my clients for me while I am out and that has helped tremendously!! They said that the embryos are very sensitive to smells and that the lab they had them in had it's own ventilation system. They told me of a different fertility clinic (they didn't say where) that for one whole month they did not have any successful ivf's. They linked it to the fact that the parking lot was being re paved and the whole building smelled like that. So they just do not want to take any chances and neither do I. <br />
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We arrived at St. Luke's hospital at about 5:35.. 25 minutes early! They were calling for a rain/snow mixture so I wanted to leave in plenty of time. Turns out that the weather was not bad at all so we were way early. They took us in a little room where we spent the next 2 hours. I got changed into 2 gowns and some slippers that they gave me. They also gave me some warm blankets which I loved! Every now and then the nurse would come in and ask me some questions. Finally, the anesthesiologist came in and hooked my IV up. He was very nice. About 15 min before the scheduled retrieval, Dr. Silber and Dr. DeRosa came in to talk to us for a minute. And then it was time to go! I got really nervous all of a sudden. I was nervous about mainly being put to sleep. The nurse walked me back to the OR and the doctors and several other people were already in there waiting for me. When I walked in, Dr. DeRosa said "yes, we need to get you pregnant because you are just too cute!". And Dr. Silber said "yes, we need to get these genes passed down!". I thought it was funny and sweet but still was so nervous!! I laid down with my legs in stirrups (yes.. Very awkward with a room full of people watching. I was completely covered but STILL!) and the anesthesiologist started hooking me up and putting stickers on me and putting air in my nose.. It was all very overwhelming. But Dr. DeRosa sat there and held my hand the whole time! It really helped so much to have him do that! Another reason why I love our doctors! He said my hands were freezing so they got me another warmblanket to help me relax. Then they told me to pick a good dream and that I would be out in about 15 seconds. I told them I was at the beach and they all laughed and said they wished they were there too! The next few seconds were very scary. I felt a lot of tingling in my head and I knew it was about to happen. I hated that feeling because I was not in control of my body at all!! I wanted to say - hang on a minute!! Not yet!! The next second I tried to fight it.. The next second I was praying .. The next second I was OUT!<br />
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We stayed in that little room for about an hour and a half and were starving by the time we left. So we got breakfast at IHOP then went back to the room and passed out until about 4:30! When we woke up, the cramps were back. Not quite as bad but I could tell the medicine was wearing off . I took some Tylenol and we just relaxed all night. Today has been the same way- very relaxing. The cramps are still there but not as bad AT ALL. And my ovaries finally feel so much better. We did get out and get some dinner and went to see a movie. We saw 12 years of slave. It was so sad but so good!!<br />
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We did talk to Dusty today and she told us that out of the 15 eggs- 10 were mature and 8 actually fertilized!!!!!! We go back in Wednesday morning at 6 am and the transfer will be at 8am. We will find out then how many if those 8 actually made it to embryo stage!! We have decided to transfer 2 and freeze the rest! It is all just so amazing and we are so excited!!! Thank you so much for all of your prayers!Joshua and Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14308802644856928934noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3602526906954526681.post-20712835520972638162014-03-15T19:38:00.000-04:002014-03-15T19:38:37.338-04:00Is this real?I go back and forth. Sometimes this feels real and sometimes it doesn't. But either way, our egg retrieval is tomorrow morning at 8:15 am! We have to get there at 6am to get everything ready. I am a little nervous about being put to sleep.. And a little nervous about the fact that a needle will be puncturing my ovaries tomorrow.. And I am nervous about wondering if it will work or not.. How many eggs will we get..how will I feel afterwards..<br />
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I know that even at times when I felt like God has forgotten about us, He said that He would NEVER forget us and that our names are written on the palms in His hands. Isaiah 49:14-16<br />
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I know that when doubt fills my mind, His comfort gives me renewed hope and cheer. Psalm 94:19<br />
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I know that The Lord always keeps His promises and that He is gracious in all that He does. He helps the fallen and lifts those bent beneath their loads. Psalm 145:13-14<br />
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I know that God wants us to cast all of our anxieties on Him because He cares for us. 1 Peter 5:7<br />
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O Jacob, how can you say the Lord does not see your troubles? O Israel, how can you say God ignores your rights? Have you never heard? Have you never understood? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of all the earth. He never grows weak or weary. No one can measure the depths of his understanding. He gives power to the weak and strength to the powerless. Even youths will become weak and tired, and young men will fall in exhaustion. But those who trust in the Lord will find new strength. They will soar high on wings like eagles. They will run and not grow weary. They will walk and not faint. Isaiah 40:27-31 NLT<br />
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There are soooo many more scriptures that give me hope but these are just a few! No matter what happens- I will still put my hope and trust in Him. Will I be upset and disappointed? Of course!! I will be very upset and disappointed and mad and sad & all of the emotions I have felt the past 5 years. But He has a plan that is much bigger than ours and I am going to just have to trust Him. It is always easier said than done though. I am just so thankful for a Godly husband who reminds me of this daily. And for our families and friends and everyone's prayers! I can definitely feel all of the prayers! We are so blessed and thankful!<br />
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Also, I have had such a great week with my mom this week and we spent so much quality time together!! Even if it was just laying in bed watching tv all day! Being in pain = forced relaxation!! I am so thankful for her and love her so so much!!<br />
