{ONE HOUR} of your {TIME}

As soon as I finished this story, I said AWWW... It's true sometimes. May we try and be better parents after reading this story.

A man came home from work late again, tired and irritated, to find his 5-year old son waiting for him at the door. "Daddy, may I ask you a question?"

"Yeah, sure, what is it?" replied the man.

"Daddy, how much money do you make an hour?"

"That's none of your business. What makes you ask such a thing?" the man said angrily.

"I just want to know. Please tell me, how much do you make an hour?" pleaded the little boy.

"If you must know, I make $20.00 an hour."

"Oh," the little boy replied, head bowed.

Looking up, he said, "Daddy, may I borrow $10.00 please?"
The father was furious. "If the only reason you wanted to know how much money I make is just so you can borrow some to buy a silly toy or some other nonsense, then you march yourself straight to your room and go to bed. Think about why you're being so selfish. I work long, hard hours everyday and don't have time for such childish games."
The little boy quietly went to his room and shut the door. The man sat down and started to get even madder about the little boy's questioning. How dare he ask such questions only to get some money. After an hour or so, the man had calmed down, and started to think he may have been a little hard on his son. Maybe there was something he really needed to buy with that $10.00 and he really didn't ask for money very often. The man went to the door of the little boy's room and opened the door.
"Are you asleep son?" he asked.
"No daddy, I'm awake," replied the boy.
"I've been thinking, may be I was too hard on you earlier," said the man.
"It's been a long day and I took my aggravation out on you. Here's that $10.00 you asked for."
"The little boy sat straight up, beaming. "Oh, thank you daddy" he yelled. Then, reaching under his pillow, he pulled out some more crumpled up bills.The man, seeing that the boy already had money, started to get angry again. The little boy slowly counted out his money, then looked up at the man. "Why did you want more money if you already had some? " the father grumbled.
"Because I didn't have enough, but now I do," the little boy replied. "Daddy, I have $20.00 now. Can I buy an hour of your time?" 

A {NAME] & A {BLESSING}

TODAY WE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO BLESS PAISLEE. IT WAS SO WONDERFUL TO SEE ALL OF OUR FAMILY COME TOGETHER FOR THIS SPECIAL DAY. WE MISSED THOSE WHO WEREN'T ABLE TO MAKE IT, WE KNOW YOU WERE THERE IN SPIRIT:) AARON'S DAD WAS ABLE TO BLESS OUR SWEET ANGEL AND ALL THE MEN IN OUR FAMILIES WERE ABLE TO BE PART OF THE CIRCLE. SHE WAS GIVEN SUCH A SWEET, WONDERFUL BLESSING AND I KNOW OUR HEAVENLY FATHER WILL ALWAYS BE THERE TO GUIDE HER THROUGH HER LIFE! I AM SO THANKFUL FOR THIS AMAZING LITTLE GIRL WHO HAS BEEN BROUGHT INTO OUR LIVES!  WE LOVE YOU PAISLEE ELLA MASSEY<3

{{SPECIAL}} Delivery

I will never forget September 14, 2011 @ 9:17am, that is the moment I heard your very first cry. Moments later, I met you for the very first time and instantly fell in love all over again. My {GORGEOUS} baby girl had finally arrived!

I woke up at 5am that day. It started out like any other. Wake up, get dressed, get the kids up, dressed and off to school. However, I dropped them off at Marcy’s around 6:30. Kissed them goodbye and knew my life was about to change in a few short hours.

