tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72165714792716350962024-02-20T18:52:08.604-05:00Pocketful of MiraclesFaithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13784800998467756328noreply@blogger.comBlogger92125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7216571479271635096.post-20091647000712136172012-05-01T00:19:00.000-04:002012-05-01T09:44:24.591-04:00Famous Last Words...<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">
<span style="font-size: large;">Does anyone remember me boldly stating that I would update my blog again "within the month" back in March? And then did anyone notice that in April, I started a blog, accidentally published it without a single word written, and then realized it 3 weeks later and deleted it? And now, please take note that I AM acknowledging the fact that I almost didn't blog within the FOLLOWING month either? Well folks, I have exactly 33 minutes to at least blog within the month following the month I originally said I would blog next...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And as promised from my last post, today is all about Miss Hopey's 4th birthday!!! And what better way to celebrate a 4th birthday than by having no less than 4 parties????? I certainly can't think of any!!!!! So, without further ado, I present to you in pictures, Hopey's 4th birthday!!!! :) </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And this is the exact moment we knew that Ikey was all partied out. This is what he does every time he starts getting bored in a situation...He puts his head on the ground, and attempts a forward roll until A.) he makes it over or B.) he hurts himself. Poor boy, it was a long couple of days!! :) </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Well goodness sakes, it took so long to upload pictures that this will officially be posted on May 1st... High fives everybody, I'll keep trying harder!!! :) </span></div>Faithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13784800998467756328noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7216571479271635096.post-85442003637164754432012-03-26T00:33:00.000-04:002012-03-26T00:33:24.977-04:00Let's Skip Ahead Slightly...<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Ya know how sometimes you've gotten so far behind on something that you try to forget it even exists? Ahhhh yes, that would be my blog...once again...</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">So let's fast forward, oh, about 5ish months, and pretend that I posted Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas pictures, and just skip right to Ikey's first birthday!! What's that? No you say?? How about I promise to catch up on those at some point in the near future? Pinky promise? There we go, I knew we could come to an understanding!!!</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">SO, back on February 8th, my little cowboy turned ONE!!!!! As most of you know, Ikey had a pretty rough first year of life, so his party was more of a celebration of his survival of those 12 months of life!!! (That of course is another blog post all together, and who knows? Someday I might actually get around to posting it!!) BUT, for now, I'll just post a few pictures from his big day!! </span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
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</div><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: large;">So, all in all, I would say, yes, it was a super successful first birthday!! Stay tuned though folks, because I fully intend to post Hopey's 4th birthday pictures within the month!!! WITHIN THE MONTH!!! (If I write it in bold, it sticks in my mind better...) </span>Faithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13784800998467756328noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7216571479271635096.post-9071599621234551592011-11-04T22:41:00.001-04:002011-11-05T14:42:53.704-04:00Behind...again...<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: large;">Since my son will be 9 months old next Tuesday, I thought it was probably time to post his 6 month pictures...you know, so they can be in chronological order. ;) I might feel silly if I posted his 9 month pictures and THEN posted his 6 month pictures...then again, I just realized that I never posted his 3 month pictures...sigh. :) Enough talk from me!!! We had family pictures taken at the same time as Ikey's 6 month pictures, so here are a few of my favorites!! </span><br />
