And the winner is...

...Lindsay Shumate! Congrats and I can't wait to photograph your new babe. For the rest of you, please don't let not winning keep you from contacting me about a photoshoot. While the giveaway sounded like such a great deal, I might just let my first few unofficial customers pay in brownies or something else equally as yummy.

Wild With Payton

We went to Payton's to play today and the kids were a bit wild. Payton had had her hair in pigtails earlier in the morning and ripped them and her hair was standing straight up! Logan thought this was hilarious and squealed and yelled at her the enire time we were there. It was quite comical. Please excuse the crappy pictures but the old dig. camera is so small and much easier to take along and was my camera of choise today. Can you believe she is so six months older than him and he's as big as she is?

I wonder...

Of course I'm just learning in my free...wait, make that my my oh so treasured spare time...how to do portrait pics(It's still a passion!!!). I wondered if there was anyone out there that would love a free shooting????!!! I will hold a random drawing for those that leave a comment on this post. My time( 2 hours to be exact) for free, photography of your family, yourself or child(ren). Comments will close at midnight 4/7/10. And sorry...for this giveaway you must be within 4 driving hours. Maybe someday when I become rich and famous I will be able to open up my giveaways to anyone....anywhere. Until then...

A Day With Uncle AJ

We had a great time with AJ this weekend. As always in the Airforce....some body screwed up so his whole squadron was punished with base lockdown. It sucked. We were looking forward to getting him off base, having a nice dinner, swimming in the pool and playing cards until the wee hours of the morning. On the bright side we did get to play cards, got to meet some of his friends and since we didn't stay at the base late last night we went back early this morning to have breakfast with him before driving home. Logan picked right back up with him like it hadn't even been a week since he'd seen him last.

I'm so proud of him for making this commitment and I know we will have lots of fun vacations coming to see all the fun places he is going to go!

Hoppy Easter!

My Little Ham

Today we had lunch with the girls from work to celebrate another birthday and Logan got to love on Miss Donna. Then we went and spent some time with Abby and Payton on our way home. Logan is getting big enough now that he can almost hold his own with his little girlfriend. Today she tried to bite his toe and he kicked her straight in the teeth! Now when she tackles him he can alomst roll her right off of himself.

We are leaving town tomorrow to run down and see Uncle AJ at Tech School. It will just be a quick visit as we're coming home Sunday. I'm looking forward to getting out of town for a day and showing AJ how big Logan is now and all the fun new things he can do! Pictures to come, of course!

Some Days

When people ask me where I work and I tell them the NICU I always get this response, "Oh that must be so difficult and sad." My response is ALWAYS, "Somedays, but most days there is so much happiness that it overrides any sadness that could compare." Today was a someday. Today was one of those days that made me question whether I was good enough, strong enough and spiritual enough to do the work that I do.

I came home tonight and saw my baby laughing and smiling. While smiling back at him I tried my best not to cry. Sometimes life is seems so unfair. I have to hold onto my belief that each thing that happens in life, happens for a reason. After a day like today, I hold my baby a little tighter, a little longer and though I thought impossible, with more love.

I pray each day that I am allowed to watch my baby grow up and that he endures the least amount of pain and suffering in his life as possible. I hope that God continues to allow me to witness the miracles that he performs on a day to day basis at my place of work and that my strength will be renewed and I will be ever ready to handle what comes next.

Please help us get closer to the day that every baby is born healthy. I am walking on the Olivia and Logan team again this year for the March of Dimes, March for Babies. If you choose to sponsor me by clicking on the icon on my side bar, you will be helping us take another step toward this goal. I truly hope that someday every baby WILL be born healthy and that I will be out of a job! In the meantime...there will be days...