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Little Shelby...

Is 7 months old! Yep. My goodness does time fly by...which is sad but I know it has to happen. I can't believe she's babbling nonsensical words, rolling over (not alot which I am happy about), holding my face in her beautiful hands, she combs her fingers through my hair while she nurses finally because at first she would pull, she snuggles in to you whenever she gets a chance and has the most beautiful smile! She's been eating baby food twice a day now, I love to watch her face when she takes her first bite. It's like a " eeewoohh, do I likes this? I don't know? Do I? I think so...maybe?? Ok, maybe I do (second bite)...ummm, Yeah, yeah I do ." And as another of my fellow bloggers had said, I find I have time to just sit (well not so much sit...but you know what I mean) and take her in. All of the little things she's doing, her baby smell, her gaze, her comfort level...all sorts of stuff. Tom thought I was a little too attached to

I had a wonderful

Christmas! We had a great Christmas here at the Bergman residence! Christmas Eve was spent lounging around until Church at 3:30pm...which was a beautiful service! Then it was off to my dad's to spend with his wife Kathi, her son Eric and girlfriend Ashley (who, got the flu right when we got there and had to spend the rest of the evening in this bedroom that is kind of in a basement/boathouse/NO bathroom room...ughh, poor girl), my sister and her hubby, my Aunt Gail, and grandparents. We had a great meal, Kathi always has fresh corn that she freezes from the summer-right off the cob! Love it! Anyway, then "Santa" came aka...Dad! The kids loved it! As soon as he walked in, Brady said, "Santa? I want Spike the Dinosaur!" We all got a big giggle out of that. Brady has been asking for Spike from Santa for the last two months. That is t-h-e ONLY thing he would say he wanted. And, on our christmas morning with our completed family.... Santa did provide! We felt so bles

Changed my blog address

to megansabundantlife.blogspot.com it was megansjoysandwoes but woes no more, for I will see the sunnyside of everything from now on. My woes will be gone, and I choose to be optimistic forever...hopefully...I mean YES, no more woes!

Happy!

That's it! Just happy to be alive...happy I have my family...happy I have friends...happy I have a home...happy I have money...happy I have eyes to read this, fingers to type and ears to hear my kids getting in to mischief while I'm doing all of these things so happily! I AM HAPPY AND HEALTHY (which is another good thing to also be happy about!)

Tagged!

Ok, so I was tagged by Ehlan. I had to find my 6th picture album/folder and find the 6th picture. Here it is! A fond memory of this summer, I think June. I had heard about Fawn-da-Rosa, a animal park of sorts on the MN/WI border by Taylors Falls, MN. We went with Tom and his sisters and their kids and his parents. Shelby was just a little teeny tiny newborn and Brady and Halloran loved, loved, LOVED the animals! There's just ducks roaming everywhere there! Here is one of the bears they have in a cage....sad. Had fun though. The kids were sitting there trying to see who could throw these doggy biscuts through the holes in the fence...cute bear. So, now I tag, Sondra, Kristen

For the first time in 16 years...

I am CELEBRATING the life of my brother Jason, instead of mourning! I'm serious! I feel as though something has been released from my whole being into the universe and I feel so blessed to be feeling this way. My brother had the chance to live almost 18 years of being here on Earth, with all of us! We had so many wonderful memories in the time I was able to spend with him. Think about all of the memories you are able to make in one day with the people you are around. If you are awake for 16 hours or so a day, that sure does give you a lot of time to be able to make precious memories with those you love! And we had 11 years in which to do that! Granted, I don't remember the times when he got to feed me my bottle, or push me in the swing, but my Mom and Dad do, so I get to relive those fond memories through their words! So today he has been with Jesus for 16 years, and this is how I inted to remember him on this day...Year Number Sixteen down, only infinity more to go! You Go Ja

So Today...

So today we went out in to the blustery snow to our first Christmas Party of the season in Stark for my Mom's side of the family gathering. I R-E-A-L-L-Y did not want to go out today. I NEEDED to get out, but I did not want to go out in this weather! When I first woke up I was in such a great mood. When the snow falls so softly and beautifully like it was, it usally does that to me! I don't know why! I think I just grew up with so many great memories of building snow forts and shoveling, skiing, winter walks, football in knee deep snow...whatever the reason, it makes me happy. And then I thought, but I don't want to go out in it today with the kids! To make a long story short. We went. I was crabby. And then I snapped out of it. There. I still feel unsettled about something, I'm not sure what. To snap myself out of it earlier today, ok, (don't tell anyone), but I went on to youtube and watched some hip hop videos of songs I haven't listened to in a while since

Gratefulness

I am grateful for... Family health Generosity freedom Our home silent strength vehicles coffee food work clothes church heat friends who care hugs strangers who care kisses mugs n muffins I love you's small group Sound mind sister's pregnancy soul open mind Jesus forgiveness internet :) a voice sight sounds touch smell (most of the time) ability to love humility Think about today, all of the things you are grateful for and see what you come up with! You'd be amazed at the things in your life that you really should be grateful for! Writing a list like this makes all of the yuck things in your life just disappear when you realize just how much in your life you have to be grateful for!