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Period. That's just what happens. BUT, I don't know how many babies do it on purpose and then laugh hysterically about it...</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: large;">I wanted to get pictures of her in the classroom with the other kids, but I was trying my hardest to refrain from being "that parent"... I somewhat succeeded... :) </span>Faithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13784800998467756328noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7216571479271635096.post-38623193058872455852011-08-17T01:34:00.000-04:002011-08-17T01:34:33.410-04:00A Fresh Start<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Since Ikey's birth, I've let all kinds of things go. Not intentionally mind you, just due to the shear lack of time. My little man just doesn't sleep, therefore, time for myself is basically nonexistent. (I apologize if this sounds like a pity party, but I'm getting to the point, I promise!) Anyway, my little butterball turned 6 months old last week, and I've decided it's time to reclaim certain aspects of my life...including my blog!!! :) </span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">All of that said, I took a long hard look at my blog and realized that it had been created with only one of my children in mind, the Hope of my heart. While I still adore that little girl to no end, I'm pretty crazy about her little brother also!! Thus began the rebirth of the blog to incorporate both of my favorite kiddos on the planet. </span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">The name game is always difficult for me because I know what I want to say, but typically I can only think of cheesy ways to say it. I also truly wanted to hang on to "Hope of my Heart" and just try to incorporate Ikey in with a tag line of the meaning of his name. That ended up being too cheesy even for me, so the idea was nixed. Anyway, making a super long story a bit shorter, as most of you know, both Hopey AND Ikey are miracle babies. Along those lines, I came up with several ridiculous titles and finally tried a couple of them out on Brian. Of course he was incredibly supportive (as he always is), but he was also super excited to throw his two cents worth in this time. He started rambling on and on about Smokey Robinson's album "A Pocket Full of Miracles" and how it was the most clever album cover he had ever seen. Smokey's group was called The Miracles and the album cover was a picture of The Miracles literally popping out of a pocket...Brian's easily amused, what can I say? ;) Well, I thought about that album title all night long, and by morning, I had decided that a small twist on that idea was exactly what I was looking for. </span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I was told I could never have children, but God had other plans. One year to the day after marrying Brian, we found out that we were indeed pregnant. After an incredibly difficult pregnancy, we were given the gift of Hope. A little over two years later, we found out that we were going to have another little miracle. This time, the pregnancy was almost unbearable, and at one point, we were told the baby had actually died. Again, the doctors were wrong, and we were given the gift of Isaac. After the severity of my two pregnancies, I was advised against having more children. But my two beautiful miracles are more then I ever could have hoped for. A pocketful is defined as the amount a pocket can hold, and from where I'm standing, my pockets appear to be overflowing. </span><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Isaac William </span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">February 8th at 6:43pm</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">7 pounds 5 ounces and 19 inches long</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">While labor did not go very smoothly, delivery was a breeze, and Ike was here in 2 pushes (6 minutes)! We can't even begin to thank all of you enough for your prayers and incredible support throughout the last 9 months and especially over the last few days!! We are so blessed to have such wonderful people in our lives!! </span></div>Faithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13784800998467756328noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7216571479271635096.post-44511407632103652872011-01-14T13:59:00.003-05:002011-03-31T11:38:47.954-04:00Ringing in the New Year...with bells on!!<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">HAPPY 2011 FRIENDS!!!! :) I can honestly say that I have never been so ready to see a year end in my life!! Not that I'm not grateful for each and every day God gives me, but 2010 was a truly ROUGH year. The move was stressful and this pregnancy has been close to intolerable. But ya know what? In four weeks, Lord willing, our little guy will be here, I won't be sick anymore, and even though I know life will never be the same again, maybe it will resemble <i>my</i> life a bit more! </span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC7E19tn79GgXS0EqDwbVzSf5ZvwRYGuyKp9qm0m9-pDFveVdbi6Jvze2p56MiXxbmgE11O0VJinn_hYUSUjmr6wMVGJ5HlgR9DNanTuCLzwMBUz3nqUi_5VIIGdrX88pMpiR5hgFs64P1/s320/December+28+2010+504.JPG" width="240" /></a></span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">And because I'm in such a festive mood, here's my 35 week picture...please don't gasp too loudly...