Monday, August 31, 2009

I've always wondered about dreams

Last night I had the most horrific dream to memory and I'm blogging about it because it was a dream that makes you appreciate your blessings. In this dream, I only had Max and I had to give him away to save his life. I was on this ship with other people and he was already not "mine" anymore even though I could still kind of be with him. I just remember experiencing a very real (in my dream) physical pain that felt like I was being crushed in some kind of vice. It was even more intense than childbirth. I've never felt like that. When I woke up, I was kind of in this daze because it had seemed so real and the physical pain of losing my baby boy had seemed so real. I am so appreciative of my family that I can't even say. I had a very small glimpse of how difficult it was for Heavenly Father to allow His Only Begotten Son to suffer and die to atone for mankind for which I will always be eternally grateful. I also had a small glimpse of the selflessness of birth mothers who place their children for adoption when their circumstances are such that adoption would give their children a better life.

Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Dad Makes a Fun Toy

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Ryan at 12 Weeks

It's so fun to see how fun Ryan is. It's also the little things that are exciting as a parent. Here is Ryan reaching and grabbing his toy!

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Why we love the Y

We love the YMCA. It's huge and has fun classes. One of the classes is even for Max. He does toddler gym where kids get full access to the gymnastics gym with added toddler toys. Max loves the basketball hoop and floor trampoline the best.

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Pool Party with Friends

Last Saturday was the perfect day to spend the time at the pool. We joined the Mathis family and some others to have fun in the pool, have a pinata and play some football. One of the guys there said that Max looks just like Peyton Manning as a baby (quarterback for the Indianapolis Colts). I haven't found pics yet to see for myself. This is the first time Max has done a pinata in about 7 months so he gets it more although he doesn't understand the survival of the fittest part of it. ; )Here are some pics and videos.
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