I'm laying here in bed feeling yucky and realizing I haven't posted in a while. Somehow I got on facebook and have been doing that more and have forgotten about my blog. So I will fill you on what's been going on since my last post - Hannah's birthday.
Lots of baseball. We are undefeated so far. Benjamin has coach pitch try-outs next Monday and he is so excited. He has moved up from tee-ball. The great news is that with Aaron being a Senior next year and no more going to his ball games - we get to start all over again with Benjamin. He is a real good athlete too!!
Daniel tried out for tennis. He has never played tennis in his life - so I was surprised he was going to do this. He made the team and he is actually very good!! He is enjoying it but I'm not understanding it. I'll have to get somebody to explain it to me.
Hannah is getting ready for her ballet recital on April 18th.
Paige is very busy with nursing school. She gave her boyfriend an IV last night. She tried to do it on one of us but we all said NO WAY!!!! I guess when you are in love, you will do anything for that person. Anyways, Daniel filmed the whole thing on his cell phone. Now I need to figure out how to get it on here so you can watch it. It's hilarious. Paige forgot to take the tournaquit (sp??) off his arm so there was a lot of blood!!!
Benjuamin and Bethany only have 25 more lessons in school and then we are done for the year!!! YIPEE
Spring break we worked outside a lot and got a garden ready to plant in a few weeks. We haven't had a garden since Paige got sick several years ago so I'll have to remember how to do all this again.
Well, I think I have mentioned everyone in this blog. Randy will be going to Houston soon on business. Brooke and Chad are doing well and we got to "play" with them over Spring Break also.
I hope I get over the "yuks" soon because the wild indians are loose and my house is falling apart at the moment!!
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Sunday, March 1, 2009
HAPPY BIRTHDAY HANNAH GRACE WHITE!!!
ALMOST exactly 13 years ago today, our 5th child and 3rd daughter was born to us at 4:17 a.m. in Brookhaven, MS. She weighed 7 lbs. 6 ozs. She was my smallest baby. The reason I say "almost exactly" is because she was born on leap day, February 29th 1996!! Yes, in reality she is only 3 years old. But today we have a teenager. I had such bad experiences with the boys being born here, I decided to drive an hour to Brookhaven. I must give a plug to the Doctors in Brookhaven. They are wonderful Christian doctors who really care about you and will even pray with you!!! Because she was the first leap day baby to be born in Brookhaven, we made the front page of the newspaper with a picture that filled the whole front page!!! She came into the world as a "star" and she still is a "star".
Our beautiful daughter's name is Hannah Grace. When I found out I was pregnant with our 5th child, I can't describe the awe, the wonder, the amazement, the joy, the humbleness, the thankfulness that I felt. To think that God had blessed my womb a 5th time was beyond me. I felt so honored, so priviledged, and so grateful. God had shown his "Grace" to me. So I had no doubt what I wanted to name our child - Hannah which means Grace. What better middle name goes with Hannah than Grace itself. So her middle name is Grace. Hannah Grace White. God had shown his "Grace" to me more than I deserved and I was forever grateful.
We found out the sex of her because I needed to know which room to put her in. Brooke and Paige shared a room and Aaron and Daniel shared a room. I needed to know "whose" room the baby would be going in so I could start rearranging and getting things ready. We found out she was a girl but kept it a secret from the children until Christmas Day. I had a little stocking hanging up with the rest of the stockings. Christmas morning the children were wanting to know whose stocking that was. So I had Brooke look inside and there was a little note from "Hannah Grace White" saying that she was a girl and that she couldn't wait to be their sister. Brooke and Paige were jumping up and down with joy because they wanted a sister. The boys....well not so much....but they got over it. Then we all waited anxiously for her arrival.
The day of Feburay 28th, I was so exhausted. I don't know when I have ever been so tired. I could hardly function. It was a Wednesday and I taught Awanas. I called our leader and told her I couldn't come because I was so tired. She told me to take a nap. So I did - I layed on the couch and rested. After a while of resting on the couch, Daniel (who had just turned 2 years old a few days earlier) reached out his arms to me for me to pick him up. He wanted to lay on the couch with me. So I leaned over and lifted him up and WHOOSH!!!!! There goes my water. This was totally unexpected. Hannah wasn't due until March 3rd and all my babies are LATE!!! I was not prepared at all. I didn't have my suitcase ready.....nothing had been done because I thought I still had time. So here I am in a panic (with a towel between my legs - ha) trying to throw things in a suitcase. I called Randy at work and told him. He was just as shocked as I was. I had to call a friend to come watch the kids so Randy could take me to the hospital. As I was walking out our door, I hear Brooke holler, "Wait, Mom". She went running back in the house and came back with a Bible and an Angel. She told me to put these in my suitcase so they would take care of me. Is that sweet or what? She was so scared for me.
