Our family was started in July of 2005 on a hot 90 degree day when Jeff and I said our vows. Our life quickly became more fun when we bought our first house that September. After adjusting to 'married life' we spent some time as a couple, then realized we wanted a family. We found out in October of 2006 that we were expecting our first child. Our dreams became a nightmare ten short weeks later when we found out that we lost the pregnancy. Jeff and I were never ones to give up, and so we were determined to make our family happen. In January we discovered I was once again pregnant!
In September of 2007 our sweet Abigail was born. She was gorgeous.....wide open eyes, waiting to see all the world had for her. To this day, she is the most inquisitive, nosy little girl I know. She is such a blessing, and we love her dearly. Our journey was even more blessed when after realizing that I would basically be paying for daycare by working - we figured out a budget that enabled me to stay home and raise our daughter. Since then, I have been striving to find a balance of being a wife, mom, and me. This is where my journey wanting to blog about our life started. We had a computer crash, so I lost it all - alas.....here I am starting all over FOUR years later. When Abby was 25 months old - we found out a second bundle of joy was joining our family.
In September of 2009 we met our son, Ryan. He was such a boy from the moment he came out screaming. He is such a sweet boy, and oh what a boy. People always told me - just wait, well, I didn't have to....he is all boy and has been since day one! We found out shortly after Ryan's first birthday that he has what is known as Sensory Integration problems. He has good days and bad, but we are working hard with Children's Hospital and their Occupational Therapy Dept to find out what bothers him, and how we can help. He is a social child, however we are finding there are some things that really bother him in those situations. Knowledge is so much power with SI - we are finding things that are getting better, and we are still finding things that we had no clue would be a bother. He is a trooper, and I am just glad that I have a great family, and a great therapist to help guide us along. It isn't something he will grow out of, but it is something that we can help him to live with - for that, I feel blessed. There are so many things that are worse out there. If this is the worst, I can't complain.
I am currently working on getting our home re-homey since we have decided that we are going to be here for a while. My new love Pinterest is helping me with this, and I will be blogging about my journey of that, SI, and our daily adventures. Thanks for reading, and please let me know if there is a topic you want me to cover!
