None of us have the same story, but we all have the same bond. Being a mother is the most important job I will ever do. It is a gift that was given to me and I cherish it with all of my heart. I am not a perfect mommy, just ask my kids. But, I do take my job seriously and realize that it is my responsibility to teach my children to be good, faithful people. I am a work in progress and I pray that God (and my children and husband) continue to forgive my mistakes and applaud my successes.
Again, Happy Mother's Day to each of the beautiful mothers reading this blog. A special thank you to my mother because without you and your guidance, I wouldn't be able to handle any of what life has thrown at me. You are an amazing woman and you need to give yourself more credit for the job that you have done with the FIVE of us. To my mother-in-law Nana, thank you for teaching your son to be strong, caring, and empathetic--he is my rock (and he's pretty darn cute, too). God bless you all and enjoy the recent pics and videos (my sister Rita told me it was time to post some stuff).
Big boy Matthew up to bat!
James loves to eat...seriously, he eats more than Em and Matt combined.
My mom planted some peonies last year in Luke's memory and they really took off this year. Simply beautiful, just like him.
James and my gorgeous girl playing with the Cozy Coupe.
This is the epitome of our Matt.
NO STITCHES! Look at that tiny little tongue. There's also a little hair up there.This is our sweet boy dancing. He just LOVES to watch Yo Gabba, Gabba. If you haven't seen the show, you need to check it out--it reminds me of a show that would have run in the early/mid 1970s. It's far out, man.
James is walking (sort of). He is not doing a lot on his own yet, but the skills are there and he will walk to get what he wants (i.e. M&Ms or the door out of church). Not to worry, though, as Emily and Matthew were very late in walking and they are just fine. My kids just like to be lazy, I guess. Hmmmm...wonder what that says about me and Tommy?
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Hey, this is Christie Huggins. At this point, it's been so long...I really don't even remember who put me in contact with your caringbridge site. We are another family affected by HLHS. Our son, Blake...a twin, has HLHS awaiting his Fontan, and we just lost another son, Tristan, May 2nd to a 100% fatal form of HLHS. I have donated DNA from his body along with the DNA of the rest of the family to a study at Nationwide Children's in Columbus, Ohio. It's a really great study trying to find the genetic links of left-sided abnormality defects. There are 475 families signed up so far, and their original goal is 500 families. If you are interested in joining us for the search of the whys, hows, and possible cures in the future, please feel free to call me. My cell is 540-810-0489. All the study asks for is a tube of blood and a questionnaire. I hope it gives us all some answers. I pray so. -Christie Huggins, www.caringbridge.org/visit/christiehuggins and kyleandchristieplus3.blogspot.com
Happy Mother's Day to you!! I love the pics! You are a wonderful mom and you inspire me to be better every day!
P.S. I got your message yesterday... crazy week around here, tomorrow I only have the twins so I may get you called, but Friday I have no kids and I will call you fo sho!
I heard that you say bomb diggity so I thought fo sho was appropriate.
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