</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Either way, I'm almost there friends, and I can hardly wait to introduce you to the newest member of the Witzig family!! </span></div>Faithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13784800998467756328noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7216571479271635096.post-12206181217374017712010-12-19T16:22:00.003-05:002010-12-19T16:30:43.590-05:00Catching up on Life<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA3h5Pu8JxGed4uF1_NxoMgnt4xVCPPOxPgePM5AxyI3Y5P2FsIbQn21k7E34X42m5V6-aEgLPGzgdfsP67bFiYdN7sdjZi09F49TcKXSB4GgsC7unEYs8CJsNzDXWp7jDgi3aFECi5JJa/s1600/November+28+2010+255.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">My last post was about Halloween...I believe that officially puts me WAY behind on blogging!! :) I'll try to make this as painless as possible and just hit the main points of interest with a few pictures here and there. Sound good? Super, let's get started!! </span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Hopey started gymnastics in October, but I never got any pictures of her in class until Brian came to watch last month. She's already graduated from her beginner class and will be starting her "big girl" class the first week of January! </span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">And I got bigger...</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">We celebrated the Witzig family 5th annual holiday of Thanksgiving-Christmas Day 2010 with presents, food, and movies! </span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">And then of course, the next day, we got to celebrate Hopey's third Thanksgiving with my family! It was a pretty small crowd this year, but that was okay with us because my dad had just had rotator cuff surgery and I was still very pukey! :) What can I say, we were a pretty wild bunch this year!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrtHqsXJqrS4riliaC0fvAtQvbQ1-sfMVZ3RRpp2wzEdvfMTP4ogYYNWfHGrin__yboOWlv6jWIaH_1bMWp3G5syRevGKRk4l3CmMUfevcRvkd1trc3YsbSA1uGCTun3EPQBEFHFe57Nz4/s1600/November+28+2010+232.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrtHqsXJqrS4riliaC0fvAtQvbQ1-sfMVZ3RRpp2wzEdvfMTP4ogYYNWfHGrin__yboOWlv6jWIaH_1bMWp3G5syRevGKRk4l3CmMUfevcRvkd1trc3YsbSA1uGCTun3EPQBEFHFe57Nz4/s320/November+28+2010+232.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA3h5Pu8JxGed4uF1_NxoMgnt4xVCPPOxPgePM5AxyI3Y5P2FsIbQn21k7E34X42m5V6-aEgLPGzgdfsP67bFiYdN7sdjZi09F49TcKXSB4GgsC7unEYs8CJsNzDXWp7jDgi3aFECi5JJa/s1600/November+28+2010+255.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA3h5Pu8JxGed4uF1_NxoMgnt4xVCPPOxPgePM5AxyI3Y5P2FsIbQn21k7E34X42m5V6-aEgLPGzgdfsP67bFiYdN7sdjZi09F49TcKXSB4GgsC7unEYs8CJsNzDXWp7jDgi3aFECi5JJa/s320/November+28+2010+255.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6xDSXp29rdTzfUAK9g_TlYDXwFGmxNUQT7E0hUA8nL5nPPNL7PddLc2Sln3bHCNoMI0Fcx63P_j_SQ81q0o0iQNW-CJc2gQdDGeMMlXkxTonKX4EtGRuXSKoHIJn3R2zefJ5kpj6pjWPi/s1600/November+28+2010+276.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6xDSXp29rdTzfUAK9g_TlYDXwFGmxNUQT7E0hUA8nL5nPPNL7PddLc2Sln3bHCNoMI0Fcx63P_j_SQ81q0o0iQNW-CJc2gQdDGeMMlXkxTonKX4EtGRuXSKoHIJn3R2zefJ5kpj6pjWPi/s320/November+28+2010+276.JPG" width="240" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6xC0m8SavQr3gc4uR7IFgjHANDDzdwgeh-h6tnNLy9nQPYlJ6GiSodNFGg5fhTp1BuDInK65r3GKjXktmbIzno01T_QiB1_k0dx21A3_CYgLxJAld_L4CTF5Hlthu02asoDW8Z1v44_YY/s1600/November+28+2010+287.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6xC0m8SavQr3gc4uR7IFgjHANDDzdwgeh-h6tnNLy9nQPYlJ6GiSodNFGg5fhTp1BuDInK65r3GKjXktmbIzno01T_QiB1_k0dx21A3_CYgLxJAld_L4CTF5Hlthu02asoDW8Z1v44_YY/s320/November+28+2010+287.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">As if we hadn't already had enough fun, the next day we got to go cut down our Christmas tree! But, before we made it to the Christmas tree farm, we stopped in to see Brian's grandpa before he went back home. The kids just love him!</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> In our opinion, this year's tree is one of the best ones we've ever picked!! Good job Brian!!! :) (It looks even better decorated!) </span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
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You girls mean the world to me, and I love you both to pieces!!</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">The next week, we took our annual trip to visit Santa, and this year, there were NO TEARS!! :) </span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdP59sJO1J-D_ZU7X492UTLnDELSBg9RvFwBIVAPX4je0OCfSyDJTK9G1IH37o1fYlVd2nPcFqLh9fENCsiXEI7gKwh20CyTQ5qh6pbnCKBFPohUFC8CQutLNiTFwJy4-ejIsbGDKHr6EQ/s1600/FMIN_12-08-2010_0026_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdP59sJO1J-D_ZU7X492UTLnDELSBg9RvFwBIVAPX4je0OCfSyDJTK9G1IH37o1fYlVd2nPcFqLh9fENCsiXEI7gKwh20CyTQ5qh6pbnCKBFPohUFC8CQutLNiTFwJy4-ejIsbGDKHr6EQ/s320/FMIN_12-08-2010_0026_1.jpg" width="213" /></a></span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Wow, I've really talked your ear off, haven't I? Okay, I'll finish up with last weeks big event, our second annual Birthday Party for Jesus!</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">AND SUPER LASTLY, I got bigger...