The Things People Say

We went to Mimi & Granbarry's house this past weekend for one last trip before Ivy Jane arrives. We wanted to go for a visit, but we also picked up the bedding for her nursery. Paula made it all again and it is BEAUTIFUL! This coming Sunday I will be 36 weeks and not allowed to travel! I can't believe this pregnancy is coming to an end. It really has flown by and I'm enjoying every minute of it...if you talked to Shelby he might say differently! He seems to be the one that I complain the most to! The swollen ankles, heat, etc. are not too much fun, but I am dealing with it! We KNOW this pregnancy is a miracle from God, just as Georgia Claire's life has been to us. WE ARE BLESSED! It's funny what people will say...some that know our story and some that don't...I've had people say things like, "How are you going to do it with two so small?" and "TWO in diapers?! Good luck with that!" and "So, you believe in having your kids close, huh?" and "See! You just had to relax!"...UGH! I don't believe that relaxing had anything to do with it. I believe that God calls certain couples to adopt and once they have completed his calling, he will bless them again, perhaps with another adoption or with a pregnancy. You cannot explain why 5 years of trying to conceive (2.5 of those years being infertility treatments with one of the best doctors in the country) ended with an "unexplained infertility" status on my file. If all we had to do was relax, Dr. Putman would have sent us on a vacation instead of putting my body through all that we did!

OK, so enough of that! I also have family & friends that KNOW what a miracle it all is and want to share our story with everyone they see. I've heard things like, "What a blessing!" and "It might be hard at first but you can do it!" and "Two little girls! They will be best friends!"...it's comments like those that get me really excited and ready to welcome Ivy Jane into the world!

These pictures are just random ones from the weekend and the last couple of days at home.

Mimi got Georgia a "tea set" with a tea pot that sings songs and makes a pouring sound, as well as little cups and cakes...she really enjoyed it! She's trying to eat the cake...

Shelby has been working SO HARD! The last two weeks he was out of town...in Houston for a week long class-gone from Sunday-Friday and in the panhandle for work on a potentially large job for his company-again gone from Sunday-Friday. Here he is talking to his boss about work...on Friday night, with "Bitty Baby" under his arm. He said later he had no clue that he had the doll. I thought it was great & definitely something we would see again, either a REAL baby or a baby doll. It's only just begun!
Shelby & I had to get out and run a couple of errands and while we were gone Georgia Claire woke up from her nap and decided that she wanted to climb the stairs! So, with Granbarry following her, she went up to the first landing without a problem, turned around, raised her arms and said, "YEA!" and then climbed the rest of the way to the second floor. Thank goodness for baby gates! Here she is so proud of herself...
And again after we got home...(and yes, that would be my swollen ankle in the picture!)
Bitty Baby sat in Aunt Heather's old baby hi-chair and ate supper while Georgia ate...she kept looking down at her and giggling.
And Monday night at home....first ice cream cone!
She likes the bottom of the cone first!
And these pictures were taken at the farm with Mr. Lloyd Bolding, who owns the farm. My dad has been in a partnership with him since about 1981. I was 5 years old when Dad started the blueberries. We had about 3 acres for many years and then he started growing Christmas trees and peaches. Mr. Bolding & Dad basically have a "sharecropping" relationship. Mr. Bolding provides the land and Dad farms, and they split the profit. He wanted to hold Georgia and he gave her his cowboy hat. She wasn't sure at first...

And then decided she would smile! =)