Neuro Surgery here we come...

So, the pediatric dermatologist called with the results of Shelby's MRI, and she needs to have a consultation with the neuro surgeon in regards to her hemangioma, it does attach to her spinal chord, and perhaps has something to do with distending her bladder (I honestly don't know what that all means!). So, she has to be scheduled within the next 3 weeks so they can get the ball rolling...if the ball needs to be rolled. She said that there was a certain "chord" that was not present, which was a positive thing. She said neuro surgery will be better at explaining to us the results, and to let us know if the positioning of the vessels is such that they can let it grow with her, or if they need to do surgery because it will hinder her from growing properly. I think. It's all very confusing. BUT, I am not worried, for God tells us to not worry about things, so, I won't. AND, we are at the U of MN, and they are absolutely amazing!! I have to tell you that little mis

Shelby's MRI

So we are heading off, in about an half an hour for an MRI for Shelby. She has these big hemangioma's or birthmarks on her bottom (yes her butt and her womanly parts), along with that she has this huge dimple thingy by her, for lack of a better term, her butt crack. So the doctors just want to make sure that with those two anomolies combined, that the birthmark is not attaching to the pelvis underneath the skin through all of those blood vessels and nerves. If they are, they could, as she grows, throw her spine and pelvis off the normal growing pattern. At least, this is what we interpret their diagnosis. So, it's nothing life threatening, but she does have to be sedated for this normal procedure, so the whole IV thing and no eating after 8 am. She doesn't have the MRI until 1pm today. So I am praying that she'll be our little trooper, and for some reason, won't get hungry until after the procedure, and that she'll do wonderfully through the whole sticking her w

Holiday decorations

Santa Claus! The Bergman stockings! Oh, how did she get in here? The Bergman Christmas Tree!

Drumroll please!!!!!!!!!!! (Be careful, this one get's pretty deep)

I'm going to be an Auntie to my very own Sister's baby that is currently baking at the right temperature, in it's very own mommy oven! I am soooooo excited!! They've been trying for a few months now, and I was getting a little sad, because each month I would hound her until Aunt Flo would come and steal my joy away... I know it is not always like this for everyone, but when Tom and I would try to get pregnant, we would, that first month of trying. So I guess I just expected that to happen for her. It didn't, and with all of the stories and people I know with infertility, I got nervous! It really taught me that I need to trust in the Lord more, in His plan, not ours. And my sister's faith is very inspiring as well. She went in to the whole thing with the Big Picture in mind. That if it didn't work, then they would adopt...whatever God led them to do. Would she be a little disappointed if they could not get pregnant?? Yeah! Of course! I am just so proud of her

Ok...

So there are two things that happened to two of my favorite people, BUT...I can't tell you yet. At least I think I can't! Ooooh the suspense is killing me! I can't wait to tell you!!

SORE FEET!

I just got done working almost 10 hours waitressing, and my feet are totally killing me! Youch! I don't even want to get up off the computer to walk anywhere, so I fear I may be here a while. Yet, I am so tired that I can barely think of what to write! I missed my kids terribly while I was gone! When I dropped them off with the in-laws, I almost cried! It is so weird being a stay at home mom, because I think I get the whole separation anxiety, just as much as they do! But once I got to work, and a few hours later called to check in, I felt better (because they were doing well)! I'm definitely in one of those mushy gushy love my kid's modes right now. Luckily, Brady was still up when I got home, so I got to smother him with hugs and kisses for awhile! Goodness I love them!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Funny things

Just some funny things Brady has done or said recently! Yesterday he was helping me put clothes away in people's drawers. I gave him a stack of kitchen dish towels, and I said "Here you go bud, you know where to put these, where the other ones are." So he did, and then came back and asked if there were more and I handed him the dish rags and said, "Here, go put these with the rest of them." So he did, but said, "But mom, they don't all fit in there, where should I put them?" I then said, "Well Brady, there should be enough room. Just wait a minute, I'll come help." So I go out to the kitchen and walk towards the drawere where our dish towels are, and notice out of the corner of my eye that he's not at the drawer but over by the oven. And there, as neat as can be, he has hung every dish towel we pretty much own, and the hand rail on the oven, where normally, one dish towel will hang. I laughed till I almost peed. Then tonight comin

6 Months!

I have made it to my initial goal for nursing! I said in the beginning if I could just make it to 6 months, I would be so proud of myself! And I did it! ~ The clouds in the heavens part and sing in joyous refrain Hallelujah~ Wow, anyway, I am so excited to have gotten this far with it. And you know what else? I totally love it. I thought it was going to be such a chore, but it's not! In fact it has turned out to be so much easier, and it is my favorite time of the day when I get to sit down and feed my little Shelby. It makes me wish I would have nursed the other two longer, but I was working and at a different stage of life I think. It just fit the mold now, and I am so glad I can say I have gotten this far. Now, my next goal is another 6 months! Unless something unfortunate were to happen like a biting incident, need not go in to details, I'm sure you get the picture. So! If the next 6 months fly by like the first ones did, no problemo!