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my happy little man

2 Months old!!

Oh my little man is 2 months old today. How did that happen. He is so big now. Its not fair that when I was pregnant the time just went at a snails pace, and now that he is here, the time is just whipping by too fast. I love that little guy so much. Today he goes in for his first shots. The next thing I know he'll be starting kindergarten.

Well it must be praised, that little man finally made it 8 hours of sleep last night. That is the longest he has gone, and boy did it feel good. Jon and I slept probably 6 hours straight of those 8 hours so I feel like a whole new person. Its wonderful.

Also last night, his aunite carlie babysat while Jon and I went on a date. It was much needed and we had a good time. We went and drove through fantasy lights in spanaway, and then went to dinner. We had some good laughs together just being goofy. And actually tonight, Sawyer's Oma is gonna let him sleep over so Jon and I can go to bed early and then sleep in. Im gonna have so much sleep Im not gonna know what to do with myself. I feel so grateful to have such wonderful help.

And lastly, I just have to mention, that I now have 4 friends, that are all due in June. And then I have two friends due in March. Its just crazy exciting. I mean I know its our age group and time of life, but wow, thats a lot. Its so exciting. Its much more exciting sharing in a best friends pregnancy then experiencing it myself, haha.

Well Ill post Sawyer's 2 month pic later today after he is up. Right now, this is my early morning time to be alone, and do some computer stuff, and have my latte in peace. :) Love you all

Well, a quick update is that I AM EXHAUSTED...today im so tired that i feel nauseous. Im not sure why I am this tired. I mean he does pretty well at night..he goes 5 hours at night....but I guess its cause Im working now. But even then Im only working part time. I just cant figure out why I am so beyond tired. Maybe its just the combo of working, and breastfeeding, and less sleep..I dont know. Poor Jon isnt getting much sleep either.

To be honest I dont even have much to say right now cause Im just so tired, that my brain feels fried, but I knew I needed to get some new pics up on the blog. Maybe Ill try to write again later when I have something more intelligent to say. :)

love you all

2 year accident anniversary

Ok, so I wanted to do another post today, about something different. Tomorrow is the 2 year anniversary of the accident. If you are reading my post than, Im sure you know all about the accident and the recovery it has been. This year, for some reason seems more emotional than last year. Im sure it has to do with having Sawyer, and just my hormones being more crazy after having Sawyer, haha. A few weeks ago, we went to the victims of DUI candlelight vigil, and the list of victims was sooooo long. I cried. I cry, more because, I see families who have lost their loved ones, and I think, man, I am so lucky to be alive. Why did I get to live, and that person's 18 year old daughter have to die. It makes me so sad. But 2 years later, here I am, married to the most amazing man in the world, with the most amazing little baby in the world.

It NEEDS to be said...that I would not have been able to fight for life, without the people around me that fought for me. Many people say to me "Dana you are so strong" but the fact is, that it was not me that was strong, it was all due to God's love and grace, and my family around me who nursed me back to health, and all of their prayers. My recovery has been so amazing due to my amazing support system. You all know who you are. I love you always and forever, and I will never ever ever forget what you have done for me. Thank you

Sawyer's 7 week update!!

We got some family pics done by the amazing Jeff Marsh, who took our wedding photos. Here are a few of them, but I didnt want to put the one up that we already put on our christmas card.

Update for Sawyer - Sawyer is 7 weeks old. 2 days ago we moved him into his crib. It was hard cause Jon and I love having him right next to us in the moses basket. I mean its not like his nursery is far from our room - its right next door - but we thought, we may as well start now, especially since our little boy is getting so tall, he will soon be too long for the moses basket anyway. He still eats about every 3-4 hours during the day. Our goal is to get him to go longer at night. He usually goes one time, 5 hours between feedings. So I usually feed him like at 10 or so, and then he goes until about 3 am to eat again, but then after 3 hours he wants to eat again, so about 6. So Jon and I are still pretty tired. I started work last week. I was scheduled to work 3 days. My first day back was funny...I got up early that morning to get everything ready, I was anxious all day...my Dad came over at 2 to watch little man until Jon got home from work. I left the house, almost in tears, and I pull out of the driveway, and get a call from work saying that we are low census so they put me on standby. So I didnt even go into work on my first day back. They tricked me. I worked the next day. And then my third day, I was sent home early, again due to low census. So now I have a few days off, and then I will go back for a 6 day stretch. That stretch will be very hard. Im only working 3 days a week, but my 3 days each week got put back to back which is why Im working a long stretch. But Jon is getting good practice being with Sawyer for long periods of time. My first day working, I got home, and Jon said, "boy that was hard." I had to laugh, and say "yeah, sure is." Cause before that, Jon had not been with Saywer by himself for that many hours. Anyway, Sawyer is doing fabulous, putting on weight, smiling more than ever, and just a happy little boy. I love him sooooo much.