In AWE and GRATITUDE!

I have just been in awe at the thoughtfulness of so many family and friends!

I swear I get a package/gift in the mail at least once week. Last week alone we got three.

It has just been so wonderful to receive so much love!

I want you all to know that your Thank you cards are coming, I promise!

I am still trying to learn how to manage my time with a baby who wants me to hold him all the time.

But until then...

THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!

SO HANDSOME!!

Honestly, I love dressing Mac! I love baby clothes, especially the "little man" clothes. Even if I don't get out of my PJs during the day, I always take the time to get Mac dressed.

His arms are too long for the 0-3 month onesies! It is driving me nuts that his sleeves are too short!

Handsome!!

This picture cracks me up! It looks like he just did the "Fonzi" thing where he puts up his shirt collar and acts really cool!

Sweet Dreams...but only for a minute!

Lately when I get him to sleep and then go lay him down he wakes right up. It is hard because then he doesn't get any good naps and then is cranky, poor guy!

6 weeks old...

RED...

I was attempting to get a good picture of his red hair!

We LOVE it!

button...

Mac's belly button is a cinnamon roll, I LOVE IT!

sleep is so precious...

First of all I can't believe that I am showing this to you! I am really embarrassed! Good thing my husband still loves me no matter what I look like while I am sleeping. And I didn't even know he took this picture until I uploaded my photos.

This is how most mornings are after Daddy gets out of bed and Mac takes his place.

Smiling Video...

For those of you who couldnt view the video because it said it was expired...I uploaded the video again through blogger in the same post. The quality just won't be as good, sorry!

good...Great...WONDERFUL!!!

SO AMAZING!!!

1 day old

Today we had our first post placement visit with our Case Worker. He asked a question that at the time I couldn't put the answer into words that made sense, but as I have been thinking about it since then, I have found the words to satisfy this question for ME. The question was something like..."How do we know that he is supposed to be with us and us with him?" This is an overwhelming question to answer, as you could only imagine! But everyday when I look at my sweet, amazing, little Mac, MY SON, I think to myself how I couldn't imagine any other baby in my arms right now, and how I don't want any other baby other then Mac in my arms right now. I know his every facial expression, I know all of his two thousand body parts, I know just how he likes to be held, I know his cry, and now is beautiful smiles! I know HE is MY son! But it isn't just because I know him so well now! I felt this way even before he was born. I would sometimes think about what if things didn't work out with "C" (although I NEVER had any doubt that it wouldn't!) and how I would feel...and to me it would probably feel a lot like a miscarriage, where you have grown attached to this living being not yet born and then all of a sudden he is gone. I even had a dream at one point that I was pregnant, but I remember very clearly thinking in my dream that I was pregnant with Mac. I knew that it wasn't just another baby, it was HIM! And I loved that feeling and woke up knowing with out a doubt that he was ours and would be ours forever. (I am tearing up just thinking about it!)

WE ARE SO BLESSED!

During our adoption process, I have worried a little, but it was mostly worrying just to worry. But in reality my attitude was to not worry about anything unless there was an actual problem to worry about. I just wanted to enjoy our precious time with our new little family. "C" has been an amazing example of faith for me. She has said to me more than once, that she knows everything will work out without any trouble. And every time I have heard this from her it renews my faith and calms my worries! I can't even put into words how I feel about this young lady and describe to you what an amazing women she is and the spirit that radiates from her! Mac is so incredibly lucky to have her as his birthmother, we are truly lucky to have her in our lives forever!

WE ARE SO BLESSED!

Today was a great step in making Mac ours FOREVER! A few weeks ago the lawyer took the placement paperwork and the putative father info to the judge and the judge just granted our agency temporary custody of Mac and asked to see our Caseworker in a few weeks, which was today. So they went in today and explained to the judge that "C" was not going to say who the father was. And the judge just said, "Well she doesn't have to!" And signed all the paperwork.

WE ARE SO BLESSED!

So now, our next leap is to hire a lawyer and get a court date for the end of June to finalize the adoption to make Mac ours legally. And as soon as we know when that is going to be, then we can call the temple to make an appointment to have Mac sealed to us! I can't even believe that we are to this point in our adoption process, I am in awe!

Mac is fast asleep until about 5am and Hubs and I are about to celebrate with warm brownies and sparkling cider!

I can't say it enough...

WE ARE SO BLESSED!

SMILEY!

Well, I finally got him to smile on video. My mom has been bugging me to get. He still isn't smiling alot, but he is more and more everyday. Watching this video makes me smile from ear to ear every time I watch it! Seriously I LOVE this boy!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOM!

I love this picture of my mom!

Happy Birthday Mom, "Babes" and Grandma!

We love you!

Love,

US

-15 and 9 hours...

I LOVE THIS BOY!

He slept 9 hours last night, from 8:30 to 5:30! I can tell you that I didnt sleep that long, I also went to bed at 8:30 and woke up at 4 and couldnt go back to sleep, aaahgg!

And right at this moment (8:30am) it is -15 degrees outside! Tomorrow it is supposed to get back into the 20s, a heat wave!

40 Degrees is NOT Cold!!!

For all those bemoning the cold weather that they have been having, just be glad your car's temp guage is not reading this:



This was natures suprise when we came out of church this afternoon. With the wind we are down to -20 degrees. The high tommorow is to be Zero with the low, before wind chill, at -15 degrees

holy SNOW batman!!