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She left a few hours ago and is headed back home. Josh and Kobe will be here very soon and I cannot wait to see them! This is really happening!!Joshua and Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14308802644856928934noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3602526906954526681.post-69526690555945088672014-03-14T20:48:00.000-04:002014-03-14T20:51:59.760-04:00It's time!So I went this morning for another ultrasound and blood work and I.AM.READY! Thank you Lord. My blood work still looks great and my uterine lining is 9 mm. I have 11 measurable follicles on my right ovary and 7 that are mature. My left ovary has 7 measurable follicles and 4 that are mature. We are scheduled Sunday morning at 8:15 for the retrieval and I could not be more excited to get these follicles out of me! Seriously, today has been the worst day pain wise. I still have not had much of an appetite and I have been nauseous off and on all day. Also, when I walk, it feels like someone is stabbing me in the ovaries. Especially the right side. We did get out and had Panera for lunch just because I am tired of laying in this bed.. but really when I am laying down is when I feel the best at this point. I am supposed to do my HCG Novarel shot (trigger shot) tonight at 8:15. They say it is very crucial that I do this shot exactly 36 hours before the retrieval. Dusty said I would actually feel a little better after this shot. I also will do the Lupron shot tonight but no more Follistim! Yay! I counted earlier and in the last 3 weeks, I have had 38 shots.. 40 if you count what I will be doing tonight. Ouch.Joshua and Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14308802644856928934noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3602526906954526681.post-35198596152360669382014-03-13T12:41:00.000-04:002014-03-13T12:41:04.554-04:00Follicles are growing!<div style="text-align: center;">
I went back yesterday morning for another ultrasound and blood work. I was watching the ultrasound tech during the ultrasound trying to figure it out and self diagnose myself! Ha. I could tell that there were bigger follicles for sure. Dusty called me several hours later and said that things are still looking good! My blood work was great and I now have 11 measurable follicles on my right ovary and 6 measurable follicles on my left ovary! My right ovary definitely seems to be over achiever! :) She wants me to still continue with the same amounts of Lupron and Follistim. She said that she is thinking my target date for the egg retrieval will be either Sunday or Monday! I go back again tomorrow morning for another ultrasound and blood work just to check things again. They have not said anything about me being over stimulated which is good. I know I am at risk but I would think that if I was being over stimulated, they would cut back my meds some. But what do I know?! I really need to stay off google!</div>
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Yesterday we were just relaxing in the room and the front desk called. They said they had something for us and said they would deliver it to our room. We had no clue what it would be.... I was so surprised to open the door and to see this!<br />
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I am still very crampy and tired. I get worn out pretty easy. And it seems like I have lost my appetite completely! I have not been hungry at all since yesterday but have made myself eat. This is unusual for me because I love love to eat. I think it's just because my stomach feels so bad. My ovaries feel very sore and tender. And sometimes they will just throb. Walking does make it worse so I just walk slower and take things easy. It's not like we are in a hurry or anything here anyway! I am having a great time but it is starting to get a little hard being away from home. There is only so much laying around you can do.. Or so much tv you can watch.. So we have been trying to get out but just taking things slow. We wanted to make some spring wreaths but we went to Michael's yesterday and they didn't have what we needed. I think we may go see a movie and I definitely want to go buy a good book!</div>
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I did find out something a couple of days ago that I forgot to mention earlier. I thought I had PCOS but it is actually just PCO. I do not have the syndrome that causes weight gain, high testosterone levels, acne, etc. I just have polycistic ovaries. I did not know there was really a difference but it makes sense.</div>
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I do miss Josh and Kobe so much!! Josh is coming one day this weekend..probably Saturday.. And he may bring Kobe! I am going to find out for sure but I think our hotel is pet friendly. I would looove to have him here and he would be so happy! He loves going bye bye :)</div>
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Well, I will update more tomorrow after I hear results from my appointments in the morning! Hopefully we will know a target date for sure and will have instructions for my HCG shot! :)</div>
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Well, things are finally starting to feel real! We arrived here in St. Louis Sunday late afternoon! My mom came with me because Josh was not able to take off the whole time. We love love love the hotel we are staying in. They serve a huge breakfast buffet and even serve dinner at night. They also print us directions every time we need them to.</div>
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I had to have an ultrasound and blood work done very early Monday morning (in between 6:45-8:30am) and got my results that afternoon. Dusty, our IVF coordinator, called and said all of my levels are looking the way they want them to. She also said I had 20 follicles on my right ovary. Here were the sizes:</div>
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So 37 follicles total! She told me to continue taking the same amounts of Lupron & Follistim that I have been. I go again tomorrow morning for another ultrasound and blood work. I am curious to see how they have grown the past two days. I can definitely tell the medicine is working! Ever since yesterday afternoon I have been very crampy and having lower back aches. The cramps even woke me up last night a couple of times. I am also verrry bloated and pretty tired.</div>
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We met today with Dr. DeRosa for a consultation. He will be doing the follicle aspiration and we just loved him!! He basically told me how it would all go when we do the retrieval. He said he would use a probe kind of like when you get an ultrasound.. except it will have a needle inside of it!! This makes me cringe just thinking about it. Luckily, I will be under IV sedation so I will not feel anything. But he will get the fluid and all of the follicles and give them to Dr. Silber. Not every follicle will contain an egg though. Then, Dr. Silber will inject the sperm into the eggs. We will then do an embryo transfer 3 days later. It sounds like SO much and I am really just trying to take one thing and one day at a time. But I did love Dr. DeRosa! He was so nice and made me feel so comfortable. He was talking about he was pro life and even quoted scripture from the bible. I left feeling so thankful that God led me here to meet these wonderful doctors!!! I know God is in control but I also feel like I am in great hands here in St. Louis. </div>
