Love Is In Bloom

              Well, I am sitting here with a swollen face once again trying to fight an infection in the bone of my face. My house is a mess, my laundry is way over do, and I need to make a trip to the grocery store realllllllly badly, but I am too afraid of the crazy hand, foot, and mouth going around to take my children anywhere near a shared grocery vehicle. I would like to say my Bible is split in half by my couch, because I have been reading it so much, but the truth is that Evy got a hold of it and went to town. The amount of times we have watched classic Mickey cartoons this week is absurd and there was a scorpion in my bedroom yesterday. Although all of these reasons may be why you think I say I have insurance to not judge other moms, it is actually just a cherry on top of  my real reason! ;) (I'm even blogging with all this going and have watched "Elle's Whats Up Moms" youtube channel in my "spare" time, so that can be added;) My real insurance to n

A year ago tonight....                            I had butterflies in my stomach and wondered how I could possibly sleep knowing that tomorrow I would meet my daughter. I could only dream of what she might look like and be like, but she surpassed all my expectations the moment our eyes met. I remember walking into the hospital the next day for my induction and having the biggest smile on my face excited to get this baby in my arms. The day for the most part went very smoothly and I had only a little bit of pain even with induced contractions. I barely felt any of them even before the epidural and that was a miracle in itself. I remember our first night together and how she snuggled in a perfect newborn ball on my chest for the first part of the night. She was beautiful, she was snugly, and she was mine! :) I remember even if she was asleep, I was hardly sleeping just peeking at her "one" more time. There is nothing like the high I feel after meeting my children for the firs