Last year this was my saying! I told myself I was going to have a better attitude, be a better wife & mother, etc., etc.... and what a year of growing it was!! But when my husband asked me the other night if that was going to be my saying again this year I thought "hmm.... I haven't really even thought about it." Don't get me wrong, I've though a lot about things I wanna do different this year, but I really think I have allowed myself to get so busy mentally and physically that I haven't even sat down to really think about changes I wanna see. So here I am, 7:34am (which those of you who know me, is pretty early!) and I am writing down some "resolutions" (changes) I wanna see this coming year! I'm hoping if I write them down then I can reference them almost like a check list. (Again those of you who know me know I LOVE and really thrive off of check lists!)
*Take time to really listen and love on my family. That includes Alli, Emry AND Jeff (can't leave the hubs out!)
*HAVE FOCUS!
*Be who God has created me to be not who I allow myself and others to make me.
*Have a positive attitude and be an encouragement to others.
*Try and work out at least 3 times a week ( I am not a big "workout" girl, but I know I feel better if I do something for myself that gets the ol' heart pumping).
*Be a better friend, sister, daughter, wife, mother, even a better stranger....
*Take time to read and pray everyday! I'm bad about prayer on the go. This year I want to sit down, read God's word and listen!
*Make a difference through the Hummingbird Foundation! I have so many ideas I want to do to help preemies & their families!
*Keep my house semi-clean all the time!! :) (I may have to hire someone for this one! I DO NOT like cleaning!)
I'm sure there is more that I will think of over the next few weeks but for now I think this will keep me busy enough!
*Oh and can I add BLOG AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK? Yes, I have become the worst blogger ever, but now it's on my resolution/to-do list!! :)
I hope you all have a blessed new year and find a way to meet all your resolutions!
Saturday, January 7, 2012
Thursday, December 15, 2011
Giveaway!
I wish I could say this post was about a giveaway I was having, BUT a blog I read ALL THE TIME is having an amazing giveaway tomorrow. She is giving away a NIKON D90! WOW!! One of the reasons I admire this lady so much is because of her foundation called THE TINY SPARROW FOUNDATION. A foundation that captures pictures of children who are battling cancer. I wish I could tell you the whole story, but PLEASE go read it here. It is truly an amazing foundation and something similar to what we are working on for the HUMMINGBIRD FOUNDATION. (more news to come on this little project soon!)
Monday, November 14, 2011
7 months (almost a month late....)
With all the craziness of the holidays approaching, as well as trying to get the foundation up and going (yes, I said we are trying to get a foundation up and running! More news about that later! Keep your eyes peeled!) I have once again neglected my blog! Shame, shame! So here is Emry's 7 month stats in a nutshell:
Weight 8lbs 12oz
Height: She wasn't measured at her last appointment because it was only an appointment to receive her RSV vaccination.
Head: (see above)
She is still a little squirt but her BIG personality makes up for it! She laughs all the time at anyone who will pay her any attention, and she LOVES attention!!
I'm pretty sure her and Alli are already best buds! As long as Alli is within sight Emry is just fine. She loves her big "shishter".
I'm pretty sure she has officially said her first word "UH-OH"! Even her physical therapist thought she heard her say it. How funny is that?
She still very much dislikes tummy time. She tolerates it longer than before but prefers to just roll on to her side from her back and reach for things. She rarely stays on her play mat anymore. I don't see the girl ever crawling.... rolling and scooting is more her style.
She was a cabbage patch kid for Halloween. We went to a trunk-or-treat at a local church and everyone kept saying "oh my word! we thought she was a real doll!" ha! This picture was also taken before her first "hair cut". Can you tell one side is longer than the other?
She sits for about 5 minutes at a time (well with pillows surrounding her). It is so cute to see such a tiny tot sitting up!
She still takes about 3 naps a day and sleeps very well at night. She was sleeping completely through but now she wakes up around 5ish to each.
She eats about 4-5 ounces at a time and has recently started eating solids! She loves them! More so than her booby milk :( Oh well, hopefully that will mean she will be easy to ween.... (not sure if that's how you spell it).
People tell us all the time how beautiful she is and I would have to agree. Each day she looks more and more like Alli. They are little dolls. I can't get enough of there sweet faces!
Emry Taylor, we love you so much and thank God for you and your sister every day!
Monday, November 7, 2011
Presents for Preemies!
As some of you may already know, Novemeber is Prematurity Awareness Month and as you can imagine this subject is very near and dear to our hearts. We have some VERY EXCITING plans for helping raise awareness and are hoping to launch a foundation in honor of our sweet Emry soon. We are beyond excited to launch this new adventure SO to kick things off we want to do is this:
Christmas season is fast approaching and we are seeking donations of blankets for all the babies in the NICU at UAMS and ACH and hopefully in our local area also. Our hope is to bless each family that has to spend Christmas in the NICU with a nice blanket for their child. Some of you probably know (as I realize several readers are NICU parents as well) how important kangaroo care is to these babies as well as the parents and how these tiny little ones have to keep there temperatures up in order to stay outside of there isolette. I know it would mean so much to these parents to have a nice warm blanket to wrap there child in this Christmas :). I know we received several gifts while in Little Rock and they mean the world to us!