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My mom and I are having such a wonderful time together! This has been kind of like a vacation! We have been taking things easy & relaxing but have done some shopping and ate some good food :) We really love the location where we are staying. It is close to the hospitals but also very close to 3 malls! The past 2 days have been beautiful and almost 80 degrees! Tomorrow it is going to drop big time though and will only be 40 for the high. We are going to the doctor first thing in the morning but then plan on coming back to the room to relax and work on some crafts. I am looking forward to it and also cannot wait for Josh to get here!!! </div>
Joshua and Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14308802644856928934noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3602526906954526681.post-64082123272562402632014-03-08T22:11:00.002-05:002014-03-08T22:11:31.562-05:00Ready to go!Good news! My ultrasound and bloodwork came back good and they are happy with how I am progressing. Thank you Lord! So our IVF coordinator gave us the go to start the stim shots! So Thursday night I had to do 3 injections...Lupron, Follistim, and a microdose HCG shot. I was really nervous about all of that but honestly it was not as bad as I thought it would be! I still think Lupron hurts the most. Only because my skin stings and turns red right after the injection. But it doesn't last long. Now I am just doing Lupron (smaller dose) & Follistim. The Follistim is what will make a lot of eggs! But it is also making my body ACHE. It started in my right leg. I mean, my whole leg- the thigh, knee, calf, ankle,toes- would just throb. Now it is both legs & my right arm and wrist. <br />
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My mom & I are leaving right after church tomorrow for St. Louis!!! I cannot believe it is finally here. It still does not feel real! I will be going to the doctor several days next week for more ultrasounds and blood work. They want to monitor me & check my levels so they can adjust the meds as needed. They are watching me very close because I have PCOS and a lot of follicles & they do not want to overstimulate me. Not only could it cancel the cycle- but it is very dangerous and painful. But we are just praying that does not happen. <br />
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I am also VERY excited about just getting away and spending some time with my mom! I know there will be a lot of emotions going on and I may not feel the best, but I am looking forward to just hanging out with her. We are going to relax and watch movies and work on some crafts in the room. We have also found a few consignment stores online that we want to find when we get there! <br />
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Well, not really anything new going on here...YET! Tomorrow marks 2 weeks since I have been on Lupron. Side effects? First, hot flashes and night sweats for sure!! The hot flashes can come on at any time but especially when I am blow drying my client's hair in the salon. But the night sweats...that is a different story. They happen every.single.night and I usually wake up soaking wet. It's terrible! Another side effect... sex. It hurts! Sorry if that is TMI but it can be a side effect and it definitely is with me. I have never had this problem before so I know it is the Lupron. It puts you in a menopausal state... I actually saw a commercial the other day talking to women going through menopause regarding sex. Apparently, there is a medicine that helps make it not as painful. I feel their pain! ANYWAY. Another side effect is that I have been a little emotional. Nothing too bad though. I have read where some women feel mean and irritated but luckily I have not felt that way. I have also been having some headaches, which can be a side effect..but it could also be because I have quit drinking caffeine. I loooove my coffee so this has been hard but my doctor does recommend it so that is what I am doing. I also gave up my kickboxing class I have been teaching.</div>
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I went this morning for my 1st monitoring appointment. I had an ultrasound done to check my follicles. She said I had a lot of follicles on each ovary but no dominant one. I do not know if that is normal or what that means! I also had blood work done to check my hormone levels. Our IVF coordinator will be getting in touch with me sometime today to tell me the results of everything. If it all looks good, we will be starting the stimulation shots tomorrow!! It is called Follistim. I will also take a HCG shot tomorrow. I have been very nervous about these appointments this morning. I am so worried that they are going to say something is not right or the way it should be & we will have to delay it all. I know it will be okay if that happens but I just think about my work schedule. I had to take off for 2 weeks because we will be in St. Louis for about 10 days or so. I have it all worked out now but if it gets pushed back then it will be hard to reschedule everyone again. But I also know I do not need to worry- especially about something I cannot change or do anything about. </div>
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Joshua and Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14308802644856928934noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3602526906954526681.post-52226557898886854642014-02-24T23:14:00.000-05:002014-02-25T00:01:23.934-05:00PCOS and IVFSo, last week I shared about our struggle with infertility (you can read about it <a href="http://joshuaandrachelconatser.blogspot.com/2014/02/opening-up-about-infertility.html">here</a>) and I am so glad I did! Several other sweet bloggers commented & shared their stories and I just want to say thank you to all of you! It really helps knowing we are not alone :) I also shared that we are doing IVF! But let me back up a little to fill you in on what we are dealing with.<br />
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The past 5 years have been so frustrating for so many reasons..but especially when you do not know why you are not getting pregnant! We spent soo much money and did so many tests and blood work and ultrasounds but never had an answer. I know this is a common thing and not just something we have dealt with. We also knew that we did not want to go back to Nashville Fertility but let me just say something really fast!! I am not saying it is a bad place with bad doctors. I have a friend from church who works there and we also have friends who are currently going there and are happy with their doctor. WE just had a terrible experience and when you mix that with something that is a very sensitive subject, it can cause bad feelings! Anyway :) <br />
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I have been reading Julee Turner's <a href="http://mattandjuleeturner.blogspot.com/">blog</a> for several years and I also follow her on IG. One day she posted on IG about how much she loved her fertility doctor. His name is Dr. Sherman Silber at St. Luke's Hospital in St. Louis. I started doing some research on him and found out that he is one of the top fertility specialists in the country! So when we were blessed financially to be able to even consider IVF, we knew we wanted to meet with him. We set up our consult and took off to St. Louis on January 29th. It is 4 1/2 from where we live but it was actually a really fun road trip! We were exhausted by the end of the day though because we did it all in one day and got home about midnight! They do ultrasounds there that can tell you where you are on your biological clock. Let me just tell you, I was nervous. I thought it was going to say my time is up.. After the ultrasound, we went over to meet with him so he could tell us the results....<br />