</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">WHEW!!!!!!!! I promise I won't go so long in between posts next time!!! MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYBODY!!!! :)</span></div>Faithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13784800998467756328noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7216571479271635096.post-77369101110445333542010-11-01T20:24:00.000-04:002010-11-01T20:24:45.007-04:00The (Southern) Belle of the Ball<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Much to my extreme amazement, Hopey's THIRD Halloween has now come and gone. And for the third year in a row, I spent weeks racking my brain for the perfect costume to fit my daughter's personality. (And yes, I did look up whether or not I had "racked" or "wracked" my brain. Apparently my brain has been RACKED.) The one thing I kept coming back to was the single feature people notice and comment on the most, her hair. So, as pathetic as this might sound, I decided we would plan a costume around her hair! :) Of course, we also had to have a </span><i style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">gorgeous </i><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">dress (according to Hopey) and she had to look so</span><i style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> fretty</i><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> (her word for pretty). We also needed something that screamed "I demand attention and WISH that I got my way more often." This just left one option, she just had to be a southern belle! For your viewing pleasure, here are Hopey's costumes from the last three years! </span></b></span><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy3d1k_yvhrk6jBjhU2uuoJFXviote76-GWKwI3HeqGOw12GEaq_6yKAvTq-ZGVlI-ncWTtLAAbOuxqYt8pxJoi29W-ZaoqyagSUa7wf9VV7dO54Xgo8phfEIb8fkSKML84sVQn8BMLmZu/s1600/BOY+026.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy3d1k_yvhrk6jBjhU2uuoJFXviote76-GWKwI3HeqGOw12GEaq_6yKAvTq-ZGVlI-ncWTtLAAbOuxqYt8pxJoi29W-ZaoqyagSUa7wf9VV7dO54Xgo8phfEIb8fkSKML84sVQn8BMLmZu/s320/BOY+026.JPG" /></a></div>Faithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13784800998467756328noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7216571479271635096.post-40231350289681105292010-08-23T01:29:00.000-04:002010-08-23T01:29:38.085-04:00A Long Overdue Post<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Where in the world do I begin?? I guess that's the million dollar question! I suppose the best place would be to start up where my last post ended. That being said, in case you were wondering about Hopey's new shirt, yes, we are expecting another baby in February of next year!! :) And depending on if you've been following my status updates on facebook or not, you may or may not know that this has been a very very difficult pregnancy. If I may, I'm going to take the next couple of minutes to explain why I've been absent from both the real world and the blogging world. </span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">As of Saturday, I was officially 15 weeks pregnant! We found out that we were expecting at about 3 weeks, and the craziness began then and there. I had about one week of pure joy and excitement AND no sickness before the storm started brewing. And then pregnancy as I know it BEGAN! As with most pregnancies, the nausea kicked in first. Just like with Hopey, it hit hard and fast and ALL day and night. I must say, I was not prepared to deal with the severity of it AND the antics of a two year old. After about two weeks of struggling to get out of bed each day, the much anticipated vomiting began...and decided it was going to become part of who I am. For the next nine weeks, I literally laid on the bathroom floor next to the toilet 24 hours a day. That is, if I could make it out of bed to get to the toilet.</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">And of course, true to form, at 6 weeks, my pregnancy ptyalism (excessive saliva) and glucose intolerance kicked in as well. What this means is that I have to carry a cup around with me to spit into because I drool so much while pregnant. The glucose intolerance means that I vomit violently for about 12 hours if I have sugar. And yes, that does include many fruits.</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Anyway, I ended up losing almost 10 percent of my body weight, and ended up in the hospital many times for fluids, weight checks, medication trials, and my last threat was to have a feeding tube placed. VERY fortunately, I ended up turning a very small corner right before I had to be admitted to the hospital for the feeding tube. For the last two weeks, I've actually been able to drink fluids on my own, and even keep one or two meals down a day!!!!!! I'm still pretty nauseous, and I still get sick once or twice a day, but that is such a HUGE improvement over where I was!!!!! And for that we are praising the Lord!!!! </span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">That brings you pretty much up to date with the craziness that's been happening up until last