We headed to the hospital. The doctors and nurses prepped me for my C-Section. Now if you know me then you know I am {DEATHLY} afraid of needles! They needed to get my blood drawn & IV started as soon as possible. 5 tries and they were still unable to draw my blood. They decided to go ahead & start the IV, then try my other arm for the blood. It took 4 more tries before they were successful. {OUCH, OUCH, OUCH!} I was in tears by this point, not because of the pain of being poked by the needles, but because of the sheer anxiety I cause myself at the thought of being poked by a needle. Before I knew it they were walking me into the operating room. It was at this moment the fear of what was about to happen really sunk in. They were about to cut me open! The room was so cold I couldn’t stop my self from shivering uncontrollably. I sit on the bed waiting for my spinal block, scared it won’t be effective and they will have to put me completely under for the surgery. (This was the case when I had my little Shaylynn). Unfortunately the nurse who was holding me through this process got kicked 3 times. (Accidentally, it was an uncontrollable reflex when the anesthesiologist hit a nerve!) Poor lady! {FINALLY} Aaron was able to come into the room. My nerves eased, as I knew he was there for me. The spinal block worked perfectly! From my arms down I couldn’t feel a thing. I couldn’t help feeling that once they began to open me up all feeling was going to come back! {YIKES!!} Thankfully, this was not the case. They told Aaron to get his camera ready, moments later I heard the most amazing sound ever. PAISLEE ELLA had arrived! Her lungs definitely worked!J That first thing Aaron said to me was “She has a head full of hair!” I, of course, thought he was lying! Shaylynn was bald as could be, so there was no way Paislee could have hair! They brought her over to me. I kissed her sweet little cheeks and preceded to pull her little hat up, sure enough she had hair!! (That explains the terrible heartburn!) A quick few pictures and they were off with her. Aaron went with and I was left alone. They stitched me up and wheeled me back into my room. I finally got to see my family, whom had been in the waiting room for 3 hours. (Sorry about the longggg wait guys!) Soon enough they brought a perfectly healthy 6Lb 10 Oz 18Inch long baby girl to me! She was perfect and more beautiful than I could have ever imagined!!! I was smitten and couldn’t take my eyes off of her. Everyone couldn’t wait to get their turn to hold her! Shay was especially anxious to meet and finally hold her!

Later that day, while visiting with my family, I suddenly could see nothing but spots, hear ringing in my ears and was so hot I wanted to pass out. I’m not usually one to say I’m not feeling so well, but I was prompted to tell Aaron how I was feeling. He immediately called in the nurses and made everyone leave. They put cold towels over me and after about 5 minutes I finally came to. That was the second scariest moment on my life only after the seizure I experienced a year and a half ago. The doctors thought it was a reaction to the morphine. However, the next morning when they came to do my blood draw they realized my Hemoglobin and Hematocrit levels had dropped substantially. They had dropped so much they actually did the test again thinking something was wrong with the test. Again it came back with the same results. My blood levels had dropped from 10 to 6. Immediately the doctor came in to talk to me about a blood transfusion. I immediately panicked. I’m so grateful Aaron was by my side and able to make sense of it all. This explains why I had almost passed out the day before. They ended up giving me two bags of blood. I am so thankful for medical technology and my doctors! I am so thankful for my ward and all my family & friends who helped with meals for my family while I was recovering! I was a little sad when I had to start cooking again since my cooking can’t even compare to the amazing food they made for us! I’m also thankful for everyone who helped with getting my kids to & from school! I don’t know how we would have done it without you all! So thank you from the bottom of my heart!

 

I {NEVER} Knew..

I never knew I was missing a piece of my heart, that is, until this moment.. 

I never knew how overcome with joyous emotions I would be at hearing your first cry..

I never knew how much I could love you until the moment I met you..

I never knew I would be the lucky mommy of  {TWO} amazing, perfect and healthy little girls.. 

I never knew the many ways you would change my life for the better! 

It’s now 6 weeks later. 6 weeks! I can’t believe how fast the time has gone. She is getting so strong already and is able to hold her head up on her own, she is a wiggle worm and for the most part a very good sleeper! Her eyes are definitely blue! I still look into Paislee’s beautiful blue eyes and get the same feeling I had the first moment I saw her! I can’t even begin to explain how much I love and cherish my girls. How blessed and thankful I am. All I know is I am the luckiest mommy in the world!!

Paislee,

I love you so very much! My heart is full and you have made it whole. You bring a smile to my face every time I look into your beautiful blue eyes! I can’t believe how blessed I am. I love my heavenly father and am so thankful he has brought you into my life! I look forward to watching you grow. Your first tooth, the first time you crawl, your first steps, starting school and the many, many things that are to come in the years ahead. I look forward to the many smiles and laughter you and your {silly} sister will bring to me! I promise to be here for you every moment of every day, to bring a smile to your face, to be your comfort when you skin your knee and to hold and cuddle you whenever you have a bad dream. I will always be here for you. I am proud to be your {mommy}!

Love,

       your Mama
 

{LOVE}

{WAITING} on {PAISLEE}

It feels like I’ve been waiting forever to hold my precious baby girl. I know that soon enough she will be in my arms for me to hug, kiss and {LOVE}. 

  I was brave enough to have {BELLY} pictures done this time around. They turned out {FABULOUS} thanks to my amazingly talented friend Chelsee

She was also sweet enough to throw me a {GORGEOUS} baby shower! I am so thankful to everyone who came. I enjoyed everyone’s company and getting to see all my favorite people at once! 

Not only did everything look {FABULOUS} but the food was {DELICIOUS!} Thank you Chelsee for the wonderful baby shower!!!