Thank you everyone for keeping up with my blog, even if I can not! So many things have happened in the month that has passed. I guess the only way is to grow from person to person :).
First of all, our Elliana. She has changed so very much! She is 25lbs and 31 5/8 inches long. She is walking now completely and has graduated to the toddler room at church. I went to pick her up the other day and she had both her cousins Tehya and Lilyana in her room, including her little buddy Parker Glendenning. How fun to see them all together!!! Also, Elliana Grace has turned one (if you didn't know from the pictures :)). What a fun time we had! We ate sloppy joes with cheesy potatoes and had delicious cake! Ella had fun time digging in that frosting. I don't think she even made it to the cake part! It was everywhere. She was showered with wonderful gifts and friends. We had so many ppl there (see pic) that came out in the cold rain to celebrate our special little girl. Thank you everyone. Your presents makes all of us feel so loved.
Last weekend was a very special weekend for us because we also dedicated Elliana to the Lord. It brings tears to my eyes as I write this, because never did I realize how important this is and what a gift to the Lord. Elliana is so full of joy I know the Lord can and will do amazing things with her. Elliana's name means, "The Lord answers our prayers." (boy does he ever!). We then dedicated to her a life verse. The verse we chose was one that David and I believe is true for our lives and hers. Jeremiah 29:11-12 "11 For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. 12 Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you." Verse 11 is important to us because we know the Lord has a perfect plan for our family and verse 12 goes right along withe the meaning of Elliana's name. What a gift to be able to share this with you all too! Finally, Elliana is talking up a storm! She says; mama, papa, doggie, no, mine, baba, ball, bath, book, down, banana, nana, choo choo, and pretty much any sounds you want her to. I once said purple and she said it perfectly. (even if she has no idea what she is saying). She signs yes, no, please, thank you, more, and all done.
Next is new baby girl, or as we call her "Adele Rae". :) She is doing so well. I feel great. I am a little tired, but I believe that has to do more with Elliana then with the pregnancy. Great news and update on the last blog post is that the blood clot has completely disappeared! Yes, God worked a mirace. We prayed that he would just remove the clot all together and put the placenta in the perfect place and he did! Even the doctor was very surprised about this! Thank you Jesus! Otherwise, she is measuring right on, even if I am still wearing regular jeans :). She is very active to where she wakes me up in the middle of the night, but I don't mind. And I have gained 5 inches and 13lbs. only 11 weeks to go!
Not only did we celebrate Elliana this weekend, but we also got to celebrate David! David finally finished his year of being on probation at the Oswego Fire Department. It has been a great year, but a long year. This is a huge accomplishment and he did it with flying colors. I threw him a huge surprise party. I invited all his friends and family including the entire Oswego Fire Department. We were honored to have his entire shift there including the Assistant Chief and Chief. They actually honored him there with a Union coin. What a cool thing that was. It is awesome to see that they respect him as much as we do! He has joined a great family and I am so thankful the Lord brought him to Oswego. And the best part....he was completely surprised! He had no clue at all! I had been planning it for 8 weeks so that is shocking that no one told him. Thank you everyone who helped me pull this off. You were a huge part!!!
Finally, myself. Arbonne is doing great and I have an amazing team! I am thankful for all the girls that have joined my team. Each have different skills that make us truely successful. Otherwise then Arbonne, the surprise party, pregnancy, and Elliana I have not been doing a whole lot. :) All of that keeps me busy. Oh yeah, we bought a house! That is a big deal too! We are closing in the next week! It is in a town right next to us called Montgomery. It is 6 minutes away from where we currently live which is wonderful. It is a 2 story, single family home, with 3 bedrooms and 2.5 bathrooms. It has an unfinished basement and a bonus room upstairs! This house is perfect for us and we are so excited about the new adventure of owning a home :).
Well, thank you everyone for reading this incrediably long post. Hope you enjoy it! Love you all!
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