week. That's when we hit the biggest speed bump of the pregnancy. For the last two weeks, I've been telling Brian that I've felt like the baby's slipping out. Of course, we would both laugh, and that was that. On Tuesday evening, our little joke became, what we thought, was a reality. Something WAS coming out, and I was immediately rushed to the ER. When we got there, the doctor seemed absolutely blown away by what was happening, but couldn't seem to tell us what it was or what to expect. He told us that this very well might be a miscarriage, but he just wasn't sure. He decided an ultrasound would be the best way to check on the baby since he didn't want to mess around with whatever was actually coming out yet. He started the ultrasound, and immediately, we could see that the baby was still IN my uterus, so Brian and I thought we could breathe a sigh of relief. Not more than five seconds later, the doctor turned to me and said, "I'm sorry, there's no heartbeat. I'll give you two a few minutes." And he left...for the next hour and a half. </span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">At that moment, our world crumbled. I don't know that Brian and I have ever cried so hard in our lives. I can't describe to you everything we went through over the next hour and a half, and truly, I don't want to. I can remember our conversation all too clearly, and I remember the pain all too well. We prayed together, and we let go of our baby and dedicated him or her into God's loving arms. I will tell you, God granted us an incredible amount of peace through all of the pain. </span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">An hour and a half later, an actual OB came rushing into our room and told us that she needed to do another ultrasound immediately. It took her all of two seconds to yell, "THERE IS A HEARTBEAT!!!" Then she turned to the other doctor and glared at him so hard it sent shivers down my spine. That's when she told us that they were pretty sure I had a grade three prolapsed bladder, and they were POSITIVE that this had not affected our baby and that he or she would be just fine. To say I sobbed uncontrollably would be a vast understatement. How many people have their child taken away, and then miraculously given back to them???? What can I say, OUR GOD WORKS AMAZING MIRACLES EVERYDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!! </span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Since then, I've had all kinds of trouble keeping my bladder in, and being able to actually use the bathroom. I've had many catheters put in, and even had a leave-in, take home catheter put in. That one hurt, and I DO NOT miss it!!!! Everyday is a bit of a struggle and has it's challenges, BUT God saved our baby, and in so doing, changed my heart. It is an absolute HONOR to be able to carry this child, and Lord willing, it will be an even bigger honor to be entrusted with this child in February. And while I still might not be the biggest fan of being pregnant, I hope you never hear me actually utter those words again because I am BLESSED beyond belief to have been given this opportunity to bring our baby into this world. </span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">That being said, the outpouring of love from all of you has been absolutely overwhelming, and the amount of thank you's that I owe all of you is insurmountable. I cry every time I think about how all of you have reached out to our family during this difficult time. If I may, I need to thank a few of you specifically. My precious mother, who has literally given up her life to come help me out EVERY SINGLE DAY of this pregnancy. My incredible husband, who has so lovingly taken over every role in this family and never once complained about how much his life has been turned upside down by what's going on. My wonderful MJ (<a href="http://thejohnsonmusings.blogspot.com/">Meghan Johnson</a>), who set up a meal care page for my family, so that even though I can't cook right now, my family has a hot meal every night. And then to every one of you who has so willingly and graciously brought us meals on a daily basis, you have literally saved our lives. And then so many of you have sent cards, flowers, stopped by, called, sent emails, prayed with me, prayed FOR me, just listened to me cry, and supported me through this. I want each of you to know that I have specifically and by name thanked God for putting you in my life and for giving me this kind of a support system. I feel so incredibly honored and humbled to have been blessed with your friendship and love. I am not dying, I'm simply having a rough pregnancy, but you have stepped up and made things as easy for me as possible, and for that, I am eternally grateful. </span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: large;">If you're actually still reading at this point, I commend you!!! Please forgive my incredibly long winded post. I usually try to keep my chatter to a minimum, BUT it does seem that I've failed on this one! :) I only have one more bit of news to share with you, and to be perfectly honest, I do believe I should save this one up for a post all it's own. It may or may not have to do with the sex of the baby... :) :) And don't bother trying to get it out of Hopey!!!! She's so confused as to whether it's a baby brother or sister that it would do you absolutely no good!!!!! To sum up the longest post I've ever written, I'll leave you with a couple of pictures of the fun we've had over the past couple of months!! And please forgive our sick sense of humor with the catheter bag picture, but Brian and I found it absolutely hilarious! :) </span><br />
