I was a little upset because I didn't understand why Mom wouldn't give me my pacifier. :)
Now I have my paci, and I am O.K. :)
So, the past month has been quite a ride - with some definite highs and some definite lows!!! We knew starting from mid-May until the beginning of June it would be eventful, but we did not know how eventful!
(May 15) Starting off, Gabriel finished up his undergrad and graduated Magna Cum Laude from Texas A&M with a degree in Agricultural Economics.
(May 17) Gabriel's family threw him and his sister, Esmerelda, a graduation party. His Mom is so proud! She had Esmi graduate from high school and Gabe from A&M. I loved watching her smile and how proud she was of the two of them.
(May 22) Gabriel and I celebrated our 1st anniversary. We've been married a year - it's honestly hard to believe. Time flies!!! :)
(May 23) I was induced at The Med in College Station. We went in at 5 that morning and I had Chrissly at 1:32 that afternoon. Now, if the ride had stopped there...I think we would have been ok with that! :) But, it did not!
While in the hospital the neonatalogist did a sonogram of Chrissly's belly and could not figure out where she felt the cyst was coming from. She felt the best course of action was to send Chrissly to a bigger hospital. Therefore,...
(May 25) We were transported via ambulance to the Texas Children's Hospital in Houston. Along with the concern over the cyst, Chrissly struggled with jaundice and was placed under the bilirubin light. We spent the next 5 days by her side, only leaving to sleep, eat, and shower or go to the bathroom.
(May 29) We were finally discharged from the Children's Hospital and made the trek home. This was a very emotional time for me. I felt so blessed that we were leaving with our beautiful baby girl. But, (this might sound odd - if so, I apologize...I was hormonal!) I was sad because I felt like I had already missed out on a week of my daughter's life. I had "plans" for what we would do when we came home from the hospital...the hospital here in College Station two days after I delivered, not Houston a week after I had delivered. :) You know, one of my favorite sayings is this: "If you wanna make God laugh, tell him your plans...go ahead! You'll give Him a good chuckle." :) I forgot that saying during that time. I remember it well now! :)
(June 3) We knew the air conditioner in our Xterra was broken, but we had been told earlier that it just needed freon. We took it to the shop to have them make sure of what it needed to be fixed. We were called later that day and told that it was worse than we thought...MUCH WORSE!!! The compressor, along with much more, had gone out and it would cost $1300 in order to get it fixed. We have already poured over $500 into this car this year, and now we were being asked to put another $1300 into it. Now, under normal circumstances we would not fix the a/c. However, we didn't want to drive our newborn baby around in 100 degree weather without a/c. So, really our only choice is to get it fixed.
Long story short...we have been on quite a ride. Once that I think we are ready to sit back and relax on for a while. We would like to just sit and enjoy our baby girl for a while :) Through it all I had to keep my favorite verse in mind:
"For I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord. Plans to prosper and keep you. Plans to give you hope and a future." - Jeremiah 29:11
This verse was read at our wedding and helped me get through the tough past couple weeks.
This is what she does with her lips when she does not want anymore to eat :)
Cuddling with Mommy!!!
Chloe begging for food...not a good habit, but she is so cute!
******Disclaimer*********
I am not, nor do I claim to be and English major. English was my worse subject in school. Therefore, I apologize if there are spelling or grammatical errors! I'm just writing for the fun of it!!! A little diary that hopefully Chrissly and I can look back on one day and smile :)
