A year ago today our family was blessed with the most beautiful 5 pound 5 ounce little girl ever put on this earth. She was the perfect addition to our family.
The time certainly goes by quickly. It seems like just yesterday we were bringing Julian home from the hospital and putting her in her crib for the very first time. Little did we know that in her first year of life she would only sleep one full night in that crib. She has no desire to be in her own bed and apparently me and Sarah are pushovers because we just continue to let her sleep in ours. Oh we try to put her in her own bed. But that normally doesn't last more than an hour. It can be frustrating at times but Sarah reminds me that she's only this little once and one day I'll miss that.
Julian's walking all over the place and has been for months now. She has developed quite the attitude...no clue where she gets that from. She's saying momma all the time and mommy on occasion. She calls Jaylee Jay Jay and says all kinds of gibberish that I wish we could understand. She copies just about every movement we make and she loves to dance. She has the biggest personality already and she's only one.
Julian's not the only one growing up too fast. Jaylee has become quite the little grown up these days. She started 6th grade this year and is becoming a little woman. Sarah and I had hoped this would be the year that Jaylee really started showing some responsibility and we got our wish. Jaylee is such a good kid. She sets her alarm every morning and is ready to walk out the door each day before I am. She comes home from school every day and immediately does her homework. She packs her own lunch and lays out her own clothes each night before bed. She's in dance...taking 5 different styles and loving all of them. She's the best big sister ever! She loves Julian so much and is a huge help with her. We really have been blessed with two amazing daughters.
I have so much to be grateful for. I thank God every day for the life that He has blessed me with.
Christy
Thursday, September 20, 2012
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Some things never change
Four years ago today, my life changed forever. I made a gutsy move and sent flowers to a girl I had just recently started dating. You see, Christy and I had been friends for 6 years. But on that day our relationship was taken to another level. We spent the next several months driving back and forth between Fayetteville and Conway further developing our relationship. It didn't take either of us very long to figure out that we had found the one we wanted to spend the rest of our life with. Jaylee and I packed up and moved to Conway that summer.
Looking back now, it seems like that was such a long time ago. So much has changed in the last four years. Jaylee is now 10, going on 18. She's a wonderful daughter and excellent big sister. She's grown physically, emotionally, and spiritually over the past four years. She makes me proud to call her my daughter every single day. Speaking of sister, that's obviously another thing that has changed. We welcomed a beautiful baby girl into this world on September 20th, 2011. She is absolutely adorable in every way. We are so blessed to have her in our lives.
A lot of things have changed in the past four years, but one thing remains the same. Christy and I love each other today the same, if not more than we did four years ago. We're able to communicate and share our daily struggles with one another. Our lives our crazy busy, but we always seem to find the time to spend alone with each other. And when we do, we still have things to laugh and talk about after all these years. We still enjoy each other's company. Christy is my best friend and I'm proud to say that in less than 6 short weeks, I'll be able to call her my wife.
We are traveling to Massachusetts to legally be married at the Rookwood Inn in Lenox. We will be spending the week in Bentley Brooke snow skiing and then will travel to Lenox on the 23rd to officially make her my bride. We have the once in a life time chance to spend our honeymoon in New York City before traveling back to Arkansas.
It's sad that we have to travel so far away to get legally married. And it's unfortunate that most of our family and friends don't get to be a part of our big day. But our daughters will be there to witness and participate in the ceremony. I'm so glad we get to share this moment with them. I look forward to that day and each day I get to spend with my family for the rest of my life.
Looking back now, it seems like that was such a long time ago. So much has changed in the last four years. Jaylee is now 10, going on 18. She's a wonderful daughter and excellent big sister. She's grown physically, emotionally, and spiritually over the past four years. She makes me proud to call her my daughter every single day. Speaking of sister, that's obviously another thing that has changed. We welcomed a beautiful baby girl into this world on September 20th, 2011. She is absolutely adorable in every way. We are so blessed to have her in our lives.
A lot of things have changed in the past four years, but one thing remains the same. Christy and I love each other today the same, if not more than we did four years ago. We're able to communicate and share our daily struggles with one another. Our lives our crazy busy, but we always seem to find the time to spend alone with each other. And when we do, we still have things to laugh and talk about after all these years. We still enjoy each other's company. Christy is my best friend and I'm proud to say that in less than 6 short weeks, I'll be able to call her my wife.
We are traveling to Massachusetts to legally be married at the Rookwood Inn in Lenox. We will be spending the week in Bentley Brooke snow skiing and then will travel to Lenox on the 23rd to officially make her my bride. We have the once in a life time chance to spend our honeymoon in New York City before traveling back to Arkansas.
