Thursday, July 23, 2009

What We've Been Up To

...potty learning, which Mia had down within a week (even for naps and nighttime) and Juliana couldn't give a rats patooty about (and almost three weeks later, still shows no interest).

...a lllllooooooonnnnnngggggggg road trip to Arizona to visit Robert's Aunt Sharon and Uncle Al.

...a trip to Las Vegas for Robert and I for some reconnecting, relaxation, and renewal.

...day trips to the beach scattered here and there.

...evening swims in the pool and watching two little swimmers in the making (mama's girls, ahem, thank you very MUCH).

...loving having Daddy home E-V-E-R-Y-D-A-Y for the past three weeks (and sad to know that he goes back to work next Wednesday...big sigh here).

...enjoying my summer vacation, but wondering where the heck it went since I go back to work on August 3...another BIG sigh here.

...praying, praying, PRAYING for Devon, Rob, Riley, and their Sweet Baby Girl every minute of every day.

...collecting, cleaning, tagging, and prepping tons of baby and toddler equipment, toys, clothes for a consignment sale in August (note I said tons...that means a LOT, but not everything).

...trying to hold it together knowing my babies start preschool in three weeks...GULP.

...trying to hold it together knowing I will be thirty-FIVE in a couple days...GULP.

...planning the girls 3rd birthday party at the end of August...GULP.

...and pretty much not doing all of the organizing I had planned to do while on vacation, oh well, nothing new.

...just living life and loving every minute with my three loves.


Sunday, July 19, 2009

Prayers Needed

Many of you have asked me how my dear friend Devon is doing. Today I am asking you all for prayers. Devon went into the hospital on Wednesday evening due to some cramping and contractions and after a day and a half of IV magnesium sulfate, things settled down and she was discharged to go home...only to find herself back in hospital later that night for more complications.

Devon is 21 weeks pregnant and three weeks away from the point of viability at 24 weeks, where a baby born at this gestation has about a 50% chance of survival. For a frame of reference, Juliana and Mia were born at 27 weeks. Devon's boys were born at 23 weeks and lived only a few days. As you can see, it is a critical time right now and while I have every confidence that she will make it to 24 weeks, we want this pregnancy to go MUCH further than that. Please, please, please...keep her in your thoughts and prayers. If you are part of a prayer chain, please include her in your prayers. Some specific prayers...

Pray for Devon and Rob...that they feel Him holding them ever so close through this.

Pray for Devon...that peace washes over her body and raises her spirits.

...that her uterus remains calm and free from infection, clots, or other complications and that her cervix remains unchanged.

Pray for their sweet baby girl...that she continues to thrive, grow, and develop inside of Devon's womb for many more weeks and months.

Pray for Riley Belle, Devon and Rob's little girl, who is missing her mommy so very much and is having to be shuffled a bit between family and friends.

Thank you all...and much love to Devon and her family.

Thursday, July 2, 2009

Butterflies

On Sunday, Auntie Patti took the girls and Robert and I to the Natural History Museum in L.A. to see the "Pavillion of Wings" exhibit. We had a great day...the girls just loved the butterflies!








Can you believe the first two pics? Are THOSE my babies girls?

GULP.

But aren't they beautiful? And they are mine? I still have to pinch myself, seriously. I wonder if I will ever not feel that way. My sweet miracles...love them more than words could ever describe! Thank you for a great day Patti!