Large and in Charge!

I am officially huge. Seriously. I just measured my stomach and I am 44.25 inches around. HOLY COW! I still have 3 weeks to go....

Maternity Session

I had the joy and pleasure of my last maternity session with my good friend Jeanelle Caraway. I haven't seen all of them yet but I know she did a great job and despite the cold temps we had a great time. I have had some feelings of bitter sweetness in this pregnancy. I know this will be the last one and I am thrilled at the idea of not ever being this big, uncomfortable or destined to meet the labor and delivery process BUT these feelings are met with a little sadness. I love the idea of bringing a child..our child...in to this world. It is an honor to be a vessel for God to bring one of His creations in to this world. I never really looked at this way until I became pregnant with Sophie but it is an honor. I am adopted and my sisters beautiful children are adopted and that is a gift that can't be described. Knowing that someone carried me and in my case, had to give me up is something I truly cannot fathom. It takes a special kind of love to give your children up. I was blessed in so many ways for this unselfishness that if I ever had the chance to look my birth mother in the face I know I would find my self speechless. I think it makes giving birth have a whole new meaning for me and for those I know that receive precious children through adoption. Each and every child is a Gift from God. I know mine certainly are.

Landry's First Trip to the Dentist
I had great intentions of taking Landry to the dentist when she was about 18 months old but it just didn't happen. I made an appt shortly after her 2nd birthday and we went to Dr. Watters who was highly recommended. Her staff and office was so kid friendly that I immediately felt very comfortable with taking her there. Mike is very good about trying to make those milestone appointments and of course, he was there to help me through it with her. We had no idea what to expect and despite what the pictures are saying, she did very well. The first thing they did to win her heart was to give her the choice of a DORA or Diego toothbrush. Instant friends, I tell you! She got to see all of the cleaning instruments before they used them on her. She wasn't overly thrilled about it but she immediatly recovered and was as happy as a clam. She got to pick two things from the treasure box and ended up charming everyone in the office. I hope she will get more comfortable in the coming years with her visits. She learned that getting her teeth cleaned didn't hurt and that she gets prizes for being a good girl. The best part was that she had no problems and the dentist said she her teeth looked great.

We are the CHAMPIONS!!!

I cannot even put into words how excited I am of my Alma Mater...the ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE! I thought I was going to go in to labor tonight from watching the game. We have waited 17 long years to see another championship and I was beside myself. MoMo and Paw Paw watched the Bug so we could watch it at Soulshine Pizza with some other Bama fans and we came home at halftime to see the end. One of my favorite parts of the day.....

Landry saying 'ROOOLLLLL TIDE!' without being prompted. I am raising that girl right!