tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48690534099045316692024-03-05T11:43:19.006-05:00House of CollinsworthHouse of Collinsworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03482814374958322279noreply@blogger.comBlogger218125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869053409904531669.post-15073498699981054032013-03-23T14:58:00.003-04:002013-03-23T15:12:07.944-04:00Coming Full Circle<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuKhfifKt5Ivcvn5WSeFV4jVqQvfLP6kDkLa0VeGkpwXqARFjxWVw8SYhRRpudh7EomDuuus06lIkt_C7Xp0dwdwUBzHCnZDJ8v53L-OzVPZh-rilu3FdLx7PfxGmaW8JjOrGF_rSeC-k/s1600/Donations4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuKhfifKt5Ivcvn5WSeFV4jVqQvfLP6kDkLa0VeGkpwXqARFjxWVw8SYhRRpudh7EomDuuus06lIkt_C7Xp0dwdwUBzHCnZDJ8v53L-OzVPZh-rilu3FdLx7PfxGmaW8JjOrGF_rSeC-k/s400/Donations4.jpg" width="400" /></a>This morning was amazing and I don't know that the words will fall right to really express how amazing it really was. For the last several weeks the ladies of Oasis Women's Ministry at Discover Point Church have been purchasing items to donate to Rockdale Medical Center to give to families who suffer early and late term pregnancy loss or infant loss (some after a stay in the NICU). We also collected preemie clothing for the babies who are released from the NICU. We collected Bibles, copies of the book, "I Will Carry You" for late term losses, copies of the book "I'll Hold You in Heaven" for early and late term losses, and copies of "Symphony in the Dark" for those who lose a child shortly after birth, baby blankets, hats, booties, handprint/footprint kits, gift cards, journals, devotionals, spa socks, body wash, information about our church and our women's ministry, copies of my story of Noah and copies of my friend and her husband's story from a father's perspective. It was amazing to see our ladies giving to this so sacrificially.<br />
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Then we headed to the hospital. When we arrived at the nurses station in labor and delivery, we were greeted by some AMAZING nurses! They were all SO excited about us coming and about the donations.<br />
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They took photos of us for their newsletter and then one of the nurses took us on a tour of the NICU. We saw several of the tiniest babies I've ever seen in my life (one was just under 1 pound). What a miracle each one of those precious little ones are! The facility is top notch and the people working in that NICU are true miracle workers. I can't imagine how tough that job must be, but I'm so very thankful for what they do!<br />
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We were told that there was a family at the hospital who had just lost their twin girls at 22 weeks. The doctor had spoken with the family and they had requested that we personally deliver a bag to them. My friend Heather who has suffered a loss of her own came with me and we went to their hospital room. There on the door was the sunset postcard...just like we had on our door when we lost Noah. This helps anyone entering their room to know they have suffered a loss. We hugged their necks and spent a little time sharing our stories with them and praying with them. We saw the tiny handprints and footprints of their precious babies on a card next to the bed. I was able to get the email address of the mother so we can stay in touch. Heather and I held it together until we walked out the door. It was very tough, but I walked out of that room really feeling like I have come full circle.<br />
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I remember staring at the ceiling and beating my fists against the bed the moment we knew Noah was gone. I couldn't understand what God was doing. Would I give anything to have Noah back? Absolutely. But I am so thankful that God's ways are bigger than our ways. Being able to walk along side someone who is going through the anguish that I went through and being able to point them toward the grace, mercy and love of my Saviour???...it's priceless. It gives me purpose.<br />
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After meeting with the family, a sweet nurse named Jennifer took us to a room where they store all of the donations to give to families who lose a child. I was so moved when Jennifer told me that we had come at the perfect time. She said, "we don't have much at all and even just yesterday some of us went and bought just a few items because we run out of stuff so quickly!" The fact that these nurses care enough to go out and spend their own money to give these families just a little bit of comfort is so humbling.<br />
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I know there are many of you who wanted to help with this project and it is never too late! This is something that is my very heartbeat and I hope to continue in this ministry. I plan on taking more items around Noah's 4th birthday (July 7th), so please keep the donations coming! You may be surprised how many losses the hospital sees each week. We asked for some specific items they are in need of and they said they need 4x6 picture frames and frames for ultrasound photos, more handprint/footprint kits, grief counseling and group support literature, and books, Bibles, and other literature in Spanish.<br />
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Thank you so much to everyone who played a part in making this day happen! I feel so incredibly blessed to have been a part of it. Thank you Oasis Women and Discover Point Church!!!<br />
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I am a worrier. I fear things that will most likely never happen. I take extra precautions, I rarely take big risks, and I like to have a plan...I "cling to the umbrella". I think we all tend to do this at times, but there is a difference between healthy planning, healthy precaution, and all out paranoia. For someone who has realized her worst fear (the loss of a child), those fears have at times taken over my life.<br />
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Unfortunately, Ethan has already learned some of this from me. But I don't want to be that mom. I don't want to be the paranoid mom that never lets her child experience the adventure that comes with risk taking. I will have to lead by example and begin to undo some of the damage I've already done. <br />
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My, how you are growing up! You are a busy little girl and have a lot to say! Some of your newest words this month are...<br />
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"Bubbles"<br />
"Trista" (yes, you LOVE Mrs. Trista! and I have a feeling baby Gwynn...or as you call her "bay-doll" is going to be one of your very best friends)<br />
"Ian" (your cousin's name!) <br />
"Pee-pee" (the good news is that you say this when you are wet....the bad news is you like to say it loudly in public)<br />
You can say the ABC's even better now!<br />
You are working on your animal names and noises... <br />
"Owl" and "Hoo! Hoo!"<br />
"Cow" and "Moo! Moo!"<br />
"Duck" and "Quack Quack!"<br />
You still can't say "Mamaw", but you are starting to say "Maw, Maw", so you are getting closer.<br />
You have started to call your Daddy, "Daddy", even though he prefers "Da-da". Ethan still calls him "Da-da" at age 6...but I don't know how much longer that will stay cute. A teenager calling their dad "Da-da" might not get him any cool points with his friends.<br />
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You can now put your shape puzzle together by yourself. What a big girl!<br />
You are walking...practically running now, though you still sometimes prefer walking like a ballerina on your tiptoes. You LOVE to dance....which I don't know that your Daddy is too happy about!<br />
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you. Your 2 newest favorite books..."Mr. Brown can Moo! Can you?" and "Go, Dog, Go" (mostly because it has 2 of your favorite words in it... "stop" and "go"). <br />
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Your favorite breakfast food....EGGS! Most of them end up all over your face...</div>
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You spent some time playing with your cousin Ian this month and you two have so much fun together! <br />
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You love to walk around carrying your purse, backpack and anything else you can find (bracelets, necklaces, etc.). You are so girly! <br />
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I don't know why, but I had never given you a bubble bath until this month. Now every time I give you a bath, you say, "BUBBLES!!!"<br />
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And when you are sleepy, you suck that thumb and find your belly button just like your big brother! <br />
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This post is a little overdue, but I just haven't had the time to sit down and write. Every year, Noah's birthday is difficult, but it gets a little less painful. I hate to admit it, but on July 6th this year (which is the day we actually found out Noah was gone), I spent the day very angry. I was kind of pouting I guess you could say. David and I have struggled a lot with the whole idea of whether or not God really always has OUR best interest in mind or if it is really ultimately all for His kingdom. Selfish thoughts, I know. In my earthly mind, I think my best interest would be to have my son here...for Ethan to have a brother...for Ella to have 2 big brothers to watch out for her. But who do I think I am that I have any right to be mad at the creator of the universe for not doing things MY way??? Still though...I was...and it was July 7th before I spoke up and told God I was mad (like he didn't already know), but I was trying my hardest to give it over to Him (again).<br />
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On July 7th, Noah's birthday, we drove to the hospital where we met my nurse friend Amy and a few other nurses and gave them the baskets. It really did my heart a lot of good to give back and hopefully encourage other families who suffer this type of tragedy.<br />
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And isn't it just like God to make things happen in His perfect timing? Little did I know that just 5 days later I would be at the hospital visiting our friends as they welcomed their baby into the world...and just around the corner was a family who had just found out that their little girl no longer had a heartbeat at 28 weeks gestation. My nurse friend let me know they were about to give this family one of the baskets and later she said she would like me to visit her. On Friday I went back to the hospital and sat down with this mother and father and heard about their beautiful baby girl, Riley Beth. This family has another daughter who is close to the same age Ethan was when we lost Noah. The mother was excited about her daughter having a sister....I understood that feeling so well. Ethan lost his brother. We were both thankful that her daughter was young enough to not understand as you never want to see your child be truly devastated over something like this. I am thankful she has a child to mother though. When you go home empty-handed, it is slightly easier to deal with it when you at least have a child at home to hug just a bit tighter. As I walked out of her room, I heard screams from the mother next door who was in labor at 35 weeks and had also found out her baby was gone. Then next door to her, another one who had slipped away at 19 weeks. Looks like we may need to put some more baskets together soon. Thanks so much to all of you who helped with this project!<br />
