Surprise Baby Girl

My baby girl 3 came as such a surprise that I am just starting to believe it myself. While the thought of having my third and last baby always crossed my mind, I knew I wasn't ready for it yet.  Maybe, I thought, in a couple of years.  And then it happened, the nausea.  Yeah, I know it all too well, it was just almost impossible to believe because these things don't happen to me, I thought.  I have planned my other girls down to the month I wanted them to be born in but not this time.

I struggled believe it until it finally set it... about the time I was 4 months or so when this photograph came to be.  I was IN LOVE.  What it seemed like something unreal, it became real when I saw her little face smiling at me. Whether I planned it or not, here she was and my heart melted.  Now I count the days when she will be in my arms and to finally meet this little baby girl who became the little miracle surprise baby that she is.  With two months to go, I dream of the day she will be in my arms and one day I woke up to these thoughts in my head:

I dream of you, I think of you,
You grow more with every day.
I love you now, I will love you then too
But nothing will compare to when I'm holding you.
Until we meet I will feel you kick,
To tell me how you can't wait to meet.
You are so small inside of me,
But you are the biggest blessing God has sent to me.
-Lorena to Surprise Baby Girl

Hello 2012! :-)

Decided to spend our New Years Day at the country having some ranch fun enjoying my animals. While there's nothing wrong with staying at home laying in bed resting all day, which was my second option, actually I missed my chickens. :)

The day weather is beautiful so staying indoors just seemed like a bit of a waste of cool fresh awesome day. 64* and sunny, a bit unseasonably warm but I'll take it! Hope you're enjoying your first day of the year too! :)

7:38pm. Now I'm finally resting in bed. It was great to see all my loving animals were happy and healthy. I'm not in the best shape to be walking around so I got tired pretty easy. Also taking photos was so difficult, the bending over seemed almost impossible but I managed to take some of my girls riding Josey, our sweet girl donkey and got to act like monkeys. [pic] :) I always love to see them having fun!

Had such a fun day but now I'm tired so I'm in bed and getting ready to watch a Kung Fu movie with my baby. Goodnight and hello 2012!!!

My Last Post of 2011…

Wow, here it is, my very last post of 2011! How exiting! 2011 was so awesome to me filled with so many struggles that I conquered, surprises that became blessings and happy moments that I will never forget.  I can only hope for a 2012 that will be this loving to me.  I’ve got so much to be thankful for and just like every end of the year, it’s sad to say Goodbye so I rather say that 2011 is not ending but continuing on in 2012. 

Wishing everyone a safe, prosperous and HAPPY NEW YEARS wherever you may be and with whomever you may be with.  May we be blessed with another Amazing Year in 2012!!!!!

… and now I gottta go light up some fireworks! Woohoo, here comes 2012!

Lorena

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2012!!!

Merry Christmas 2011 :)

How was it, it was great! After so much planning and shopping and thinking and wrapping, it all ended the way I always thought it would... in a heartbeat. I know special events go by so fast so I braced myself for this enjoying every day before Christmas day. My girls were blessed this holiday and I couldn't have asked for more.

What can I say, it's my favorite morning of the year and I look forward to it with great anticipation... the gift openings, the smiles, the surprises, the family happy together. Nothing comes near as great as this. After all the excitements and a giant breakfast, it was time to wind down and rest. This is where things got a bit, how can I say it, boring but then again, it was time to reflect the true meaning of Christmas and begin the process of being grateful to Jesus for everything he's done for us. Just to have made it this far into the year, is the biggest blessing we could've asked for and the greatest gift we all received. Nothing compares to the joy of waking up and breathing the air of life for one more day and be surrounded by the wonderful warmth of family love. I was so happy. In my heart, so much to be exited about and thankful for.

Happy Thanksgiving (Turkey Caught on Fire!)

I could not be happier! My mom made it to visit us this Thanksgiving and it was like a dream come true! Her visit came as a surprise when my sister Aime asked her to come with her and I was thrilled. Having my these two lovely ladies with me and my family during this holiday was such an amazing blessing! I love them so much. :)

The Cooking: I was so excited to also have my sister Aime come visit and help me cook and be my co-chef. I'm not gonna lie, we were awesome together being that all our dishes were home made and filled with ingredients. We started cooking around noon and didn't finish until we sat down to eat dinner with the desserts in the oven still. And yes, my turkey even caught on fire as we were taking it out of the over but it was alright because we can say this became the thrill of the day... well sort of. :)