Thanksgiving week

This week I am off for the holiday & it's really got me thinking.....I have a lot of things to be thankful for. First my family, and not just my husband and daughter....I mean my WHOLE family, from my parents that have always been so awesome & supportive, my siblings that have been there through think & thin no matter what, and my in-laws that have just accepted me as a part of their family and treat me as if I have always been there...LOVE YOU GUYS!! Anyway I just wanted to tell our family & friends we are SO thankful for you & appreciate the time we get to spend with you.I'm thankful for the job I have (since I have to work) yes the drive stinks but at least it pays the bills huh? LOL! We have truly been blessed in our lives, and our biggest blessing of all was our sweet little angel Sadie Mae. Whenever everything is going wrong in the world, she is the one thing on this earth that can make my heart sing & put a smile on my face when I see her. I hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving with your families & to our family if we don't see you that day please know we are thinking of you & hope you have a fantastic day!!

Much Love & God Bless~

The Brown's

My sweet six month old

Tonight I am sitting here after putting Sadie to bed & I can't help but think about how fast time is going by. She is such an amazing little person and is just growing up before my eyes. I look back at all the pictures of her over the last 6 months & I am is shock over how fast it has gone by. I know with the upcoming holidays it will go even faster & we will be celebrating her 1st birthday!!! I just love each & every day with her & seeing the new things she has learned. She has such a loving smile & is very VERY social!!

I would also I love to take a moment to thank my husband for being such an amazing man! He has been so terrific with me working further away by making things a little easier for me when I am home. The only thing I have to do is spend time with our family. He is also such a WONDERFUL daddy to Sadie. Not many dad's get to have the time he is getting to have with her & I think it makes a HUGE difference. He is able to give her more than just what is left over after a day at work & after being a husband. They have such a unique relationship already & I am so thrilled about that. She & I have an awesome bond & now she & her dady have one too since he is able to stay with her.

That's all that's on my mind tonight, about to go lay down with the baby!

Please pray;

As some of you may know we have some very dear friends, the Delgado's (read their story here; http://goodtimesdelgadostyle.blogspot.com/) that are in need of prayer. Vanessa is near the end of her pregnancy (29 weeks) with conjoined twins Melody & Madison. This family just amazes me with their dedication to our Lord, with all they are going through they just want God to be to glorified for whatever He has for these two precious babies. The prayer request they have listed on their blog is:
"The immediate prayer requests:
1) God would be glorified through all of this no matter what the outcome is
2) That God would heal the babies heart and that it would be strong enough to work for both of these babies
3) That their chest cavity would be fully developed and that their lungs would be fully developed and that our babies would be able to breath
4) That I would not go into pre-term labor
5) Wisdom for the doctors during my pregnancy and the birth of our babies
6) Wisdom for us, because of some hard ethical decision we may have to make in the future concerning the twins
7) We would be bold witness' for Christ during this time!"

Father,
I pray you wrap your loving arms around this family, give them strength & prepare their hearts for whatever your will is for these two wonderful little girls. I also pray for healing of both babies & that you are glorified by their lives no matter how long. Thank you for these little angels you created for they were fearfully & wonderfuly made. We give praise & thanks to you Almight God!

Changes

Well I am now reporting to Richardson for work. YUCK! It is a crazy long drive, I've only done it for two days & it's pretty rough. Sadie & I crashed out at 7:30p last night & slept until 5:30a!!! And then the craziest thing happened to me, I had booked it to work with the girl I am carpooling with & looked down, my gas gage said 5 miles to EMPTY!! WHAT!!?!? So we went to THREE gas stations & no one in Richardson had diesel, then it happened....I pretty much ran out of gas ironically at a GAS STATION!! LOL So roadside assistance came to give us fuel, now the funny thing is I sat in my car while it idling for THIRTY minutes while we waited for RSA. But I know had I taken a chance I would have broke down on the highway which would have been scary! But glory be to God that we made to a safe location, we were both praying to make it to the gas station, this showed me that God does give you what you need, however I was not specific in my need I didn't ask to get to a station with diesel!! We kept our sense of humor & were able to laugh about it! I didn't get home until 7:30p so I had a very short evening with Sadie but at least I got to spend some time with her before bed time! I love my sweet girl!







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Girls (and Bryce) night out LOL

So Friday we (Sadie & I) went to Christmas in Cowtown with my mom, Margaret, Charlotte and her adorable baby boy Bryce. We had such a good time walking around looking at all the cute crafts & clothes they had. But my my they were VERY proud of their stuff $70.00 for a onesie that she will outgrow in an month or so?!?!? No way!!! The babies were soooo good, Sadie slept most of the time & Bryce was a good little shopper who stayed awake the whole time. Afterward Mom, me, Charlotte & the babies all went to have dinner at Chilis. It was great getting to visit with them both. It's alot of fun having friends with babies the same age as Sadie, makes me feel like a part of a very exclusive club. When they are crying other moms will just look at them with empathy then at you with a knowing glace it's kinda neat......All & all we had a fantastic time together, I look forward to many more girls & kiddos nights with my friends.

Sadie 5 moths ALREADY?!?

My oh my where has the time gone? It seems like I just had her yesterday, I wake up today & she's five months old!! She amazes me every day with the little things she does her newest thing being placing her hand (normally her left) on her head just behind her ear like she is posing!! I have yet to catch it on film! Every time she see's the camera she instantly stops what she was doing to make me get it out!! Typical I know, I tell everyone she acts like her daddy HAHAHA!! She talks up a storm; wonder where she get's that? I love her laugh & she also has this new thing of scrunching her nose when she smiles at you so so so cute!! I love this little girl more than I could ever explain to anyone. After having her I understand & appreciate the love of my parents, it is something you can never express to anyone & it is simply amazing. I could not imagine my life without my family it is what keeps me going every day! Sadie is my heart and there is nothing I wouldn't do for this precious little angel God has entrusted to my care. With all of that said here are some of my favorite pictures over her first five months of life, I hope you all enjoy them as much as I have enjoyed taking them!