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I made a few trips to Noah's grave on his birthday and on our last visit for the day, my brother and sister-in-law brought my nephew Ian out to visit for the first time. Jason and Esther love Noah so much. I am very thankful for their understanding of our grief...and they have grieved with us...all the more since they've had Ian and really understand the weight of it all. <br />
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If you've never read Noah's story, you can read it <a href="http://here./"><u style="color: blue;"></u></a><a href="http://www.houseofcollinsworth.blogspot.com/2011/12/noahs-story.html">HERE</a><br />
<br />House of Collinsworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03482814374958322279noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869053409904531669.post-27433627959449432542012-06-25T11:57:00.001-04:002012-06-25T12:01:23.399-04:00Ella at 15 Months<br />
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2 posts in one day! Crazy huh?<br />
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I am a week late on this post...<br />
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Sweet Ella, you have reached a huge milestone that I just have to blog about! You are finally WALKING! On Monday, June 11th you decided it was time. Nobody helped you, you just got up and walked across the room. Then you spent the day showing off your new trick by walking circles around the house. You are becoming more independent each day (something Mommy doesn't like very much!). Mamaw is here for the summer to help us out until school starts back.<br />
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You have added some new words to your vocabulary...<br />
-You made the switch from "Mama" to "Mommy" while on vacation a few weeks ago and for now, it is your favorite word. You say it like you are wanting my attention. "Mommy?!?" Then I say, "What, baby?"...and then you say it again, "Mommy?!?". This goes on for a while, then you say a long phrase in your own little language like you are really telling me something. I have no idea what you are saying, but you are so stinkin' cute!!!<br />
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-"Me" - if I'm sharing some food with you, you say "me" after I take a bite...like, "Ok mom, now it's my turn!" You can seriously put away some food, little girl!<br />
-"Eat" - Probably your second favorite word. You realize now that when you say this word, we feed you. You don't overuse it just yet, but when you are hungry, you shout it! EAT!!!!!!! <br />
-"Juice"<br />
-"Shoes" - sounds like "Juice"<br />
-"Ewwww" - when you have a dirty diaper<br />
- "Two" - This is apparently your favorite number. I often pick you up by saying, "One.....Two....Thrrrreeeeeeeeee" and then swing you around. Now as soon as I say, "One" you say "Two". <br />
_"Yo ho!" - You like to watch Jake and the Neverland Pirates with Ethan and as soon as they start singing "Yo ho!", you shout it right back at the tv. <br />
-"Cheeto" - this is your brother's nickname. You still call him "bubba", but you like to yell "Cheeto".<br />
-"So Pretty" -When Mamaw gets you dressed, she stands you up on the changing table and says, "How pretty!" ...same thing she did when I was little. You always reply "So Pitty". <br />
- "I Love" - you said this in response to me yesterday! I said, "I love you" and you said, "I love"....getting closer :o)<br />
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You still say "no no no" and "stop it" if you hear anyone raise their voice or if we are wrestling with your big brother. You are pretty strict with us! <br />
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Your Mamaw has taught you how to play tea party. You are just adorable setting up your dolls and animals and picking up a little teacup and "sipping" your tea.<br />
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You still won't say "Mamaw". When we try to get you to say it, you say very clearly, "Papaw". Oh well...there's always next month! <br />
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You have had 8 teeth for a while (4 on top, 4 on bottom), but your 4 canine teeth are popping through all at the same time. You want to chew on everything! <br />
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I have to say that so far, this is my favorite age for you. You are so cute, your personality just shines, and I just love you so very much. I am so thankful for you, sweet baby girl!!!!!!!<br />
<br />House of Collinsworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03482814374958322279noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869053409904531669.post-36331208307720830692012-06-25T08:41:00.002-04:002012-06-25T08:45:16.193-04:00Letting Go of Regret<br />
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Every year as we approach Noah's birthday, my mind is flooded with the memories of the day we found out he was gone and the day of his birth. Every detail plays out in my head like I'm watching a movie...but of someone else's life. It's not so tangible anymore. It feels somewhat like a dream and only when I look at his pictures (which I haven't done in quite a while) or hold his tiny blue hat in my hand does the reality of it come back to me. He was here. There is so much proof of it...<br />
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On July 7th, Noah would be turning 3 years old. But as each year passes by, I feel like I get a step further away from him. I know time is healing and it's a good thing for me to not be in that fog of grief I was in for so long, but I just wish he was here. I think about Ethan at age 3 and all the things he was learning at that time. I can't help but wonder what Noah would be doing now....and what he would be getting into with his big brother and little sister. I just....miss him. And that void is very real to me.<br />
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David and I visited a church in Ocala, Florida on the way home from our vacation a few weeks ago. The pastor spoke about past regrets and things that we have held on to that we just have to give over to the Lord. After the service, I told David that the thing that nags at me all the time is knowing that Noah was alive on Saturday, July 4th and that I have no memory of him moving on Sunday, July 5th. And it was the evening of Monday, July 6th before we ever went to the hospital and found out he was gone. Why was I not more concerned? Why didn't I go to the hospital sooner? Why wasn't I counting his kicks on Sunday? WHY?!? I have held onto that for long enough. I am reading Angie Smith's new book, "What Women Fear" along with a couple of friends of mine. In the first chapter of the book she talks about a woman who lost a child and had these same regrets that I have. Why didn't she follow her instincts that were telling her something wasn't right? I know that God has brought this subject up to me twice this month for good reason...He wants me to let it go.<br />
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There are some significant (positive) things going on with me and my husband over the next month and it will be a time to really focus on my relationship with the Lord. I'm hoping to use this time to really let go of some things that have burdened me for too long. Guilt is not from the Lord. I've got to give it over to Him. It's time to let go of regret.<br />
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<b><span class="text Phil-3-12" id="en-NIV-29434">"Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already arrived at my goal, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me. </span><span class="text Phil-3-13" id="en-NIV-29435">Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead,</span> <span class="text Phil-3-14" id="en-NIV-29436">I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus."</span></b><span class="text Phil-3-14" id="en-NIV-29436"><b> -Philippians 3:12-14</b></span>House of Collinsworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03482814374958322279noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869053409904531669.post-80239200251155780392012-06-11T11:31:00.003-04:002012-06-11T11:31:46.446-04:00Vacation - Orlando and Treasure Island<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We had a great vacation the week of Memorial Day. David had a business trip in Orlando and we decided to tag along and make it into a family vacation. We spent Tuesday-Friday in Orlando and then went down to St. Pete / Treasure Island Friday-Sunday. We didn't do all the Disney parks as this was kind of a last minute trip and Disney is EXPENSIVE! We did get to go to Epcot one evening though and that was a lot of fun.We also spent some time at Downtown Disney.<br />
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I know you will be shocked to hear this, but I rarely used my big camera on the trip. I just didn't feel like carrying it around, but I did have my phone with me and took most of the pics on our trip with that. I have not uploaded the photos I took with my big camera, but below are the ones from my phone. I will post the rest later (I did take the pics of Ethan with Mickey, Pluto, and Goofy on my big camera and ones of Ella with Minnie Mouse...I will post those in a separate post).<br />
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The first night we had dinner with David's co-workers. </div>
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While David was at his work conference during the day, Ethan, Ella, and I went exploring. We made a few trips to Downtown Disney which is free parking and free to get into. We walked around the different shops and I let Ethan pick out what he wanted (which we would later go and actually purchase at Walmart for 1/3 of the price!)</div>
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Ella was in LOVE with this Minnie Mouse doll. Thankfully no fits were thrown when I had to put it back on a shelf. We later got her the exact same one from Walmart. </div>
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Ethan was fascinated with all the giant lego structures </div>
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This kid LOVES legos!!! </div>
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The MUSE conference David attended was at Coronado Springs Resort. It was such a nice place! We spent a lot of time at the pool. Ethan had a blast at this big pool. There was a huge waterslide that he probably rode 100 times while we were there! </div>
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We all enjoyed the big firework show at Epcot before we left. Ella loved it! Ethan...not so much. He's not a fan of loud noises. </div>
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We got turned around at one point and ended up on this little one lane access rode over Tampa Bay. It was so beautiful there. I didn't catch a shot of it, but after a few minutes of driving along this road, we saw dolphins jumping out of the water and fish flopping around everywhere. So amazing! </div>
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Ella (though eating cheerios in this pic) had her first taste of shrimp and loved it! </div>
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We made our way over to Clearwater and walked on the beach in the dark with our flashlights. There were no crabs to be found, but we had fun anyway. </div>
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On Saturday we spent the day at the beach at Treasure Island. It was probably the most fun we have had at the beach so far. The kids had a great time and the water was really nice. I am usually not a big fan of the water, but we didn't see swarms of jellyfish like we did in Panama City in the fall, so it was really nice to play in the waves with the kids. </div>
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I learned that Ella tans nicely. She must not have her Mommy's skin! I coated us all in sunscreen but she still got a nice tan.</div>
