Christian is 11 Months Old!

Jason thinks Christian looks like me in this photo.

I can hardly believe that we will be celebrating Christian's 1st Birthday next month! I have to admit that I have been quite emotional lately. I have been thinking a lot about all the things we have experienced this past year. It has been the absolute, most terrifying and most joyous year of our lives. I constantly am amazed by our sweet boy. I know how blessed we are and it is so overwhelming. I can't help but fight back tears, even now, as I type this. Memories are replaying in my mind these days about the events and conversations that took place before Christian was born. Only this time, remembering the conversations with all the Doctors and nurses, hearing all the terrifying statistics, is really sinking in that they were actually talking about our baby. That really happened. At the time of course I was scared. I remember the doctor in Walla Walla telling us that we could have our baby and at any moment and that I needed to be life-flighted right away. I couldn't believe what was happening. I had felt great. Things were going so well.

I remember the doctors giving Jason and I a moment alone and as my loving husband held me I broke down in his arms. I did not think my heart could bear the news, it was breaking, and the hurt and fear was so unbearable that the only thing I could do was beg God to hear my prayer. And He did. Suddenly I had this amazing sense of peace in my heart. I was still scared but I had a new found strength that I had never known before. In the days that followed, I listened to what the Doctors were saying but in my heart I felt like they were not talking about OUR child. I knew that our baby was going to be fine and we would have him home and he would be healthy. Writing that now sounds very naive and somewhat pompous, but that is how I felt.

I thank God everyday for giving me that peace in my heart and the strength to make it through those months. It has been a long road to get to where we are now. We still have a bit of road left. Christian is such an inspiration. Such a miracle. How brave our little guy is and he doesn't even know it. Someday when he is older we will have a fabulous story to tell him about how he came into this world. How he beat the odds that were against him. How he brought joy to so many people. How he went through so much, too much, and still smiles constantly. How he gave his parents peace with his eyes that told us "I'm okay". Oh Christian, you are so loved.

We are so truly blessed. My tears are tears of joy. Thank you God.

Just Hangin' Out

Priceless

Birthday Girl

Happy Birthday Misty!!!!!

Two of a Kind

Many people have different opinions of who Christian looks like. I am seeing more and more of Jason in Christian and I couldn't be more thrilled! What I am mostly amazed with is the personality traits that Christian shares with his daddy. They make the same faces and it is not something that Christian has learned....it's genetic. :) I think these pics that Jason's mom took last Sunday really capture the close bond that Christian and Jason share. These are my guys and I am soooooo in love with them!

Christian and his Great Great Grandma Mason

Last Sunday Christian got to visit for the first time with his Great Great Grandmother. It was a beautiful moment watching her look at him for the first time. We had such a nice visit. Jason's grandma made my favorite chicken and noodles dinner with peanut butter pie for desert. Christian entertained us all with his charm and good looks. He was so full of energy that night. I thought for sure he would fall asleep on the way home so I put him in his pj's before we left. He was so wound up that he didn't fall asleep til about 9:30. That is pretty late for him.

Christian and his Grandpa Jeff

Last Friday we had our house fumigated for spiders and other creepy crawly things. We had to stay out of the house all day so we dropped Cleo off at the vet, put Emry in a carrier, and loaded up the Explorer for a day of "out-and-about-ness". When we ran out of things to do in town, we went to Jason's parents house. Here are some great pics of Christian with his Grandpa Jeff.

Christian likes to pull on Grandpa's beard.

Two silly-willies.

Christian loved looking at all the pretty fish in Grandpa's fish tank.

Tickle Time!

Say Cheese!

You can see in this picture that Christian LOVED

spending the afternoon at Grandpa and Grandma's!

My son, so sweet.

Lately I have been feeling a little frazzled by the fact that certain parts of my home are a complete disaster. Jason and I have been doing some upgrades in our home. It started with my painting escapade. I removed a lot of the "clutter" out of my living room and basically took everything off my walls in order to paint. All of these items were placed in the guest bedroom, along with Mr. Christian's baby swing. When the new paint went up I decided that I did not want a lot of those items back in the living room. So, they are still in the guest bedroom. Last weekend Jason and I started laying the new flooring downstairs. We had to clear out another room and find places for even more items. My downstairs is a mess, my guest bedroom is full of items that don't belong, I still have painting to do. The list can go on, and on. All I wanna do is play with this sweet little boy of mine, and that is exactly what I do most of my days. I manage to get the necessities done but I just can't seem to take myself away from this sweet little boy for very long at all. I know that these days are passing so quickly, too quickly. And he will only be little for such a brief amount of time. So for now, I choose him. The toilet can get cleaned tomorrow. :)

Lost Puppy

Have you seen this puppy?

He is 25 inches long, weighs about 14 pounds.

He has brown hair and blue eyes. Responds to the name Turkey.

He loves to eat carrots, sweet potatoes, and pears.

He laughs when you scratch his belly.

He is often seen on all fours but likes to sit with his paws in the air.

He chews and drools on EVERYTHING.

If you have seen this lost puppy, please contact us immediately!

(888)LEE-FAM3

WARNING: He may look extremely cuddly, adorable, sweet, charming, snuggly, cute and fuzzy, BUT he has TWO extremely sharp teeth. Handle with caution.

Cutie Pie Pics

Uh, where's the food???

Saturday Picnic

Yesterday we went to Jason's company picnic hosted by IBEW Local 112. It was a gorgeous day! The picnic was at Columbia Park in Kennewick. Jason had to be there all day because he was helping out with all the games for the kiddies. They had so many fun games for kids and awesome prizes too. Everyone had a great time. The Schwan's man showed up in his truck and pulled out ice cream and popsicles for everyone. That was Christian's favorite part!

Popsicle Kid

Christian's Surgery Date Changed

Just wanted to let everyone know that Christian's surgery in Portland has changed to Friday, Ocotober 17th at 7:30 a.m.

We've Gone Green!

I have been wanting to paint the interior of my house for some time now. Jason had a camping trip planned for Memorial weekend so that is the weekend I picked to transform my house.

Here are the before pics taken at night so they are pretty dark:

And with a TON of help from this FABULOUS friend Tami.............

....... a bit of my own elbow grease...........

....and lots of help from this little painter....

My house is green and I love it!!!!

I am so pleased with how this turned out. It is like a whole new house. It seems so much bigger and fresher. Next paint job is on the kitchen (in a week or two!)