It's sad that we have to travel so far away to get legally married. And it's unfortunate that most of our family and friends don't get to be a part of our big day. But our daughters will be there to witness and participate in the ceremony. I'm so glad we get to share this moment with them. I look forward to that day and each day I get to spend with my family for the rest of my life.
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
It's been a long time.
A lot has changed since my last blog. We have a new addition to the family. Julian Elizabeth Garrett-Jones was born at 4:10 p.m. on Tuesday September 20th. She weighed 5 pounds 5 ounces and was 17 and 1/4 inches long. She wasn't scheduled to be in this world until the end of October but my body apparently couldn't take it anymore. I made several visits to labor and delivery because my blood pressure was out of control. I was initially put on half days at work and then on bed rest before the doctor decided it was time for us to meet Julian. We are all so glad that she is finally here.
Little miss had surgery just 7 weeks into her little life. She was born with a solid mass tumor in front of her sacrum. That was a scary experience for all of us! ACH is a great hospital with very talented surgeons. But just knowing that they were going to sedate my poor little angel and cut into her was just horrific for me. Thank God we have so many wonderful people who prayed for us and God reminded us that miracles do happen. By the time the surgeons went in to remove the tumor, God had already taken care of it. The surgeon was so confused because what he saw in the MRI wasn't there when he went to do the surgery. He removed a tumor but it was so much smaller than what was seen on the MRI. We go for a follow-up MRI at the end of this month because apparently the surgeons don't believe in miracles.
Julian was 4 months old on January 20th. Time is going by too quickly for me. She's wants so badly to get up and walk around. She's so independent already! She has so much to say but just can't find the right words just yet. But she is definitely a chatterbox...and such a happy baby! She laughs and smiles and makes everyone around her do the same. We certainly were blessed with a beautiful, happy baby girl! She has definitely found her voice. Her new thing is fighting sleep and she has a serious high pitched squeal when she's trying to stay awake. It's quite comical. She's not a huge fan of tummy time, but she rolled over tonight on her own. She only did it once and refused to do it anymore after that. So we'll keep working on it.
Jaylee is such a great big sis! She's so good with Julian and helps out anytime we need her to without complaining about it. I'm sure a that will change in years to come. I'm sure as Jaylee gets into her teenage years, Julian will become her annoying little sister. But for now they're enjoying each other and I love it.
Sarah and I are as busy as ever but really don't mind it too much. I don't think we would know what to do if we weren't constantly on the go. It is nice that my mom gives us a break pretty much anytime we need her to. It's nice to be able to spend time without the kiddos sometimes. And I love that when we do have date nights we still enjoy each other's company as much as we did when we first started dating. Our 4 year anniversary is coming up soon. I think we might do something really special!
I love my life and I thank God every day for blessing me so abundantly!
Christy
Little miss had surgery just 7 weeks into her little life. She was born with a solid mass tumor in front of her sacrum. That was a scary experience for all of us! ACH is a great hospital with very talented surgeons. But just knowing that they were going to sedate my poor little angel and cut into her was just horrific for me. Thank God we have so many wonderful people who prayed for us and God reminded us that miracles do happen. By the time the surgeons went in to remove the tumor, God had already taken care of it. The surgeon was so confused because what he saw in the MRI wasn't there when he went to do the surgery. He removed a tumor but it was so much smaller than what was seen on the MRI. We go for a follow-up MRI at the end of this month because apparently the surgeons don't believe in miracles.
Julian was 4 months old on January 20th. Time is going by too quickly for me. She's wants so badly to get up and walk around. She's so independent already! She has so much to say but just can't find the right words just yet. But she is definitely a chatterbox...and such a happy baby! She laughs and smiles and makes everyone around her do the same. We certainly were blessed with a beautiful, happy baby girl! She has definitely found her voice. Her new thing is fighting sleep and she has a serious high pitched squeal when she's trying to stay awake. It's quite comical. She's not a huge fan of tummy time, but she rolled over tonight on her own. She only did it once and refused to do it anymore after that. So we'll keep working on it.
Jaylee is such a great big sis! She's so good with Julian and helps out anytime we need her to without complaining about it. I'm sure a that will change in years to come. I'm sure as Jaylee gets into her teenage years, Julian will become her annoying little sister. But for now they're enjoying each other and I love it.
Sarah and I are as busy as ever but really don't mind it too much. I don't think we would know what to do if we weren't constantly on the go. It is nice that my mom gives us a break pretty much anytime we need her to. It's nice to be able to spend time without the kiddos sometimes. And I love that when we do have date nights we still enjoy each other's company as much as we did when we first started dating. Our 4 year anniversary is coming up soon. I think we might do something really special!
I love my life and I thank God every day for blessing me so abundantly!
Christy
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