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He told me I was born with a disease - PCOS. He also said that I have a crazy abnormal amount of antral follicles (which are eggs) for my body size. You would think that having a ton of eggs would be a good thing BUT it is actually causing my body & hormones to not work properly and because of that: I never ovulate! That is why I have never gotten pregnant. That is why the clomid never worked. Another crazy thing he told me.... as I get older and my eggs die off, I will have the appropriate amount for my body size so I will probably start ovulating in my 40's! And that I more than likely will not go through menopause until my 70's! I was shocked. But I am so glad that I finally know WHY now! He said IVF is our best bet so that is what we are doing. We are so glad we found Dr. Silber! We love him and his staff and trust him 100%. I think that one of the most important things is trusting your doctor!<br />
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IVF is pretty long process! We had tonnnns of paperwork and had to get medical releases and blood work to check for diseases and so on...But I think the most overwhelming thing so far has been when the cooler full of meds were delivered to my front door! This is what all this cooler consisted of:<br />
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I let Josh go through it when he got home and it made sense to him since he is an EMT, thank goodness. <br />
The first step was to start on birth control for 2 weeks and I actually just took my last pill last night. The birth control pills decrease the chances of creating cysts that could interfere with the cycle & it also allows the doctor to control the timing of the cycle. I was on birth control when I was younger and it used to make me so sick so I was worried.. but I never got sick or nauseous or anything!<br />
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Then came the shots.... I had to start doing Lupron injections last Thursday. Lupron suppresses the pituitary gland so that the ovaries will not be able to make an egg or ovulate without taking gonadotropins. Josh has done them every night except for tonight. He is working so I had to do it myself and it was so hard :( It took about 10 minutes for me to get the nerve to do it. I have never liked shots but honestly they have never been a big deal either. I will get them at the doctor's office- no problem. But this is different! We have mainly been doing them in my stomach but it seems to hurt more and more each time so last night we did it in my thigh. It didn't seem to hurt quite as bad. As far as side effects go: I can tell I am more tired during the day. And more emotional FOR SURE! And probably a little more irritable. But that is about it. <br />
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I will continue just doing the Lupron for another week and then cutting back the dosage and adding a couple of different shots. Not looking forward to it but it will be SO worth it one day :) <br />
<br />Joshua and Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14308802644856928934noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3602526906954526681.post-50610699403690225662014-02-20T11:19:00.002-05:002014-02-20T16:29:06.005-05:00Opening up about {infertility}I am not sure how to even begin this post. For some reason, saying it out loud (or in this case, typing!) can be so hard. But who knew that we would be that one couple out of ten that would be dealing with infertility. I have decided to share our story to hopefully help others going through the same thing. Just knowing you are not alone and hearing other people's experiences have helped me, and I want to do the same. I also want this to be a journal so I do not forget our journey step by step!<br />
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It all started 5 1/2 years ago when we got married :) We both looove kids and wanted them pretty soon after marriage. So we decided 6 months after we got married that I would quit taking birth control and just see what happens. After 6 months of nothing happening, I talked to my OB-GYN and he suggested waiting another 6 months and then trying clomid. So that is what we did. I took clomid 50 mg for 2 months with no luck. My follicle size was not good so they put me on 100 mg instead. It did seem to help with the follicle size but still I was not pregnant. So after 5 months total of clomid, he said there was nothing more he could do and he referred us to Nashville Fertility. We saved up some money and about a year later made an appointment for a consultation and what a terrible experience that was!! Our consultation cost almost $3000 and we left with no answers! We were so upset and devastated! After that experience, we decided to take a break from the doctor route and just see what happens again. Well, another year goes by and still no baby! We then decided to try an IUI. We tried for 4 months to actually get one scheduled because the IUI date kept on falling on the weekend when my doctor was going to be out of town. FINALLY, we were able to do it. My follicle size was not the best but we decided to try it anyway....and it did not work :( We were so upset! We decided to take another break after that. Financially and emotionally- we just needed a break! Fast forward 2 years later to now..still no baby! Not even one positive pregnancy test in 5 years.<br />
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The past 5 years have been very hard emotionally. We have prayed and prayed and prayed for a miracle and for healing. There were times where I felt so far from God during that time. I felt like He never heard my prayers. I think the 1st and 2nd year were the hardest. I never thought about anything else except for getting pregnant. I wished every single month away..... It did get easier with time. My prayers began to shift into praying for contentment for this season we are in. I prayed that God would give me peace and that HE would help ME put HIM in control of my life. And to just be still and know that He is God. I wrote different scriptures on post its and put them all over my house as reminders. I am not going to say that it was not hard and that it was easy. But <i>His grace</i> has helped me make it through the last 5 years. I remember hearing stories of people who have been trying for years and years and years to get pregnant. Honestly, I remember thinking that I would just DIE if I had to wait that long. But here I am. I am still alive 5 years later! And it is all because of Him.<br />
