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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!