Mother's Day

Happy Mother's Day to ALL!!!! I love Mother's day, I love all the flowers that everyone is planting and I love recieving flowers and I love the joy that comes from having little Mya in my life. Mother's day has not always been a good holiday for me. Before Mya came into our family it was one of the hardest days of the year. Wanting to be a mother so bad but not being to be able to. The Mother's day right before Mya was born I couldn't even manage to go to church. I have a whole new respect for Mother's day now. Not only am I a mother now but I am a mother because of the love of Mya's birth mother. A sarcifice that is so great that words alone cannot begin to express my gratitude to her. She is the most amazing and selfless person I know. Mya's birth mother is truely my HERO!! Mother's day will forever be bitter-sweet, knowing that Mya's birth mother may have a hard day, will always be in the back of my mind. We love you Shannon!!

I am so very thankful for the relationship that I have with Shannon. Shannon invited me to go with her to the birth mother dinner that LDS Family Services does for Mother's Day on Wednesday. It was such an amazing, spiritual and fun night. There was slide show playing the whole time of the children that these wonderful birth mothers have placed. And everytime that the pictures of Mya and Shannon came up I couldn't help but have a huge smile on my face. One part of the night that stands out the most in my mind is the musical number "From Gods arms, to my arms, to yours". I have always loved this song and it always makes me cry but that night sitting next to Shannon and listening to those words was so emotional for me. Thank you Shannon for taking me with you. It was so much fun!

Easter

Easter this year was so much fun! Mya really got excited about the Easter Bunny coming to our house to bring her candy and gifts. Although, Saturday night I told her that the Easter Bunny was going to come to our house that night and she wasn't too sure about a bunny that she didn't know entering our home in the middle of the night. When she woke up that morning and walk to our room (as always) she happened to notice the basket full of goodies and she stopped to check it out. And then she ran into our room and said "Mommy, out there." Mya was so excited to get a Pooh Bear just like the one on her favorite cartoon My Friends Tigger and Pooh. Mya makes us so very happy, I don't know what we would do without our cute little munchie.

Mya looked so adorable in her new Easter dress!

Mya and her cousin Annabelle

Dinner and a Game

A few weeks ago Scott's work gave us tickets to the Jazz game on March 28th (I know I am so bad at posting). Come to find out Mya's birthmother, Shannon, was going to be at the same game. So, we decided to meet up for dinner at Gateway before the game. Although Mya couldn't be there (there is no way my adorable 2 year old would sit through a whole Jazz game), we still had so much fun catching up with Shannon and meeting her brother. It has been almost a year since we saw Shannon last. Shannon and I email often but it is still so much fun to be able to see her in person. She brought a Little Mermaid toy for Mya and Mya now loves watching The Little Mermaid with her new doll.

One thing that I have learned recently is that life goes by way too fast. I have learned to appreciate and love everyday that I get to spend with my wonderful little family. I have also learned to not always be looking forward to what may come in my life but enjoy now because it will never be this way ever again. I am so thankful for all that I have!!

The Bachelor

The finale of The Bachelor totally sucked last night. I loved Melissa...Jason is such a jerk! I don't even know if I want to tune in tonight, what else can they possibly say. I don't know how I ever got into watching these kind of shows. On a much happier note, I won a bunch of Chloe Reese hair stuff the other day. I am so excited to get them in the mail (hopefully today). I am one of those people that never ever wins anything, so you can imagine my shock when I found out that I won. Now, I just have to make sure Mya keeps them in her hair!!

VaLeNtInE's WeEkEnD

We finally decided to make Mya's crib into a toddler bed. It has taken about 6 months for us to get up the courage to actually change her bed. To our astonishment she is doing very well and hasn't gotten out of bed in the middle of the night yet (knock on wood). Mya was so excited when I changed her bed on Friday, she loves the fact that she can get in and out of her bed all by herself. As you may know I have rocked her to sleep for a long time, now we have a different nightly routine. After Mya's bath, she climbs into bed and Scott and I each read her a book and then we have family prayer. I stay by her bed and hold her hand until she falls asleep. In the morning Mya gets out of bed all by herself and she has the biggest smile on her face when she walks into our bedroom. It is so hard for me to see my little girl growing up. I truly miss rocking her to sleep, I have to admit I cried a few nights while she was laying in her bed asleep.

Saturday we had a pretty relaxing day. We played in the snow while Scott shoveled the driveway. And Scott had sent Mya and me flowers for Valentine's Day! They are so beautiful. Mya loves flowers, especially smelling them.

Nigh Nigh Mommy

So, I have rocked Mya to sleep for a very long time now. And the other day we were sitting down in the rocking chair to take a nap and Mya just didn't want to settle down. I said to her "Do you want me to just lay you down in your bed?" And to my amazement she said "Yes." I then gave her a love and a kiss and said "goodnight." I stood by the door for a very long time and when I finally got up the courage to look in her room she was asleep. I was in shock, she hasn't fallen asleep on her own since she was a little baby. It was so bitter-sweet, I was so happy that she fell asleep on her own but then I love being able sit there and hold her. She is so busy playing during the day that there isn't much time to sit and cuddle. My little girl is growing up way too fast. I have found that I have to enjoy every minute because those minutes go by so darn fast. Before I know it she will be going to pre-school, so scary!

Chloe and Liam

My brother-in-law and sister-in-law were able to adopt preemie twins about a month ago. And on Saturday I got the chance to go to the hospital and see them for the first time. They are so adorable....and so tiny. Chloe and Liam were born November 15, 2008, 25 weeks gestation. They are doing well and Chloe maybe able to come home on Friday!!! We are so proud of our little fighters.