3 years later....and it's still like yesterday!

I think the title sums up everything about today....our hearts are so full....both heavy and joyous...we've been beyond blessed with the love of our lives Dj yet..our hearts yearn for more.

This day feels like yesterday...Clara Grace.

Lego, JVC & Netflix and DJ!

Well...I haven't blogged in a while...since I can't be online while Davids working I've just been getting things ready or packed around the house. My mom has been coming by once a week to help me clean up which has been wonderful! Aside from that I've been keeping up with all our laundry so that when we come home from the hospital there isn't much to do! Speaking of...Dj's bag is packed...our bag is packed...camera bag is ready to go...and today we got our newest addition to camera's a CAMCORDER!! We got the black one so that we could capture all our first moments with DJ!

Aside from this we also purchased a deep freezer last week so that we could stock up on groceries and not need to go to the store so often. So far it has been wonderful! Its working great outside and we certainly couldn't of gotten it without David's dad's help! Thank You for helping us bring it home! As most know David finished GTA so for Father's Day he wanted a 2nd controller to his PS3. So we bought this combo kit that had Kill Zone 2 and the controller! We also got Lego Batman....mainly for me because Im not the best at video games and in Lego you don't die.

On the Dj home front...my stitch is OUT! So now its just whenever DJ wants to bless us with his presence! I can honestly say we're ready...just wondering and anxious of when and how it'll all happen! I finished up his nursery this week...put all but a couple finishing details. Today is 37 weeks and we're offically FULL TERM!! Its such a blessing to know we made it this far! Well I am going to get off and help David do some picking up to the house...and we're going to watch Up on Netflix....we just finished watching Fluffy: Gabriel Iglesias....let me say HILARIOUS!!

Dr. Bass is back!!

Well my doctor is offically back! Its almost been 6 whole weeks since I've seen him but we saw him on Thursday and he said things are going GREAT and that my surgery is working PERFECT!! That is such a good thing to hear. I will see him again in 3 weeks and next week we see our specialist! I say that the "mommy" check up went great and that our next appointment is for "Peanut's" check up! I've decided to offically wait until one more confirmation from the doctor before choosing anything for the nursery just so that we're sure that Peanut still has a Peanut!! We have colors and lots of ideas on what we'd like to have in the room just a matter of figuring things out. My mom & dad are going to be buying the crib as that is our family tradition and here pretty soon I'll actually get to go shopping for it. David wants me to wait until after 24 weeks before I start actually making purchases and I respect his decision on that so just 6 more weeks!! I am really excited about my cradle finally making its way back to me!! Its a very bittersweet circle that its made. My grandfather bought the cradle for me when I was born and since then its been used by Lauren, Andrew, Mark & Alexis, Oriana, Maddie and Louie!! So 7 babies later its Peanut's turn! My mom is on a blanket making frenzy and they are going to wonderful with all of the warm comfy clothes that Jomi has bought Peanut!! I think that I've felt Peanut some days to say "Hey Mom I'm Here"! David says that he's lazy because every time that he talks to him or messes with my stomach to get him to move he goes still. He says that now wait till its completely obvious that he's moving and we'll see who is lazy LOL! There are so many things that I'm looking forward to getting for Peanut once he's here...we'll have our Lil' Eagle FAN!! The ladies at work joke with me that I should just make his nursery Black & Gold to "brainwash" as the Cooper fans say early!
Well Lent has started and that makes my choices of food a bit different as Im always craving chicken and the latest craving is Chinese!! For Lent this year I've taken on going to church every weekend because I feel that regardless of where we've been in the past couple years God has given us so many blessings! We were blessed with a wonderful Daughter that will never be forgotten, with a wedding and for Peanut! I can also say that though this year has been hard for my sister I can say that my family is truly appreciative of the time we're given and continue to pray for her healing that God has given her!
David is out shooting at the farm again this weekend and I am about to start working on Lesson plans!!