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Looking back, I am thankful that it didn't happen right away for many reasons. It has given me time with my husband! There were a lot of times when the stress caused arguments, but overall it has made us SO much closer!! It has also given us time to start a home together and build up our careers. I have my salon in my basement and it is going great. AND Josh now has the job he has always wanted! He has been through a lot of schooling and training the past couple of years and it would have made it harder if we had children. We could have made it work like people do... but it definitely would have been harder! Most of all, it has allowed me to have a closer relationship with the Lord! I have learned to lean on Him and fully trust him 100%!! I don't think I could have honestly said that a few years ago.<br />
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Last year, we began praying that God would show us His will for our lives. We were ready to take it to the next step. We were not sure what that next step would be, but we know we wanted God's will. We had several doctors over the years tell us we would have to do IVF to get pregnant & we were starting to lean that way. But it just always seemed so out of reach financially... But God opened that door for us the week before Christmas.. We had 2 different couples that we love and look up to come to us within 12 hours of each other and give us money for IVF! In 12 hours, we had all the money we needed!! It was such an answer to prayer! Neither one of them knew that the other was doing it...and they all felt led by the Lord to do it. And that was our confirmation :) We had prayed and prayed for so long to get pregnant.. and this was His way of providing for us. We are so so thankful.<br />
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We are very excited about this next journey!!! I will fill you in on my next post all of the details but I start my first injection tonight! We are very aware that this could be a process and take several tries but no matter what happens- We are trusting the Lord!! He is in control.<br />
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<br />Joshua and Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14308802644856928934noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3602526906954526681.post-18935268625573493082014-01-22T10:18:00.003-05:002014-01-22T10:18:44.766-05:00Playing catch up..<div style="text-align: center;">
Has it really been over a year since I have been on here?! Wow. What a slacker! 2013 really was a great year. Very busy, but still full of blessings. So much happened so I am going to try my best to fill you in on everything. Let's start from the beginning :) </div>
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Josh got hired at Hendersonville Fire Department in October 2012! He had to go through their fire academy in Bell Buckle and was gone Feb-April. He did get to come home one day on the weekends but it was pretty lonely around here during the week. I tried to keep myself busy by working a lot and started exercising with my mom a lot. I lost a few pounds (that I gained after we got married!!) while he was gone. He lost like 20 lbs while he was gone! It was a great learning experience for him also. He graduated from the academy in April. Oh happy day :) </div>
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Summer was very, very busy. Josh's schedule is 24 hours on, 48 hours off. So he is able to do his grass and landscaping job on the side. It it is great for extra money but did become stressful at times. Our schedules were totally different. If he ever had an evening off, I would be working late in the salon that night & visa versa. We are going to try and coordinate our schedules a little better this summer for sure. We did get to take a little time off to go on vacation with our families! We had such a great time with everyone. That will be for a separate post with tons of pictures :) </div>
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Towards the end of the summer, Josh got a very exciting email. It was from Nashville Fire Department offering him a job!!! This was such wonderful news! Josh has always wanted to work at NFD and his name has been on their list for years. It is his dream job! I am so so proud of him. He had to go through another round of fire academy though! Luckily, this time his school was in Nashville and he was able to come home every night. It was nice having him home every evening :) His schooling started in October and he just finished the beginning of January. So 2 fire academies in one year! Whew! He is loving his new job so far. He is back on 24 hours on, 48 hours off. It is MUCH busier in Nashville, which is what he wanted- more experience. He has already seen so much. He loves it but it makes me worry about him. So I have been praying like crazy for him- for protection ... for his mind and what he will be seeing ... for him to stay strong in his faith and be a good example for others. I know God has big plans for him and I am so thankful for him! </div>
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Another exciting thing that happened in 2013 was that my parents celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary! We threw them a big party and it was SUCH a great day! That is for a separate post also.</div>
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It is crazy how times flies by. It is already another year just like that. This year I want to focus on my relationships. First of all, with the Lord. I want to have a closer relationship with Him. I want to study the bible, instead of just skimming through it. I want to pray more and just walk daily with Him. Next, I want to focus on my relationships with my family and friends. Life is SO busy. We are too busy for each other. I have cut back my hours in the salon for a few reasons. One of them is to be able to spend more time with ones I love. I do not want to be so busy that I do not have time to invest in someones life. I am doing OK so far this year with my goals! I could always improve but it is better than where I was. I love this quote by Max Lucado-</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">"Our prayers may be awkward. Our attempts may be feeble. But since the power of prayer is in the One who hears it and not the one who says it, our prayers make a difference."</span></div>
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I hope you have a blessed day and take some time to spend with the Lord and to invest in someones life. You never know what a difference it could make :)</div>
Joshua and Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14308802644856928934noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3602526906954526681.post-14251880870853993552012-10-11T22:11:00.003-04:002012-10-11T22:11:41.680-04:00Jake!<div style="text-align: center;">
The first week we had Jake, I wondered what in the world we had done. But we are both adjusting now, thank goodness :) I love this little thing so much!</div>
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How do you resist this sweet face? And those eyes?!!!</div>
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After his 1st bath :)</div>
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Kobe is starting to get used to him. He hated him at first and was so sad and jealous! It made me so sad :( But he is getting much better now. He still is not crazy about it but thankfully it is getting better.</div>
