Easter

With a baby only a few weeks old I wasn't sure how I would be spending Easter, but I that in the weeks and days leading up to Easter I would we would be able to focus on the Cross and the resurrection. God is so faithful and we enjoyed reading daily and teaching Cameron about the real meaning of Easter. It was a glorious day and Laura Cate and I walked to church and made it for the last 15 mintues and then left before the crowds came out. We had a wonderful afternoon with family and an Easter egg hunt with Cameron and his cousins.

Cameron loved the hunt in the front yard and made sure he had more eggs than everyone else...a little competitive?

Laura Cate arrived!

Our precious baby girl finally arrived March 24 at 2:41 p.m. After a long night at the hospital with lots of contractions, but no dilation we decided to take Pitocin, which helped things along, as well as an epidural. I was so excited when the nurse said I could start pushing at 2:15. She was born quickly after that, beautiful, healthy, and bigger than we expected, weighing 7 pounds 5 ounces, one ounce smaller than Cameron was.

Alan's parents took care of Cameron while we were at the hospital and brought him by after his nap. He was so excited to see me and his baby sister. Cameron said, "she is soo cute!" So far, Cameron has been super great adoring his sister, looking after her, and praying for her. He is such a sweet big brother.

The transition from one to two has been pretty smooth as we are blessed to be living with Alan's parents and they are a ton of help. Cameron has been very understanding when I need to tend to Laura Cate, which I am so thankful for.

God has answered so many prayers...I was not crazy about being induced and prayed that it would be clear whether or not I needed to do that and after a long night, we had no doubt that I should take the Pitocin.

I have prayed for Cameron to not be jealous and to know how much he is loved by us and by God. He continues to enjoy Laura Cate and even today called her "my buddy".

It is still hard to believe that we have two kids, but here we are!

Fun with family

While being in the States, we really desired to spend quality time with our immediate and extended family. We were able to attend a cousin's wedding in Lexington, KY, as well as go the the Gulf Coast for the weekend. It was so great to get special time with family and allow Cameron to know them as well. Here is a picture of Cameron getting into dancing at the reception...he was not shy!!





We had fun together.






Before the wedding we spent time on a horse farm feeding the horses...it snowed and was soo cold!

North Carolina

We have had so many fun memories while being in the States. Cameron has grown so much and been able to do so many great things. From getting his first hair-cut at an American barber shop where his Granddad gets his hair cut, to playing in snow (it snowed 3 inches in Pinehurst in February - just enough to get on a tobogan!), playing at Imagination Station, going to the park,
and playing outside a ton! Enjoy the pictures!

Pre-school

We are blessed to be able to put Cameron in a pre-school right across the street from Alan's parents' neighborhood, at his parents' church. He goes three days a week for half a day and LOVES it! Cameron probably wishes he could go more often, but I wanted to spend extra time with him before his sister came and his life was forever changed! He loves doing puzzles, going to music class and playing with the other kids. I have enjoyed getting to know his teacher and I often walk to pick him up and then we take a leisure walk home, talking about his day, singing, praying, and of course collecting "really good sticks"

There was an Art Fair at his pre-school and we enjoyed seeing all that he has been doing.