been a long time...

It has been a long time since I have posted...but that is because of all the changes going on in our house, and well life got in the way :)

We are doing great, my job is going well, Donnie is working again (YAY!!) and I am finally in a phase of my pregnancy where I don't feel awful all of the time.

Abby is growing by leaps and bounds and amazing us everyday with her walking skills and she is babbling more and more. She finally said Momma and the best part is she realizes it is me, and she of course loves her Dudley, much to his dismay, and she enjoys chasing him around ALL DAY LONG!

I think she finally realizes that something is going on with Mommy's belly, mostly because if we say belly she points to her tummy and if we say baby she points to my belly :).

I know I have not updated since we had our big ultrasound and I have some pictures to put up of that as well...but the big news is that it's a BOY!! and we couldn't be more excited, We are having a hard time with names this time around but I think that is because we always knew that if it was a girl her name would be Abigail. We will figure it out and it may not be till he is born but I am OK with that if that is meant to happen :)

We do have one other big change coming and that is that we have to move 3 weeks before my due date, so we are on the hunt for the perfect place for our growing family, and hopefully we will find somewhere that is comfortable and affordable and has plenty of room!

All in all things are pretty good in the Harris house, busy but good and we will just keep on being positive that every change is a path that God is leading us on for his greater purpose and know that he will not lead us where his love cannot protect us.

Now for some pictures...

Beautiful boy...with a nose just like his sister

Definitely a boy

Sucking his thumb

The best Easter candy...PEEPS!

Going through her Easter basket

Getting into the Easter Egg Hunt at Gammy and Grumpa's

Look at all that loot

Is this an egg Momma??

Such a big Girl

21 weeks and growing!

And the most recent shot...24 weeks, I can't believe how big he is already

And this is simply because I love this picture so much

The Video I promised

Uh Oh!! We are in trouble now!!

Please Excuse the toys everywhere, it makes no sense to clean them up before she goes to bed, so our living room looks like a daycare most of the day!

A day in the Park

and Abbys accomplishment!!

Stop Taking pictures and push me

Watching the world go by

And since Blogger is taking forever to upload videos I am going to have to do it tommorow :)

The View from here...

Is beautiful!

My Two Babies in one picture :)

New Abby Pictures

I haven't put any pictures lately because our camera has been MIA, but I got a few today and I have a few that are a little older to put up! So enjoy and I will work on an update post for this weekend, if I am not too beat :)

Cheese!!

Abby and Her Cousins

Our Pretty Girl

First walk of the season

Such a Big Girl!

Hey what you got there momma...

Oh is that a camera...

Ok I will pose for you

Heavy

My Heart that is...

I laid our sweet girl down to bed tonight and watched as she snuggled into her blankets. Watched as she smiled up at me with her big blue eyes right before they got heavy and she went to sleep, and I wanted to stand there for hours, to take in the sound of her soft breath, the smell of her soft skin and curly hair.

There is a family doing the same thing tonight, but they are waiting for the end. They watch their daughters breaths as it may be her last, and smell her sweet warm skin and watch her peacefully sleep as they wait for peace for her poor sick little body.

I, along with many others have been praying for a miracle for this little girl, for her parents for her 2 sisters who are still so young yet old enough to understand what is happening.

No Parent should have to bury their child, it just isn't how the world should work, and while I know that God has a greater purpose for this sweet girl, I cannot imagine how they are getting through this.

I cannot even begin to imagine what our life without Abby would look like, for 21 years it was just me, and my family, for 6 years it was just me and Donnie and our families, and for the last year it has turned from an us to a we when we added Abby to our lives, and now another blessing is on the way. As I think about the last year, I am amazed what an impact 1 year VS. 27 has made.

So tonight I am no longer praying for a miracle for this little angel but rather for peace, for peace from her pain, for peace for her parents, and peace for her family as they walk this awful and terrible road. Would you pray with me? would you help Layla Grace by praying her transition to a healed place with no more needles, or chemo, or sickness is a smooth one? Would you pray that her parents broken hearts will mend with time, and that the sweet memories they have of their daughter are the ones they carry with them?

My heart is heavy tonight, heavy with joy for my own beautiful Angels and heavy with grief that a family is about to lose theirs.

Our little Abba Dabba

A daughter is the happy moments of the past, the joyful moments of the present, and the hope and promise of the future~ Author unknown

Our little girl so beautiful and bright, you are such a wonder to watch. You're days are full of curiousity and learning and it is such a gift to see you change into a little person.

Abby has been quite busy in the last month, she has learned how to climb onto the couches, has taken a few steps and seems to be creating a language that only she, and sometimes us understands (well at least we think we do).

It is so strange to me that a little over a year ago she was so tiny and fragile, and to look at her today is such a difference, she loves to rough house with her daddy and climb all over dudley, who tends to escape to the other side of the gate where she can't get him. She is defiant at times and full of curiousity at others. So interested in the world around her, and what everyone is doing. She looks for her toys when she loses them, and loves to DANCE! She has a fascination and somewhat obsession with shoes ( much like her momma).

Having a toddler is a new experience and we are learning right along with her, just when we thought we had baby proofed we had to do it again, and yet she still finds things she shouldn't have and ways to get into things.

While I miss the days when she was a little newborn who curled into my chest at 3 am, and went to sleep, I love this stage, exhausting yes, but truly a different experience everyday.

I am still waiting to hear mama but I am just as happy to see her face light up when I go to get her in the morning and she has to show me every stuffed animal in her crib before I can take her out, along with playing peek a boo with her blanket, and I love coming home at night and hearing her squeal when she realizes mommy is home.

I love to watch Donnie and her play together and how she giggles when he blows raspberries on her cheek and his beard tickles her, or how gentle he is with her when she bumped her head, or isn't feeling well and she just melts into his arms when she is tired at times.

All in all this month has been a great one, I got a great job, told them about my pregnancy and was congratulated and reassured that it was a great thing and they were happy for us. Donnie took his CNA test and is waiting for the results (although he is sure he did great), and is on the hunt for a job.

So far 2010 seems to be a great year (yes I realize it is only February, and I am knocking on wood that it will continue that way)!

Hope yours has been off to a wonderful start as well!!