"family" vaca

As I lay in bed tonight reflecting on the last few days husband, baby and I have had and I am so blessed it's unreal. The three of us were invited to the beach with the Lawson's, they keep Lillian during work hours for us. They have rented this beautiful three story BEAUTIFUL beach house on the oh so special Tybee Island. We have had the time of our lives. I cannot believe how lucky we are to have such an amazing family watching our precious little girl while we make money to feed her! :) So far we have had a steak dinner, low country broil and the most amazing Mac and cheese (shhh, don't tell nanny) all cooked by Scooter! It has opened my eyes to how to raise a child who is thankful and easy going children. They have two teenagers (hey Taylor and tanner!) they both brought friends and they are super sweet super fun as well. I asked scooter and niño tonight how they have raised such amazing kids. Their answer was so raw, they make mistakes but they always admit their wrongs..and they count to 3! :) I really hope when lily and any potential siblings are older she will appreciate a home cooked meal and pack a sandwich for the beach and not feel like we owe it to them to spoil them rotten and buy them everything. Their children are just happy playing volleyball. I am closing my eyes tonight and saying my prayers extra thankful for God placing amazing people in our lives. I'll post some pictures when we get home!

"hey Sarah, one day lily will break your heart"

...oh the things people fail to tell you. We have always had lily on a pretty strict bedtime. And ever since she started holding her breath when she is super sleepy we avoid her getting over tired at ALL costs. So anyways, lily has been in bed since about 7pm. But thanks to the thunderstorm we are having, Lillian woke up crying for her mommy. What would any compassionate mommy do? Of course I had to go rock her back to sleep. As I walk back out of the room all I hear is a sweet voice yelling mama while holding her arms wide open looking at me with those bright brown eyes... I am heart broken. All I want to do is run back in there, scoop her out of bed and let her sleep with mommy and daddy! Lillian, you know how completely melt my heart! My sweet, beautiful, amazing daughter... I love you.

Its been awhile...

It has been quite some time.  Lillian is so big these days! We have had Halloween and Thanksgiving since my last post. We were invited by an amazing woman, Amanda Cobb (Which by the way I plan on naming my next child after in some way.  She is seriously the most loving, sweet and fun person...ever!) to the pumpkin patch for a little party! We had a BLAST!

For Halloween day I had a costume all made up for her she was going to be a sweet little bumble bee but we decided last minute not to take her out in the chilly weather! afterall she wont even remember it!

Her last doctors appointment proved to us that our little lady is infact....little.  She is 6 months old and weighs in at 12lbs!

For Thanksgiving we always to go my nanny and papas house! We have done that every year since I was little! I love seeing everyone and laughing...when noone is fighting! :)
This was obviously Lillians first Thanksgiving and we let her try the greenbeans and pears!

Hope everyone had a fabulous Thanksgiving! Christmas is just around the corner!!

deep.

After watching this video I feel like writing my own "beautiful" story.

God made me, me.  He chose what color eyes I would have, my parents and my gifts.  I am reminded everyday that I look into my daughters eyes what a miracle life really is.  God gave me life, he gave me the gift of  being able to bring life into this world.  There is nothing more beautiful to me than my daughter.  She is so amazing. I am sure that is what my mom thought when she looked at me when I was 5 months old.  I was brought into this world with a purpose. God gave me the ability to smile, laugh and enjoy his blessings.

I never want Lillian to grow up and think anyone is better than her or visa versa.  I want her to treat everyone she meets with respect and love.  I want her to be strong and stand up for herself. I want her to accept the things that society says may not be beautiful. I want her to stand up for the less fortunate and stand against bullying. I want her to love everything about herself like I love everything about her.

 I may not be a  size 2 with size 6 shoes, amazing hair and perfect skin.  But to God I am the most perfect creation made.  I may not be good at sports. I may not be a genius. I may not be creative.  I may not be the best cook. I may get road rage, loose my temper and have  panic attacks. I may get migraines that ruin plans but at the end of the day, I am me.  I was created to help others, brighten someones day, and share my love.

I sleep with my feet hanging out of the covers, my head completly covered and 3 pillows.  I pop my knuckles.  I am random, clumsy, and flat out spacey.  I can not spell to save my life and a victim of gullability. My dad is an alcoholic and I am afraid to drink alcohol. I have never consumed a single drug. I suffer from anxiety. I am Sarah Elizabeth Forbus Martin and I am BEAUTIFUL.

What makes you beautiful?

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lesson learned-prune juice.

Prune juice is terrible, horrible, nasty and sticky.  It WILL stain your whole house, your child and you.  Dont be fooled by its ability to get one's bowels moving, it is not your friend. 

it is brown like tar and sticky like malasses. 

Constipation is terrible, for anyone of any size.  But it has no place in my baby's tummy. The nurse suggested prune juice to help get things a movin. It definetly made our grandma baby poop her depends but for my habitual spitter this has by far been the messy-est ever.  Do yourself a favor and use pear juice.

other than that we are terrific! my stinker is talking up a storm as we speak and rolling from back to belly! :)

525600

525600 minutes, 8760 hours, 365 days, 1 year.

One year ago today I would have never imagined where we would be today.

3 years ago today I married my best friend.  And on our 2nd wedding anniversary we had known we were going to have a baby for 1 day.  On September 26th we found out I was pregnant.  On September 27th Jake was laid off from his job.  So in 24 hours our lives went from cloud nine to complete hell.

We went through so much in the last year its hard to grasp it all.  Starting off our second year of marriage unemployeed and expecting isn't exactly ideal.  Our home was in jeopardy, we thought that was bad until on March 18th I was put on bedrest and given the option that our precious baby girl could possibly have Trisomy 18.  Thankfully she did not. I laid in bed for 2 months counting down the days and actually looking forward to doctor appointments. It gave me so much strength knowing I could see the person I was doing all the hard work for. 

On May 14th 2011 our miracle Lillian was born due to a slight emergent c-section.  But perfect in every way nonetheless.  Thats when our luck look an awesome turn upward.  I am so happy to report on this very day one year later we are stronger and more reliant on God than we were a year ago.  He got us through some tough months and showed us that even though we were scared He knew all along that we would be just fine. 

I am so blessed to be in this crazy battle of life with Jake.  He is without a doubt my soulmate.


And our home is still ours. 

Looking forward to what this next year brings us I am sure it will be lots of first for lily and some amazing laughs.

This ones to you God bc you made it all possible!

"This is the wiggliest baby I have ever measured"

Lillian had her 4 month well check yesterday..and the nurse thought she was one active babe.

She moved around so much that we aren't completely positive on her length but it appeared to be about 22 inches! When Lillian arrived in the world she was 18.5 inches. Cannot believe how much she has grown in 4 months!

The weight on her growth chart says 11.5lbs however I am almost positive the scale said 10lbs 8oz...but then again I am not really sure if I am coming or going most days.

All in all she is one perfect baby! I am so blessed.  The doctor told us to go ahead and start solids any time we wanted.  And well I have been dying to use my baby bullet!

First on the menu...GREEN PEAS!

overall we wore more than we ate...but it was a success for the first time!

I have decided to make all of her food. For me it is a personal opinion but I am just really not fond of the store bought baby food.  There is no right or wrong way, this is just my personal preference.  I am so thankful for my best friend for purchasing  the baby bullet for my birthday! Here is my first try at it!

This would be 9 "jars" of baby food it took me only 15 mins from start to finish to make this.  That 15 minutes includes the 7 it took to steam the peas.

I am very pleased with how well it turned out!