brooklynn update!!

Brooklynn got diagnosed with craniosynostosis in January. Craniosynostosis is where her soft spots on her head have closed up it occurs in 1 out of every 2,500 babies. She had X rays and CT scans to confirmed this diagnosis. We had to talk her Dr's about surgery options. She had great doctors and surgeons to help us through the process. Brooklynns head was very long and narrow with some asymmetrical areas.

recent projects

I have to start off saying i got the idea for this dresser from Classy Clutter from their 1st post about their dresser. thank you classy clutter for the idea!!!

BEFORE

$20.00 at goodwill !!! really not so cute needs some help!!! my hubby actually wanted me to keep it like this until he saw the after. now he said we have a big kid room.

AFTER

2 days later and a few can of spray paint. here is the after!!

BEFORE

$1 for lamp and shade at goodwill

AFTER
a little left over fabric, a sewing machine and hot glue!!

So much to be thankful for

Where to start???? wow what a great year we have had!!! here are a list of things i am thankful for!!!

My baby Girl Brooklynn!! she is amazing. i am so grateful for this bundle of joy. i love waking up to such a beautiful little girl! it still amazes me that she is ours to keep. And that the lord would give me such a wonderful blessing. Thank you brooklynn for picking me to be your mom.

Brooklynn's 1st Santa photo she did not like it very much!!

My wonderful hubby!!!! Jet you are so very special to me and brooklynn. i love the when he gets home he comes in and wants to hold his baby girl right away. he is such a good dad. he is so proud of our baby( he shows off pictures to people when they don't ask!) he just pulls out the ipod with the pictures and shows her off. Thank you jl for being our rock and wonderful husband. I am so excited for you to bless our little girl in church next Sunday!! i love you jet!!!

Our families!! with out you guys we would not be who we are today! thanks for teaching us the way to live so we are able to pass that down to our kids. You are always there if we need help and now beg to watch brooklynn. thank you for all your support. thank you to all brooklynns uncles and aunts. at the my family home there is a fight over who the best uncle is. i am staying out of that one!(they are all great).

The gospel!!! I love the gospel and know that the church is true. i want brooklynn to know how much it means to us. We took us 3 years to have you after miscarriages and a lot of sadness. We would not have been able to get through that without the love and support of our savior. Through pray and faith we knew someone we would hold you in our arms. Again i can not wait for you to be blessed by your dad. the priesthood has always been in our home brooklyn thanks to your dad. he has given you blessings and me, and for that we are thankful.

There is so much to be thankful for but these are just a few big ones!!!!

shanty2chic giveaway!!

I really want to win this giveaway!!! there are so many things you can do with this machine!!! i gotta have it. if you want to enter this go to their blog here!!! i love this blog so many great ideas!!

A mothers love!!!

The best feeling in this world was having my daughter placed in my arms!! we had a bond right away. my mom has always told me " you will never know how much i love you until you have your own children". what a true statement! i thought i could never love something more than my hubby, i was wrong i have so much love for my sweet brooklynn. when i look at her i can't believe heavenly father choose me to be her mom! i feel so blessed to have her after so long of trying, so many prayers and tears. i believe everything happens on the lords time and now was our time to start our family!! i love to hold her in my arms and have her look up at me.

I think i have the prettiest little girl!!! here are some of her newborn photos!

I love this little smile!!!

so grateful for my husband. he is a great dad to Brooklynn!!! always so excited to come see her during his lunch and after work!!! We love you JET!!!

A MOTHERS LOVE!!

Another giveaway from Classy Clutter

Love this blog!! they have giveaways and tell you about giveaways a lot!!! love it!

They are giving away this beautiful necklace!! go check them out here!!

Baby brooklynn

Introducing Brooklynn Alice Dodd!!!!!

well i am a little late in writing this but here is our sweet little girl! I was induced on Friday October 8Th at 2 AM. i thought that day would never get here fast enough and now i wish i would have slowed down a little because it all went very quick! they had to watch her and me very carefully. Brooklynn's heartbeat would drop down from 150 to 70 every time i had a contraction. she had to have internal monitors to measure her. They had to stop the pitocin for a while because they were worried about her heartbeat. Then it feels like all of a sudden she was ready to come out. I was very luckily to not only have my husband but my wonderful family including my mom, my mother in law, my sister and my cousin Katie!! She came into this world at 11:53 that day, weighing 6 pounds 5 ounces and 19 inches long. what a great day. i knew from the moment i looked in her eyes she knew i was her mommy. words can not express how much i love her. i got to hold her skin to skin for over a hour before anyone else held her. the best feeling in the world! i am so proud to be her mom!!! here are some pictures from the hospital.