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!!

What is wrong with me?!?!

For those of you who know me well, you know that I don't really like ice cream! I am not like the rest of the world who craves it all the time. I have been told many times that it is UNamerican to not like ice cream, but I only agree that it is ODD, really odd! I have never been much for it for as long as I can remember...

...but for some odd reason last night at about 8pm I was having a craving for ice cream (NO, I am not pregnant!!!). So my amazing husband said that he would go to the store for me and buy me a carton! So at 8:30 last night I was munching on Rocky Road!! YUM YUM!

Seriously, what is wrong with me!!!

More Mac...

Mac went to the doctor today and he has gained 8 oz in the last week. This kid loves to eat!! His cheeks are getting chubbier, and I just I love it! I have been trying to get him to smile, be he won't have anything to do with it yet. I guess it is still early, he will be 3 weeks old tomorrow!

I am so in love with this little, handsome man!