Roses are in Bloom!

We had a nice weekend, regardless of all of the gloomy weather! Friday, we had a wonderful surprise when our friends from Enid called and told us they were in town. We met them for dinner and had a great time. Their sweet little baby, Elly, was with them and she is just about the most precious baby we have ever seen. I know everyone has heard me brag on her before, but you just cannot get enough of her! She is so happy! On the way to the restaurant, as Amy and I were sitting in the back of the truck with her, I just looked at her and said to my husband, "If we had this baby, I would love her even if I didn't give birth to her." It was my "Ah-ha" moment that Oprah always talks about. We just want children so badly, that we would be just as in love if it was not biologically ours. I thought I had always felt that way, but Friday night was just the icing on the cake. It just really hit me. It is hard to explain, it was just this sense of peace. It was God's way of telling me that everything will be alright, regardless. We are still in shock about one thing though... she apparently was not feeling well and spit up, or should I say threw up, her bottle. We have never seen so much formula come out of such a little mouth. We are still talking about it. That is how you know you long for children. Baby vomit makes you smile!

Saturday we had a movie day. We stayed in bed until noon. We like to get these days in, because we know as soon as we are parents, they will cease. One of the movies we watched was Slumdog Millionaire. It broke my heart. It made me want to jump on a plane to Mumbai and take home all the children I could get. It really made me realize how lucky I am. Sure, my parents got divorced as a child, and I did not have the "picture perfect" childhood but my goodness I am blessed. Those poor babies. I want them all! Saturday night was a night to remember! We went to a friends house for their son's First Communion. He got a Wii from his aunt as a gift and my husband hooked it up. We then spent most of the night playing with the 4 boys (ages 4-10) and it was a handful! They were so hilarious though! I love little boys! I love that they are ornery and messy and don't whine when they are mad, just tackle! It was high energy all night! We were laughing in the car on the way home. If this round of in-vitro works and all 3 eggs take, wouldn't that be something if we had 3 boys? Pure madness, but how fun!!!

Look at these roses! All this rain has REALLY helped our rose bushes come along!

The fragrance is absolutely amazing! I cut some today and put them in a vase in our home. We were so blessed to have the landscaping done before moving in!

Today we were going to go to church, but realized that the service that we wanted to go to was at 8:15, not 11. We are traditional, and we can't help it. We love hymns, not guitars. No offense to those who do, it is just not our thing. We went to visit my mom and grandmother, and are still concerned about her. She is just not the same. I think she is tired. Tired of her medicine, tired of the fight. Hopefully once this infection passes, she will be her spunky self again. Then, after a drop off to Dillards, to check out the sale, we met a friend at Panera to talk about his 10 year reunion that is coming up. It is hilarious to me. When they talk about songs that were popular in 1999, I remember them at the clubs in OKC. 4 years is not that big of a difference now, but 18 vs. 22 was! My college memories were his high school days! It should be fun.

I am expecting my doctor to start my round of birth control this week! Let the games begin! For those who do not know, or remember, they will put me on birth control for one month to manipulate my cycle and "trick" it into ovulation at the time they need it to be. This is just the beginning! Keep your prayers alive!

~Amy