Happy Birthday!!

Today my baby is 7 !!! Seven years ago today, my life changed. Hailey Mae was born and the minute she came out she lit up the world! I know parents always think that their kids are great, the best, and one-in-a-million but Hailey truely is. There is something special about this little girl. She's definitely an old soul. It's so hard to explain, but this little girl has taught so many people things we didn't know we needed to be taught. She brightens up my day, she has a special gift of being able to make people smile. For one, she's never and I mean NEVER in a negative mood. Sure, she can be grumpy when she's tired, but in general she's amazingly happy. People always tell me that. That she's such a happy kid! That makes me proud.
She talks nonstop...but I like that about her. (Sometimes it's annoying, lol). She wears her heart on her chest and will do anything for anybody just to make them smile. She's definitely a little actress and we all believe that she will BE somebody when she grows up. She has a deep passion for horses mainly, but loves all animals. (and a special connection with our cat we can't figure out). Through her love for horses, she has brought them back into my life too which is a gift greater than anything in the whole world. I grew up loving horses, owned a few, but when I got pregnant in high school I had to give them up to raise the twins. NOw, 14 years later, I have horses back into my life again because of her. A true gift!

We had an amazing birthday party for her and her friends this past weekend. We had a "Stuff and Fluff" party for her with Noah's Ark Animal Workshop. It's just like build-a-bear, but they come to you. A great concept!! She invited 11 of her closest friends (all girls) and we had a great time!



It's been family tradition to have a family celebration on the child's actual birthday (which is today). We usually invite all of the extended family that lives in the area. We have a big family, so that usually means at least 20 people. This year, for various reasons, people were unable to make it. It does kind of hurt my feelings, but what can I do right? Hailey was very dissapointed this morning when I told her that we weren't having a family party. So, instead we (me, Isaiah, dylan and sammy) are taking her to Funspot to go bowling and have pizza. She was happy about that!! We don't usually do things like that as a family.

She went to school today with a snack to share. We have a couple kids in the class that have various allergies to foods, so we are not allowed to bring in any baked goods or anything homemade. It's tricky trying to figure out something special to bring in that are within the guidelines. However, I found some great popsicles at Hannaford yesterday that are milk free, peanut/nut free, wheat free, etc. I bought a special little birthday card and wrote a special little note in there and a chocolate lolipop that says "I love you" and I put it in her snack bag. She doesn't know it's there! Also, she doesn't know it, but I'll be picking her up from school at lunch time and take her out to McDonalds for lunch out. She LOVES McDonalds and doesn't get it very often so this will be such a treat for her. She has no idea about it, and I can't wait!!

Yeah, she's spoiled....but not "rotten", lol!

In the beginning...

Just a little about me and my family...so you know what I'm talking about when I write about them :)

Growing up,I had a great life. I had loving, caring parents who were always there for me. I loved horses with a passion and I was basically a good kid. I had a great life!

I ended up getting pregnant in high school. The beginning of my senior year. It was not with a steady boyfriend, not even someone I was "dating". It's not something I'm proud of,but you'll see how this all turns out as you keep reading. I was 17, the guy was 15 (yikes...I sure did "rock the cradle" didn't I?). It was a complete mistake (against popular belief...protection WAS used, it obviously failed!). I never once doubted what I was going to do. I am not against abortion, it just wasn't something I wanted. Selfishly as it sounds, adoption was definately something I didn't want to do! I could never live with myself knowing I had a child out in the world that I didn't know about. I decided right away to go on with the pregnancy and keep the baby. I didn't think the father of the baby would have anything to do with us, and I was okay with that. He was only 15 and I made the decision without him to keep this baby. I gave him the option to walk away, no questions asked and no hard feelings. I truly was in this on my own. He didn't walk away. My parents were supportive. Sad, but supportive.

Well, let me tell you, being pregnant in high school is not something I recommend. It was extremely rough. They don't make desks big enough for pregnant students!! Ok, well, when I found out I was pregnant I was scared to raise a baby obviously. A baby is hard work! So, when I was 13 weeks along, I went for a prenatal visit and they set me up for an ultrasound (back then I guess it wasn't routine)because they said I was measuring a little big for 13 weeks. I AM only 5 feet tall and just about 100 lbs, so they weren't really too worried that I was already starting to show a bit. What came next, changed my life in more ways than I can count...all for the better. Imagine the shock of the ultrasound technician when two young kids in high school come walking in, pregnant, to get an ultrasound and during the ultrasound find not a baby but......TWO BABIES!!!!

Ok, just my luck.

Yes, we were pregnant with twins. In highschool. Rumors spread quickly and before I knew it everyone was calling me a "fake" just to get attention and how no one really thought I was pregnant (other than my close friends who saw the ultrasound pictures). There was no denying it that I was pregnant though two months later when I started to show. ONce again, I asked Isaiah (the father of the babies) if he wanted "Get the heck outta dodge". Nope. He was in it for the long run. Amazingly mature for a 15 yr old boy!!

I won't bore you with the long details of the pregnancy, the newborns, how hard it was, blah, blah blah...it was so long ago I can't really remember it anyway. To make a long story short...the twins are now 14. They will be 15 this summer. I got pregnant again when they were 7 and now have another daughter who will be 7 yrs old tomorrow. Yes, we stayed together. Yes, we got married (when the twins were 5) and yes we are still very happily married. Who would have thought?!

We are far from perfect, we have troubles and problems just like any other family but we try to stay possitive and be thankful for what we have. I am a stay at home mom (actually, I don't do much staying at home since I'm usually running the kids around wherever they need to go) and I wouldn't have it any other way!

Intro

Well, here's my attempt at creating a blog. It's something I've wanted to do for a while, just never have taken the time to do so. I'm not entirely sure what I'll write and how often I'll write (or even if anyone will ever be interested enough to read it!). Most likely, it'll be a lot about my family since that's basically what I'm about. (More about them later...)

I'm hoping to be able to come here daily and write. I'm not the best writer, and I don't always spell correctly or use the correct grammer...but oh well. Who knows if anyone will ever read it anyway :)