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A few weeks ago, Hopey and I met Nicole at <a href="http://www.theflyingcupcakebakery.com/">The Flying Cupcake</a> for Hopey's 2 year old pictures. As usual, we had a blast, and in THIS mom's opinion, these are the best pictures I've EVER seen!!! ;) (I'm her mom, I can say that right?) Anyway, if you click on Nicole's name at the beginning of this post, you can see the preview of Hopey's pictures on Nicole's blog! The picture below is just a sneak peek of the pictures to come!! :) And once I get the cd of the whole shoot, of course I'll be posting more! :)</span></div><br />
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We had some pretty cold weather with icy winds, and we ended up in winter coats halfway through the week! BUT, we were determined to get out and enjoy the </span><i style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">warmer</i><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> weather no matter what the cost! I have many pictures of us trying to brave the frigid Florida air, but I have over 900 to go through, so I need a little bit more time. For now, I'll leave you with a couple of my favorite, and you'll just have to wait with bated breath in anticipation of more to come! :) </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> </span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3GpA8gtuFlG4PIbJAqwOqzd_p_CsULMHrutbM4aXzSdDXQhVP9rGkuz8l1yrI5u-jIBvK_J_H-owhmrflnAahK9GwPZQV0Djqr02TYVaffi5_hZb4e639MqWsPfa5_abM8Q5zxPBnNj_9/s1600-h/030910+459.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3GpA8gtuFlG4PIbJAqwOqzd_p_CsULMHrutbM4aXzSdDXQhVP9rGkuz8l1yrI5u-jIBvK_J_H-owhmrflnAahK9GwPZQV0Djqr02TYVaffi5_hZb4e639MqWsPfa5_abM8Q5zxPBnNj_9/s320/030910+459.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqsykcIYTyeIQtRW1I4xPEidDftegpOQ74580cqkngT_Ns6PAV59LvgfN4kC6AU24_X649eiDReANbumvs5J5MpM0h0n9fcjAtWxA2GQjRs3UJXpZeCFKRmmc_YFrKmBrW0uRlh85iW7eg/s1600-h/030910+541.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqsykcIYTyeIQtRW1I4xPEidDftegpOQ74580cqkngT_Ns6PAV59LvgfN4kC6AU24_X649eiDReANbumvs5J5MpM0h0n9fcjAtWxA2GQjRs3UJXpZeCFKRmmc_YFrKmBrW0uRlh85iW7eg/s320/030910+541.jpg" /></a></div>Faithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13784800998467756328noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7216571479271635096.post-31427295968377666752010-02-15T00:59:00.000-05:002010-02-15T00:59:18.255-05:00Simply Fantastic News!!<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">If you've already seen this on Facebook, my apologies for the duplication! BUT, if you haven't, it's my great pleasure to present to you OUR NEW HOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">Now let's rewind a bit. Seven days before we left for our adventure, I had taken Hopey to The Department of Health to get her 18 month shots. Many times in the past, they've run out of certain vaccines, and you have to go back at a later date to get them. On this particular day, the only vaccine that they actually had in stock was the MMR. I was a little bit nervous about that one anyway, so I was perfectly fine getting that one all by itself. After the nurse had given Hopey her vaccination, she told me that we might notice a fever, rash, etc. in the next 7 to 10 days. For some reason the words 7 to 10 days didn't register with me. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">Let's fast forward to seven days later. Ahhh yes, the day we're leaving for Wisconsin! Hopey woke up that morning with a slight fever, and refused to eat anything. This is very unHopey-like. Again, for some reason this just didn't register with me. Anyway, because Hopey absolutely despises her car seat, we always travel at night in hopes that she'll sleep. As the day progressed, Hopey became more and more irritable. By the time Brian got home from work, I had become quite concerned with how the trip was going to go. </span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">You know what? Not until 3:00am, the 10th hour in the car with a screaming child, did I remember what the nurse had told me about the MMR. I guess I hadn't realized she meant that the first time the symptoms might show up would be 7 days later...