Well.. let me start by saying.. I am such a horrible blogger!! I am going to try to update more than once a week..
This past week was such a blast! Friday night all of the Dawkins klan gathered at Carey and Lindsey's house to prepare for lil miss Tatelyn's 1st birthday party!! I don't know who was more excited.. us or her!! I can't believe it has been a year. It is true when people say that time flies by! I think my amazement at it being one year is partly due to what a hectic year we had last year.. in and out of doctors offices, surgeries here and there.. fertility on top of it all! We really had a whirlwind year!
Friday night was spent hanging out, baking cupcakes, icing cupcakes, dipping pretzels and covering them with sprinkles (bonus: we got to eat the messed up ones...SCORE!!) We set everything up on the table that night so that all we had to do Saturday was pour in the candy and make the sandwiches.. we had a great time!
Saturday brought the best 1st Birthday Party!! Tatelyn loves Mickey and Minnie.. well.. that is what she got! Lindsey had some of the cutest ideas for decor and party favors.. mickey/minnie chocolate suckers and awesome party hats.. Uncle Chris and Aunt Carrie got Sweet T her first "holly box"! this is what we call jewelry from Platinum because my girlfriend Holly works there! She got a silver bangle.. it was too precious.. she didn't too much like it on her wrist but she will later! Every girl loves jewelry..
The party was awesome.. there were a ton of people there! I know the party was for Tatelyn but I am almost positive we enjoyed it just as much if not more than she did!
Saturday night we went to a Dana and Carpers house to hang out with some friends who came in town from Baton Rouge. They are the sweetest people.. Blake and Dominique just had a sweet lil one Austin.. I literally held him until my arm went numb.. hello baby fever. ugh stupid body!!
Sunday.. well.. let's just say.. Saturday led to a not so fun Funday Sunday this week! yikes.. I am really 30! My body does not bounce back like it used to.. oooooo.. I forgot.. We ended the night Saturday at Flying Saucer. My mom's best friends Jim and Dee were in town from Martin.. She is the sweetest lady ever! She was in the delivery room with my mom when I was born! Love them! That is where I over did it!! No more wine.. Well.. at least for that day! :)
This week has been pretty uneventful! For some reason.. I have the baby fever itch again! I sooo want to do IVF but have no clue where the funds are going to come from..neither one of us have fertility insurance.. go figure! I have attempted to fill out the grant paperwork.. really.. they literally want your life history and the paperwork to prove it! it costs just as much to gather the information as you would need to do the procedure (not really) I don't know what to do at this point.. infertility is the most frustrating thing I have ever dealt with in my 30 years of life! NO ONE should have to experience this! I think part of my wanting to do IVF was plagued by playing with Austin this weekend and the other part is that I have been blessed to meet my friend Lauren. I am almost positive we are clones of each other.. She and her husband are one week away from finding out if their IVF was successful!! Please keep them in your prayers.. I have loved keeping up with her daily.. I believe God put her in my life so that I could have a female companion throughout all of this trial and tribulation that is fertility! I don't know what I would have done without her support and empathy!
Oh my!! I literally almost forgot a huge part of the week! August 16th marked my mom's one year anniversary of when she went into the hospital.. holy moly! That was quite possibly the scariest day of my life! We lost her several times throughout the day.. literally.. hello flat line! it makes me sick thinking about it! I am truly amazed at our God.. He brought her back to us and has made her healthier than ever! Thank you God!!! Prayer works people!
Well.. I am pretty sure that catches everyone up! Thank you for letting me ramble! Blogging is really therapeutic!
Carrie
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