Happy Easter!

With love from our two favorite snuggle bunnies!
We pray you all have a wonderful and joyful Easter season. God is so good!

Internet, Couches and Love Seats, Oh My!

So I don't have much time to write (of course!) but we are still here and doing great, just still trying to get everything all put away and settled around the house. A big THANK YOU to my parents who have been such a big help and my Mom who has been helping me paint, decorate and even make curtains for her favorite angel boy. We've officially checked out the local library and the local community park, all of which are now top on the list of FUN PLACES in Josiah's book!
Today we had a visit from the comcast guy who set up my wireless internet so I can use my laptop (woohoo!) and we'll soon have a visit from the furniture store so we have a place to actually sit downstairs. It's a day of visits and getting things in place...

And speaking of downstairs... I'm hearing a small boy voice and loud banging... so I need to go!
We hope you all are doing great and have a wonderful Holy Week and joyful Easter holiday. God bless!

p.s. I keep trying to make the font darker so it's not so annoying to read... but for some reason blogger has stopped allowing me to do that or anything with the font/colors... weird. my apologies!

We're Here!

So I don't have much time to write... but- we're here! We've officially moved into our new home and now we are just "navigating the jungle of boxes" as Michael so eloquently put it! We are so excited about our new house and are LOVING it! Every minute of it! Daddy is off work this week (well... now that we have internet he's working from home when he can!) but he's home and helping us get settled in. It's a good thing too... because I've realized you can't get any un packing done with two small children!

Josiah is doing great but a little stressed with the move, which is to be expected. He needs prayers to adjust and we all just need to find our niche in this new place. We love our house, but even I'm new to this area... I feel a bit lost. I'm sure it'll just take time. Lydia is doing great and of course doesn't really care where we are- she hasn't missed a beat and is as sweet as ever. She is sitting up now on her own VERY well and for long periods of time. She's so much fun and is keeping us all smiling.

I gotta go but I'll try to update and post soon with some pictures! We have a new home phone (and of course new address!) so email me if you want that information.
Love and Blessings!

Congratulations Molly!

Today we officially welcomed our beautiful god-daughter Molly Rose to the Catholic Church. Molly was baptized and was a little angel throughout the whole thing. As an added blessing, God granted us with very cooperative toddlers as well despite their sleepiness. Josiah and Lucy (and Lydia) were all wonderful during mass too. The baptism was just beautiful and the reception with family and friends was perfect... We love you so much -Andrew, Laura, Lucy and Molly!! We are so proud!!!

Very Weird Day

Well... today has been very... weird to say the least. Yesterday the doctor gave me an antibiotic, a stronger one since I was just there a few months ago with an ear ache/infection. I've taken this before, but apparently something went wrong today. I'm assuming it's the medication, but really I just don't know. I took the initial dose last night and was fine, but then when I took it this morning about an hour and a half later I was doubled over in pain. Sharp pain in my stomach. I was speechless and out of breath the pain was so bad. I seriously was VERY close to calling 911 at a certain point. Since I could barely talk, Josiah actually talked to Daddy (after I dialed the number) and I just whispered, "tell Daddy to come home"... He said, "Dad? ... Dad? You need to come home. Mommy needs you, she's hurtin' " ... he's so sweet. I felt bad but when I tried to take the phone and talk to Michael myself another wave of pain came over and I could barely breathe, so I just hung up. Thank GOD Lydia was just in time for her nap so she went to sleep and I put a movie on for Josiah. I did my best to stay a little bit away from him, I didn't want him to be worried or scared. They both had a doctor's appointment in the afternoon and I had no idea how I was going to get them there. Thank God for Grandma, who left work to come and help. I did my best to stay still, but every time I moved and off and on in waves even when I was still, the pain in my stomach would hit, and it was I'd say, a 8 or 9 out of 10 on the pain scale... and that's coming from someone who's delivered a baby with no pain medication- lol, trust me it was bad! So needless to say I'm no longer taking that antibiotic, in case that's what it was, and the doctor is supposed to be calling me back tomorrow. Hopefully we'll get things sorted out... a big THANK YOU to Grandma for all her help today, she's amazing. She also came over later and helped us get so much more packed up... basically we couldn't survive this move without my Mom's help, especially with us all sick right now, I'm getting nothing accomplished. She keeps everything in order for us! Thanks Mom!

