I'm not good at updating this thing. I should though since I enjoy it. Since my last post Sophie has definitly changed so much. She seems to change everyday & it is so exciting. Who would of thought that I would be laughing & smiling before 6am in the moring? Not I. Thats for sure. It seems no matter what is going on in our lives good or bad she always makes it great.

For example I recently found out that I am Type 2 diabetic. I was put on Metformin & I'm back to testing my BG again. I also need to start recording my readings & what I eat. I'm taking things slow. I'm not going to freak out like I did when I was pregnant. I can't afford to. I need to take baby steps because I will now have to deal with this disease for the rest of my life. I had my wooooh wooooh moment this weekend & took some time for myself to take it all in. Now I'm charging forward. I've set up my appointments with doctors to get my team in order. Thats what you do when you are diabetic. You get a team together to concor your disease. I know it'll be a strugle but I like a challenge so I know I can do this.

Gary of course is awesome. He let me rest on Sunday while he took the bean grocery shopping. I could not ask for a better husband. He is the best.

Even with all that I still am able to find absolute joy in my dear little Bean. She smiles & I smile. She laughs & I laugh. Of all the things this life has given me she is the best of all.

What the Bean is doing now at 14 months:

She says Mommy & Daddy.

She is walking & running.

She brushes her hair.

She gives me her feet to put her shoes & socks on.

She brushes her 2 & 1/4 teeth.

She listents to direction.

She shakes her head yes & no all at the same time. She hasn't got that down yet but she's learning.

She LOVES music & dancing.

The Bean's 1st Birthday Party. Recap

June 20th we had Sophie's 1st birthday party. It rained & rained & rained as we tried to set up the deck for 20 people. Gary & Sean busted their butts getting ready. Setting up tents, tarps, tables & chairs. My mom & Michelle tried to keep Bean occupied in the living room while I figured out the kitchen & how to set up food. Than I had to run & pick up the balloons & ice for the party. When I got back I stood on the deck in the rain & cried. My little girls party was ruined. Where would we put 20 people in our tiny apartment if this rain didn't let up? We just couldn't do it. It was 10 mintues to 2 & people would be showing up any second now.

I guess the powers that be felt bad for the Bean & made it stop raining right at 2pm. The sun sort of came out but it was mostly overcast & chilly for the remainder of the day. At least we wheren't being soaked & could hang on the deck.

By the time the party got under way we where all exhausted but we made due. We ate, sang happy birthday to bean, ate cake & opened gifts. It was nice that all our friends turned out & thats really what mattered.

We are especially thankful to Sean & Michelle for their help. If it wasn't for them none of it would of happened. I think I would of just sat on the floor & cried. Thank you guys!

Ohhhhh I didn't even mention the Turtle cake did I? Thats for another day.

We have almost come full circle

In just 17 days my little Bean will turn "1". I cannot believe that just a year ago she was still safe & warm inside of me. She has grown so much & we look forward to every new day we have with her & all that she does.

As of today she:

-Claps her hands

-stands on her own

-takes a few steps

-says "momma & dadda"

-babbles away

-holds her own bottle

-eats solids with her own little hands

-giggles like nobodies business

-high fives

-melts our hearts daily