My Baby is 2!!!

Lk and her Mama!! Our first picture together

Laura Katherine and my Daddy Terry








Well I can't believe it. My little angel is turning 2 tomorrow!!! Where has the time gone. It seems just like yesterday that I was sitting in the pediatrician's office for our 2 day checkup and crying because all the other kids in the waiting room were so big and I didn't think my baby would ever be that big. Now she is 2 and practically grown. Here are some pics of her the day I had her in the hospital and some shots of her when she was just a couple of months old. Everything seems like a blur!! I don't know how it happened but I blinked and two years have disappeared. Laura Katherine went from a helpless newborn to an independent little girl. It makes me so happy and so sad at the same time. I am such a proud Mama!!! I know I will blink again and she will be graduating from high school. Anyway, I wanted to share some old pics of my baby and I can't wait to post B-day pics on Saturday.

LK, Emma and I had a great time at the pumpkin patch last week. The weather was beautiful and the girls had a blast. We were going to go on the hay ride too but LK got really scared. She didn't like the loud tractor. Emma begged to ride but since I was alone with both of them I didn't have anyone to ride with her. Anyway, we had a great time and they loved picking out the perfect pumpkin. I wish the weather was like this year round!!!

I'm back in business

I am so excited!! I got my new card reader today and I can finally post pics. Here are some pics of my newly renovated bathroom. I really wish I had taken before pictures so you could really appreciate how much better it looks. Picture this, floor to ceiling wallpaper, linoleum flooring, cream laminate counter tops, and handicap hand rails on every wall (the people who owned the house before us were elderly). Needless to say it was pretty bad. My very handy husband did the whole thing himself. I am very blessed to have such a handy husband. He can do anything he puts his mind to. He stripped down all the wallpaper (big job) and took all the flooring up. He laid ceramic tile on the floor and he laid granite tiles on the counter tops. We also painted the dingy cream vanity black. All in all we are very pleased with our new bathroom. Now on to the guest bath!!!

I am still alive!!

Well it's been a while since my last blog!!! I have been keeping up with everyone else's happenings but I haven't shared much of ours. One of my biggest obstacles is that something is wrong with my computer. My little thingy I put my memory card in is messed up so I can't download pics. I can't find any of my cords that go with my camera so I can't download that way and I am not smart enough computer wise to figure out any other way to do it. Yes, I admit it I am a true blue computer dummy. Anyway, things are good here. Laura Katherine's birthday is October 30 and we are so excited. She is going to be two. She has gotten to be such a big girl and I am so proud of her. I hope to have my computer fixed soon so I can download pics of her B-day party and pics of our trip to the pumpkin patch. She had such a good time!!! Anyway, I hope to be up and running soon!

It's been a while!!!

It has been forever since I have blogged!!!! I have never gone this long before!!! We have had a little drama here at the Litton house. As many of my friends already know I have had migraine headaches for years. Since Daddy passed away my headaches have increased dramatically. Of course at first I was thinking the increase in the headaches was just the stress of everything we had been through. Well I had a doctor's appt. and we decided that the headaches were probably just stress but since we had never really pursued the root of my headaches then maybe we should do an MRI. I had the MRI and last Thursday I got the results. Well they weren't what I had hoped. The MRI said that I had a 6mm area near my pituitary gland that was suspicious. The MRI said it was either a cyst I was born with or a craniopharyngioma ( a benign tumor). Either way the MD said it would probably have to be removed because they can grow. Well of course with everything we had just been through with Daddy I immediately thought the worst. Those of you who know me well know that the glass can on occasion be half empty and not half full. Well for a day or so I frantically searched the internet learning everything I could about these two growths. Big mistake!!! I mean everything you read on the internet about illness is usually worst case scenario. Well by the weekend I had decided that on Sunday I was going to lay this problem at the feet of Jesus and I was going to walk away from it. So on Sunday Shannon and I went down to the altar during the invitation at church and prayed together. We both gave this situation to God and prayed that he would take it from us. I have to say I felt so much better after I did that I couldn't believe it!! Today I went to see Dr Goldman the neurosurgeon. He reviewed my MRI himself and said that he thinks that it is nothing but the way my brain is made up. He feels that it is neither the cyst or the tumor. He recommended a follow up MRI in three months to recheck it but he didn't think it was anything to worry about. We talked in detail with him and Shannon and I were both very comfortable with his diagnosis. Praise God!!!! We were so thankful!!! I praise my God for taking care of me and taking this problem from me. I know this was a long story but I wanted to share it with my friends. I have truly learned from this experience. I truly know now that it doesn't matter how much I worry, it doesn't change one thing. I have let worry and fear rule me for so long and I am so glad that I gave this problem to God and let him take care of it. I know that sometimes our prayers aren't answered the way we want them to be but sometimes they are answered better than we could have hoped. I know we are all works in progress and I wanted to share my experience with you all. ............... Thank you all for your prayers, e-mails, calls and words of encouragement.

Saturday at Adysen's House

We had a wonderful time Saturday playing with our friends at Adysen's house. The kids all had a blast and the Mom's enjoyed some fellowship together as well. I did learn something about myself Saturday and that is that I have camera envy. Yes, that's right. My friends Tammy and Nikki have really good cameras and mine is good but there's are like professionals. I was kinda bummed when I looked at my pics and alot of them were too blurry to put on the blog. I guess that's my fault for snapping too quickly.. Anyway, I had some cute shots of all the kids there but some of the them just didn't make it because of the blurry shots. All in all it was a great afternoon and LK and I can't wait to do it again. Thanks Tammy and Adysen for opening your home to us.



Adysen hanging out with her Mommy



LK, Chloe and Ellie having fun

Ellie and her pretty smile

My sweetie

Friday Night at Dawn's House

We spent Friday night with my friend Dawn and her family. We had such a great time!!! Dawn and I have been friends since kindergarten. We grew up together and are still as close as sisters. Needless to say this is not the first Friday night I have spent with her!!! Dawn and I spent many weekends together as kids and of course teenagers but as weve gotten older we don't get to have those Friday nights together as often. Anyway, Shannon, LK and I made the trip to Auburn Friday night to spend some time with my special friend and her family. Dawn has two beautiful girls, Andie 5 and Alex 2 1/2. Alex and LK are only 7 months apart so they have a lot in common. Andie being the big sis took charge and entertained Alex and LK which was great for Dawn and me. We enjoyed our night with Dawn, Jay, Andie and Alex and we can't wait to do it again.....


Andie and LK having fun!!!

LK, Andie and Alex
Dawn and her girls

Andie

Alex