December Blessings

December 17--6 day old yummy bundle

6 days old

Cora is ready for church

The big 3 all dressed up for Christmas Sunday

Mae Mae LOVES her baby brother. Harrison is sporting his reindeer warmies....love those!

Harrison likes his swing

Ella and Harrison

Harrison Franklin Detwiler

My BIG belly the morning of my c-section

The big 3 hugging their baby brother

Waiting for surgery....baby boy arrived at 12:55

Baby Harrison!!! I was so emotional when I heard his first cries. I was so thankful that he was here and healthy. God is so good!

Snuggling with our precious boy

3 generations of Detwiler boys

Meemaw and Mae loving on Harrison

Cora didn't miss a beat when she came to see "New Baby"....she loved him right away

Mae has been so attentive my entire pregnancy....she hugged and kissed my belly every day. She loves her new baby brother!

Ella wanted to wear Papa Carl's hat to the hospital....awesome.



Niko told me recently how excited he was to hold our new baby....he finally has a brother!

Papa Don thinks Harrison is a keeper



Mimi enjoying her new grandson

Dr. Donald Wright.....I can't say enough kind words about my doctor. He has delivered 4 of our babies and I have always felt so safe in his care. He is retiring in August and he will surely be missed. 

Getting ready to head home with Harrison...this giant tree is located in the lobby of St. Vincent Women's Hospital

Our family of 7!!!

The progression of the pregnant belly

15 weeks

Wow.....it's difficult to believe that we have arrived at almost the end of this pregnancy. It has not been an easy 38 weeks and 5 days but there have certainly been many joys along the way. I feel so incredibly blessed to be on this journey one last time. 

Our c-section is less than 48 hours away. The kids are so excited.....there is a general buzz around our house. I can't concentrate on anything, I can't sleep, I don't quite know what to do with myself. Soon enough, Lord willing, I'll be snuggling with that little newborn boy. I'm so ready to have him here, safe and sound.

Ella's 7th Birthday!!!

Ella helping make her birthday cake

Ready to blow out candles

"Happy Birthday to you!!!!"

Ella has been wanting a pet for such a long time. We haven't felt ready to take on a new dog or anything too involved but we really wanted to honor her request for a pet....so we got her a fish tank and 3 fish....she couldn't be happier!!  Scale, Spot and Shadow are now living in our kitchen.

I can't believe that this beautiful, busy, nature-loving, artistic daughter of mine is 7 years old. It was not long ago that she was born to us nearly 2 lb smaller than her brother, spent 6 looooong days in the NICU, cried day and night for 6 months....and now, here she is. I am so proud of her and I love experiencing the person she is becoming. I truly believe God broke the mold when He crafted this one.....there is no one else like her. 

Cora's 2nd Birthday!!

Cora's birthday cake....she just needed a little taste test

Singing "Happy Birthday" to Cora

Blowing out candles....with big sister's help!

Pictures got a little out of order....I love this one of Cora!

The morning of November 2...we went to the Indianapolis Museum of Art to watch Uncle Tim run in the Monumental Marathon. We had such a fun time watching and cheering on the runners.

Uncle Tim spent the evening with us as we celebrated Cora's birthday. You would have thought he was a celebrity or superhero the way our children treated him. They couldn't get enough of their Uncle Tim!!

This picture is a little blurry but it was our attempt at a self-made photo on Uncle Tim's phone.

October and November 2013

October 11-- Renaissance lapbooks.....today was Fall Break from our homeschool co-op so we decided to do a lapbook about what we've been studying this semester

October 26--all dressed up for the Fall Festival at our church

October 28--Cora's first haircut!!

November 1--Trick-or-treating was postponed from Halloween night due to lots of stormy weather. I had much fun with face paint on Mae and Cora.

September 2013

September 5--First day of dance class

September 8--All dressed up for church....I was especially excited about all of the fancy shoes!

September 21--MAE IS 4 YEARS OLD!!!!! Mae is sporting her birthday donut frosting face....thanks for the donuts, Papa Carl!

Mae's Oatmeal Creme Pies from Mimi and Papa Don

A table full of buddies for Mae's birthday.....Mae, Titus Waggoner, Cora, Ben Waggoner, Ella

Mae helped me make her birthday cake....white cake with white frosting....we all thought it was a huge success!

Blowing out her candles

September 22--Mae Mae napping with Princess Paula....her princess puppet from Meemaw and Papa Carl

September 24--Applesauce!!! We got a bushel of apples from Uncle Keith and Aunt Rhonda Detwiler and bought a Saucemaster so we are up to our eyeballs in applesauce!! Fortunately, the big kids really helped with the entire process.