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And of course we had to stop at Beach Snoballs! Our friends, Jeremy and Trista own this great place. September (Trista's sister) and Morgan run it and do a fabulous job! September was as sweet and patient as she could be while we made our choices! If you are ever in the St. Pete/Treasure Island area, you have GOT to stop by and try one of these!!!!!!</div>
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David had the Peaches n cream and LOVED it! And I enjoyed a strawberry/mango smoothie! YUM!</div>
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<b><u>Friday</u> -</b> We surprised our pastor and dear friend, Philip with a graduation party. He graduated with his masters from Liberty University a few weeks ago, so we all went out to a friend of a friend's lake house and had a great time!<br />
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<b><u>Saturday</u> - </b>My dear friend Karen turned 40! We celebrated with a ladies breakfast at Robin's house!<br />
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Later that afternoon I did a fun maternity photo session with Trista, Jeremy, Hayden, Layne, & of course Baby Gwynn who is on her way! </div>
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<b><u>Sunday</u> -</b> Sunday was one of those days that we will remember for the rest of our lives. On March 18th (Ella's 1st birthday), Ethan accepted Christ as his Savior!!! We believe that once you accept Christ, you then get baptized as an act of obedience and to make your decision to accept Christ public. Being baptized through full immersion is symbolic of the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. In Matthew 3:13-17, you can read about Jesus being baptized by John the Baptist as an example to us.</div>
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Before we went to the baptism, we took some new flowers to Noah's grave. And Ethan wanted to tell his little brother that he was getting baptized! </div>
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So on Sunday, my sweet boy was baptized by his Daddy! </div>
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<u><b>Monday</b></u> <b>-</b> Ella sings her ABC's...sort of...</div>
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<b><u>Tuesday</u> -</b> Ethan had his Kindergarten Awards Ceremony Tuesday morning. So emotional for me...he is growing up so fast! </div>
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<b><u>Wednesday</u> - </b>Ethan had "Beach Day" at school. No pics though...I had to work. :o(</div>
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<b><u>Thursday</u> -</b> Ethan's last day of Kindergarten...take a look at how much he has grown...</div>
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And Ethan and David left to go on their first Father/Son Camping trip with David's best friend Dewayne and his son Oliver...</div>
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It's so hard for me to not be able to talk to them for 4 whole days (they don't have a phone signal where they are), but I am so proud of the Daddy that David is and how he wants so badly to be a Godly example to Ethan. He wants to really spend quality time investing into his son's life. I love this photo because it really captures how much Ethan loves his Daddy.</div>
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<b><u>Friday & Today </u></b>- Friday was Ella's last day with Trista because baby Gwynn will be here soon. Trista has watched her for 10 months now while I work. I can't even express how grateful I am to have had someone watch her who truly loved Ella like her own. Thank you, Trista!!! Ella and I are spending some good quality girl time together while the boys are camping. And then we are packing our bags because on Monday we leave to go to Macon and then Tuesday we head to Orlando! We are too broke for Disney, but we are tagging along on David's business trip and we will get to go to Epcot while we are there. I can't wait!!!</div>
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At 14 months old you are 29" tall and weigh 20lbs, 9oz. Your hair is just long enough to put in short little piggy tails and I think you look just adorable with them. You are stubborn as ever (don't know where you possibly inherited that from) and you still refuse to walk without holding onto something. You can speed walk with your baby stroller and just recently Nana taught you to walk around the house holding just one of our hands instead of two. You did take a few steps last week when Nana and Aunt Fiss stopped by the house. And at Uncle J's house on Mother's Day, you stood in front of his coffee table, playing with Mamaw's jewelry and you balanced yourself for like 5 minutes without holding onto anything.<br />
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You are very sensitive. If Mommy or Daddy look at you and say, "No, no" firmly, that is all it takes for your lip to start quivering and the tears to start pouring down your face. You are becoming quite the cuddler which of course makes mommy so happy. Up until now, you did not like to be rocked to sleep, but now you love it. You give sweet kisses while making the "Mmmmm..wha" sound.You get so excited when we all clap for you. You can point out the bunny on each page of your bunny book and point out the hippo on each page of "But Not the Hippopotamus!" Did I mention that you have not once, but twice eaten a ladybug? Just for the record...that's not cool.You have 8 teeth...4 on top, 4 on bottom, and you are cutting 3 more currently. Nobody can make you laugh like your big brother can! And yes, sweet angel, you have your Daddy wrapped tightly around your little finger. <br />
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Your newest words are "Baby" "Stop it" and "All done". It is so cute! When I am done feeding you dinner, you hold out your hands and give a little shoulder shrug and say, "All done". Makes mommy giggle every time. ADORABLE!<br />
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You LOVE to dance (shake your booty) and your Nana says about you (from her favorite movie, Mama Mia), "She can sing before she can talk, she can dance before she can walk". Whenever you are crying in the van, I turn on Kari Jobe's song, "What Love Is This" and you immediately stop crying and start singing. It is the craziest thing...but this has happened at least 5 times now (thank you, Kari!!!) <br />
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These are some of the words you know so far...<br />
Dada (you yell this first thing every morning while you patiently wait for Daddy to come pick you up out of your crib)<br />
Mama (you say this very clear and deliberate now and it just melts my heart!)<br />
Bubba (for Ethan)<br />
No, no, no (your favorite)<br />
All Done <br />
Toes<br />
Go (you yell this at Tanner a lot)<br />
Stop it (you say this as clear as a bell...so funny)<br />
You can sing the alphabet...sort of....A, B, C, D, E, ah...g....eh i, ah, ke, ahzeela, P, coo, ah ssssstt, ahhh V, aaaawwwuu, ah eh, GZEEE, ah oh uh ah A, B, C's, (indistinct chatter during "next time won't you sing with me")<br />
duck (quack quack)<br />
moooooo (for cow)<br />
Weeeeeeee (when we swing you around) <br />
Baby (and you said, "Baby Noah" on Mother's Day)<br />
Bay-doll (for baby doll) <br />
Bebo (for belly button)<br />
Nana<br />
Papaw<br />
and you try to say Mamaw, but it comes out "mama". <br />
And your Nana and Aunt Erica insist that you repeated Aunt E the other day and said, "AWESOME!"<br />
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You really talk a lot...but most of the time it's your own little language. <br />
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You are a LOT like your big brother! You do the exact same thing that he did at your age when it's time to brush your teeth. You make this noise, "Sssss...ssss...ssss". So crazy that you both did this! And I guess you took notice of your bubba sucking his thumb and putting the other thumb in his belly button. You used to go for the ear...now it's your belly b ("Bebo").<br />
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You are a much better eater than your big brother, though you are starting to be picky about certain things. You hate squash!.<br />
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Mommy nurses you at night, but you are mostly on whole milk now (this makes Mommy sad, but it's time...). Mommy's milk must have done you good though. You have only been sick once (and that was very minor) since birth.<br />
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Love you, sweet Ella Jane. Can't wait to spend my free Fridays off of work with you and Ethan this summer.<br />
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Please don't grow up too fast!<br />
<br />House of Collinsworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03482814374958322279noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869053409904531669.post-75172985017529941082012-05-10T22:51:00.004-04:002012-05-10T22:55:53.822-04:00The Little Thumb Sucker My little boy is a thumb sucker. He always has been. In fact, we have a
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sucking his thumb on the day he was born. When he was really little, he
used to put one hand on his neck and suck his thumb with the other. For
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On Sunday morning (his 6th birthday) he said, "Mommy, I'm done sucking my thumb." I was so proud of him. He made it through the entire day.<br />
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Just like her big brother...</div>House of Collinsworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03482814374958322279noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869053409904531669.post-90358044391774890142012-04-27T09:14:00.000-04:002012-04-27T09:15:04.574-04:00Cavities, Maracas & PigtailsSaturday - I did a family photo shoot and a prom photo shoot in Macon while the kids spent the day with their Nana. This is Clearwater Plantation where I have done several photo shoots. My friend's parents own it and are kind enough to let me use it when I'm in town. <br />
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Sunday - Great day at church, missed my hubby while he was in Honduras on a mission trip, but this girl...she slept like....well....a baby...(and seriously...she looks JUST like her big brother in this photo!)<br />
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Monday - Back to work. Ethan went to the dentist...lots of cavities...going to get a 2nd opinion. After reading reviews on this particular dentist, I have found MANY people who were told their kids had lots of cavities and needed fillings, then once they went to another dentist, they told them they had no cavities. We just want a second opinion before Ethan has to go through all of that work and we have to pay all of that money!<br />
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Tuesday - Daddy's home!!!! Ella immediately started yelling, "Da-da! Da-da! Da-da!" when David walked in the door. Both the kids were so excited to have him home (and so was I!!!). I think the trip was very impacting and he has so many stories to tell! He brought us each a souvenir from Honduras. A bracelet for me, a "catch the ball in a cup" game for Ethan, and maracas for Ella! She LOVES those maracas!!!<br />
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Thursday - Got a sweet card in the mail from my friend telling me she is having a baby BOY!!!! I am beyond thrilled for her!!!! Ella's babysitter (my friend Trista) put Ella's hair in a ponytail while she was at her house. She gave me a bunch of her girls' tiny rubberbands and that afternoon I experimented with putting Ella's hair in pigtails! She's definitely not looking so much like a baby anymore...<br />
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And now it's Friday!!!!!!!! Can't wait to see what the weekend will hold!House of Collinsworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03482814374958322279noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869053409904531669.post-85833408647314671812012-04-20T19:00:00.002-04:002012-04-20T19:02:02.529-04:00Cheese, Please!<div style="text-align: center;">