Playoff season has begun!!

Well life has been pretty normal lately. Aside from David being on the sickly end of it...he's been sick 2 times in 2 weeks. We finally went to the doctor and he's finally feeling better. Well we've finally settled in a bit but our weekends seem to keep getting busier and busier!! We haven't had a calm nothing to do weekend since before the wedding. Wedding weekend, Halloween Party, 16th Bday party, Club Thanksgiving Dinner, AHigh football and now we have another wedding to attend!! Here is one of my favorite shots I took at the A-High vs. Arlington Lamar Playoff game!! I went with my brother and dad while David hung out with the "boys" and had a bachelor party for Tyler. It was an awesome game and I enjoyed it even more since it was at the new Cowboys Stadium. To make it more fun my bestie Sharon came to the game too...its always nice to just spend sometime with your friend regardless of where your at!! Well David is recovering nicely and I can't wait to have him at 100% again.

On a different note school has been going great especially these coming weeks. I had one of the greatest little girls in my class turn 5 yesterday and we let her parent celebrate her birthday with our class. Of course they loved it...CUPCAKES = SUGAR!! Today we had a field trip to Oak Wood Trails at the Abilene Supported Living Center. At first it was like ohh yay a nature walk with my class...attention span = 0 but they did awesome and it was really fun we walked and there were activities we could do along the trail. We swung on a Rope Swing, Log Swing and a HUMAN sized Tetter Totter. It was awesome and to end it all we had lunch at the picnic tables and let the kids play at the attatched playground!!! and YES Christina and I both slide down the slide!! I am very excited that there are only 5 days of school till Thanksgiving break and then 3 weeks after that till Christmas Break and then I don't have to go back until Jan 5th!!

For those that have been waiting for this update my sister had her surgery and is waiting to heal before she does 4 more rounds of chemo. I am so thankful for all the prayers for her. Its amazing how much this year has made us grow and change. Death is a sad thing but I keep believing that one day we'll see the LIFE that it brings. I can honestly say for both of us we never saw this coming nor knew how to prepare for everything that has happened to us. I am really looking forward to starting a new year with my new husband an all the new journeys we'll be on!!

And PS. I have really been trying hard to incorporate diet and exercise into my daily routine...3 days good so far...MUST get better!!

Wow its been forever!!!

Well lets see I should already be in bed but I decided since I was helping David make our Open Enrollment changes to our BCBS insurance I figured I'd take the time to make a small post! Yes we finally did it we've been married 2 weeks now...and FYI I still haven't had the time to go Legally change my name yet. So for the time being I am still Maghen Martinez...or as my friends have decided my name is still Maghen Martinez but with the addition of Anderson. Thats a really long name. Life has been pretty hum dum lately which could explain why David describes married life as BORING. School is getting a bit better my kiddos are getting into the full swing of things!! I am excited about David's work because he could be working from home here pretty soon which will be AWESOME!! So lets cross our fingers and pray that works out! Well that is all for now as my body is screaming SLEEP and my computer is screaming at me IM DYING!!

Employment Orientation!!

Well its offical...I went to my employment orientation today for AISD. My job starts August 13th and I get my classroom on August 3rd. I will be getting to work on my room ASAP and Im really excited! Life seems to be going good these days now just to figure out when I can put my notice in a BCBS and say good bye to one chapter in my life to open the door to the next!

David is enjoying his Conway job but all new job interest slowly dims...but we're holding to our plans at least until I start getting my checks from AISD and the wedding is done and over with.

Off to work and figuring out which insurance package do I want....also I've been working out lately and its nice to get back into the gym and trying to add veggies to my diet alot more!!

WHEW!!

