tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59789785212680878322011-12-24T19:30:27.703-07:00marking moments as a mother, wife, and sometimes as an individualBrittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01296754153400437571noreply@blogger.comBlogger491100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5978978521268087832.post-75381291237998489022011-12-24T19:30:00.000-07:002011-12-24T19:30:27.715-07:00

The Birth of Jesus Foretold 26 In the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a village in Galilee, 27 to a virgin named Mary. She was engaged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of King David. 28 Gabriel appeared to her and said, “Greetings, favored woman! The Lord is with you![a]” 29 Confused and disturbed, Mary tried to think what the angel

Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01296754153400437571noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5978978521268087832.post-16329210362362855672011-12-24T08:24:00.000-07:002011-12-24T08:24:11.179-07:00

Christmas is almost here! This year feels richer.  Bella is more aware of her surroundings and what's going on.  She may not know the idea of presents, but she sure has made her way over to the tree a dozen times and has attempted to open or chew open some of the gifts already ;) We do sincerely miss the snow and seasonal Christmas weather we became accustomed to in South Dakota.  The weather

Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01296754153400437571noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5978978521268087832.post-74981765895722689662011-12-11T21:20:00.001-07:002011-12-11T21:27:47.336-07:00

This upcoming week brings forth lots of festivities, appointments, and holiday chaos. Monday Bella and I have the pleasure of meeting a new mom to a daughter with Down syndrome in the area.  We'll be meeting at a local Starbucks and swapping stories of learning our child has Down syndrome.  Bella needs her medication refilled, so since we'll be closer to that side of town I arranged on Friday for

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This may be sporadic, as Bella and I are in the midst of making Miles' Jell-O Christmas cookies and traditional sugar cookies tonight.  (She is such a great helper!  She peaks in through the oven door and talks to the cookies as they are baking, encouraging them to be delicious.) We were so blessed to meet with her new cardiologist from Children's of D.C. this week.  It was short notice, but we

Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01296754153400437571noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5978978521268087832.post-66497502224656274752011-12-05T09:12:00.000-07:002011-12-05T09:12:17.873-07:00

Bella is seeing a (hopefully better) cardiologist at Childrens on Wednesday. We are going to get a second opinion. We do not feel her current cardiologist does a well enough job to diagnose and/or monitor Bella. The care is well below what a specialty clinic should provide.  We were highly unimpressed with the female in charge of her ultrasound.  She was not meant to work with children! We hope

Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01296754153400437571noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5978978521268087832.post-22968908249610018902011-11-28T15:57:00.000-07:002011-11-28T15:57:43.437-07:00

We are finally back home from our long road trip to and around Florida.  Miles has taken a few more days off of work so that we can have some private family time together since we rarely ever get exclusive vacation time to ourselves anymore.  I'm so appreciative of this time with him. Bella got to meet her great-grandparents down in Fort Meade.  They were delighted to see her and watch her

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Over the past few months I've run across our neighbors who help sandwich our little townhome in with a few others.  Sometimes they wave, sometimes they smile.  We don't know each other at all and I wouldn't even know it if their mail were in my box by accident unless I looked at the house number. For the most part they've been quiet.  Once in a while I'd hear some major vocal fighting that led

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Since the last post, Bella and the family have uprooted from kind, compassionate and warm (hearted, not weathered!) South Dakota to Northern Virginia.  We are back on the east coast, baby! Bella is a lot better than she was in February 2010.  She will be 2-years-old this month and is almost walking :)  We dearly and sorely miss her old OT (occupational therapist) in Rapid City.  As a family

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tired after lots of belly time! Staring up at me when she was admitted into the hospital for the first time since coming back home. The cats LOVE her :)

Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01296754153400437571noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5978978521268087832.post-15892990340344733572010-02-22T07:33:00.000-07:002010-02-22T07:33:43.112-07:00

Long time no see. Bella is now almost 3-months-old, weighs in now at 8.5 lbs and has grown to 19.5" in length.  She's begun taking to the bottle (currently I stop her continual feed for 1 hour prior to bottling, attempt to give her at least 21mL's of formula and begin her feed again).  I don't know what I thought, but the first year with baby played out differently in my head.  We are ecstatic

Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01296754153400437571noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5978978521268087832.post-39075894624684572582009-12-16T09:43:00.000-07:002009-12-16T09:43:59.027-07:00

Bella's surgery went very well.  You can read about it at her Caring Bridge website here. I wish I had more in me, haha but I'm so spent that there isn't much to write about.  For now, all we care about is Bella's progress in her health and getting our baby girl home.

Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01296754153400437571noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5978978521268087832.post-83414932810288401032009-12-15T08:46:00.000-07:002009-12-15T08:46:14.685-07:00

I think I can speak for both Miles and I when I say that we are so extremely tired of this. We're so thankful we knew before Bella was born of her Down syndrome diagnosis and to learn of her AV defect.  We're thankful we were prepared and knew what was coming... but I have to admit, this possibility of another surgery is definitely a shocker to me.  I suppose it was the last thing I thought I'd

Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01296754153400437571noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5978978521268087832.post-61028230888609663522009-12-14T08:09:00.000-07:002009-12-14T08:09:00.900-07:00

On December 7th, the doctors found that Bella had coarctation of the aorta.  This needs immediate fixing and so shortly after hugging my parents goodbye around 10:00 AM, we found out the news.  We had been on our way to get some lunch when the doctor called us and said that we needed to skip lunch and come to the hospital right away.  Miles and I looked at each other and knew, "This is it."  The

Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01296754153400437571noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5978978521268087832.post-87002796794166157562009-12-04T23:15:00.000-07:002009-12-04T23:15:16.206-07:00

As anyone can imagine, having a baby in NICU is a stressful temporary circumstance.  Within the past days I've significantly dropped in my motivation to do anything but see and be with Bella.  Over the past few days we realized her neonatologist/pediatrician wasn't checking in on her.  We didn't think much of it until we asked the nurse last night what the new orders were from him.  Since they

Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01296754153400437571noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5978978521268087832.post-86644049239634323792009-12-03T00:52:00.000-07:002009-12-03T00:52:20.220-07:00

Bella's respiratory rate is still considered too high to attempt bottle feeding.  Until then we're just waiting for her to learn to breathe at a slower pace.  She's no longer on room air, as she only lasted 7 minutes before her blood oxygen levels dropped too low.  We're fine with her being on oxygen... or, as fine as you can be with anyone being on oxygen.  Both Miles and I are impatiently

Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01296754153400437571noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5978978521268087832.post-6511552019942588822009-12-01T23:49:00.000-07:002009-12-01T23:49:42.487-07:00

Last night I absolutely crashed.  Well, to be honest, I had finally let myself accept that I was stressed and therefore "indulged" in some much needed "me" time.  Due to that, I never updated with an entry about Bella.  I, of course, feel super horrible but realize that there wasn't entirely too much to report on! Today Bella turned 1-week-old!  In honor of this, I stuck her name embroidered

Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01296754153400437571noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5978978521268087832.post-63304954974938280712009-11-30T01:01:00.001-07:002009-11-30T01:02:38.603-07:00

Ever since Tuesday, Bella's arrival, I can feel a mental change that will forever impact me.  Perhaps my priorities aren't much straighter, and maybe I still will lose focus on the important things... but life feels differently.  I can tell you this though, I appreciate a lot more.  My heart is a bit more empathetic, and I'm looking at people a little more lovingly.  As years pass, maybe I will

Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01296754153400437571noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5978978521268087832.post-59883976390987583002009-11-29T00:05:00.001-07:002009-11-29T20:17:42.669-07:00

The exhaustion over this past week is catching up to Miles and me.  We'd wanted to be at the NICU by 9:30 AM but ended up waking up at that time.  Hurriedly we got cleaned up and left, making it there by 10:45 AM and fortunately did not miss the pediatrician.  He briefed us on the upcoming new things for the day with Bella, and how she did the night prior after we left. Today is her first day

Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01296754153400437571noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5978978521268087832.post-74643066908523722502009-11-28T01:13:00.001-07:002009-11-28T01:15:31.368-07:00

Despite getting in late the night before, Miles, my parents and I were able to make it to the NICU around 8:30 AM.  I was thankful to be able to talk to Dr. Benn (Bella's NICU pediatrician) who gave us some good news! Her white blood cell count and other numbers are still decreasing.  The lab tests have not yet come back on whether or not she has an infection but it's looking as if she doesn't.

Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01296754153400437571noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5978978521268087832.post-74037877962619575912009-11-26T20:13:00.000-07:002009-11-26T20:13:37.718-07:00

As of 11:00 AM I was released from the hospital :)  Of course, Miles and I ended up physically leaving at 1:30.  Before actually checking out we went to be with baby Bella.  Dr. Buehner (my OB/GYN) came into my room first this morning.  The nurse knew I was anxious to go see my baby, so she requested that he make the trip to my room first.  Upon his entering, I greeted him with quite a chipper

Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01296754153400437571noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5978978521268087832.post-14323199454907367542009-11-26T06:19:00.000-07:002009-11-26T06:19:34.456-07:00

As most of you may know, Miles and I had our little baby girl on November 24th at 2:04 PM here in Rapid City,  South Dakota.  She weighed in at 5lbs 11.9oz and was 17.5" long!  I have been writing down everything I can remember from going to my OB/GYN appointment that day, up until the day after having her.  Today will be my third day here at the hospital, however, because I'm doing so well

Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01296754153400437571noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5978978521268087832.post-76624485839672883622009-11-24T12:12:00.001-07:002009-11-24T12:12:51.463-07:00

We are having a baby today! Once I am conscious I will update you!

Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01296754153400437571noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5978978521268087832.post-48250955894274100952009-11-23T09:45:00.000-07:002009-11-23T09:45:04.932-07:00

As much as I hate sleeping in, as much as I hate not doing something productive, I allowed this past weekend to be quite a lazy one.  Thankfully we did complete the nursery (YAY!), now all that is left is putting things away in there and cleaning up.  I figured we will soon not having weekends to sleep in on, and I know Miles has been quite stressed with work and thanks to my ritualistic

Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01296754153400437571noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5978978521268087832.post-40067351008974863812009-11-23T08:30:00.001-07:002009-11-23T08:33:26.054-07:00

While I do post my reviews of each finished book on my Goodreads.com account, for posterity sake I'd like to begin adding them here as well.  Plus, if I run out of characters (which I almost did in reviewing this book!) then I can at least have seemingly more space to yak out my thoughts here.  Beware... this is over 4100 words, lol. From Goodreads.com... (full review/opinion) When you first

Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01296754153400437571noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5978978521268087832.post-69669738374943063962009-11-19T10:21:00.000-07:002009-11-19T10:21:33.293-07:00

Because God has made us for Himself, our hearts are restless until they rest in Him. — Augustine of Hippo  My husband has been having a hard time at work.  Everybody, I know, has hard times at work and at least once in their lifetime they will run across a boss who just downright doesn't care about how they make any of their employees feel.  Unfortunately this is my husband's first time ever

Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01296754153400437571noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5978978521268087832.post-65983619856615942512009-11-18T18:31:00.000-07:002009-11-18T18:31:09.986-07:00

After this weekend (which wasn't the best of all weekends to be honest) I went on to check out the blog roll and found out that I'd won a Cricut cartridge.  Not just a cartridge of any nature, but the Winter Woodland cartridge! :-)  You see, I began following the "Obsessed with Scrapbooking" blog.  The writer/scrapbooker on there is also a part of a "Christmas with the Cricut" blog, which

Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01296754153400437571noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5978978521268087832.post-24920636659008607812009-11-18T09:21:00.001-07:002009-11-18T09:22:54.370-07:00

Yesterday we celebrated our 2nd (legal) anniversary.  April is our wedding anniversary, but we still like to at least recognize when we were legally married since it was five months prior to the wedding, done in a different state and under different circumstances. Since we don't plan on going all out on our November anniversary, I figured going to Starbucks and getting him a coffee for lunch

Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01296754153400437571noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5978978521268087832.post-62758005124362289422009-11-13T13:16:00.000-07:002009-11-13T13:16:08.173-07:00

I want to write, but I am just so tired. There's larger contractions by the day now.  Nothing hurts, but my back is beginning to ache sometimes with the contractions.  Today was my OB/GYN appointment and the CPN said she'd like me to stay on the medication until I see my doctor on November 24th.  Of course I want off it now, but I know it's for Bella's best interest. Everytime I take this

Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01296754153400437571noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5978978521268087832.post-4702517927259015122009-11-10T14:46:00.001-07:002009-11-10T14:47:15.577-07:00

Out of all three appointments, this one was the fastest by far. Since Dr. Buehner's nurse had said they seemed to think I was just hitting 34 weeks, I had a few points to bring up with them. Firstly, I let the assistant know that I was nearing my 37th week and about to get off my pre-term labor medication.  Secondly, I reminded her that while it was no problem to come back, this was my third

Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01296754153400437571noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5978978521268087832.post-25473189933655555432009-11-10T09:39:00.000-07:002009-11-10T09:39:28.059-07:00

When I went into pre-term labor, I was exposed to hospital food.  (Thankfully my wonderful husband ran out to get me some McDonalds before I died of complete starvation).  While all of the food looked as if it'd been mushed together and simply called turkey, or beef, or whatever it was... there was one muffin that recruited me into the muffin world.  A rhubarb muffin.  Admittedly, I had no

Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01296754153400437571noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5978978521268087832.post-18361838513635225452009-11-09T15:16:00.000-07:002009-11-09T15:16:27.664-07:00

