YOU GROW GIRL! 8 & 9 Months!

Here's our little princess at 8 months old.

Mommy is a bit behind..

You have 2 teeth at 8 months old

Still in size small FUZZIBUNZ

Size 6-9 month or 9 month clothes

You DO NOT like baby food any longer

YOU ONLY WANT food you can pick up and feed yourself!

You are STILL waking up once in the night-give Mama a BREAK would ya?

You take 2 naps a day for about one hour each.

You can walk behind your walker and take it EVERYWHERE!

You stand up on EVERYTHING!

You DO NOT LIKE to be strapped in or confined to ANYTHING including your car seat, stroller, swing, exersaucer etc...

9 Months...

You got your 3rd tooth (a fang) in Indiana while visiting my sister.

You LOVE baby puffs and puffcorn.

You are still in size small FUZZIBUNZ.

9 month clothes

You sleep through the night OCCASIONALLY. Mommy can't wait til this becomes a habit!!

YOU LOVE MEN!..Women...not so much..

You LOVE those nasty little chicken sticks that STINK.

You have MAJOR stranger anxiety!

You like to put EVERYTHING in your mouth!

You can get ANYWHERE you want to go and FAST!!

You can stand on your own for a few seconds!

EVERY brother and sister STILL adores you and fights over you!

Tori is your favorite!

You are a true joy, the light of our lives!

WE LOVE YOU BABY BAKERS!

Our NEW ADDITION! #8!

I have just been DYING to share this with all of you!

I have received many comments and emails wondering "where I've been?", "why am I not blogging?", "am I okay?" Well people...I'M BACK!!!!! AND WITH NEWS of another ADOPTION in our family! I find National Adoption Month as the PERFECT TIME to share our MIRACULOUS STORY!

Now that we have shared the news with our family. I will share our journey with you. It has been a LONG ride to our new baby and God has lead us all the way! I promised HIM that if I got pregnant, I would share our testimony and journey with all who would listen. To advocate for babies like ours.

I will share the most important part now and fill in the gaps along the way.

In June, we adopted 6 embryos from another couple. We signed up & added our profile at MIRACLES WAITING. After just 9 days-a couple approached us and said that they felt God wanted us to have their embryos. We were SHOCKED! We didn't think anyone would pick us since we already have 7 blessings.

God knew differently! So after surgeries, injections, giving up caffeine and allergy meds. 2 of our frozen miracles were thawed on October 21st. One did not survive the thaw and is resting in heaven with Jesus. On October 22nd a 3rd embie was thawed & survived. That same day these 2 precious "jewels" were placed inside my womb. Here are their first BABY PICTURES!

This one is already hatching out of its sweet shell in the photo!

One of the "jewels" did not make it and is also up in heaven. We are so thankful we were able to free this "frozen soul" and give it life.

The miracle is-ONE MADE IT!! Last week The Captain & I heard & saw ONE PRECIOUS, MIRACULOUS heart beat! Here he/she is!!


I am due the first part of JULY! We could not be more ecstatic and feel more blessed!

This is how we told our parents yesterday. My MIL got it RIGHT AWAY! It took my FIL and my parents A WHILE to catch on to his shirt!

The Captain and I are THRILLED BEYOND BELIEF (so are ALL the other kids) at this 8th MIRACLE in our life!

We are giving God ALL THE GLORY for our sweet one! For who else could conjure up such a MIRACLE????

Many people would choose to keep this "private" or not want to share the details. THERE IS NO SECRET HERE! I believe God wants us to witness, share our blessings and our testimony to help others out along the way. If I can help just ONE couple adopt one of the 500,000 other frozen souls out there waiting-I have done my job!

If you are a Christian, and you believe life starts at conception, that is just it-500,000 "orphans" are waiting.......Frozen in TIME! They just need a warm, loving place to grow! Read the following verse carefully

"For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and WONDERFULLY MADE; your works are WONDERFUL, I know that full well. My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place. When I was woven together in the depths of the earth, your eyes saw my unformed body. ALL the days ordained for me were written in your book BEFORE ONE OF THEM CAME TO BE!"
PSALMS 139:13-16

WHEW!!!!!!!

Glad I FINALLY got all that out!!

Praising Him for our baby, nausea and insomnia!