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Sleeping with his tongue stuck out! He is a very loud sleeper & snores a lot!</div>
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I love my babies SO much!!! :)</div>
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Joshua and Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14308802644856928934noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3602526906954526681.post-80823862424620300372012-10-09T18:29:00.001-04:002012-10-09T18:29:43.084-04:00Big News!<div style="text-align: center;">
Ever since Josh was in high school, he has wanted to be a firefighter. He went to college on a baseball scholarship and got his bachelors in criminal justice. Since he graduated from college 3 years ago, he has been trying to get on the fire department. He has been volunteering and earlier this year he went to EMT school. He has tested & applied for different fire departments for the past 3 years but it is just so hard to get on. WELL, guess who just hired as a firefighter for Hendersonville Fire Department?!!!! This is definitely an answer to prayer for sure!! He starts Friday! I am SO proud of him and so excited about his new career! Thank you to everyone who has been praying these last few years :)</div>
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Something else very exciting! We have a new family member! Meet Jake :)</div>
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He is a boxer puppy and is so sweet!! He was 6 weeks old in the picture but he is now 8 weeks old and already getting bigger. He is a handful but we love him so much! </div>
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~We went to Florida in July.....it was a very different trip. We went to PCB with Josh's family for about 4 days. Then, we stayed with my parents and brother for a few days in Destin. We were supposed to stay for a whole week but my poor dad hurt his back and we ended up flying home early. We found out after we got back that he has severe arthritis in his back and spinal stenosis :( Thankfully he is feeling much better now though! Here are a few cell phone pics. (I am sad I didn't get any good pics with my good camera)</div>
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~Addy celebrated her 2nd birthday on August 15th!!! We got her some pink Toms :)</div>
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~We got a new car!! I loooove it!</div>
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~My good friend, Trish, is having a baby girl & is due the end of October! We threw her a baby shower and it was so much fun & turned out so cute! I will post more pics in a separate post :)</div>
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~On September 6th, we celebrated our 4 YEAR anniversary!! Wow! I fall more in love with him every day :) I am so blessed. And to top it off, he completely surprised me with diamond earrings! They are so beautiful.</div>
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~Soooo my 10 YEAR high school reunion was a couple of weekends ago. I wasn't going to go at first, but I am so glad that I did. I saw so many people I have not seen in so long. We had a good time! Josh & I stayed at The Maxwell House that night to celebrate our anniversary and had a great relaxing weekend!</div>
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~We have been working on our backyard for the past 2 years and I can officially say it is pretty much done! We absolutely love it. That is for a different post also.</div>
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~There are several exciting things happening in the next few weeks so I am going to try and keep things updated on here. Here are a few more pics that I love :) </div>
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We had a really fun 4th of July this year! We went to the Pegram parade that morning. It was a lot of fun. I loved sitting there (even though I was about to have a heat stroke!) watching everyone go by. There is something about a small town I just love. Carrie Underwood has a song on her new CD that I just loved called hometown. Here is the chorus:</div>
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Thank God for hometowns,</div>
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first kisses and touchdowns.</div>
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Thank God for the county lines that welcome you back in </div>
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when you were dying to get out.</div>
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Thank God for church pews</div>
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and all the faces that won't forget you.</div>
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And when you're lost in this crazy world,</div>
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you've got somewhere to go and get found. </div>
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Thank God for hometowns.</div>
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That afternoon we went to my parents to grill out! We had fun and a TON of good food, as usual :) My mom always has the prettiest flowers!</div>
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That night we went to Nashville to watch the fireworks with Sarah & Blake. I had never been all the way downtown Nashville on the 4th before but we decided to go all the way down to Riverfront Park. It was SO hot and SOOO packed but it was so worth it. The fireworks were absolutely amazing!!!!!</div>
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I thought the fireworks at Disney were the best..but I am pretty sure Nashville beat them this year! Happy late 4th of July! :)</div>Joshua and Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14308802644856928934noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3602526906954526681.post-2317560395231416532012-07-02T18:32:00.001-04:002012-07-02T18:35:14.173-04:00Life Lately<div style="text-align: center;">
WOW! I cannot believe it has been so long since I have updated on here. Things have been so crazy busy. We are really enjoying our summer so far. It will get even better because a week from tomorrow we will be going to Florida with our families! It cannot get here soon enough. It has been soooo hot & dry here the past several days. I think last Friday was the hottest day ever recorded in Nashville. Crazy! Here is our life lately in picures :) I'm going to warn you, there is a lot!</div>
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Josh's cousin, Anna, graduated high school back in May! Woo Hoo! She is planning on going to college at Murray State.</div>
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My bell peppers were doing really good until just last week. I think it may be this crazy heat but we had 16 growing and now they all have big brown spots on them :( The tomatoes, banana peppers, and cucumbers are doing great though.</div>
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We went out on Adam & Tiffani's pontoon boat over Memorial Day weekend. This girls just loved it!!!</div>
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Not sure why I look weirdly dark in this pic...oh well, Ava looks precious :)</div>
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Josh & I went to the flea market in Nashville last month. We didn't get anything but saw some really cool stuff!</div>