Well we got about 7-9 inches of snow over night and it is STILL snowing. We are supposed to be getting at least 4 more inches today! We are not sure how we are going to get to church this morning since our car is basically snowed in. At the moment the temp is 1 degree F (feels like -15 according to the weather channel). It is a city ordinance that we are required to shovel "our" sidewalks, because "people have a right to walk on clear sidewalks". Hubs did some of it but then he got tired and cold and didn't finish it. And then we noticed later a neighbor that we didn't know finished our part for us. We think that he likes shoveling snow because he did quite a few people's for them, he even shoveled a walkway to our car from the sidewalk. We tried to watch what house he walked into so we could take him so cookies or something, but we missed it. Well here is a look at our front walkway. Sorry the pictures are so bad, I was taking them through the window while I was holding Mac.

Mac's Mommy!

For ONE whole month I have been Mac's Mommy! I LOVE IT! I love this job! I love this sweet, beautiful baby boy! I love my husband as his Daddy. I love Mac's birthmother! I love adoption!  

I AM SO BLESSED!!

We celebrated Mac's one month birthday by hanging out with "C", Mac's birthmother! She is so amazing and I really could sit and talk with her forever! (And by the way she looks amazing and skinny!) It was so great to see her!

HIS HANDS...

I found his hands like this when he was sleeping!

Mountain-O-Laundry!!

Well since my parents had left I had not put any clean laundry away and I had filled all of my laundry baskets with them. Poor Hubs had had to dig for matching dress socks in the dark for a couple of weeks. We finally decided to have a laundry folding party. We went and rented some movies and piled all clean laundry in front of the couch and started our movies and folded and folded and hung clothes. This picture was from all the laundry that had already been done, this wasn't including the laundry I had been washing all day. I think I did another 5 loads on top of this. As you can see Mac wanted no part of it so he quickly fell asleep!

Hub's Birthday...

(awful picture, SORRY!)

Hubs turned 29 last week and he was really sick on his birthday! I felt so bad for him. On top of that I wouldn't let him come near Mac and I had Mutual to go to. So he was home sick all by himself on his birthday. He got home from work at 5 and went to bed at 7! Mac had a rough day so I didn't get around to making Hubs's birthday cake. But finally on Friday I got it made and we had out little family birthday party for him, which just consisted of this picture and singing happy b-day and blowing out the candles.

bath time...

As I was giving Mac a bath, he put his hand on his face, too cute!

He now doesnt hate his bath, yay!

ONE MONTH old today!

Just some Mac cuteness...

...to get all of you through the day!

Answers...

Well, I was looking through my comments from the last month and realized that a few people have asked me question about this or that and I have never responded...so this is for you people! Also if I missed anybody's or if you just have any questions let me know and I will try to answer them for you.

Q: Mrs. R asked (regarding our adoption):
what are the laws? is there a revocation period? do we need to countdown any days with you?

A: The Law in Montana mostly surrounds the 72 hrs after the birth and the Putative Father Registry. We made it past both of those with no problems. The Lawyer for LDSFS took the placement agreement to the Judge to be signed and the judge only gave LDSFS temporary custody for now until he talks to our Case Worker. That will happen on the 24th. So we are just waiting for that meeting to know how things may go. Mac's birthmother has claimed "PRIVACY" and has not and will not tell anyone who the birthfather is, we are hoping that the judge will be fine with that and allow the adoption to be finalized.

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Q: Rose asked (about Mac's eyes):
are his eyes dark? are they going to turn?

A: His eyes are really dark right now, they look more like dark blue. Everything I have read says that it means they will probably turn brown, which is what we have expected.

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Q: Anonymous asked:

Where on earth did you get that adorable sweater and matching hat set?

A: I bought it online at The Children's Place. I live in a small town and the only shopping there is is Target and Walmart, so I have bought alot of things online.

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Q: Jenni asked (about McCoy's hair):

Is is true red or is it strawberry blond I can't tell?

A: I really can't tell either, I am thinking it is more strawberry blond. His birthmother has auburn colored hair.

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Q: Amanda asked:

By the way how do you "burn" the edges of your picture without actually "burning" them. I have Elements so I don't know if you can do it there?

A: I use the burn tool in Photoshop CS2. I have Elements but I am not sure if it has a tool like that.

"Delivered!"

29!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!

This wonderful man...turns 29 today!!!

He is my husband, best friend, lover, supporter, protector, rock, provider, my everything and my favorite!

I love everything about him...his smile, laugh, kindness, thoughts, eyes, brain, his listening ear!

He is a hard worker, ambitious, loves his profession (and is good at it), loves his family, and is an awesome daddy and husband!

I get to spend everyday of my life and eternity with him!

I am the luckiest!

I LOVE YOU!!

Found this on someone's blog and really liked it...

“We must go forward. God expects you to have enough faith, determination, and trust in Him to keep moving, keep living, keep rejoicing. He expects you not simply to face the future; He expects you to embrace and shape the future—to love it, rejoice in it, and delight in your opportunities."

-Elder Holland

My Sister...

This is a picture of me and my older sister Candis.

(I was probably about 9 months old and my sister was probably 5 yrs old.)

 

Nutty Professor!

All you that look at my blog are really going to have to get used to seeing ALOT of pictures of our Mac! Because we don't live by any of our Family and Friends this is how they get to see him. Also, he is my new photo subject and he is helping me work on my photography.

SO GET USED TO IT!

In his Daddy's arms...

3 Weeks Old!!