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Tuesday, April 28, 2015

Lucy's Birth Story



It was a lovely April evening. Michael and I had just finished eating at one of our favorite places in celebration of our baby's birth. We arrived at the hospital at 10pm on the 10th and stayed the night, eager and waiting to start inducing at 5am. 
The night sleep was rough due to anticipation and the fact that I was having small contractions all night. 

Morning came and the nurse brought the Pitocin drip. After much needle-poking and blood drawing, they got the IV in me and began the Pitocin. However, I only got a few drops in me before the nurse had to shut it off. The contractions came instantly and extremely intense. I was going into labor naturally at exactly 39 weeks. 

After about an hour, the contractions were so intense that I begged for an epidural. (I thanked the anesthesiologist repeatedly.) as soon as the lower half of my body went numb, about 10 minutes later, I was at 10 centimeters and was ready to push. 

My doctor hadn't arrived yet so I was with a nurse doing "practice pushes." 
I did about three pushes with her then when my doctor arrived, I did another three pushes. After 5 minutes, Lucy was out. 

When they plopped her gooey little body on my stomach I couldn't believe what just happened. 
Everything happened so fast that I felt like I didn't have a chance to take it all in. I couldn't believe I had just given birth to my daughter. 
I started crying tears of joy after the shock wore off. 
My little girl was finally here! 



The day I took the pregnancy test 9 months ago, I asked God to please bless me with a little girl. The bible says that He will give us the desires of our hearts if it glorifies Him. So I asked Him for a girl and I said I would tell everyone this story if He would do so. 
Every single night, without fail, as I would fall asleep, I would pray for a girl. Lo and behold, we found out at 20 weeks that she was, in fact, a girl. THANK YOU JESUS!

God gifted Michael and myself with an amazing son and a beautiful daughter. I am in awe everyday of them and I give all the glory to God. 




Thursday, February 19, 2015

Pizza Box Chalkboard—My DIY Life





Hello again. I know I haven't posted anything in quite some time, but I figured I don't have many readers anyway so I'm sure I wasn't missed. 

I  would like to start by sharing some DIY projects I've been doing lately. I've been in my "nesting" phase (32 weeks pregnant) so I have been doing Do It Yourself projects NON-STOP!



Here is my latest Pizza Box Chalkboard Tutorial:





1. Find an empty pizza box


2. Cut or tear it apart at the seams and start folding it in the OPPOSITE direction it is already folded


3. Glue it back together inside out with a hot glue gun



4. Cut a hole in the back for it to hang 


5. Tape some paper in the center to form a square (or use a not-too-tacky painters tape to tape off your edges. make sure it's not going to pull off the cardboard.)


6. Spray paint the border. 
I used Rust-Oleum Hammered Oil Rubbed Bronze spray paint.



7. Let dry


8. Now for the inside square. Tape off (or use papers if you don't have painters tape) and spray paint the inside with Chalkboard paint. You may have to do a few coats of this. 




9. Fix your edges if it needs it.



10. Let dry and CHALK!

(My edges didn't turn out straight enough so i used a paintbrush and painted on some copper/bronze acrylic paint to create a nice border.)



Ta-Daa!!





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Much Love,








Sunday, October 5, 2014

To Find True Love



As I open my eyes to embrace the day, he rolls over into my arms. 

He nuzzles his head into my neck and rubs his eyes to awaken. 

He is the most beautiful boy I have ever laid eyes on and I get to wake up to him every day. 

As he puts his hand on my cheek, my breath slows. 

As he stares at me with his majestic, dark eyes, my heart skips a beat. 

And when he smiles that unbelievably perfect gap-toothed smile, I know what love truly is. 


He is my son. And I am his mother.

No love can compare to this. 





Written By: Abigail Kelley 
© All rights reserved, 2014



Sunday, September 7, 2014

Oliver's One Year Photos



My son's 1 year photo session.
nothing special... just memories for me: his loving Mama!

photography by A Storybook Moment Photography




ENJOY!






































I just wanna say one thing...
life would not be possible without this SEXY man right here...




jus sayin.

PS, check out his blog at wordslessstated.blogspot.com








Hugs and Kittens,