While driving out to JCPenney and Sears, I received a phone call from Dr. Buehner's office.  Michelle, the nurse I love, called to say that the pediatric cardiologist (Dr. Spangler) called to say that the other cardiologists he showed her last echocardiogram to in Omaha, NE requested for another echo to be performed basically ASAP.  There was nothing more said than they wanted it done before I

Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01296754153400437571noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5978978521268087832.post-10544947425898086792009-11-09T10:03:00.002-07:002009-11-09T10:03:32.633-07:00

We had such a busy weekend.  Friday we took the night off since Miles was too sick to even eat dinner (this saved me from having to bake a cake).  We celebrated his birthday, he talked to family throughout the night and finally we went to bed.  Although, before he came home I had the urge to finally put all the bottles and bibs away in a smaller bin I'd bought earlier.  I cleaned out three

Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01296754153400437571noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5978978521268087832.post-53336577256427913512009-11-06T08:59:00.000-07:002009-11-06T08:59:28.293-07:00

Happy birthday to my husband :) Okay, so this isn't exactly a birthday picture, but it's a sweet one of us (honeymoon) and there was only one birthday photo from last year.  A photo which, I know, he would not appreciate me posting for the world to see, haha. Unfortunately he's come down with something.  We're not yet sure, though it's looking as if it's merely a cold (hallelujah! We don't

Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01296754153400437571noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5978978521268087832.post-63266474150683106732009-11-04T14:29:00.000-07:002009-11-04T14:29:04.188-07:00

Yesterday a small box full of developmental toys for Bella came in, thanks to mama :)  They were adorable and unique toys that I love for her.  Of course I see things I want Bella to have, but I also like her having things a lot of other kids won't have. Alongside the delivery was our Netflix movie #2: The Taking of Pelham 123.  Denzel Washington and John Travolta.  A sure fire wonderful movie,

Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01296754153400437571noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5978978521268087832.post-50902890867673521632009-11-03T14:00:00.000-07:002009-11-03T14:00:17.078-07:00

Yesterday I made a trip to the mall where our only Hallmark in the city resides. My husband's birthday is coming up on Friday, the 6th, and I detest getting a birthday card that says something generic or sans true meaning. Alas, a few months ago, our only Christian retailer had to close down and so I am pretty much on my own for religious cards unless I want to go to Hobby Lobby (aka HoLo). Being

Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01296754153400437571noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5978978521268087832.post-83434218503297883592009-11-03T10:00:00.000-07:002009-11-03T10:00:33.304-07:00

The visit with mama was wonderful. Although it wasn't like a real visit (due to her attempting to do every chore until she crashed), all three of us had a lot of fun spending time together once we were all home. The nursery paint was bought, groceries, gas, odds-and-ends for the house and baby, and she cleaned up our house, did the laundry (for both Miles, Bella and I) and every night either

Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01296754153400437571noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5978978521268087832.post-16853774195012192292009-10-27T09:12:00.001-06:002009-10-27T09:15:42.569-06:00

Poor mom didn't make it to her last flight last night, which forced her to stay overnight in Denver.  Today she is on stand-by for a flight from Denver to Rapid City and I truly hope she is able to get on that one!  She hasn't flown in nearly 10 years and this is not exactly the experience an almost-newbie-flyer-who-is-already-frightened needs.  Miles asked me to make a list of things I wanted

Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01296754153400437571noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5978978521268087832.post-28894335205734153482009-10-26T08:54:00.004-06:002009-10-26T08:58:23.468-06:00

God uses situations to compose us into the persons He designed us to be.  Of course, we have the will to go along with His plan or fight it like a claustrophobic cat.  I admit that being put on bed-rest has had me feel like a claustrophobic cat, and may have even acted out on this feeling at times.  It's not hard to see though God using this situation for not only myself, but my husband. If at

Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01296754153400437571noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5978978521268087832.post-48609048098881816902009-10-24T22:01:00.000-06:002009-10-24T22:01:54.134-06:00

Day 3 of bed-rest is already getting to me a little.  My knee aches since I can't walk around much.  I've done a few of the leg stretches that have been approved.  Luckily I kept my hands busy today with crocheting.  Alas, the finished product is not newborn sized as said.  Instead it looks like little Bella will have a very warm hat when she's approximately 6 months old. Miles and I slept in a

Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01296754153400437571noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5978978521268087832.post-68294446902852749602009-10-23T14:35:00.001-06:002009-10-23T14:35:22.998-06:00

Much to my dismay, the bed-rest I had wished for is not mine.  Dr. Buehner's nurse just gave me a call back after I left her a message an hour ago.  I wanted to confirm whether or not I was able to do certain things, as well as run past somebody the different side effects from the Nifedipine that I'm taking for the contractions.I can go to church.  I can't take baths, due to being dilated and

Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01296754153400437571noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5978978521268087832.post-27866917136809862702009-10-23T10:09:00.001-06:002009-10-23T10:09:16.810-06:00

Wednesdays are not our days apparently.  After the first attempt at going to the parents small group at our church, we've since been unavoidably incapable of attending meetings since.  This Wednesday was my turn to prevent us from going.  When you've finally passed the 28 week mark in your pregnancy, you soon stop counting how far along you are.  You soon forget a handful of basic information. 

Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01296754153400437571noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5978978521268087832.post-30655981236319973202009-09-30T06:55:00.002-06:002009-10-22T20:42:03.547-06:00

Weather has quickly changed over from summer to autumn, bringing South Dakotan winds to ensure an extra crispy day. The forecast shows possible snow later in the week, though I doubt that will happen I look forward to the first snow of the season. According to weather and the circumstances of the day, the presence of happiness shouldn't be expected but fortunately I feel quite chipper. Although

Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01296754153400437571noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5978978521268087832.post-9616520768784836392009-09-23T20:30:00.000-06:002009-10-22T20:45:36.850-06:00

This is the entry in which I revealed Bella has Down syndrome to my Facebook friends list. I'm posting it here as well because it contains the update for the appointment I went to yesterday afternoon. Last Thursday my doctor called me around 1.00 PM with the results to the amniocentesis. Little Bella does have Down syndrome. Her lab results showed three of the chromosome-21, which is make-up of

Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01296754153400437571noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5978978521268087832.post-43231296924074917262009-09-18T12:20:00.002-06:002009-10-26T13:42:54.560-06:00

Read at your own pace, as this is quite a long entry. Yesterday around 1.30 PM I was sitting at the coffee table looking at Goodreads.com, text messaging with my friend Katie and Miles, and settling that I needed to shower since I’d just finished a huge lunch. Within five minutes of Katie asking me when I’d hear about the results, I received a call from Dr. Buehner’s office. As soon as I heard

Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01296754153400437571noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5978978521268087832.post-3358963358861473002009-09-16T20:14:00.000-06:002009-10-22T20:18:11.780-06:00

I’ve been sitting in bed reading “Sense & Sensibility” as per my husband’s request for my latest classic endeavor, put it down at the third chapter and decided it was time for a nap since I couldn’t focus my eyes on the page anymore. After I call him and ask if he advises me to put the garage door up or not, he decided it’d not be a good idea. This is due to our neighbor allowing her two toddlers

Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01296754153400437571noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5978978521268087832.post-70413476820585277012009-09-16T20:12:00.000-06:002009-10-22T20:14:25.257-06:00

After dropping off Miles’ lunch, I went to Safeway to pick up some peanut butter, bread and Cheerios. I came out with $57 worth of groceries... most of it cheese, lol. The other day I bought a package of muenster cheese and ate it all in less than a day. I’ve been craving cheese like no tomorrow. So I bought a monterey jack and a muenster cheese cube (so much cheaper, and more product) and then

Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01296754153400437571noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5978978521268087832.post-2449269866031479962009-09-15T20:09:00.003-06:002009-10-22T20:12:05.050-06:00

Impatience and anxiety took over and after getting the “go-ahead” from both my mama and husband, I decided to put a call in to the doctor’s office this morning around 10.30 and see if the amnio results had come in. I didn’t anticipate getting a phone call earlier than noon, yet on the drive to errands I kept the radio off so I could hear the static that comes before the ringing on my cell phone.

Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01296754153400437571noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5978978521268087832.post-14764706136322584812009-09-14T20:04:00.002-06:002009-10-22T20:07:29.429-06:00

There are some people in this world -- a very rare few -- that when you look at them, you immediately know and cannot suppress the knowledge that you were never truly beautiful. Most of the time we go about and could pick out of a line-up of people “pretty” people. It’s when you see these true and rare beauties that we are nearly humbled to realize we never knew real beauty. P.S. I hate waking

Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01296754153400437571noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5978978521268087832.post-76778756292163247642009-09-11T16:27:00.001-06:002009-09-11T16:27:26.509-06:00

I would like to go into so many details about life, and tell you that I have to come up with a new way to journal so Miles can see it as well (as has been his request) but right now I’m just summoning all of my friends for prayers. We went to Bella’s third ultrasound appointment. This was held because we weren’t scheduled by the front desk for a 3D ultrasound for some reason and that’s done by a

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