WHEW!! Im finally done with VBS and pretty much on the downhill side of the summer!! I recieved my contract in the mail last Wednesday which was a nice change from my great nephew's funeral that I attended earlier that afternoon. Its really been a whirlwind of emotions that came with the passing of Jude and Jacob. I feel that the boys are hanging out and playing with Clara keeping each other company until we are there to be with them.
On happier notes...I am finally getting most of my wedding planning done. I have Save-the-Dates ready to go and pass out. VBS was a very busy time and wasn't any easier considering that I've been having an allergic reaction to something that I have no idea....so Friday I finally went to the doctor to figure out whats causing this reaction...while they didn't know they did give me some meds to stop the reaction from happening anymore and told me to wait for it to flare again and then go to the Allergy specialist to get tested. Im really not looking forward to that but they said that it could be a Heat Reaction and if so then I might save myself from the needles!

Well that is all I have for the moment....we've kinda had a very slow and easy life lately and its been nice!!

Just 2 more steps!!

Well we've done some more work on the room and we just have two more steps and we'll be done!! FINALLY!!! Trey helped David this weekend get the painting and trim work done. Tim and David busted out the texture so that we were able to get everything done this weekend!! We just want to say Thank You to all who helped!! This is what the room looked like before and now this is what it looks like!! The only things we need left is carpet, laminate and painting the trim. I am really excited that we've gotten so close to being done.

This morning I went with Norma & Ori to look at some James Avery jewelry that they were getting!! Our plans for today are to relax, rest and start putting up all the tools we used on the room. I am happy to say that I found some invitations for the wedding that I like now just to get with David to see what he likes. Im finally getting everything together for the wedding and now just to start actually buying the stuff!!

Well we're planning on watching movies and Im gonna finish up on the save the dates!! Happy Memorial Day to all!!

Relaxing Day!!

Today we decided to take a day for ourselves and just relax. We are catching up on our TV shows and thinking of making an ice cream run!! Later tonight we're going to meet the group at BDubs to discuss and plan our Austin mini trip for next weekend!! It should be lots of fun and just nice to get out of town for a little bit.

We are making more progress on the house remodeling all we have left is some touch ups on the walls and then texturing, painting and trim work!! We will have our extra bedroom complete. We made a purchase today so that we can get things done!!

Aside from all of this we are also planning the wedding and trying to organize and find all the stuff that we need and want.

March for Babies!!

First of all I want to say THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH!! to everyone that donated and sponsored our walk. It was a wonderful morning to walk there was hardly any sun and it was slightly overcast with plenty of breeze. The walk was actually alot of fun. We had David & Jomi and Norma and the kids!! I think that David & Louie certainly had the most fun out of our entire group. Also I almost forgot David's friend Emily and her mom also came out in support and walked. Louie and David RACED each other...Louie would run and say "David I race you" and when he was ready to take a break he would say "OK lets break" then go back to "let's race". Its amazing how much energy a 3 yr old had. I took the pictures with my cell phone so they aren't the greatest but I certainly think some are cute!

Tonight we're planning on hanging out with our friend Finke. Last night we played tennis with my nieces and Tim. It seems like we have gotten lots of exercise already this weekend. Well I am looking forward to the rest of our weekend. I will post the pictures of the house we are looking into getting later today or tomorrow.

I love this picture of David as Mr. Mom....he'll be great at pushing the stroller one day!!

Time away from Work!!

Well David had Friday off for his 4/10 work week and I took the day off as well. It was nice to take a break from that drama filled place!! There are all sorts of system problems that prevent us from fulling working so it was nice to just get out of there and not deal with it. Friday we just hung out at the house doing pretty much nothing!! Until the WATER BOTTLE fight!! Thats a whole other story..lol.. So far today I go to sleep in while David woke up early to work with Tim on his car. They are doing some sanding and bond-0 not sure how to spell that but hope its right work on the car. He is really close to being done. I should take a picture of his lists that he makes for the car but finally after 6 years he has it down to less than 20 things and the car will be up and running!! YAY!! Before I woke up and he started working David picked up the living room so all I had to do was finish up the rest!! Let me just say its so much easier to keep up with a clean house than clean an entire house each weekend!! Well aside from that we currently have nothing really planned for the rest of the day. I just need to finish up some last minute laundry and I'll be done for the weekend!! I think we might head over to this church that is having a Revorama Car Show with motorcycles & cars!! Ohh on that note I just want to announce...DAVID PASSED HIS MOTORCYCLE TESTS!!! He is offically licensed to drive a motorcycle!!