Here we are with Emry doing "kangoo care" :)
We would need pink, blue, or gender neutral (NO receiving blankets PLEASE). If you, your business, or someone you know is interested, please message me lgibs578@gmail.com, Holly at walkerfam05@gmail.com, or Jamie at thesteinfive@gmail.com. Thank you for your help in advance for helping all of these sweet babies and their families! ♥
AND STAY TUNED! We've got some other idea up our sleeves that we can't wait to get you all involved with!!
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
TYPO!
Thank you to Stacey and my mom for pointing out the typo in my last post.
Our love story DID NOT start on July 29th, 2011 it was July 29th, 2002. :) We'd have been together a long time without love if that were the case!!
So, if you haven't read the post yet then disregard this one.... It's corrected now in the original post.
A shout out to Jeff....
Well today I'll be writing a little different. All to often I forget to write about my sweet husband and what an amazing man he is. So today, I want to give a little background history:
I really don't remember the first time I met Jeff. I was young (very young) and he was old (in my eyes anyway. ha!) There is 8 years between us so as you can imagine at 14 a 22 year old guy is not even in my sights. I mean shoot I just got out of the whole "boys have cooties" stage! Fast forward a few years and now I'm 16. I'm not really sure at what point I started falling head over heals for him but I know I was smitten (not sure about that spelling..). After a year goes by of "just hanging out" the boy finally decides to ask me out. He was a little reserved initially because of the age difference and him not being so sure I'd date an "old man" (I can't believe I thought 24 was old??? He was a young pup!) Well, on July 29th, 2002 our love story truly began.
3 years and 4 months later Jeff popped the BIG question. We both new we'd found the one but again I was still a youngin'. Don't get me wrong it's very hard to wait for that diamond ring when you know in time you'll start the beginning of the rest of your lives together but now looking back, I'm glad we spent those 3 years getting to know one another and working out some "kinks" that are easy to get tangled up in once married. :)
(this was the spot Jeff asked me to marry him. Also, the spot he told me he loved me for the first time. We go back here every year and put the date :) ignore the date stamp on the pic... it's wrong)
December 30th, 2005 we were married. WHAT A DAY! This truly is a story in itself as most wedding days are. I actually surprised Jeff (and everyone else, as my sister and the pastor where the only ones who knew... oh and the sound guy) by singing Sarah Evans "No Place That Far". Oh I guess the guitar player (my brother) and piano player knew too....ha! My sweet Jeff bawled like a baby! He'd kill me for sharing that but the boy was so adorable! I've seen him cry only a handful of times in my life and yes folks, this was one of those times! I knew I'd made the right choice by surprising him when I saw his hands rubbing those tear filled eyes.... Maybe I can post a video of it one day.
(sorry about it only being me in this pic... All my wedding pics are one my parents computer)
We were married for almost 2 years and found out we were pregnant!! Only a few short weeks later we found out we had lost this tiny little baby. This was for sure a rough patch in our life. But what doesn't kill you only makes you stronger and our hearts opened up even more to one another. It was a very sad time for us but looking back I know it was all in God's plan and Jeff and I became closer because of this sweet child.
Nine VERY LONG months later we found out we were pregnant again. Our sweet Alli was born in April of '09. ( her entire life history can be found in all posts dated after 4.28.09) :)
From this date on began a whole new love for my husband. I watch him with Alli and can't help but smile at how wonderful he is. From day one he has always been willing to change diapers and do all those "not so fun" parent things. At this point my love is greater for him than it ever has been (and I didn't think I could love him any more than I already did!)
Another very fast year and 6 months goes by and we once again have a sweet baby on the way (you can find her story in posts dated after I believe Nov. '10) But as most of you know this was not an ideal pregnancy. We were sent to UAMS 3 days before our baby was born and I have to admit despite the circumstances I had a great time reconnecting with my man. We played cards, watched TV, he helped me wash my hair (yeah I had IV's all over the place!) and just talked and shared with each other our hearts. It was truly a time we got to share together that I wouldn't trade for the world. Emry was born 11 weeks early weighing 1lb 3oz. Dr's said if she were to survive she would have no quality of life (this was all due to them not knowing why she had stopped growing in utero). After many, many prayer from everyone, our tiny baby girl surpassed ALL of the medical staff's expectations! There were still roller coasters for sure throughout our stay in the NICU but I treasure every moment. I saw a side of Jeff I had never seen before. It was really a time where we both just let down our guard and were completely open. For the first 2 weeks my parents kept Alli over night and allowed up to stay together with Emry in her room. Each night (and 100s of times throughout the day) I would watch Jeff as he stood over her Isolete praying whole heartedly for his child. He didn't care who was around or what was going on. He knew that our Savior was the only one who could save her.I knew at this point I had never loved him more (do you see a pattern yet? ha!)
Alli is now 2 and a half and Emry 7 months. We have 2 dogs, a house we had plans of living in for only a few years (we have lived here for 6 years now), some land out in the sticks, a rent house in another state, a couple cows out at Jeff's parents, and a WHOLE LOT OF LOVE to go around! I am truly so blessed to be married to the funniest (yes this man is absolutely the funniest man I've ever met!), most handsome, strong, outgoing, christian man.
I love you Jeff with all my heart and I can't wait to love you more!!
Sunday, October 16, 2011
PT
Just wanted to post a quick picture of sweet Emry "working out" at her physical therapy appointment....
The girls got it goin on!!
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