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This is how much my garden grew in 1 month! It is even bigger now. </div>
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One day we took the pontoon out with Brett & Crystal and we had a lot of fun. We took the grill and grilled some burgers. We stayed out late and did a little catfishing....... there were a lot of bugs. </div>
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Hahaha! Kobe loves going out on the boat too! I love his little life jacket :)</div>
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Oh my goodness! This is my new favorite bronzer. It is such a pretty color and smells just like chocolate!</div>
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Kobe loves going to the bank because he always gets treats :)</div>
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I moved this chalkboard frame I made down to the salon and put one of my favorite scriptures on it. I really like it down there.</div>
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One of my new bathing suits from Victoria's Secret! I LOVE IT! This is the perfect top. It is the madi bandeau. I have another one in the mail that is coral with plaid bottoms on the way to my house now :)</div>
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Me & my parents at Chuy's. Love them and that place!</div>
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A friend of mine posted this on FB and I had to steal it!!!!! I died laughing when I saw it. This is so true....because us hairstylists are magicians, you know :)</div>
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Me & my wonderful dad on father's day. He is the best dad. I love him SO much and am so thankful God blessed me with such a wonderful dad :)</div>
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I just had to get him his favorite hairspray! Ha! Because it gives him big, sexy hair! Ha.</div>
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I made this layered salad that I found on Pioneer Woman's website and OH. MY. WORD. So good!</div>
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Sweet Addy :)</div>
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We still love our patio!! We are hoping we will catch some end of summer deals for some patio furniture. We have our eyes set on this big pavilion at Lowe's that has the cutest chandelier in it :) I called today and they said it will be on sale next week!</div>
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My friend, Lindsey, is having a baby boy in September! We all went to her baby shower last weekend. She got a lot of cute stuff and it was so good seeing all of my favorite girls!</div>
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Trish is pregnant with a baby girl and she is due in October! We are planning her a shower for the end of August and I can't wait. I also can't wait to meet those sweet little faces :)</div>
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Me & my bfffffff!</div>
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Saturday night they did fireworks in Ashland City for Summerfest. It was really pretty and right over the water. </div>
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Kobe is so so sweet :) He is such a cuddly little thing!</div>
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Yesterday we went to Josh's parents for a little while to get in their pool. Kobe loved getting in there too to cool off :)</div>
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My neighbor's dad has tons of blackberry bushes and they gave me 15 cups of blackberries! They are so good and sweet. I froze most of them but had to make us a cobbler. It was another Pioneer Woman recipe and it did not disappoint!</div>
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I trimmed Addy's hair for the first time last week (just her bangs) then put her hair in pigtails! She did not know what to think and would not stop staring at herself in the mirror! I love her so much :) Can't believe she will be TWO next month!</div>
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This has been a VERY eventful weekend :)</div>
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Friday I went to the Heart to Heart women's retreat that my mom put together for all of the pastor's wives across the state. The retreat was actually Thursday through Saturday but I could only go on Friday. It was SO much fun & I had a great time with some wonderful ladies! We had makeovers, a fashion show, some crafts, and lots of good food & laughs. It was such a blessing to be there and to hear stories and devotionals from some awesome women. My mom did SUCH a good job putting it all together. I would have loved to be there the whole time!</div>
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We had a craft time where we made some super cute vases. </div>
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SUPER easy and cheap to make and sooo cute! All you do is get a clear vase and some acrylic paint. My mom found a bunch of vases at Goodwill. You put some paint in the bottom of your vase and start slowly swirling it around. You can add more paint when you see you need to. I am putting mine in the salon. My salon walls are painted the blue color and I am wanting to add pops of orange :)</div>
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So, Friday on my way to the retreat my car window decided to come off track and fall completely down into the door. UGHHHH! My car has been giving us problems lately...like it just dies when I am driving down the road all the time. Josh has replaced the starter and the fuel pump and it is still doing it. We are also looking for a new vehicle because I am soooo done messing with mine. Well, it rained a lot this weekend so I had to put a trash bag on the door!!! It was pretty embarrassing! </div>
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Driving to church on Sunday.....the funniest part is when you have to peek under the trash bag to see if anyone is coming!!!! Ha!</div>
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Soooo...Sunday was Mother's Day :) Josh and I are SO blessed to have such wonderful moms. They are so loving and giving and Godly examples and we love them so so much!!!!</div>
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Something happened on Mother's Day, though, that really put a damper on the day. While we were all in church Sunday morning someone broke into Josh's granny's house and stole her TV and all of her jewelry :( We are talking about jewelry that is soooo precious to her that belonged to her mom and grandmother...pearls from the 1930's and many many other special pieces. This is so heartbreaking. Josh's granny is the sweetest lady you will ever meet and would do anything for anyone at any time. The person who did this is just scum to me. </div>
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We were all planning on going over to his granny's house for lunch and so we did anyway and ended up having a great day together. I think having everyone there really helped her alot.</div>