11 weeks gestation: Our 1st photo

Birth 04-24-08:

One month:

2 months:

3 months:

4 Months:

5 months:

Hawaii

We went on our first BIG vacation this past September to Hawaii!! It was such a beautiful place I just couldn't believe it. Sadie did so great on the flights both there & home (20 hours roundtrip travel) I think she may have cried a total of 8 min. we have the best baby girl EVER!! We got to Hawaii around 1am our time (there is a 5 hour diff.) and we were still ready to go, but the town shuts down at dark :-( so we couldn't see too much that night. We spent the first night at my in-laws house (they live there) since we couldn't check into the resort til the next morning. We had a little group that went together; me, the hubby, Sadie, Cindy, John & our friend Lindsey (Jeff, Jim-Britt's best friend was supposed to go but he got into the fire dept. YAY!). The first morning we got up & sent to the beach the days start early there since things close down around 7-8p, the days were so busy since we knew we were only there a week. John & I got a little beat up by the ocean but in Hawaii who can complain LOL! We went to the house to get cleaned up & then checked out downtown Kona....the shops were too neat, they had some really cool stuff.

We ate at Splashers & had their famous fish & chips Mmmmm I miss that already!! Sitting out on the balcony waiting for people accross the street to get splashed as the waves crashed over the wall, but no one did dang it!!

Monday we drove accrsoss the island to see the different sights. We went to Waipio Valley & it was just gorgeous!! We could not believe the view we had of the ocean & the mountains. We also wen to see the rainforest & waterfalls which were breathtaking. After a long day of driving we took it easy that evening & we knew we had a busy day the next day.

Tuesday Jim-Britt, Lindsey, Cindy, John & I all went deep sea fishing (Papa, Tutu & Aunt Sissy kept Sadie) we saw some pilot whales & tons dolphins out there. Jim-Britt caught a 100-120 lb blue marlin:

Wednesday we all went to the Fairwinds which is a snorkel cruise it was just amazing! That morning I had Jim-Britt help me get Sadie ready so he changed her so when we left I just grabbed her bag thinking it was ready to go. Little did I know when he changed her that morning he used the last diaper in her bag!! We were waiting to get on the boat & I felt something drip on my feet, I thought "What is that?", looked down & there was a puddle at my feet & something wet down my dress....I thought :I'm not peeing on myself am I?" LOL but I was holding Sadie in her ergo carrier & she had pee'd through her diaper & all down the front of me...even worse I had NO diaper for her! Sooooo we had to get a redneck diaper set up for my girl. One of the workers on the boat asked the captain & he suggested kitchen raggs & duct tape LOL We went one step further by putting pads in the towel before we duct taped it to her! It was so funny! Pictures will be posted later....

We did get to snorkel & it was very cool one thing that was very neat to me was when I would get close to the coral I could heat a crackeling noise no idea what it was though.

Thursday a few of us (me, Sadie, Jeri-Ann, Lindsey, Cindy, John & Trisha) went to the white sands beach to just relax & enjoy the day. I didn't know it until after I had gotten in the water that exact beach had been closed the weeks before due to SHARK SIGHTINGS!!! But we didn't see any, but I did see an eel attacking a crab & freaked out even though they are harmless LOL!! I was glad to find out Hawaii doesn't have any snakes (just an interesting fact I'd like to share) which was very good news to me! When we first got to the beach they had some parots up by the walkway in a large cage, Cindy wanted to take our picture by them so we were standing there & I was holding Sadie in her carrier & one of the birds started squawking really loud & scared the baby. She just stared crying poor thing!! Not much scares her but that danged ole bird did!

Friday (My 28th BIRTHDAY!!) we all went to snorkel beach to do some more snorkeling! It was so awesome we got to see so many awesome fish this is a very popular spot for snorkeling so we checked it out...after wards we all went to the condo then Lindsey & I went downtown for some more shopping! Then it was time to get ready for the lu'au!! That was fantasic!! Free Mia Tie's, great food, friends, family & the entertainment who could ask for more? I tried everything but the raw fish, I just couldn't go there! What a great way to spend your birthday huh?

We headed back home on Saturday night. The airport there is so cool it's all outdoor, which I had never been to in all the traveling I have done. For our first family vacation I'd have to so we had a pretty awesome time, even with the time difference and with an infant it was still a great trip. The only thing that would have made it any better is if all of our family could have been with us, but we had a blast with the ones who went!!

All things new

So this is our first post....we have many friends that blog so I thought "hey why not?" I don't have much time but for those random moments I get when the hubby is at work & the baby is in bed I figure I can do a little updating. As most of you know we have had our first baby, Sadie Mae, and she is such a little angel. I don't know how my life ever felt whole without her in it. Some of you know her quite well & for those of you who don't you are missing out ;-) on her cute little ways like how her smile will just light up the room and when she wants something she's real quick to let you know! LOL I can see some of both her daddy & mommy in her personality already. She LOVES everyone she meets & will give smile to get make you happy! I love to wake up to that little sweet smile every morning. I always said I would not let my baby sleep with me because of what society says, but we do & we love it. I have done reasearch on both sides to co-sleep or not to co-sleep & we have decided it works for us, so to each is own..... I'll end this blog of all my randomness with saying I can't believe our little Sadie is already 4 months old! And as some of my friends like to point out has already done so much in her short little life, and we are about to add a trip to Hawaii on her list in the next few weeks!! So until then hope you all have a great week!