pure joy.

so, it's been a really long time since i last blogged and people are starting to get on me about it so i thought i better post! so much has been going on in my life since my last post and it all revolves around my precious son. every time i look at him, i thank God for blessing me with this perfect angel. everything about him is so pure and so innocent. i simply can't get enough of him. it melts my heart everytime he looks at me and smiles or laughs, or even when i hear him competing for "loudest snorer" against daddy. it's funny the things i get so excited about these days, just over a year ago i used to get so excited about some fun party we were going to on staurday night and last week, i nearly peed my pants with excitement, when grayson grabbed his first toy and put it in his mouth. two days ago i felt the same excitement when he rolled over for the first time. the excitement i get from those little joys is the kind that makes me so happy i could cry! last week while we were sitting in the dealership getting my car serviced, travis taught grayson how to box. he taught him a good right hook, a good left hook, and how to guard his face at all times. grayson loved it, and laughed so hard that he immediately got the hiccups. i love to watch travis and grayson together. there's nothing sweeter than a daddy loving on his baby! grayson loves having his daddy home. and i swear he knows as soon as he leaves to go back to work, because the first two days after trav leaves, grayson is always so fussy. it makes me so sad, so we talk about daddy alot and read "My Daddy Loves Me" at night when he is gone. we are completely smitten by our grayson!

amidst all this joy, my family and i have been dealing with the illness of my grandmother. my grandmother is truly the most amazing women i have ever known, in every way possible. if i end up to be half the women she is, id be doing great! about the time grayson was born, my grandmother was diagnosed with a very rare terminal illness that has taken tolls on her body in ways i never knew possible. it amazes me every day how strong she is for fighting this disease. her life has been turned upside down, but one thing that brings her joy are her great grandbabies, so i take grayson to see her quite a bit. i'd do anything to put a smile on her face.

on a lighter note, i have started or attempted to start wedding planning. i have been looking at places and getting ideas together. it seems so fun to do all of this, but i know its going to get stressful and very time-consuming, but im so excited. i cant wait to marry travis ! so any ideas for fun wedding ideas are appreciated. and im looking for royal blue wedding shoes, like the ones carrie wore in SATC, however not priced like manolo's, so if youve seen any let me know! i cant wait to start this exciting process!

Grayson Keith Glover

Grayson Keith Glover was born on October 29th, 2008 at 5:43 p.m. He weighed 6lbs. 1oz. and was 19 and 1/4 inches long. Grayson came 4 weeks and 5 days early and we are thrilled he is as healthy as a full term baby now! On October 29th,i woke up and thought to myself, i'm going to have my baby today..however, i would wake up thinking that thought everyday bc i was so ready to meet him. I looked at my cell phone and saw that it was 11:11 a.m. and i remember thinking, oh my gosh, i can't believe how late i slept and how wonderful i slept last night, because i had been sleeping miserably. i was feeling wonderful! then all of a sudden i heard this weird popping sound but didnt think to much of it, then the next thing i know, i was peeing all over myself, except i wasn't peeing, my water had broke!!! i obviously freaked out considering i was not at all prepared for this moment, especially 4 and 1/2 weeks early. So i frantically just kept saying "Oh my God, oh my God!" Eventually travis woke up and was wondering what was going on, but i was still so in shock i couldnt even explain to him what had happened so i just kept saying, "Oh my God!" eventually i came to terms with the fact that my water had broke, so i softly whispered to travis, "my water broke!" we were not at all prepared for this! we were still moving into our new apartment, and grayson's room wasn't even remotely close to being done! frantically, i called my dr, trav packed a bag for us, and we headed to the hospital! talk about bad timing... my dad was just getting on an airplane to go to Chicago, my stepmom was in arizona, travis's mom was in israel, and travis's dad was in argentina, thankfully my mom was here! goes to show our little grayson wants to run the show! he was ready to meet the world! at 5:43 p.m. the most amazing blessing came into our lives to change them forever! when i got to hold him for the first time, i experienced the most unconditional love! people always tell you about the love they have for their children, but you never know how unbelievable it is until you feel it for the first time! you love your baby so much and pray to God nothing ever happens to him and he will always be protected. i uncontrollably cried tears of love and joy they first time i held him in my arms and it is a moment i will never forget, it is a feeling i wish i could relive everyday! he already fills us so full of joy and we laugh and cry over all the precious faces and sounds he makes! he is truly the greatest gift, miracle, and blessing that God could have given us! we are so thankful to have him. he makes it so easy to be the world's proudest mommy and daddy!

stretchmarks, peanut butter and milk!

i had a very bittersweet moment the other day. for most people getting a stretchmark is like the end of the world, i know to me before it would have been! but with only 6 weeks left until Grayson is here, i got my first stretchmark. at first i was bummed bc i thought i had done so well not cramming on the weight, but then i realized, hey, im, pregnant, these things are inevitable, right?!! then i got this huge feeling of joy come over me! it dawned on me that the reason i am getting this stretchmark is because our little boy is getting so big and growing so strong that he is stretching me out bc he is ready to come meet our world! so like a big dork, im excited about this ugly, yet so beautiful stretchmark! i also became very glad at the idea that i was able to accept the situation this way! as far as getting the stretchmark, im pretty sure how i got it...haha! i feel like the only thing i want to eat is a peanut butter and jelly sandwich with a glass of milk! apparently grayson can't get enough of it! these are the first cravings i have had throughout my pregnancy so i guess that's why i am excited about it! it's so funny how the things that excite you change so drastically when you are on your way to motherhood! i can't wait for the wonderful adventure!

yay! we have a blog!

so i have been wanting to create a blog forever now, considering all the wonderfully exciting stuff going on in our lives (cough, cough...baby gray!!!) and i finally took the time to do it! im excited! unfortunately i have no idea how to operate this blog business, so any help to make our blog cutesy is much appreciated!