What a Year!

2009 will come to an end in a few hours so I would like to take a moment and reflect on the past year and what a great year it has been. So here is what we have been up to...

* David ~ This year David became a dad, and although he doesn't realize it he is a great dad to Matthew. He also got the job as an Assistant Manager at his store and has applied for an Assistant Manager position at another store. We are praying that God will continue to guide his steps regarding his job. We are very thankful that in this crazy economy we have jobs to go to.

* Matthew - is now 7 months old! Everyday he gets more active and more vocal. He is crawling all over the place. It is hard to keep up with him. He is also pulling himself up much quicker. We think that he will be walking sooner than later. Just 2 weeks ago he started cutting his first bottom tooth. It has not been that fun but this too shall pass. We can't believe how fast he is growing. We love him very much and pray that he will be a great man of God as he grows up.

* Sadie - well she is a big scaredy cat.. but she still loves to get in trouble at times. She goes after Matthew's toys and loves to give him sloppy kisses. She loves to cuddle in bed with me when David is not in it.

* Kelly - As for me this past year has definitely been one of change. Matthew arrived in May and what a beautiful twist he brought into our lives. I returned back to work with the grade I love in the school I started as an assistant. Although I love Kindergarten but I still miss Matthew when I am away. We are so blessed to have him in a good home while we are both at work. I look forward to school breaks so I can spend time with him and David.

Overall it was a great year. We got to experience parenthood for the first time, we experienced our first flight with Matthew and saw David's family for Thanksgiving, we had a wonderful Christmas and now a New Year awaits us. We can't wait for the many blessings God has in store for us as a family and for us individually.

May God's Blessing Surround You this upcoming New Year!

7 months old..

Here is an update on us...

Our little boy is 7 months old today.. gosh time seems like its flying! He is getting so big. Last time he was at the doctor he weighed 17lbs. He likes to move around like crazy... we put him down on the living floor and before you know it he is in the kitchen. It has been interesting putting the Christmas tree up. He wants to get into everything and pull things down. David and I are going to invest in a gate to go around the tree for both Matthew and Sadie to stay out!

David is finally doing well, he is getting over a sinus and ear infection he got right as we got home from Thanksgiving Break. He had an interview today for an Assistant Manager position at the Wesley Chapel store which is actually closer to home. So we are praying that God will open the door if that is His will.

Me, well Thanksgiving Break was wonderful! I loved having the whole week off! Now I am awaiting the Christmas Break. School is good. The kiddos are doing pretty good. It is now testing time so I have been busy testing all my students and checking to see where they are at. Hopefully they will all make it.

I can't believe its almost Christmas.. I can't wait. This is definitely my favorite holiday! Thanksgiving is my favorite food holiday but Christmas.. Ahh.. I love everything about it.. decorating, the music.. the wonderful cookies I should not be eating so I don't gain weight!! Anyways.. I just saw the time and the battery life on the laptop and its time for me to head to bed. So good night all! I will post photos of Matthew sometime this weekend!

Happy Halloween!

I know its November but here are the photos from Halloween!

Make a Smilebox scrapbook

Happy Halloween!

Today we experienced Matthew's First Halloween! David unfortunately had to work so Matthew and I headed to my mom's church for their "Heroes Unmasked" Fall Festival. It was fun but very hot! Again.. I am not understanding where in the world did the fall season go for Florida. As much as I like the heat, I do miss the change of season when the trees turn from green to a bright orange or red.. well here its all green and still feels like summer. My poor baby looked adorable in his costume but he was SO hot. He only lasted maybe half hour with it on and then I changed him! I know he will never remember his first Halloween but I will and I think it was a great one! He looked so cute and did very well despite the heat. He did not fuss or cry, he just kept staring at everything around him! I will post photos tomorrow I just wanted to blog before October is over! I can't believe we are heading into November.. before we know it, it will be Christmas! Yikes.. Well it has been a busy day and I am exhausted so off to bed I go! Look for photos sometime tomorrow!

The Doctor..

Well I have been cleared to return to work. The doctor said everything looked good. There will be some pain for a few more weeks so he said to take Tylenol. He also said my appetite will be returning in a few weeks. Hopefully everything will be fine with my stomach from now on. So I return to work tomorrow. I am happy and yet sad. Although I have been in pain I have enjoyed spending my days being with Matthew and getting to play with him. As much as I love teaching I am looking at some other options for work, for next year. So I have been praying and will continue praying about that.. in the meantime I will return to work tomorrow and hopefully enjoy every minute of it! Hopefully the substitute didn't leave a mess this time.. the last sub that was in my classroom not only left a HUGE mess on my desk but she also ate my personal snacks!! HOW RUDE.. who does that??? Anywho I am hoping I see a better outcome tomorrow.. in other great news the weather here has finally turned into fall! Okay so it may not be as cool as the northern regions of our country but its great weather for Florida!

Ups and Downs...

Well it has been a very busy month! First things first.. Matthew is 4 months old almost 5. I can't believe it! He is growing so fast. He is now 16lbs! He has learned how to turn over so slowly he has become mobile. He doesn't crawl but he scoots his body like a little worm to move around! The UPS guy just delivered his Halloween costume.. not that he is going trick o treating but I am pretty sure we are taking him to my mom's church for their fall festival/hallelujah night thing they have! He will be so cute!

David is doing well. He went to 2 interviews this past week for Assistant Manager. We will see what happens. We are praying that God opens the right door for him!

Unfortunately we have had some downs.. just when I thought my stomach issues were over they weren't. Last Sunday night I went to bed great and then in a matter of minutes my stomach starting hurting and it would not go away. I could not even lay on my back or walk straight. I had to go back to the emergency room and they kept me waiting until David asked for the nurse to give me some painkillers. Once they did I felt better because I couldn't feel anything but after the catscan they saw that my gallbladder was inflamed so they decided to do surgery to remove it. They did that afternoon and now I am one less body part.

I missed school for a whole week and I tried going back on Monday but it just didn't work out so they sent me home. The principal said to stay home until I saw the doctor on Wednesday.So we will see what he says. I am looking forward to feeling better and not visiting the hospital again until my next child is born!(it will be awhile!)

Well I should get going but I hope to post again soon!

Make a Smilebox slideshow

Catching Up...

It has been a while since I have blogged. Life has just been crazy busy! School has finally started for me and I am so EXHAUSTED! I have 21 kindergartners (YIKES!) WE are all hoping and praying that the county will provide us with a new teacher so we can have smaller classes like we are supposed to. So we will see. David, Matthew and I have somewhat got adjusted to our routine in the mornings. I get up at 4:50 am (unless I start snoozing!) and start getting ready, I get Matthew's diaper bag and morning bottle ready for David to feed him at 6am. I make sure that diaper bag is by the door so David doesn't forget when he takes Matthew to Leah's (which is Matthew's childcare). He forgot to take the bag yesterday and had to come back home to get it! The days that David is off Matthew stays with him. It's funny that once Matthew is up in the morning for his first feeding he will not go back to sleep for David but he will for me! He knows Daddy will be play with him and Mommy needs more sleep! Today he actually slept in which was wonderful since both David and I were exhausted!

Matthew is doing great! I can't believe this coming week he will be 4 months old. Time does go by fast. He is getting so big! He is getting really close to rolling over. He gets half way and then rolls back instead! He loves being on his tummy and has great neck control! He laughs and reaches for things. And he is extremely wiggly and squirmy when you try to change his diaper! Overall he is great baby. Not very fussy unless he is hungry or tired. We are just amazed at how big he is and how fast time has gone by!