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<br />Joshua and Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14308802644856928934noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3602526906954526681.post-10451531186403512272012-05-09T09:24:00.002-04:002012-05-09T09:24:53.723-04:00What I'm Loving Wednesday :)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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So it has been a while since I have done this but there are SOOOO many things I am loving right now that I just can't pass it up!</div>
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First of all, I am LoViNg that Josh is now an EMT!!! I am so proud of him! He has been working so hard since the beginning of January working full time (some weeks more than full time), going to EMT school 16 hours a week (Monday thru Thursday 6pm-10pm), clinicals on the weekend, studying, volunteering at the fire department....and never complaining at all. He got done with school a couple of weeks ago and made a B in the class. Then he took the National Registry test Monday and PASSED! Such a relief! Now he can start applying for EMT jobs but he really wants to be a firefighter and this will open up so many more doors being an EMT. I know God has a plan for him and his career and I know it was God who helped us get through this semester of school! I made him his favorite lemon cake with lemon glaze :) The writing didn't turn out too good but oh well!</div>
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Another thing I am LoViNg is that we finally got our patio poured this past weekend! This has been in the works for a looooong time. When we 1st bought our house the back yard sloped down a little. Well, last year we brought in like 10 loads of fill dirt to make it flat. We have had the money saved up for a while but with Josh being in school he has not had any time at all to build the forms until a couple of weeks ago. This is what our back yard has looked like for the past year...WARNING: you are about to see a complete mess:</div>
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Here it is after we pored the concrete:</div>
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It is HUUUGE and we love it!!! Our backyard still has a lot of work. We plan on bringing in more dirt to make it more level, building a fire pit, and doing LOTS of landscaping and privacy trees. But atleast we have our patio now instead of walking through dirt :)</div>
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Another thing I am LoViNg...I am finally done with this tshirt quilt I made for a friend!!!</div>
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These are all of her old college/sorority tshirts! It turned out SUPER cute! But goodness, a lot of blood, sweat, and tears went into making this quilt. I have made a couple of other quilts/blankets for my nieces but this one was a lot harder. Not only was it a whole lot bigger but the tshirt material is stretchy so it is hard to work with. I backed each square with interfacing so it will not stretch over time and she can wash it over and over and it will not lose its shape. Now that it is all done and turned out so good I would make another one....but next time I would charge a whole lot more!!!</div>
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I am also LoViNg this book!</div>
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Josh built me a raised bed garden this year and I am loooving it :) I love going outside to water it and to just watch it grow. He filled it with good dirt because the dirt we have around here is terrible. I planted tomatoes, squash, zucchini, bell peppers, banana peppers and cucumbers. I am pretty sure I planted way too much but oh well! It has grown so much since I first planted everything. Here it is when I 1st planted everything:</div>
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And here it is just 10 days later!!!</div>
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I went out there yesterday and guess what I found?!! A tiny bell pepper :) :) I was so excited!</div>
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I also have tons of cherry tomatoes already :)</div>
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I planted some lettuce the other day in a huge pot....not sure if it is going to work out though. I have heard you need to plant lettuce early but then I have had several people with gardens tell me to go on and still plant it. So I did! We shall see :) I only paid $4 for the seeds so I am not out much. </div>
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I also have some herbs I need to plant in pots. I have basil, oregano, rosemary, cilantro, and orange mint that will be good in tea.</div>
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We want to have a really big garden one day. Big enough to eat off of and also big enough to can or freeze some things for the winter. But our garden now is a good starting point :)</div>Joshua and Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14308802644856928934noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3602526906954526681.post-21635905791676777012012-05-02T09:48:00.000-04:002012-05-02T09:48:26.356-04:00Catch up!<div style="text-align: center;">
Wow! I am soooo behind on my blog.... I am going to try and do better. But I can say my house has been really clean lately :) I just wish there were more hours in the day to do all I want to do. </div>
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Something major has happened in our world! We got smart phones!!! I say it is major because our phones were so old and ancient. I did not think I needed a smart phone because I work from home and why would I need internet on my phone when I can just get on my computer at home?? WRONG! We finally broke down and did it and now I am in looooove. I got an iPhone and Josh got a Commando (his is more heavy duty and waterproof because he is pretty rough with his phones). </div>
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I love Instagram!!!!! Here is our life in pictures over the last couple of weeks :)</div>
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My friend's wedding was GORGEOUS! They got married in this church.</div>
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We went to a couple of Preds games and they are SOOOO much fun!! I never knew hockey was so intense. We are definitely hockey fans now :)</div>
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my niece, Addy! She is getting so big!</div>
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LOL! Kobe being a beggar! </div>
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How can you resist that pitiful face?!</div>
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Like mother, Like daughter :)</div>
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The Bicentennial Trail. Love it.</div>
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Mmmmmm. I am now addicted to steel cut oats thanks to Panera and my mom :) I will be posting some of my favorite recipes soon.</div>
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Sleepy head. </div>
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I will post more later!</div>Joshua and Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14308802644856928934noreply@blogger.com1