Ella Jane LOVES to eat! </div>
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And just like her mommy...she really loves cheese...</div>
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She always has her little feet propped up like this in her highchair. Silly girl! </div>
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Her big brother has always been a really picky eater. But this girl always opens her mouth wide like a baby bird! </div>
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I bought this little Thomas the Train tunnel at a yard sale last year. We pulled it out today and Ethan just spent the afternoon hanging out in it in the front yard. He later asked for some paper and his crayons so he could color in his tunnel. </div>
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So often I run across mothers whose babies are now teenagers, college students, or married with babies of their own. They always say the same thing, "Cherish every moment...they grow up so fast". It's so true.<br />
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This girl is already 13 months old!</div>
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And this boy will be 6 years old next month! </div>
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I want to cherish this time while he thinks it's cool to play with his baby sister...this time when he absolutely adores her </div>
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...and to take in every moment that she finds him so interesting and funny </div>
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It makes me sad that I stopped right during Ella's first year, but <span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">I'm Back!</span></span>..... so wait for a new post tonight!!!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia4Wk_wR0f6KE1ici2W4Ll6piv5siMrl1it4Mh5Pjr_qYs8d_OiDuo3CGVoUt86ZB9lhKEevbR-45EIZ3R6vJ-mlbkzT_AjLF2pFXQLExbavWEJIwC7olJByCacq2D7AgVnt4C3M48_Hs/s1600/MommyBlogger1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia4Wk_wR0f6KE1ici2W4Ll6piv5siMrl1it4Mh5Pjr_qYs8d_OiDuo3CGVoUt86ZB9lhKEevbR-45EIZ3R6vJ-mlbkzT_AjLF2pFXQLExbavWEJIwC7olJByCacq2D7AgVnt4C3M48_Hs/s320/MommyBlogger1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5733142776390005826" border="0" /></a>House of 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font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=" Tahoma","sans-serif";font-family:";font-size:10pt;" >I know some of you may visit my blog today from <a href="http://www.thewordsmithjournal.com/you-are-not-alone.html">http://www.thewordsmithjournal.com/you-are-not-alone.html</a>, so I wanted to post Noah's story here as well. If you or someone you know has suffered the loss of a child, please feel free to look back through my archives as I hope it will be an encouragement to someone. The Lord carried us through even the most difficult time of our lives and our faith in Him has increased so much since that July day in 2009...(see video at the end of this post)<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style=" Tahoma","sans-serif";font-family:";font-size:10pt;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">Noah's Story</span><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif";font-family:";font-size:10.0pt;" >On December 27, 2009, two little pink lines told us that we were expecting a baby. We had seen these lines many times before. In 2004, my husband, David and I were expecting our first...and second. Twins. But just 12 weeks into the pregnancy, I miscarried. We were devastated. In 2005, we got pregnant and just days later had an early miscarriage. Then in May of 2006 we finally welcomed our first son, Ethan into the world and we thanked God for allowing us to be the parents of this precious little boy. When Ethan was 2 and 1/2 years old, we decided we wanted another child. Again we experienced an early miscarriage, but the very next month we got pregnant again. This time we felt certain that this little life growing inside me would be just fine. Ethan was going to have a baby brother. We were ecstatic and couldn't wait for his arrival.<br /><br />It was a pretty normal pregnancy in the beginning. I had morning (or all day) sickness just like I had when I was pregnant with Ethan. But twenty-five weeks into the pregnancy, things began to change. My blood pressure was consistently high when I would go to the doctor for my checkups. My blood pressure had never been high before, so I was definitely concerned. I eventually became paranoid. I bought my own blood pressure cuff and would take my blood pressure several times daily. It was always high. I called the doctor several times and they did several ultrasounds. Every time they checked, our little boy seemed to be doing just fine and he was moving all around. My doctor took the high blood pressure very seriously and decided to call a specialist and make me an appointment. On July 4, 2009 my brother and sister-in-law came over to our house to watch the firework show that was visible from the top of our driveway. That night my brother got to feel the baby kick for the first time.<br /><br />The morning of July 6, 2009 I woke up to the realization that I couldn't remember feeling the baby move the entire day before (Sunday). We were very busy that Sunday and I thought perhaps I had not sat down long enough to really feel him move. I knew I had felt him move on Saturday night. That was the last time I could remember feeling him move. I decided to drink some caffeine on the way to work to get him moving. When I got to work, my co-worker and I joked about how the baby was taking a long nap and needed to wake up. I jiggled my belly a bit, but still nothing. I decided to run up to the gas station and grab an orange juice, so I did. I drank it and waited. Still nothing. I convinced myself that I was just being paranoid and tried to get through the day at work without worrying about it. On my way home from work I called my best friend and then my dad. Both were very concerned and encouraged me to call the doctor. Their concern upset me and my worry was that the doctors would want to take the baby early. I was just 30 weeks and a few days along and I was terrified that my baby would end up in the NICU. I called the doctor and she told me to go to the hospital immediately. I started crying. I just kept telling my husband that I was worried they would take the baby early and that my blood pressure must be making him lethargic.<br /><br />On the way to the hospital, David and I decided to finally settle on a name for our baby. After all, if he was possibly going to be born that day, he needed a name. I had wanted the name Noah all along, but David wasn't ready to decide until that day. We chose the name, "Noah David" which means comforter, peaceful. When I arrived at labor and delivery, they had me sign in and took me straight back to a room. They first used a fetal heart monitor (the little wand) and rubbed it all around my belly. We heard nothing. Then they strapped a heart monitor on my belly and we waited to hear something. Still nothing. I started to panic, but the nurse said she heard some movement and told me not to get upset. She went and got the doctor and brought in an ultrasound machine. The room began to spin. I stared at the ceiling and prayed out loud, "Father, please. Please let him be ok! You can make him be ok if you want to. Please don't take him from us!" They placed the wand on my belly and I stared at the screen. There was my little boy. His perfect little profile first caught my eye. There was my Noah, and he was still. No flashing heartbeat, no movement, no sound, just silence. I suddenly heard someone screaming and after a moment, I realized it was me. By this time there were several doctors and nurses in the room. They hugged us and then gave us a few moments to call our family and let them know what had happened. I couldn't bear to hear the sound of each of their hearts breaking, so I asked my husband if he could make the calls. Bravely he told each one.<br /><br />In a split second, our world had changed forever.<br /><br />We decided that we needed a night to process what had happened and I was not ready for the emptiness that was to come. I recalled the emptiness I felt after having a D&C when I miscarried our twins and I knew I wasn't ready. I wanted one more night with my son. We scheduled the c-section for the next morning. Our family was all there the next day and waited in the waiting room while I went into surgery. God's peace fell on us. The silence in that room was deafening as they pulled Noah out. In the quietness of that room I secretly prayed that a miracle would take place and he would somehow be born alive. But there was no screaming baby in that room that day. Our son was stillborn. I asked David how Noah looked. "Beautiful...he's perfect," he said. Noah David was born on July 7, 2009 at 3 pounds, 6 ounces and just 15" long. I immediately wanted to see this tiny baby I had carried all those months. A strange excitement came over me. Just like the excitement I had with my son, Ethan, I couldn't wait to hold Noah. Maybe it was my way of coping. I just wanted to snuggle with my baby, even though I knew he was gone. The next few days we spent holding him and photographing him so that we would never forget. We wanted to remember that his upper lip curled just like his Daddy's, that his profile looked just like his big brother's, that his ears looked just like his Aunt's. We never wanted to forget his beautiful face, his perfect little hands, his precious baby feet. We wanted to say our brief "Hello" before the inevitable "Goodbye".<br /><br />After 3 days in the hospital, the dreaded day came when we would have to say goodbye. Leaving Noah in the arms of a nurse and walking out of that hospital empty-handed was by far the hardest thing we have ever had to endure. The next few days were a blur. We chose to have a private burial with just family and a few close friends and then we had a memorial service where we invited everyone to come. The service was beautiful, but so surreal. How could it be that my worst nightmare had become a reality? My blood pressure was at stroke level during the service. My doctor and one of my nurses who had attended the service immediately escorted me to the hospital afterward where I remained overnight in order to get control of my blood pressure. We later learned that the cause of Noah's death was blood clots that had formed all around the placenta. I was diagnosed with Factor V Leiden, a blood clotting disorder. This was most likely the culprit of all of our pregnancy losses.<br /><br />We buried Noah at a local cemetery in a small section called "Babyland" where so many other babies were buried. In the days that followed his burial, I would visit daily and pray over each grave and for the parents of the child inside. I longed to connect with the mothers of these children. I made a bold move and decided to google some of the baby's names to see if I could locate their parents. I only found one. Her name was Dawn - the mother of a baby girl buried close to Noah. I contacted her and prayed that she wouldn't think me a stalker. She responded and we had an instant connection. Our hearts had holes in them, but our children were together. They were in the arms of Jesus. I am so thankful to have found a friend who understands and shares my pain.<br /><br />There is a song that I listened to on repeat in my car while facing the harsh reality that we would not raise this child I had carried for 31 weeks. The song is written by the group "Selah" and it is called, "Unredeemed". My favorite line of the song says, "Places where grace is soon to be so amazing. It may be unfulfilled, it may be unrestored, but you never know the miracle the Father has in store". Every time I heard that line, I pictured myself back in that hospital room, but this time, holding a healthy baby girl in my arms. Noah could not be replaced and we knew we needed time to grieve, but we also longed for this heartache to be redeemed. We wanted another child.