Busy Weekend!!

Well Jomi & David finally got to move into their house this weekend!! They are offically home owners again. They have moved into the Heritage Parks addition. David and his dad did most of the furniture loading while Jomi & I did kitchen box packing. Trey & Dom were in town also and we had fun playing with Cheyenne...Trey helped with putting up blinds along with other handyman stuff and he is gonna come check out our AC here at the house and help David do some work on the bathtub. This picture is courtesy of Dom and her Facebook...Yes I first put Cheyenne to sleep and then she put me to sleep! I worked Saturday morning for 2 hours because the system at work went down. Today we spent the morning having breakfast and cleaning. David did some yard work while I went to get breakfast then I started working on cleaning the house and folding laundry. Its nice to be done with cleaning and able to just relax for the day. Time to just relax and hang out with David and Zoe!!

Some Change!!

Well its been almost a month since I've posted a blog. Life has happened and some things have changed hopefully for the better. I made it back to work and have managed to get thru 2 weeks. The first week was intense trying to learn new systems and get back into the groove of things. This past week went OK...and today I worked my first Saturday Overtime. David was lucky and got to work his during the week and didn't have to work this weekend. Today he is at motorcycle school!! He'll be there today and tomorrow learning all the stuff you need to know about the rules and driving. I have a very busy night...today is Oriana's 13th birthday yes my niece is finally a TEENAGER! and we are also celebrating David's & Carrie's Birthday with the car club group!! I am in charge of bringing the ice cream so we'll be going there and then I'll be leaving for a little bit to go to Schezuan to attend Ori's bday dinner!! Well Im gonna get back to cleaning house and doing laundry.

Hospitals and More!!

My family has certainly had its fair share of visits to the hospital. Friday my nephew had an accident and was in the hospital until Sunday. He was in ICU so with a family of 32 its hard to just do 2 at a time in the room. He was released on Sunday just in time for the Super Bowl. Im sure his friends were excited about his release as they were planning a Super Bowl party at the hospital. I spent most of my day at the hospital on Friday and then ran around Saturday morning while to get stuff for David and Tim since they were working on David's car. Let's just say most people do breakfast and donuts on Saturdays cause I spent over 30 minutes in drive thrus. I could of gotten down but I was in my pajamas still so I really didn't wanna get down. I went to the hospital for some visiting and then we went to dinner at our friends house. They had cooked Steak, shrimp, and baked potatoes just for us. We really appreciated it. It gave David some time to play Halo and drink beer and I got time to talk to a friend about life in general and that was some much needed time. Sunday we woke up late since David had hardly slept much Friday or Saturday. David went to his parents for the Super Bowl and I went to my sisters in Colorado City. We had BLTs made by my dad like we all had when we were little. It was nice to spend some time with my sister, brother and dad. We are certainly an unlikely trio.

Today my goal is to do some laundry, clean the house a bit and find some Save the Date products that I like or finally decide on an idea that I like.

Our precious little angel!!

I had not seen the photos from our last ultrasound but today I decided that I would take a look at them. Im not the greatest at reading them but she's wonderful. This is a picture of her face. The nurse has everything labeled. Its been kinda a rough day today..we went by to see Clara this morning and the funeral home brought over some stuff and what our options are as far as her head stone. Even though I know that she is in a much better place its hard to not want her here with us.