Josiah and Lydia both have yukky junky coughs but the doctor said he thinks it's just a viral cold so to let it run it's course for a few days and come back if anything gets worse. I'm glad to have them checked out though for peace of mind, you never know when it's an ear infection or something else that might need treatment. They were especially worried about Lydia's cough (which they heard over the phone) since she's so young still. But, so far, ...everything is okay.

Well, I'm off to get ready for bed. Please say a prayer the Walk family starts feeling better soon!

...Now I have to go wake up my husband, who is face down asleep on the desk next to the keyboard. *sigh* ha ha ha... goodnight!

Happy Birthday Megan!

We spent this past Sunday celebrating the 1st birthday of our beautiful god-daughter Megan. I can't BELIEVE a year has passed already, they are going faster and faster and that's just scary!

We had a wonderful time with our great friends Jess and Brian (Lydia's godparents!) and their girls Leah and Megan, as well as their family and friends. Jessica is by far the most amazing cook ever (okay my sister-in-law is tough competition for that title...so maybe they are tied) but, Jess is extra amazing because all the food she made was gluten-free and you'd never even know it- it was all so delicious! So was her cake! She made the most beautiful ladybug cake that anywhere else would have cost at least 300 dollars, maybe more... she's amazing. I'm totally jealous :) But that's okay, we're friends so she can always teach me- ha ha ha!

Here are some precious pictures from our fun day... I mostly took them of the kids playing at the playground we went to later in the day. Josiah and Leah have been buddies since we met (they were each around 2 months old when we met!) and now they are so close, they have a LOT of fun together and it's really sweet to see!

Daddies and Babies! Brian and baby Megan- birthday girl! Michael and Lydia (I know they look the same size almost but Lydia is 6 months younger- that goes to show how big Lydia is- ha ha ha)

Jessica and Leah on the slide, so cute :)

Lydia snoozing in the stroller...

Megan looking like she's ABOUT to snooze in the stroller... ha ha ha, poor kid had a LONG day!

SO CUTE-- Leah and Josiah peeking out of the play house

Leah in the tunnel

Josiah in the tunnel and Daddy looking through

"wwweeeeeee!"

"Momma look! I'm up on daddy's shoulders!" ha ha ha

Little Buddies :) Josiah and Leah

Illness and Cuteness

Hello my friends and family- Hi Nana!
So... bummer, we are all sick. Well, I take that back- I'm pretty sure Michael isn't really sick, but Mommy is, and so are the kiddos. Not sure what's going on with Lydia, but she had a rough night last night and couldn't sleep well... she couldn't nurse well or suck on her pacifier because she was congested. So she has a runny nose, a little congestion, from what I can tell it's just a cold like we have, but maybe subdued a bit (hopefully thanks to the breastmilk!) She was having a bit of trouble settling to nurse again today... but I'm hoping it's just the cold. Josiah has a nasty cough and sounds all congested, which I really can't help but still think is really cute... (the congested sounding little voice). Not that I'd ever wish him sick, he's cute enough already :o) But that voice... ahhh it's adorable. He folded his little hands to thank God for his PB&J today and then after saying the table blessing he said, "Mwom, we should say a mwawning offwawing" (morning offering) ... but his tiny voice was all muffled and congested. Melted my hear to a little puddle! So of course we prayed some more and asked Jesus to make us all well again, and off to nap he now is. I love nap time! And I'm hoping he can sleep well and start feeling better.

Despite being sick, we are just hanging out and having a relaxing day. Lots of water, and movies. Kid movies of course, which kinda fry my brain... but that's okay, Josiah needs to rest. :o) Mommy's will watch Winnie the Pooh and the Wiggles as much as need be. Today is just one of those days. And Lydia, is just as cute as ever. She was cracking up laughing at me today while Josiah was watching a movie, and despite feeling like my head might POP at any second, I can't help but enjoy how perfectly adorable she is. She's just irresistable!

we hope you all are healthy and doing well. We had a blast yesterday celebrating our god-daughter Megan's 1st BIRTHDAY! I'm going to post some pictures soon.
Love and Blessings!