</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">SO, by the time we got to Wisconsin, Hopey was running a fever of 103.4, had a crazy rash from head to toe, refused to eat, and could do nothing but scream. The poor thing was a mess, and nothing we gave her seemed to bring her any comfort. We talked to her doctor back at home, and he told us what was going on. He told us to use Tylenol and Motrin for the fever, keep her drinking fluids, and it would pass in a couple of days. </span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">Meanwhile, back at the ranch, we're supposed to be getting ready for family pictures. Neither Hopey or her parents had slept in the last 48 hours, so we were a bit concerned about how these pictures might turn out. Needless to say, we've definitely taken better family pictures...It's actually kind of hard for me to look at the pictures from that day because Hopey's poor little face brings back all of the memories of how sick she was. Don't get me wrong, we were SO THRILLED to share my Gram's 80th birthday with her and to finally have Velie/Schell/Witzig family pictures taken!!! Everyone else looks GORGEOUS, but please excuse the exhausted Witzig family. AND, a super big THANK YOU to my cousins Dani and Tairyn for getting that doll out for Hopey, you girls saved the day!!! All of that said, look at Hopey in these pictures, and I think you'll understand why they make me sad. </span><br />
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</div>Faithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13784800998467756328noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7216571479271635096.post-65414937119228043512010-01-04T01:36:00.003-05:002010-01-04T01:38:51.505-05:00For My Mom<div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">My dear, sweet mother has recently brought it to my attention that I haven't been doing a very good job of keeping up with my blog, and for that, I'm sorry. I do most of my updating on Facebook, but then I forget that not everyone is on Facebook, so all of you aren't seeing the Witzig happenings. Anyway, Ma, this post is for you! You asked to see some of the Christmas pictures today, so here you go! I love you, and I promise I'll do better! :) </span></span><br />
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</div>Faithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13784800998467756328noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7216571479271635096.post-12162019696162285642009-12-17T16:22:00.001-05:002009-12-17T16:27:39.022-05:00That Santa Boy Looks Like a Mean One<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">According to my mother, that was my catch phrase during the Christmas season when I was really little! :) And very sadly, I think it might turn out to be Hopey's too!! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">Last week, we thought it would be a super idea to take Hopey to meet Santa again this year. Afterall, she did really well with him last year! So, I spent the morning prepping her for the big meeting and getting her all dressed in her fancy Christmas dress. She was so excited I wasn't sure we were going to be able to get her in her carseat! My mom, grandma, and Brian all came along to show their support. ;) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">Finally the big moment arrived, but there were several children ahead of Hopey, so she had to <em>try</em> to wait patiently. She kept trying to sneak away from me so that she could go see Santa, and when that didn't work, she just kept yelling, "Hi Santa!!" from the back of the line. </span><br />
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</div>Faithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13784800998467756328noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7216571479271635096.post-24542059574957320802009-11-25T01:34:00.002-05:002009-11-25T02:26:46.931-05:00Am I Slow or What?<div style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">My last post was about Halloween...I'm so disappointed in myself! Please forgive me for my lack of motivation to simply get on and say hello!! It's after midnight here, so technically, tomorrow is Thanksgiving!!!! Happy early Thanksgiving everyone!! Now please tell me, where did this year go??</span><br />
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</div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Anyway, moving on, we actually had Hopey's 18 month pictures and family pictures done almost 2 months ago...and yes, I'm apparently that far behind. My friend </span><a href="http://www.nicolegreenblog.com/" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;">Nicole Green</a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">, who is an AMAZING photographer, (and yes, I would say that even if she wasn't my friend) spent a glorious Sunday afternoon walking around Zionsville taking pictures of my family being "my family!" We had such a blast, and to anyone in the Indianapolis area or even the Midwest Region of the US, I can't tell you how highly I recommend Nicole!! I promise you'll love her and her pictures!!! Without further ado, here are a few of my favorite shots from the day! </span></span><br />
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