Happy 5 Year Anniversary

Well Friday was a big day for us. 1) We celebrated 5 years of married bliss! 2) It was my Grandmother's birthday--and Thursday was my mom's birthday 3) I started back to work 4) my mom's house flooded! 5) Our Honda --2007 barely driven Honda--didn't start 6)I found out I have to go overnight on business in April and either take or leave my baby for one night. However crazy our little life is--I still thinks it's more beautiful to live in this chaos than to be bored wishing something new would happen to us ;). My mom came in last week to help prepare me to go back to work--and to watch Jae with my sisters Friday night so Dan and I could have a long date night. However at around 5:30 or so we found out that Mom's house was flooding --mom and Jill took off to Paris--Dan came home to hear the news. I told him we weren't going on a date---just then my grandparents walked in and discovered their stay would be short considering all that was happening. We all decided to go in to help mom around 8pm--then had to turn around realizing taking an 11 week old baby to help wouldn't be an option. So Dan turned around --dropped us off--and he and Jami headed to Paris to help salvage what they could. I spent a fun filled evening with my precious baby--and we celebrated my 5 year wedding anniversary. OH did I mention Dan gave me the sweetest card/letter and beautiful flowers! We had decided to get new couches and for go individual gifts this year. Anyway--I heard the door opening at 4am and Dan was home from the adventure. So we were able to celebrate our anniversary on Saturday--THANK YOU JILL!!! We had planned on going to SundaySchool/Church/and a Young Marrieds Lunch meeting today--however--Dan allowed me to sleep after I woke at 7:30 to feed Jae. So next weekend we will try all of this again. And to top it all--we woke up to SNOW?? What on earth is Spring doing producing SNOW???!!


ENJOY these random pictures from that past 5 years of marriage! We have had fun!!!

6 weeks and counting.....

What a week! My sister-in-law Leslie came to visit us. Leslie is so calm in every situation so it was wonderful to have her here---she cleaned a bit/organized my kitchen and helped explain a few baby books so I didn't have to take the time to read them all. But most of all---was a fun friend to have join me. Dan even watched Jae Beth so she and I could go to a dinner with Dan's other amazing sister Sarah. We had such fun girl time!! Jae had her bronchoscopy this past Thursday. It was a very difficult thing for us to do--putting our baby under anesthesia and a doctors care without us standing over her. But we gave it to the Lord--and the results were that she would grow out of her stridor. Praise the Lord!!! We had to stay the night because of her age--and wow--were we glad to come home! 30+ hours in a hospital with a baby is NOT a fun thing. Our sweet pastors from FBCD came to visit at 6:30am before the surgery--and as we were checking out. We also had a sweet co-worker of mine stop by. She also threw Jae a shower back in December--we love Dianna! And my Granddad came by to see us--he has made hospital visits for over 50 maybe 60 years--I just wish it hadn't been his own family this time--but his presence always calms me. We left with the great news and with a happy little baby girl. Before the surgery she weighed in at 11.4lbs and 24 inches long at 5 weeks old. I think we have a big girl-- and she was so upset after the procedure that we had to hold her for 3 hours straight. Holding an almost 12 pounder with cords and oxygen is NOT easy! So thankful to be out of there! This past weekend we had my mom come in and my g-parents came over to play with Jae Beth so Dan and I could get away on a date. My mom is so selfless when she comes in--she just wants to do whatever we need for her to do--and that is to just love Jae Beth! She bathes her and rocks her, feeds her, rocks her, and allows Dan and myself to get away!! This gives me much needed relief from being tied to a nursing baby. She literally kicked us out of bed on Saturday to go to the Original Pancake House --then after my first hair cut in almost 4 months- and Dan's trip to Bass Pro-- after lunch at La Mad we went to NP to see that movie with Mel Gibson--the name escapes me a the moment. Anyway--had language but a good story line. We also had two visitors stop by this weekend--one of my best friends from DBU Liz and Brianna (a fellow Christian mother I met at work). Sunday we had Jae's baby pictures taken by a friend from DBU--we shot them in our apartment--we were thankful to have family there to help. It was a little chaotic but fun. Our life always seems so busy but so beautiful at the same time! And by the way-at 6 weeks old-this little girl smiles and laughs at her daddy every time they are together now! It's so fun to see this relationship they have-I can't wait to see who is going to try to date her one day--haha--no chance with Dan as her dad!


On our way to the hospital--poor thing-she had NO idea where we were taking her ;(