<br /><br />On Noah's 1st birthday, we invited family and friends for a Balloon Release to remember our precious boy. It was the perfect day. One year. We had made it. We would never forget our sweet boy, but we knew we were ready to try again. In fact, we got pregnant right away and on March 18, 2011, we welcomed Ella Jane Collinsworth into our hearts and lives. David and I always felt in our hearts that God would give us a girl after Noah. There were a lot of scares in the early part of my pregnancy with Ella and I had to give myself over 230 injections to prevent blood clots from forming. We knew how to save her because of her brother. He had made a way for her.<br /><br />Since losing Noah, I have met countless women who have walked this road either right before us or right behind us. It's a difficult road full of ups and downs. I wish this kind of tragedy never happened in the lives of so many families. We never know when grief will hit us, but we always have hope. We have the hope of a Savior. The hope of a creator God who knew that he would create Noah. A God who knew the number of hairs on his head. There are days when I have asked God, "why?", but then I remember that He never promised us we wouldn't have sorrow or that we wouldn't have pain, He promised He would carry us through. And through our suffering, we could allow Him to receive glory. I will have Noah forever because God chose to create him. God promised us that we will see him again someday. We will spend eternity with him. There is no greater joy. I long for the reunion we will have someday where we will know no more pain. Grief will be no more. And never again will we have to say goodbye.<br /><br />Noah's video (from his 2nd birthday...)<br /><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";mso-fareast-Times New Roman"font-family:";font-size:10.0pt;" ><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzR_hacwn-MRc2rz3ickNjQ6NZh-I0n_fug_OYrdC0JpeLzGxxwpjpn1VwC37bfCs_zfgmaeTp5P6YWidIhhg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /></span></p>House of Collinsworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03482814374958322279noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869053409904531669.post-61496886979725701982011-11-09T08:19:00.003-05:002011-11-09T08:42:02.287-05:00Really?I know what you are thinking......<br /><br />Really?<br /><br />Really you are getting back to blogging?<br /><br />Really?<br /><br />Because I don't see many posts here.<br /><br />I know.<br /><br />Life is busy.<br /><br />Really good days.<br /><br />Really bad days.<br /><br />I have so many things to update about and as soon as I get a few minutes of peace, I'll write a long update.<br /><br />No more promises to post regularly.<br /><br />I want to. I really want to.<br /><br />I'll try my best to.House of Collinsworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03482814374958322279noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869053409904531669.post-59966987169945527962011-09-26T06:14:00.008-04:002011-09-26T06:37:20.398-04:00Ella at 6 months and vacation time!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj79E2uV5OnffL83Q4NqAkKBO17JNeehQrG2i89W4fUJedupDm2-QOfAdFkKvodPAx80yq054LO7emmX0VP0PzrqDVpFTRbQY3ez7XhIkjH_1JFsjXzFnoaW91WpKYUJAb_9xn9p0fKep8/s1600/EllaJane2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 186px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj79E2uV5OnffL83Q4NqAkKBO17JNeehQrG2i89W4fUJedupDm2-QOfAdFkKvodPAx80yq054LO7emmX0VP0PzrqDVpFTRbQY3ez7XhIkjH_1JFsjXzFnoaW91WpKYUJAb_9xn9p0fKep8/s320/EllaJane2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656610196579163506" border="0" /></a><br />At 6 months Ella weighs 14 lbs, 7 oz., is 26" tall and has a head circumference of 16.5". She is 100% pure sunshine! I love this age...it is my absolute favorite! She is such a happy girl and unless she is hungry, she is all smiles. She is sitting up on her own (since about 2 weeks ago...if we put her in the sitting position, she will stay put). She loves watching her big brother jump around and be silly. She's still saying "Mamamama" every now and then, but mostly she says, "Babababa" or just makes her mouth move as if she's saying "Mama", but no sound comes out. She is still stictly breastfed, but we will probably be introducing some solids in the next few weeks. Honestly I keep putting it off because with each step that means she is growing up and I'm not ready for that! Of course, it is inevitable.<br /><br />We leave Friday to go on a family vacation to Panama City Beach, Florida!!! I cannot tell you how excited we are! This will be Ella's first vacation. 8 days of this view...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjAZN2MSWZxmRdCFI4BZGN2FzIqAw32Gd3nKCbjhoeo7vYs-5ISsD2XtjEIX0rRNubr2dB6SjHKvSDwKqyaG37PSmKbsPLttUDAw0bwszFaUQPI9AGGvBEJ_2qzfCTkRDvQVXO-EQwzxQ/s1600/condo2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjAZN2MSWZxmRdCFI4BZGN2FzIqAw32Gd3nKCbjhoeo7vYs-5ISsD2XtjEIX0rRNubr2dB6SjHKvSDwKqyaG37PSmKbsPLttUDAw0bwszFaUQPI9AGGvBEJ_2qzfCTkRDvQVXO-EQwzxQ/s320/condo2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656612727649194050" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOalgFEY5mujoFIuTsemP1avlSEeRvyg7-6sPSnkiONEq0EBl3KGKETpHijRfKfSnmZw6uG4lDmgh17IdKyZUgsqmG2sTZKTQSQkR7ZKUq8not5CG1Dwb1wIqSUuOR7Dgo1VZ2Pb4wUBg/s1600/condo.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOalgFEY5mujoFIuTsemP1avlSEeRvyg7-6sPSnkiONEq0EBl3KGKETpHijRfKfSnmZw6uG4lDmgh17IdKyZUgsqmG2sTZKTQSQkR7ZKUq8not5CG1Dwb1wIqSUuOR7Dgo1VZ2Pb4wUBg/s320/condo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656613171451753874" border="0" /></a>Friday night we will make a stop in Montgomery to see my Papaw and then we will be on our way to the beach Saturday morning.<br /><br />Please pray for Ethan today. He woke up with a fever of 100.2, a stuffy nose, and a sore throat. He's wide awake at 6:00am and says he feels ok, but he can't go to school with a fever. I guess I should be glad it is happening now and not next week!House of Collinsworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03482814374958322279noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869053409904531669.post-61763922082775112982011-09-09T13:43:00.007-04:002011-09-09T15:04:32.093-04:00Back to BloggingWell, here I am. Back to blogging. I have every week of Ethan's 1st year of life journaled on my xanga and I wish I had been blogging all along during these last 5 and 1/2 months of Ella's life. I'm going to do better! I want to remember this time with my children. I look at Ethan today and I can't believe how quickly he's made the transition from baby to toddler to little boy. He started Kindergarten on August 1st.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU0Xr8ScYFFtM5zNOrC91S0NqctOVCqSN-XqeitbLq5p2FCLFya_5Wfnr4XyzUevGd5BCYkRmD_xm7qlJLJswjaFeCbWWZs_CiI24cS3qzWnolzk95N7DV01nJxCQ3HSfAqbZq8xWjcW8/s1600/4753.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU0Xr8ScYFFtM5zNOrC91S0NqctOVCqSN-XqeitbLq5p2FCLFya_5Wfnr4XyzUevGd5BCYkRmD_xm7qlJLJswjaFeCbWWZs_CiI24cS3qzWnolzk95N7DV01nJxCQ3HSfAqbZq8xWjcW8/s320/4753.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650418027734090738" border="0" /></a><br />He loves school. He is so eager to learn. He is an outgoing little guy who makes friends so easy. God has blessed us with such a loving little boy. He loves Jesus. He wants to do right. He makes us proud.<br /><br />Ella is growing and changing each and every day. At 5 1/2 months old she is 15 pounds of pure sunshine.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">(Little pink chair - great antique store find...$10.00)<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLvWVmgqPtc5u-SJDKpEbhepNm7oH_a3GwnNVt1EUeqZxX2628A2uRemKAiAOkV-2NnDKqu6Mdm6JposrNp-JW1UllVMCOggTAzaypkd5xcjXDt6-90FycHGtWakqywMUbhcWJHJKyZf8/s1600/4958.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLvWVmgqPtc5u-SJDKpEbhepNm7oH_a3GwnNVt1EUeqZxX2628A2uRemKAiAOkV-2NnDKqu6Mdm6JposrNp-JW1UllVMCOggTAzaypkd5xcjXDt6-90FycHGtWakqywMUbhcWJHJKyZf8/s320/4958.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650419128169770082" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguFYDu0e0SBIhFqJunN-K0dGwrjQy4-0nD3j5kDQkKNzjmQpoghxBIX5MxAtvEq_-_e7nouLiviPSA_YpV358uKMlx_H7Pbr_jnXpYr2FcbmSULClMSNwwra-OMa5dmn2YCtdaSXYkwtA/s1600/4934.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguFYDu0e0SBIhFqJunN-K0dGwrjQy4-0nD3j5kDQkKNzjmQpoghxBIX5MxAtvEq_-_e7nouLiviPSA_YpV358uKMlx_H7Pbr_jnXpYr2FcbmSULClMSNwwra-OMa5dmn2YCtdaSXYkwtA/s320/4934.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650419125007492130" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8NsSLeLmX_J_4FnohOTO1OCYuIFoHOq1dk_lmkcm0eCjGJEg2L_1Sp4FttOsnQueOsWznOu7U7XcYhrkkwIjRRqe5t7O1d9bpx6S3XHhkadahZtIIERzaCbMqeO0jQ27fBk9Ll-G8jzw/s1600/4956-1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8NsSLeLmX_J_4FnohOTO1OCYuIFoHOq1dk_lmkcm0eCjGJEg2L_1Sp4FttOsnQueOsWznOu7U7XcYhrkkwIjRRqe5t7O1d9bpx6S3XHhkadahZtIIERzaCbMqeO0jQ27fBk9Ll-G8jzw/s320/4956-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650419119834965730" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN4idAhF-HZNfyywV8PZ9cTtfBRE3UUNtNohEIaaQlWJj1LQFGbEHgn9dpAjJ3g2Nj1M97FvUlfE4cX62Ogbk04rO2w7jkSUnQnxIib4VjGkSjKbBeT9wKuudMztYcaXPRam9tFX7dvbs/s1600/4927.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN4idAhF-HZNfyywV8PZ9cTtfBRE3UUNtNohEIaaQlWJj1LQFGbEHgn9dpAjJ3g2Nj1M97FvUlfE4cX62Ogbk04rO2w7jkSUnQnxIib4VjGkSjKbBeT9wKuudMztYcaXPRam9tFX7dvbs/s320/4927.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650419108810199746" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX5HRUe3tLm7pO6yupVMYMPSmvu4zt4CnbUIDSLgwkymyP7B2hVso24LP1wEBiTI_bNg8-2ZmXZ_4of_Ir36Nj7A9DCUidGBQWTx-ckpi4_n4dssFpH5vmH2S5nqx4-hmNCOHDTDDThYI/s1600/4957-1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX5HRUe3tLm7pO6yupVMYMPSmvu4zt4CnbUIDSLgwkymyP7B2hVso24LP1wEBiTI_bNg8-2ZmXZ_4of_Ir36Nj7A9DCUidGBQWTx-ckpi4_n4dssFpH5vmH2S5nqx4-hmNCOHDTDDThYI/s320/4957-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650419113202544002" border="0" /></a>She is so close to being able to stay sitting up without tumbling over. I think she may start crawling before she can sit. She is already getting up on her hands and knees. She is still strictly breastfed. It has been a lot harder with Ella than with Ethan since I'm working, but it has definitely been worth it! And just like her big brother, Ella said "Mama" first (8/3o/11).<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxOsUw0rpeHYdjO5sG2xA2bN0bT4k1rI3Ul9pSl5PmfOpPsWWoMxkW-8FZWpp9Kg190JaFpB75ZzEH0ycF-fQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">David stays busy with work and church. We have both made some big changes and have started eating better and exercising. Can I just tell you how incredibly blessed I am to be married to this man?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL7gryyWqKkBQjjv0KVwIEhjKptxJHO5ID-S815j8mAB11BdJx17xYl-yXs0NXuD7vudunIUTxi9aJdiQxz6bOZ0UHtD-ZVlYpww_zz5C-YrnSnzArrz2n8K6HnsIf4ZNzX5-URtD-g1U/s1600/5513.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 181px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL7gryyWqKkBQjjv0KVwIEhjKptxJHO5ID-S815j8mAB11BdJx17xYl-yXs0NXuD7vudunIUTxi9aJdiQxz6bOZ0UHtD-ZVlYpww_zz5C-YrnSnzArrz2n8K6HnsIf4ZNzX5-URtD-g1U/s320/5513.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650434730709715426" border="0" /></a><br />And me? Well, I turned 31 years old on August 27th. For me, 31 was more difficult to deal with than 30. I guess because "30" is fun and exciting and "31" just means you are one step closer to "40". It gave me a mission though: to become healthy and lose the rest of this "had-three-babies" weight. I hope to be a much healthier me (and start to recognize myself again) by my 32nd birthday (but hopefully sooner!!!).