It has been a long time since I have written on this, and too much has happened to cover all of it.. 

Things are pretty busy at our house. Tyson and I are both going to school this semester. In between school, taking care of Amelia and Tyson working nights at Walmart we have had a lot going on. We feel very blessed for all that opportunities that we have been given. We have decided to make it our goal to try to always be happy and content with where we are in life. It seems like we were always saying things like, it will be better when this happens....or when we are done with school...or when we have a better job. We don't want to live that way anymore. There will always be challenges and things to overcome in life, but we want to focus on what we do have, and how blessed we are. We are so grateful for little Amelia and the joy that she is to us. We are so grateful to just be together. I am very thankful for Tyson and his love and devotion to our little family. 

We had a fun Halloween. We dressed Amelia up as a ladybug:) She was so cute, but kind of grumpy. I think that she is getting teeth. 

I took Amelia trick or treating with my sister Amber and her family. It was fun. Amelia didn't want to let go of the candy. Amelia will be 11 months old on November 5th. Time is going so fast.  

Little Amelia is growing so much. She will be 2 months on Tuesday. We love having her around. She is a huge blessing in our lives. She has started to smile and squirm a lot. She is a happy and good baby. She still has not found a sleeping schedule, her sleep is very random. Last night she woke up about every two hours and the night before she slept from ten to seven. The other day she was squirming so much that she squirmed out of her pajamas. When I looked down this is what I saw:) She is such a strong little baby. She can hold up her head and sit up when she is propped up. 

 She weighs 10 lbs and is 21 inches long. 

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Amelia is here!

A little over three weeks ago (December 5th to be exact) I was having pretty major contractions in the morning when I woke up. That whole night I was having contractions and I just thought that they were going to go away, but they didnt. Finally when I admitted to myself that they contractions were pretty strong and not going away I decided that we should probably go to the hospital because Amelia was coming. I was really scared to go to the hospital. I was shaking and sweating and very nervous. When we got to the hospital they admitted me and then told me that they were going to have me walk around the hall to see is my contractions picked up even more and if they didnt they were going to send me back home for a while. I really did not want to go back home, so as I walked I just prayed that the contractions would pick up so I could have my baby. When I went back into the room the nurse said that she had talked to my doctor and that she was going to come in and break my water to get the contractions going more. That meant I was not being sent home and that I really was going to have my baby that day. After she broke my water, she had me walk around more to get the contractions going more and then they gave me some medicine to start the contractions going even stronger. Once I got that medicine the contractions did pick up and began to be very intense. They were very painful. I was shocked at how bad they hurt, they even brought tears to my eyes. After a while of major contractions they said it was ok for me to get an epidural. I expected that once I got the epidural that I would not feel the pain anymore really at all, but it took about an hour for the epidural to actually work really good. I kept on pushing the button to give myself more medicine. Finally I began to be very numb and was able to sleep a little. When the nurse came in to check how far I was dialated she said that I was 100% ready and that I would be pushing soon. I was shocked that the time had come to start pushing. It was very exciting and scary. Before I started to push Tyson gave me a blessing that every thing would go smoothly and that we would soon have our healthy baby. I pushed for about twenty minutes and then the doctor put my baby Amelia on my stomach. It was such an amazing experience. Once I saw her the tears came. She was beautiful and perfect. This was one of the best days of my life. It was so surreal and awesome to meet my little baby.

                                                    We are so glad that she is here:)

Pregnancy

I will never forget the day that I found out that I was pregnant. I had been anticipating that day for a while, even though we really had only been trying for a couple months. I thought that it would take me a while to get pregnant, so the day I found out I was shocked. I didn't realize that we were so fertile together:)

The day I found out I was pregnant I had this really weird feeling all day. I felt really bloated and emotional and just kind of off. Around five thirty that day I decided to take a pregnancy test just to see if what I was feeling was true. I wish I had waited until six when Tyson got home from work because that whole half an hour after I saw the positive pregnancy sign I was shocked. I just sat on the couch stunned that I was pregnant. I didn't believe it. I just kept staring at the test in awe. I sent Tyson a picture of the test but he was too busy and didn't even get a chance to see the picture until he got home from work. He was very calm and happy with the news. He has been very calm the whole pregnancy. He doesn't really freak out about anything. He really has been my rock through this very emotional and physically demanding journey. He is so good to me and always puts me first. I am such a lucky girl, and Amelia is so lucky to have such a great man as her father. I cant imagine going through this with anyone else.

The first trimester of my pregnancy was very emotional for me. I had a lot of doubts about my ability to be a mother and even my bodies ability to be pregnant. I have always felt that my body is physically weak and I was worried about how my body would handle pregnancy. I have always wanted my baby and I was so excited to be becoming a mom, but I had a lot of self doubt about my abilities to be a good mom, and I still kind of do. I was not to sick during the first trimester which was nice, but it was difficult emotionally for me.

The second trimester by far was the best. I felt generally good and happy. My body was adjusting well to pregnancy and I was grateful for each day where I was able to get out of bed happy and feeling well rested. The day we first heard our babies heartbeat was so special. Then it became real to me that I really was growing a baby inside of me. The day we found out we were having a girl was also very special. The whole time I thought for sure that we were having a boy and when I found out it was a girl I was shocked but so happy.

The third trimester has been the hardest trimester for me physically. I get really tired way easily and have a hard time sitting through almost anything. I get major hot flashes and my heart pounds really fast and sometimes I feel like im going to faint. This was supposed to be my last semester of school but due to how I was feeling I had to withdraw from my classes. I am sad that I was not able to do school but I will be able to go back after our baby is born. I am now 37 weeks pregnant. I am very grateful that I have made it this far, there were definitely times when I thought that I was not going to make it. I know that there are still hard stuff ahead of me, but I am also so grateful for this chance to become a mother. I love my little baby so much and cant wait to meet her. I know that the day she comes will be the best day of my life next to marrying Tyson.


She is so cute. We love seeing her in ultrasounds, but are so excited to see what she really looks like. So here we are at the end of this pregnancy journey, with all of our baby stuff set up ready to welcome little Amelia home. At this time I feel anxious and scared and excited to meet my little baby and hold her. I guess its just a waiting game from here on out. Who knows what day Amelia will choose as her birthday.

The man standing behind me is the most amazing man I have ever met. This day was the best day of my life. It was the day that I married my best friend, Tyson Anthony Randall. When I was younger I dreamed about the day I would find my future husband and thought about what he would be like. I am so glad that he has exceeded my imagination.

He is so cute!

Precious Life

She is so cute. Even though I have only seen these black and white images of our daughter from an ultrasound, I know that she will be adorable to me. I am so excited to meet her. She could come in as little as six or seven weeks. Its crazy to think that she will be here so soon, and then our life is going to change completely, but for the better. We have decided to name her Amelia June Randall. We are very excited for her little spirit to come to our family.