Everything went fine. She wasn't born until early in the morning the next day - Leap Day!! I love the Doctors in Brookhaven because they give me an epidural as soon as I get there. LOVE YOU...LOVE YOU......LOVE YOU!!!!! I was still in labor a long time which is the norm for me but my Doctor stayed in the room right next to me ALL NIGHT LONG. He didn't leave my side. Is that sweet or what?!?
Hannah's name has a double meaning as well. For those of you who know her, know what I'm talking about. Actually, you don't even have to know her but just LOOK at her!!! She is so graceful. She has such good posture. She stands and sits so straight. She "floats" when she walks. She is so prim and proper. She likes to dress up and be a girl. She likes to be all fixed up. She is like a queen. She is a ballerina who dances with such grace. Yep, "graceful" is the word to describe her. But she likes to have a good time too and is quite entertaining. She can really crack us up. She has also become my right arm. I couldn't do what all I do without her. She helps me with my 2 younger children...she helps me with all the duties in the house.....she helps me with so much.
My prayer for Hannah is that she will be "grateful" and "thankful" for all that God has done for her and given her and in turn can give back to others out of a heart of gratitude. To have a "servants heart" out of love for our Saviour.
I LOVE YOU HANNAH WITH ALL MY HEART AND AM STILL IN TOTAL GRATITUDE THAT GOD GAVE YOU TO ME!!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!
Our beautiful daughter's name is Hannah Grace. When I found out I was pregnant with our 5th child, I can't describe the awe, the wonder, the amazement, the joy, the humbleness, the thankfulness that I felt. To think that God had blessed my womb a 5th time was beyond me. I felt so honored, so priviledged, and so grateful. God had shown his "Grace" to me. So I had no doubt what I wanted to name our child - Hannah which means Grace. What better middle name goes with Hannah than Grace itself. So her middle name is Grace. Hannah Grace White. God had shown his "Grace" to me more than I deserved and I was forever grateful.
We found out the sex of her because I needed to know which room to put her in. Brooke and Paige shared a room and Aaron and Daniel shared a room. I needed to know "whose" room the baby would be going in so I could start rearranging and getting things ready. We found out she was a girl but kept it a secret from the children until Christmas Day. I had a little stocking hanging up with the rest of the stockings. Christmas morning the children were wanting to know whose stocking that was. So I had Brooke look inside and there was a little note from "Hannah Grace White" saying that she was a girl and that she couldn't wait to be their sister. Brooke and Paige were jumping up and down with joy because they wanted a sister. The boys....well not so much....but they got over it. Then we all waited anxiously for her arrival.
The day of Feburay 28th, I was so exhausted. I don't know when I have ever been so tired. I could hardly function. It was a Wednesday and I taught Awanas. I called our leader and told her I couldn't come because I was so tired. She told me to take a nap. So I did - I layed on the couch and rested. After a while of resting on the couch, Daniel (who had just turned 2 years old a few days earlier) reached out his arms to me for me to pick him up. He wanted to lay on the couch with me. So I leaned over and lifted him up and WHOOSH!!!!! There goes my water. This was totally unexpected. Hannah wasn't due until March 3rd and all my babies are LATE!!! I was not prepared at all. I didn't have my suitcase ready.....nothing had been done because I thought I still had time. So here I am in a panic (with a towel between my legs - ha) trying to throw things in a suitcase. I called Randy at work and told him. He was just as shocked as I was. I had to call a friend to come watch the kids so Randy could take me to the hospital. As I was walking out our door, I hear Brooke holler, "Wait, Mom". She went running back in the house and came back with a Bible and an Angel. She told me to put these in my suitcase so they would take care of me. Is that sweet or what? She was so scared for me.
Everything went fine. She wasn't born until early in the morning the next day - Leap Day!! I love the Doctors in Brookhaven because they give me an epidural as soon as I get there. LOVE YOU...LOVE YOU......LOVE YOU!!!!! I was still in labor a long time which is the norm for me but my Doctor stayed in the room right next to me ALL NIGHT LONG. He didn't leave my side. Is that sweet or what?!?
Hannah's name has a double meaning as well. For those of you who know her, know what I'm talking about. Actually, you don't even have to know her but just LOOK at her!!! She is so graceful. She has such good posture. She stands and sits so straight. She "floats" when she walks. She is so prim and proper. She likes to dress up and be a girl. She likes to be all fixed up. She is like a queen. She is a ballerina who dances with such grace. Yep, "graceful" is the word to describe her. But she likes to have a good time too and is quite entertaining. She can really crack us up. She has also become my right arm. I couldn't do what all I do without her. She helps me with my 2 younger children...she helps me with all the duties in the house.....she helps me with so much.
My prayer for Hannah is that she will be "grateful" and "thankful" for all that God has done for her and given her and in turn can give back to others out of a heart of gratitude. To have a "servants heart" out of love for our Saviour.
I LOVE YOU HANNAH WITH ALL MY HEART AND AM STILL IN TOTAL GRATITUDE THAT GOD GAVE YOU TO ME!!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!
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