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyt_rFXE0lhVGvMACfTntvyW5p2aWXSleQGCLI8K-fJhuO7aDXPNP7ztxs_WU5P2usiXi56rKsHlvG8SqzxmxHpyLQKBK23m4d9kjqgmrIo5jGUQQARiO9uYCwWOUHfjC0AtpC7Lc0XXI/s1600/5005-1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyt_rFXE0lhVGvMACfTntvyW5p2aWXSleQGCLI8K-fJhuO7aDXPNP7ztxs_WU5P2usiXi56rKsHlvG8SqzxmxHpyLQKBK23m4d9kjqgmrIo5jGUQQARiO9uYCwWOUHfjC0AtpC7Lc0XXI/s320/5005-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650435874074198786" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">So it's back to blogging!....<br /></div><br /><br /><br /></div></div>House of Collinsworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03482814374958322279noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869053409904531669.post-19033062428835038672011-07-27T13:23:00.033-04:002011-07-29T12:35:29.927-04:00At 4 Months Old...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTiO51j-s534tucO_-rZiwmRoew1qGYz_GTFIQtSiJ-JoxbjDIQ1wpJQ57bqax1nGzaC4SWTMuNSkV0a1VyWS11AGKj5KEuPqBox8GlIRqtD9l-DyY2Q8z5hQItU6K8oHdGckDOMH5aPI/s1600/4073.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634811460601918674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTiO51j-s534tucO_-rZiwmRoew1qGYz_GTFIQtSiJ-JoxbjDIQ1wpJQ57bqax1nGzaC4SWTMuNSkV0a1VyWS11AGKj5KEuPqBox8GlIRqtD9l-DyY2Q8z5hQItU6K8oHdGckDOMH5aPI/s320/4073.JPG" /></a>Sweet Ella, you are growing up too fast! At 4 months old you weigh 13lbs, 3oz. and you are 24 and 3/4 inches long. Your head circumference is 16". Mommy is still breastfeeding you and hopes to continue until you are a year old. You love to have your hands on your face and you REALLY love it if Mommy, Daddy or big brother have their hands on your face. You will just hug our hands and go right to sleep. You are rolling over from your back to your tummy constantly...but you get mad once you are on your tummy. It makes Mommy a nervous wreck because you just bury your face when you are on your tummy. You are grabbing your feet and trying so hard to put them in your mouth. You love to stand up while holding someone's hands...or leaning against your rocker. And Mommy is enjoying so much having a "baby doll" to dress up. Here is you and your "little black dress"...<br /><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634810103866421634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivm2uTUEbmrWhtmaLDvhnsFxeel5y88V2ULYnInn-_64egY4wnnuSs3fixJ4rabnrjvRzl8f05D92Pv6hgtv91hz57fi9m63gz-m-9raRoou5Enlb3CB1FsQITOimiazUoy4pz_9qKgU0/s320/4561+%25282%2529.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634810039084934434" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEEYklgHkV_AxjVq8-52iPWJsfAoIhSg_Ccll2TT1q7SOPLMTvlmEWDDL7WmqLXO8qqo-u9M1eOlh9hr3EDLCqziImw93DfO-35ILRUeBVVnLEOg_L942PYPIRe-fkLnmzejO0O1KDUa8/s320/4566.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634809937458418898" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZXvmwm_m8g4dpDla8jupLB3NP-seDviOfeN7Vqc7y0fxt-wKyxQv1GxeCoZABzvQ4WPCWgH0LgDGixk-5J5O7YpMizpAWzvt31H0Rl4zGR1xstDQLvQ2Cnw8iMhBbxL2gOdxFLlT3ess/s320/4568.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634810657187124882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRH8ASN_oxvU4CfuF8cUEXd4CzmhsgMrtovW9FexpghjC-9ZN668yHJg0VDpKPkgP5B0RuYBLYHNWLxz39UYftjh2dEC9ZMcPTf-s_S1hEz5WmX1UKaBLIkmc0JL3Gj42RtjLUNtyFhgg/s320/4574+%25282%2529.JPG" /> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634809762976720146" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyRVG6mY0-DJ4r_h-Zi42q1ZdDlvsQBKVs3b7TCJHh-5px2f9szQAui2FX6ZfAt5AfRnG8VWOtfXMCJlgnlNPAuqbxZLd5TyzEvn1eI1XRgL33055JmFGQ71BSFP9OfBvll6iMxjS8Id8/s320/4572.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634809146667413778" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMmL98aWutfOyFg2iIrxl6ViEwR63Nohu2VSSyn9r9gpj2ZGGGIeTZwEVA88dmvpEqyZ6OOxrFxYRgNMS9l60XwlSVrc2ehyphenhyphenr_yoFtPsMjC4lfEs9xbGsowUxF9yxyXHtWMi1HQGbS1_A/s320/4590.JPG" /> You are still such a happy baby. You have been teething lately...drooling, wanting to chew on everything, etc. so you've been a little fussier than normal, but you can go from fussing to giggling in the same breath. Mamaw bought you the book "I am a bunny". She read it to you every single day while she was here and I think you really like it! Mommy misses you SO MUCH while I'm at work and I wish I could be with you all day. Mamaw's last day with us for the summer was yesterday. She went back home to Blue Ridge and we were all very sad to see her go.<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634805527296595282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC7ezQtawxWvAe8A_XBcVMYCSQO0fZVQue4Im0J20vTM63G0SHznDfnwmE5b-MxDikHozp_Dn_EkW5SJkyZKbIOawfsnZRmLTGuX9nv-WioRtNy-0VRcPruNxmjS3-46dE1bc2TGytjDk/s320/4545+%25282%2529.JPG" />I love coming home and having some cuddle time with you and Ethan every day. Your big brother absolutely adores you! His "baby voice" that he uses to talk to you is so cute. He calls you "baby sister" and "Ciner-Ella". You love your pacifier (the glow in the dark ones...which Mommy finds very handy in the middle of the night!). You love watching Mickey Mouse Clubhouse with big brother. You hang out a lot in your swing, bouncy seat and Bumbo. You are still sleeping in the bassinet in Mommy and Daddy's room....I'm not quite sure when Mommy will be ready to move you to your room. You have the sweetest pouty little lips I've ever seen. Everyone says they are the perfect "cupid's bow". They are so kissable!<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634805778487359506" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoB-rZWZtL5UJecJo_MRjaA5u62IQI6xDHGTs2WlEbS9760ant3Pq29-oNJq9WcJAiAgmC132be3VPr2yu5iKbgjp87fdkJJN77oj3ctsU9VsUtll5DYsFzAHSfY86XUdsUu5-cAh0rwg/s320/4536+%25282%2529.JPG" />We celebrated your big brother Noah's 2nd birthday this month. You visited his grave with us for the first time and we had a balloon release. You don't know about Noah yet...but someday we will tell you all about him and how through his loss, he made a way for you to be here with us and for that we are forever grateful. </div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div>Grow, baby, grow...but not too fast!!! </div></div></div></div>House of Collinsworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03482814374958322279noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869053409904531669.post-31745442176856986862011-07-07T21:13:00.002-04:002011-07-07T23:02:26.972-04:00Noah's 2nd BirthdayWe remember our sweet boy today on his 2nd Birthday. Missing him even more this year. Wishing we were watching him grow.<br /><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxOeZgCK_45YxsmaKErqwh7tKX1JCgi_l2ylCl-c3FxSLmHXYnmq3lKQQZ9FEy-tQYL_MzwwACQnx8tGyY5PQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>House of Collinsworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03482814374958322279noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869053409904531669.post-87528600953583626132011-06-30T22:43:00.004-04:002011-06-30T23:11:47.980-04:00It's real. It's not fun.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx11Vt6fN1EviSVHR78HCw-rYmZllF5dsgn8uWw6iXuBqZcpuGtOFYiQ7NzJl5XPuSLEQmxZBbMuq1PuPSPUIP2FIE4jm6_EJNAe9Vg9P1qIRsh3ierepzYb383WkSAnj3U2i1nJSs170/s1600/3902.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx11Vt6fN1EviSVHR78HCw-rYmZllF5dsgn8uWw6iXuBqZcpuGtOFYiQ7NzJl5XPuSLEQmxZBbMuq1PuPSPUIP2FIE4jm6_EJNAe9Vg9P1qIRsh3ierepzYb383WkSAnj3U2i1nJSs170/s320/3902.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624216233356295042" border="0" /></a><br />Postpartum. It's real. I never fully understood it...because I've never had it. Now obviously after Noah, I was depressed, but that was grief, not postpartum. I am so in love with my daughter and I'm so thankful for her. She really makes me smile and she is such a good baby, so don't misunderstand. My feelings have nothing to do with her. But my hormones are all over the place. I'm so extremely sensitive right now and it's driving me crazy.<br /><br />Things have happened over the last few weeks that have been upsetting, but you would think someone died the way I've hurt and cried over it. I just can't shake it. I physically can't. Going back to work has been very difficult and it's even more difficult when I feel like things have changed since I've been back. My boss and even some of my co-workers are treating me differently....as if annoyed that I was out on maternity leave. Mind you, right now I'm way more sensitive, way more paranoid, and definitely could be perceiving things different from reality. Time with family seems to be lacking. I have to be at work at 6:30 in the morning which means in order to have time to get a shower, get dressed, eat breakfast, pack my lunch and feed Ella, I have to be up at 4:45. When I overslept just a little on Tuesday, I had to rush through feeding her and put her down and leave for work, knowing she was still hungry. Very very upsetting. I get off of work at 2:00 each day, come home, try to rush in some time with my husband and my kids and also do laundry and dishes. The house is a wreck. I want to be home. I don't want to be at work. I want to be home. My house was spotless by the end of my maternity leave. It didn't last. It makes me feel like a bad mom to rush through stories, rush through play time, get the kitchen only somewhat clean, and give 5 minutes of conversation to my husband only to roll over and go to sleep so I can be up at 4:45 and do it all over again. Friendships have suffered these last few weeks, my husband feels helpless at times and I feel even more terrible for him to have to deal with this depressed person. I'm a child of God...so...<br /><br />Why, my soul, are you downcast?<br />Why so disturbed within me?<br />Put your hope in God,<br />for I will yet praise him,<br />my Savior and my God.<br /><br />I know there are medications out there to help with this, but I'm not a big fan of medications and I would prefer to try anything else....including pleading with God to help me get over this. And take out my frustrations on my elliptical! :o)<br /><br />Anyway, I could use some prayer. And forgive me. My emotions are all over the place. Happy one minute, in the depths of despair the next, even sometimes angry. I'm working on it.<br /><br />oh...and Noah's 2nd birthday is 1 week from today...House of Collinsworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03482814374958322279noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869053409904531669.post-6454534481445623792011-06-02T14:48:00.002-04:002011-06-02T15:40:06.684-04:00Ella's First LaughElla has giggled before, but this was the first time she really laughed...and we caught it on video!<br /><br />Here you are, sweet girl...laughing at your mommy and Angela at just 2 and 1/2 months old. So precious!<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dz_SyDpv-kabCBtBnm4De9Z091jAsPhXZoupYiOT-Kk298PPed4QeUjHvTT4cXMkRGnv_ecyPmlo_9g9xjuAA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>House of Collinsworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03482814374958322279noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869053409904531669.post-6788473034373421962011-05-31T19:20:00.006-04:002011-06-01T10:05:45.270-04:00At 2 Months Old...Ella Jane,<br /><br />At 2 months old you are just plain adorable! You are smiling big smiles at us every day and just yesterday, you started giggling! When you cry you make a sound that sounds just like you're saying "Ma-ma". Your big brother, Ethan used to cry the exact same way! (Yes, your mommy will claim that you are a genius and will say that your first word was at 2 months old and it was "Mama"....haha!). At your 2 month appointment you weighed 11 pounds, 5.5 ounces and you were 22" long. My growing girl!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipf-2pyc2vcn56qCrukgx2qyBnCq7Gbp9gRS4iwLq9XmuhYaNuPfZMqgnudwnNwPDlL72BgtFEG9YxFzsQGyx0OqtpMOle5mYu3diasxMJlVZr4mr82AjQbdTcHh5Et2I-BKjsm_SLmRE/s1600/2830.