I know that she is watching over us because I can feel her with me everyday. She won't let me give up I've realized that. I don't think that she'd let either one of us stop moving forward. I got a call yesterday that I missed from my Dean at McMurry and she was so so excited to tell me some good news. I have been chosen as STUDENT OF THE YEAR for the Education Dept and have a brunch being held in my honor where I'll recieve a plaque. I have to accept this honor in Clara's name. I always joked that she is who helped me pass all my certification exams. I was so determined then to provide her with a GREAT life and I hope that I have.

David just has tomorrow and then 5 hrs on Saturday of work to get thru then he's home for the weekend. Today his mustang got picked up so that we can begin some work on it. Lori's fiance Tim will be doing most of the work but hopefully it'll be done soon. We are also going to look at a new house tomorrow...maybe the small amount of change in our lives will make sense soon. We are also planning on watching Underworld: The rise of the lycans sometime this weekend. David's birthday is also coming next month now to think of what in the world to buy him. Last year we had a Lightening McQueen cake but not sure what I'll pick for this year.

In some pain

Aside from the pain I've had from my milk coming in, which by the way has finally lessened enough that I don't need my pain meds all the time. Last night before we went to bed I started getting some cramping like I had in the hospital but I took some pain meds and they started going away or the pain did at least. This was the first time I'd had these pains since I left the hospital. I figured it was cause I did too much yesterday so today I've been taking it really easy. Zoe and I have just been hanging around the house pretty much doing nothing. My goal for tomorrow is to start on Thank You notes. David has been going to work for 2 days now and from what I can tell he really doesn't want to be back there. I completely understand how he feels because as much as he doesn't want to be there I don't want him to be there either. I'd rather him be at home. Its kinda weird being home alone especially at night. Hopefully I'll be able to get our home organized in the month I have before I go back to work..

My 1st day alone!

There are only 45 more minutes until David comes home from his first day back at work. I'vI e made it ok so far. I really missed having him home though. Even though we each usually do our own things around the house its kinda lonely being home alone. However I wasn't home alone the whole time. About an hour after David went to work my friend Erika came over with her daughter Chelsea who OMG is so much bigger than the last time I've seen her. Then about an hour later my brother came over so that we could go to Circuit City's close out sale. I wasn't impressed by the stuff or the sales prices....most of the stuff is cheaper at normal sale prices. Then we went to Academy to find a watch my brother wanted but they didn't have but I found a pair of yoga pants that looked and I am sure are super comfy for $9 I thought until I got to the check out and they were $2!! Woo Hoo even better!! So far today I've spent my entire day watching HOUSE and folding clothes. Sadly Im really tired and I haven't even done anything but I think all the moving and planning from last week and the weekend has finally taken its toll on me. I constantly think of all the things that I need to get done but just have to find the motivation to get those things done. Its kinda sad to think that Im on maternity leave from work but I don't really have "maternity" things to do. Well I started looking back at some of the posts from the past and I think that some of our resolutions have already been completed....we might not have wanted them to be but God had some other plans. I did have our baby and from medical stand points Clara Grace was healthy for her development. Now I have to start working on the rest of it. As far as getting healthier we are trying or will be trying!!

Busy and Trying to Remember!!

Well these past 2 weeks have been crazy busy...I have been teaching most of the day at school and it has been crazy!! I've been getting lesson plan after lesson plan done. Aside from that I've had a crazy personal life on top of all of that..All I can say it I am praying to God that things go back to normal. School has been good...busy but good...the kids are getting more and more used to me being in charge and thats really all I can ask for. What I've had the hardest trouble with lately is remembering to make copies of things or even where I put things. I lost my very first paper this past week and I thought I was gonna go crazy. I also signed up for one more Bilingual Exam and lets just say the prices went way way up compared to last year! I am currently working on next weeks UNIT PLANS and then on lessons for the last week of my first placement. This coming Thursday I have my last observation for this time period....lets hope it goes well. For those that read this please pray for us that things can get back to normal and that school continues going well for me!!