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipf-2pyc2vcn56qCrukgx2qyBnCq7Gbp9gRS4iwLq9XmuhYaNuPfZMqgnudwnNwPDlL72BgtFEG9YxFzsQGyx0OqtpMOle5mYu3diasxMJlVZr4mr82AjQbdTcHh5Et2I-BKjsm_SLmRE/s320/2830.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613030852405380018" border="0" /></a><br />You started sitting in your Bumbo seat this week. This was the Bumbo I bought for your big brother, Noah...that's why it is blue...but you don't seem to mind one bit!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin7u6kQSrce3OXFYCBROiR2VpOZ4xBDdItM7F3-F6PZP0k4FQvfjideMlLA-q22WcgKF1n9g3hbP4Icikp20Qd3IqjIppZdqvCyUUMi8CGOYXZglgY5Ajozb97UKaf5ogD-EvIfFa5ZC8/s1600/Hollywood.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin7u6kQSrce3OXFYCBROiR2VpOZ4xBDdItM7F3-F6PZP0k4FQvfjideMlLA-q22WcgKF1n9g3hbP4Icikp20Qd3IqjIppZdqvCyUUMi8CGOYXZglgY5Ajozb97UKaf5ogD-EvIfFa5ZC8/s320/Hollywood.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613026925869811378" border="0" /></a><br />We still don't know for sure what color your hair will turn out to be, but in the sunlight, you sure do look like a redhead (taking after your Nana!)<br /><br />You still sleep in your bassinet next to Mommy and Daddy's bed. And yes, you sleep!!!! Mommy checks on you A LOT during the night. She can't help it. She loves you. Since Mother's Day you have been sleeping through the night almost every single night and this makes Mommy SO HAPPY!!! Thank you for this wonderful Mother's Day gift that I hope lasts for years to come! I think the secret is that you like to be wrapped up like a little burrito...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitC0qoz0Qm34yJ_Rb5aaAFUGPLPb4pzQzWI-n4QE3v-7NJ8qHK-mpjegWYDRBKiwLjdbiakFUgn9PuLvtP6Bu4eY95frPGMncRw7aI7pn0LHnwVnl9CfecKaEoodBV0SSEaseqQ-CtyUo/s1600/2674-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitC0qoz0Qm34yJ_Rb5aaAFUGPLPb4pzQzWI-n4QE3v-7NJ8qHK-mpjegWYDRBKiwLjdbiakFUgn9PuLvtP6Bu4eY95frPGMncRw7aI7pn0LHnwVnl9CfecKaEoodBV0SSEaseqQ-CtyUo/s320/2674-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613028707372674514" border="0" /></a><br /><br />You love your play mat and you have even started grabbing the little sunshine toy that hangs down from it. You also love tummy time!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimmbWNbKNXJ7eWwe0LqBx2aiE4NWjsl1d_XDpcoyPDnEVQWbNRY2zr4p9s41aTHo77J3FYfe2CS0AX3jl_Xl9gzEF9T2urzOTU3DeUA2Wu7H6PnPEC5J4hWpIFUe1O1O42rdBsHKGz8GA/s1600/2235.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimmbWNbKNXJ7eWwe0LqBx2aiE4NWjsl1d_XDpcoyPDnEVQWbNRY2zr4p9s41aTHo77J3FYfe2CS0AX3jl_Xl9gzEF9T2urzOTU3DeUA2Wu7H6PnPEC5J4hWpIFUe1O1O42rdBsHKGz8GA/s320/2235.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613028702223319394" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUTz0wZ6Mzk598FROkf91IQqD8H4uX-nOtXrgrwiwS2AF77hKCPnCUsproQ-UUFfhT83M5_rIjlyRcNbJEO6U3mMzWaZHJWDyuzUF6Ocbqg3wAEKX0ftjXQXIDOkdOV8vkEFiNqCYeM6Y/s1600/2069.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUTz0wZ6Mzk598FROkf91IQqD8H4uX-nOtXrgrwiwS2AF77hKCPnCUsproQ-UUFfhT83M5_rIjlyRcNbJEO6U3mMzWaZHJWDyuzUF6Ocbqg3wAEKX0ftjXQXIDOkdOV8vkEFiNqCYeM6Y/s320/2069.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613028702126813858" border="0" /></a>You really only cry when you get really hungry. (Funny that right as Mommy was typing those words you started demanding your dinner!) You are still nursing like a champ and mommy enjoys the bonding time with you. You really are a very happy baby and your big brother just LOVES making you smile!<br /><br />We love watching you grow each day! Mommy is sad that she has to go back to work in just 2 weeks, but she's enjoying this time with you. Grow, baby, grow!!!House of Collinsworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03482814374958322279noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869053409904531669.post-70075767831787033722011-05-21T22:09:00.011-04:002011-05-21T22:57:01.665-04:00I'm still here!!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ3O_GyVMqKSYQSufctKIUbKSs_gfYm7YB0g8R8qAaXGYUpq39D1j74UQydcN4-B6cGKMj1RbQbM1BTxSXevbdNoQB_w3hpR0OGu2Z2BeMoaaDeN8yFO4YaYZtvIdBactyzhyphenhyphen_QQmbF2U/s1600/2849.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ3O_GyVMqKSYQSufctKIUbKSs_gfYm7YB0g8R8qAaXGYUpq39D1j74UQydcN4-B6cGKMj1RbQbM1BTxSXevbdNoQB_w3hpR0OGu2Z2BeMoaaDeN8yFO4YaYZtvIdBactyzhyphenhyphen_QQmbF2U/s320/2849.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609369072665302114" border="0" /></a><br />Wow...it's been a while. A lot has happened in the last few weeks. We've been super busy!!!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The month in pictures...<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">First there was Easter. We spent the day with family...<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6KPG7y6jX0du2fjNsavr7wX0fmmPEEKgaWOnaZevl53unmAjDqyTDgczd8mREya4xIlIMRZH_E-o7IeQZjdkM96cePGt7cu9VGsyCWcie315oVdeHsY8leFo5nUbCIv330iHiLktafsc/s1600/1963.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6KPG7y6jX0du2fjNsavr7wX0fmmPEEKgaWOnaZevl53unmAjDqyTDgczd8mREya4xIlIMRZH_E-o7IeQZjdkM96cePGt7cu9VGsyCWcie315oVdeHsY8leFo5nUbCIv330iHiLktafsc/s320/1963.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609361167460851298" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFNTNOO-pcYbVlaa5DOVjx8-g_OZHm1ewrR_CGJSLCgn4162_dDU7k1tC2HeBEKO56jmD7ngpUjY8USSH-hIHRh-wJIkaJwaEhhK-Ymis9QlOJYEY82OwB7idhijh2Yk4DptWWFSU2I3o/s1600/1967.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw9BSVlP-pWw7AxjYvEuJcqWop0Xmi2Bovek9cQsuB-0fgem4fgyDjWLt5F8F6SLznOYbsjfPy-4PBQFcklub15uRYDQIcaifX8FUjPb0bro3V0GYH1aMB_T5yqUrgYXm7nOk_uVgrKcs/s320/2228.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609361175721701122" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Ethan turned 5 years old!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCAtmdrv8QUtDweDMzW9Jm5mwbHvwtZY42T18qw58meptsigiuo9XhGOj8Zb0OAiqOOP2WfazjeJ8uP74H995s67t4vdnw51rJTXhI2AjccyPK0310NlYv8ZLtRNRN2idwy2IiwLCNp_c/s1600/2084.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCAtmdrv8QUtDweDMzW9Jm5mwbHvwtZY42T18qw58meptsigiuo9XhGOj8Zb0OAiqOOP2WfazjeJ8uP74H995s67t4vdnw51rJTXhI2AjccyPK0310NlYv8ZLtRNRN2idwy2IiwLCNp_c/s320/2084.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609361157713345954" border="0" /></a>For his 5th birthday we went to Stone Mountain...<br /><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqInkvFNkiWC51GFvpUkdfRjcMq9r-ZrMVKBPjKaIqgaIX5xfAAirSb5_k5CZbkjeStm_kENID4_iuLepHs0_GUj376dWMWEFaN909LVN0ASFyIuAnRTKEasF8Q2g6eCLM7C5uNLOn04o/s1600/2182.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4OquJn66BD7lqoBLitf-ZH4TstHTIHVUbcfZWIcyweR3Q0qYNInybnXiClvca7Qk7mVWrzXISs0PaIEVQHJk921H48jh-3QslE_WOpkBW7Mp3n-v9OuLQR4VT-6dUKZImmeeTI-XhDZY/s320/2171.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609362092870358146" border="0" /></a><br />My grandparents came for a visit all the way from Texas.<br />It was there first time meeting Ella Jane (the "Jane" came from this lady right here!)...<br /></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlxXP442s51dg9Ajif0sA0HKWUYGpRob_WC0f2B5W1vMYVmbGC4ZgE73sIH7922A4TkeWNK_dVR6zQVHViYjwl_3cAupX1GnfjAA7MLUxuPYWJyJ8aeB3Ob3ClghBON4R9IbdD98bi110/s1600/2316.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlxXP442s51dg9Ajif0sA0HKWUYGpRob_WC0f2B5W1vMYVmbGC4ZgE73sIH7922A4TkeWNK_dVR6zQVHViYjwl_3cAupX1GnfjAA7MLUxuPYWJyJ8aeB3Ob3ClghBON4R9IbdD98bi110/s320/2316.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609362915245845202" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMVMmiM-HLSQLq8y0FYR2hNCIJzOWAO2EpbItFjPqWbdzR9D4nztVk-tUIZ56BxCOdJouMQ5B58GlJ7XGmRfaF2itDhkWh0dA3nPr2C5ClEXdILLXFMCx51yL-p5N00-OA5kp3wc8Kvoc/s1600/2286.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMVMmiM-HLSQLq8y0FYR2hNCIJzOWAO2EpbItFjPqWbdzR9D4nztVk-tUIZ56BxCOdJouMQ5B58GlJ7XGmRfaF2itDhkWh0dA3nPr2C5ClEXdILLXFMCx51yL-p5N00-OA5kp3wc8Kvoc/s320/2286.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609362911022339314" border="0" /></a><br />Ethan graduated from Pre-K. He got to play "Grandpa" in one of the songs they sang called<br />"Can you count with me?"<br /></div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgodzaSDyOlMnqxBDUSDXB-v-9Lo6q6dxAJjXA1EWVqQe0IIrjfOEZiHfQpl5A-5AO5fdKJ4zelxMMYgW6u8tJyaYqoZTIycTL2IVKBrzSeFSmJ31mjA2pthWnzdyrOwjzkY8VaNSXGHY/s1600/2679.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgodzaSDyOlMnqxBDUSDXB-v-9Lo6q6dxAJjXA1EWVqQe0IIrjfOEZiHfQpl5A-5AO5fdKJ4zelxMMYgW6u8tJyaYqoZTIycTL2IVKBrzSeFSmJ31mjA2pthWnzdyrOwjzkY8VaNSXGHY/s320/2679.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609362518015568578" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeWn5DCTuzS3FK-ktS3KAJO2ihHQcCv-mAxvBCsJrnmZt0bD8zh3UowrLoGWunu5yzR2Xd77WcQxd1pp4SNmo0ZImEx7Jq-FWHSnoYGMmY2XUaIGniecZzHR6xEvAoco1Md1iFjWwDg8I/s1600/2677.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeWn5DCTuzS3FK-ktS3KAJO2ihHQcCv-mAxvBCsJrnmZt0bD8zh3UowrLoGWunu5yzR2Xd77WcQxd1pp4SNmo0ZImEx7Jq-FWHSnoYGMmY2XUaIGniecZzHR6xEvAoco1Md1iFjWwDg8I/s320/2677.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609362101800455730" border="0" /></a>Here's one of his best buds, Preston who played "Pa"...<br />they've been friends since they were babies!<br /></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDShlPIFPwm1MWdGoPT4sU9mLBBWzFakykWOvrjheSKgzQnGCi-egIiLDGb48Lpu7uQ9oKx2iGXv-RJ3z_V4IBpvp23s-h4K2MYJh7FwN0ZrYtqjv7FxkztdgvSJB9YxnHMwDvbyOtIvk/s1600/2682-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDShlPIFPwm1MWdGoPT4sU9mLBBWzFakykWOvrjheSKgzQnGCi-egIiLDGb48Lpu7uQ9oKx2iGXv-RJ3z_V4IBpvp23s-h4K2MYJh7FwN0ZrYtqjv7FxkztdgvSJB9YxnHMwDvbyOtIvk/s320/2682-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609362516388369874" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-td7jDZdgM0C-aq-oj3l2albjTzfoSKQAkonHujJNmrARC5HTvPs0NyoFa_v2Nf2fdDEPnAzoF0sxhbcX5YQiGVRjEy89aNy1OiULBORHFdEbKlP-Y8r2tTF1IajKH890TtfUoFEoQRU/s1600/2694.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHhQmVeZuYsp1CMWZ90h77KwKK4041hMn35CTk0lQvma74YwW16CI1Bv3Wva5vbIcwTrBM0V5KYFnW6gjbZb1H7MMYIl7-B9cusG1uXQ0OEqz5xg5oQxp5MwzGG5M0-Vm7Xfa69ofepys/s320/2741.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609362533113816706" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">This month exhausted our little burrito...<br /><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE0xKv6IMONAiTNrppUBiivIGSi7fjmZ_HAPOdy4U7YKD02rFRKDEpuwKoB9wiI3ymwigS7fY5A0-j9DZ02P2QV0iaFgQHjljGrObC268PX8Ou2VzIFTxxEl1KgaiH1lFA4gZr_sX-ZvA/s1600/2674.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE0xKv6IMONAiTNrppUBiivIGSi7fjmZ_HAPOdy4U7YKD02rFRKDEpuwKoB9wiI3ymwigS7fY5A0-j9DZ02P2QV0iaFgQHjljGrObC268PX8Ou2VzIFTxxEl1KgaiH1lFA4gZr_sX-ZvA/s320/2674.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609362102599809330" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">And Miss Ella turned 2 months old...<br /></div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC5eloC1JzeXOhgzwUqTvW-kQXh9kKdYFow0mRmAezaSWH9B6gSBkTXjZXMU-xQAKhBIU-4OQ7wYHZ-0D_zC79-qBbGM9IxhT02s7B6rg9D4XCiqEa3NjXoNBFnAbg11uHVua1oROK_pM/s1600/2931.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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About an hour later they came back and said that my blood was back to normal and we could move forward with the c-section! I was so relieved. All these months, all the waiting, then the delay...we were finally going to meet our daughter! They were going to take me straight back to the OR for the c-section, but another mother had to have an emergency c-section (she was just 28 weeks...and thankfully, her and her baby did just fine). At that point I started having pain in my hand from where they had put my IV. Let me just say that the IV is one of the WORST parts of being in the hospital. It's so painful! My FAVORITE nurse, Amy came in. She was my nurse when we had Noah and she has become a friend since then. Amy had to take out my IV in my left hand because it wasn't working properly and she was able to put a new one in the top of my right wrist. She did a fabulous job!!! I didn't feel a thing and it was in a much more comfortable place.<br /><br />At 9:00am David put on his scrubs and we headed down to the OR. David sat in his "Daddy chair" and waited while they prepped me for surgery. They led me down a hall and to the room on the right. We had Noah in the room to the left. I was thankful for the change. I had a different anesthesiologist this time. He was the sweetest man. He carefully explained everything about the spinal and exactly what he was going to do and what I might experience. He warned me that I could get really nauseous and throw up during the c-section. Not just because of the spinal, but because of all the stretching and pulling they do to get the baby out. I thought to myself, "no...I've done this twice already and I've never thrown up". I shared with him about Noah and he told me that he and his wife lost twins at 21 weeks many years ago. He understood our pain and we had this instant connection. I found out later this man is a Christian and then I understood why he was so comforting to me. He really shared the love of Jesus. I sat on the edge of the table with my head on a little head rest as he started the spinal. I was so nervous, but I didn't feel a thing. Not even the tiny pinch he said I would feel. They helped me lay back on the table as I slowly felt the numbness. Within a few minutes my chest started to go numb and I started to panic. I felt like I couldn't take a deep breath so I said, "I need oxygen!". They put the little tube in my nose and told me to stay calm. (TMI alert) Then a few minutes later I realized the anesthesiologist was right...I was going to throw up. But how? I couldn't feel my chest or stomach or anything and I was laying down on a table! I had to turn my head to the side and throw up in a little pan he held beside me and he used a little suction tube to help get it all out of my mouth. I have never had such difficulty throwing up....it's REALLY not easy to do in this position. Anyway...gross, I know. I was so upset that I felt so sick in a time where our lives were about to change for the better. They let David in and the poor guy had to witness more of the vomiting. He was so sweet about it though. They started the surgery and I started praying. "God please let Ella be healthy, please let me hear her cry quickly, please let this be a different experience. God, kiss my little boy for me. I miss him so much."<br /><br />Thankfully the nausea stopped just in time. Normally you're not supposed to take video in the OR, but when you've lost a baby, they tend to bend the rules for you a bit. David got the whole thing on video. Yep, he filmed over the curtain so I could see it all later. I heard Dr. D say "baby's on the move" as they started trying to pull her out. My heart was beating so fast. Could it really be? After all the tears, all the sleepless nights filled with grief, after thinking this baby wasn't really there in the beginning, after the hemorrhage, after 200 injections, all the high risk appointments, all the worry, all the pleading with God to let her outlive us, was this finally the moment? I just wanted to hear her cry. Then David said, "Unbelievable! She's out...she's good. She is healthy." And in the next second the doctor held my daughter over the curtain to let me see her and I started the ugly cry and David started to cry. He filmed my tears and said, "Are you sure you want me to film this?" For the first time in a really long time...I could breathe. The relief I felt was so freeing. My baby girl was here. She was safe. She was crying. Thank you, Jesus.<br /><br />At 9:57am, we met our daughter.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">First, the ugly cry...<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dx8A1bBjADPAwLQUqhb29rXpw3GRiIHnqOAe_UcMdTTPZ8CCf0p2FI1JHVkjSr9p-kZhk8G52nGHpeQXTAg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br />The beautiful cry...<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzB4_tr-LiSlHJJhfgKZgAU8mcu649z4dbed78rnGJmT3eW0BAudGQrccl1ILY3ZJQ29KQ07hdaQ73IMBJZJg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /></div><br /><br />8lbs, 15oz. 19 inches long.<br /><br />They stitched me up and took me into the recovery room. They brought Ella to me and I was able to nurse right away. She latched right on and I know you men won't understand this...but that was an incredible moment. More tears. Our family got to come in 2 at a time to meet Ella. It was such a celebration. We wanted to make it a special moment when Ethan met his little sister for the first time, so we waited until later in the afternoon. Another amazing moment.<br /><br />We spent the first few days just loving on her and cuddling with her. I don't think I slept at all the first night. I just couldn't stop staring at her. In the first 48 hours she lost 14oz and was 8lbs, 1oz. They said that was ok, but that they hoped she wouldn't lose much more. Most babies lose a few ounces at birth, but they didn't like them to lose more than 10%. She was nursing like a champ, so we didn't worry too much about it. On Saturday night my blood pressure was extremely low...they said probably due to lack of sleep. I drank a lot of water and though I was very upset about it, I let them take her to the nursery for a few hours only with the promise that they would bring her back to let me nurse her and would not give her formula. I was able to get some good rest and my blood pressure started to get back to normal Sunday morning. Then Sunday night I only got about 1 hour of sleep. By Monday (the 21st), Ella was down to 7lbs, 13oz. and David and I noticed she was looking a little yellow. We were supposed to go home on Monday, but Ella was jaundice so they wanted us to stay another day to put her under the Bili lights for a day. I was an emotional wreck when they told us that. Really it wasn't that big of a deal, I was just so exhausted and was ready to go home (remember I had already been there since Thursday and now we weren't going to leave until Tuesday!).<br /><br />Here is Miss Hollywood under the lights...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgagtN1ANuALZKxMF10gm1eqsHNewXt4uiBdMkx5kklqWFeiqCB05yCePSaxXBV5cXbxq9mG6rbL0rDGaT4teidHUZDQaYZcY7jXw55o1xvRN_JoFRhTxhHJKEvBkEN20lZzW3fNBQ7vcMF/s1600/0924.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgagtN1ANuALZKxMF10gm1eqsHNewXt4uiBdMkx5kklqWFeiqCB05yCePSaxXBV5cXbxq9mG6rbL0rDGaT4teidHUZDQaYZcY7jXw55o1xvRN_JoFRhTxhHJKEvBkEN20lZzW3fNBQ7vcMF/s320/0924.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599906800728049954" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPvm7PLIDN1ZcGdZNDjwAciwZ5M0LTPIcuGnlbpDLhivDg81MiWdVjCxnWqFXtyrLMehxtszpLBgBuI2Mq5dbbGXGpRv4qZhVAD_Y6iPLs4Pm_X_oC-z2WGhWKZiIFaOfC6lYnc6wcVVC9/s1600/0916.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPvm7PLIDN1ZcGdZNDjwAciwZ5M0LTPIcuGnlbpDLhivDg81MiWdVjCxnWqFXtyrLMehxtszpLBgBuI2Mq5dbbGXGpRv4qZhVAD_Y6iPLs4Pm_X_oC-z2WGhWKZiIFaOfC6lYnc6wcVVC9/s320/0916.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599906794174571378" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiljXSqNqR1h_6Tmb11r7PzsCLiuxZxZ7xbr3qhQp1U-mdLgI9x5mnaAI-ZTtcW7WNuCjo_Qq98KyoDudp4NPEIrmGMCe-MuhzsviaBU0FavsJWY41dHvCS1UIqfenhyphenhyphenkBmh6G_Cqaf5QDv/s1600/0915.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiljXSqNqR1h_6Tmb11r7PzsCLiuxZxZ7xbr3qhQp1U-mdLgI9x5mnaAI-ZTtcW7WNuCjo_Qq98KyoDudp4NPEIrmGMCe-MuhzsviaBU0FavsJWY41dHvCS1UIqfenhyphenhyphenkBmh6G_Cqaf5QDv/s320/0915.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599906789900163170" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihxT1a9AbCTcuh8bdvvyFHCJepGf6Hh2dsL-N0_QZa6Mepka_T6uoAI_lbYx20ZWXkewre_8Cc8FY7r_ig80673MxevJ_hSAdsQ1YytLwoNds8eliVqOx13-mcjC9C1uD_6Oh72sd_iMyS/s1600/0906.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihxT1a9AbCTcuh8bdvvyFHCJepGf6Hh2dsL-N0_QZa6Mepka_T6uoAI_lbYx20ZWXkewre_8Cc8FY7r_ig80673MxevJ_hSAdsQ1YytLwoNds8eliVqOx13-mcjC9C1uD_6Oh72sd_iMyS/s320/0906.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599906782221083282" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Taking a break from the lights for a cuddle...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHXoWi5qVldiJyd-ZmMSPwjV66Kbk7zFqAv6LGvWQIhrUuWEaxJg2R_-yHoBjVGgqGs4oAQ-fN5D3dM0ufbLwXnXFxC1Gqzcvd3H4aPVu7zDg-UaExppRe8PP0cWxmH-dTJx1W99KByzM/s1600/BreakfromBiliLights.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHXoWi5qVldiJyd-ZmMSPwjV66Kbk7zFqAv6LGvWQIhrUuWEaxJg2R_-yHoBjVGgqGs4oAQ-fN5D3dM0ufbLwXnXFxC1Gqzcvd3H4aPVu7zDg-UaExppRe8PP0cWxmH-dTJx1W99KByzM/s320/BreakfromBiliLights.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599920416190582562" border="0" /></a></div>Finally on Tuesday, March 22nd we got the "ok" to be discharged from the hospital and take our sweet (now 7lb, 12oz.) girl home. We got all packed up and I went to the discharge class (required). We loaded up all of our stuff on our cart, hugged the nurses who were all so wonderful to us and headed to the elevators. I couldn't believe this moment was actually happening. While we were on the elevator, David and I looked down at Ella and a huge smile swept across her face. I said, "I know baby girl, we are so happy we are going home too." We walked to the doors and I started to cry as I remembered that not so long ago I walked out of these same doors empty-handed and broken-hearted. But not this time...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcKzguWbiEviDb0TqgXwM5TWM4e16jPoFV82PKW26hY3jgBkiOc29WhCYTsUB_LYhs4aV-9ZQZASuhasJodetR5t4LtiivIUAWaqc9lkS0WxOeRkb5QMMjt165TKtKHOzYaZvXGbU1vSa7/s1600/0941.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcKzguWbiEviDb0TqgXwM5TWM4e16jPoFV82PKW26hY3jgBkiOc29WhCYTsUB_LYhs4aV-9ZQZASuhasJodetR5t4LtiivIUAWaqc9lkS0WxOeRkb5QMMjt165TKtKHOzYaZvXGbU1vSa7/s320/0941.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599919735739190146" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoVtSXcrh3MZvfv2PAELww8dKIPK4HeOIOMrYrMbk8ArbdTmG6BF7dOwr-EBq7XdDjAZIKRjWR0EoeyChPldhHX_fsJv-Wo3Sk9gUdOhx-udjjv_WBnaVOROmcflWsOIUYnZAqMSrvBpi_/s1600/0946.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoVtSXcrh3MZvfv2PAELww8dKIPK4HeOIOMrYrMbk8ArbdTmG6BF7dOwr-EBq7XdDjAZIKRjWR0EoeyChPldhHX_fsJv-Wo3Sk9gUdOhx-udjjv_WBnaVOROmcflWsOIUYnZAqMSrvBpi_/s320/0946.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599919728361013858" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">One of the happiest moments of my life...<br /></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtbGW9emvbMOVZ4FrHvWppwMmlk7s9sra3GZ_mpFuWd0pXDhtwrtGkb9pXxfV60oUsJhvXfg8IA75JkWgJHNTQCpAYrxiZxRSwvm7VJuLYHGXnRNIAkZyL1C4Ohq1SY_G4zaXxa3XnZ1FY/s1600/0948.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 216px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtbGW9emvbMOVZ4FrHvWppwMmlk7s9sra3GZ_mpFuWd0pXDhtwrtGkb9pXxfV60oUsJhvXfg8IA75JkWgJHNTQCpAYrxiZxRSwvm7VJuLYHGXnRNIAkZyL1C4Ohq1SY_G4zaXxa3XnZ1FY/s320/0948.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599919740870257618" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUbavQoMscjASOnXxZF4nB2Ok3l5W9dR_Tl0L-rk2RuAZX7P1LyavEv6WMM0UG-E9r0HDhhdEEf73u4_7C6CkOdl7LCsu8SBynermBRfWfPfqimz-VoZ2nLUkQlQhyus2y2PDjfoEVOBM/s1600/0986-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUbavQoMscjASOnXxZF4nB2Ok3l5W9dR_Tl0L-rk2RuAZX7P1LyavEv6WMM0UG-E9r0HDhhdEEf73u4_7C6CkOdl7LCsu8SBynermBRfWfPfqimz-VoZ2nLUkQlQhyus2y2PDjfoEVOBM/s320/0986-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599933347026046322" border="0" /></a><br />And so a new chapter begins. In no way does this little girl replace Noah...he cannot be replaced. And we would never put that kind of expectation on her. But she sure does bring some sunshine after the rain. We are so thankful for her. We love her. Ethan adores her. I can't wait to watch this little girl grow up. Thank you, God for such a beautiful and precious gift.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwkQxgkO4SYof5OjvkCGXuOvxfWw6ZQj9YHfC47zKciODBCM3UPE-UwLK8HhVylfzkzfOeqgbWC9GKr9VgMDQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /></div>House of Collinsworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03482814374958322279noreply@blogger.com6