In Daddy's Chair in his office...

1st Sunday outfit March 22, 2009

All Smiles

Our Wonderful Boys!!!

Peyton loves to quiet Brayden LOL

MORE Smiles!!!

Whoa, I'm behind on blogging, above are the latest pictures of our new life!!! Brayden Josiah is now TWO months old as of yesterday!!! Happy Birthday baby boy!! He is doing great! He wakes up about twice a night and is now sleeping in his crib....(as of last week)! He is really cooing and smiling a lot lately too, I love it!!! And I love just to talk to him!! Unfortunately, I had to return back to work last Monday, it was really tough, but God has helped us, especially me through it...last week went by really fast actually. I'm just exhausted when I get home, and I have no clue how I'm going to keep my house "perfect"....it's tough...I need to figure out a routine, or something! I just want to love on my boys when I get home, NOT clean the house!!! Brayden's eyes are still a light blue, they haven't changed much, I did notice they looked a little green yesterday, (Jason has green eyes) so I don't know what color he'll have....he still has a lot of hair :0) Peyton looked a lot like Brayden did at this age, it's crazy seeing pictures of both of them!! God has truly blessed us with 2 amazing little men!! We just daily need guidance from Him on how to raise them up to be Godly men....

Next are pictures of Peyton, he is playing teeball for the first time! And doing a great job! Jason is his coach...it's hilarious watching them! First time Peyton went up to bat he made a HOMERUN!!! YAY!!! :0)

February 27th Changed our Lives!!

On Februrary 27, 2009, at 1:11 p.m. our lives as just the 3 Sharpe's changed instantly! What an amazing day!

At 5 a.m. we checked into Women's East Pavilion in Chattanooga into Room 8813! It was so early, but that was the time the Doctor wanted us there for my Induction....At 8 a.m. the Doctor came in and say hey and see how I was doing then she broke my Water!!! The pitocin drip started at 6.45 a.m.....By 11 a.m. I was having very strong contractions....and I knew then it was time for the EPIDURAL!! i was able to rest for a two short hours, because at 12.50 I knew it was time to have Brayden! The doctor arrived about that time, and within 5 minutes of her arriving I was ready to push, and within 15 minutes of pushing (NO LIE) I had Brayden Josiah Sharpe, he was 7 lbs 5 oz and was 20.75 inches long and had a head FULL of hair, mostly in the back but still a lot! That was the quickest morning I had every experienced.....it went by so fast....the following day I went home too!

Since that day, so much has happened in our lives....and I have been beyond overwhelmed....but GOD has been there for me and has helped me through it because no one has been there to....First of all, on the Sunday after Brayden was born our church had it's Church Dedication because we have an amazing new church to worship in!! And they had a revival through Sunday, that meant Jason was not around pretty much from Saturday through Wednesday....after coming home Wednesday night he went straight to bed...he felt AWFUL, and couldn't move, we find out Friday Jason had the FLU!!!!!!!!!!! But from Wednesday until Friday we couldn't keep Peyton out of his room and face, so Peyton went to Jason's parents on Friday night, and early Sunday morning, Peyton comes down with the FLU!!! I was so emotional! I couldn't be there to help Jason get better (we left him in his room) nor could I be there for Peyton, because we did not want Brayden to get it, or he would of had to go to the hospital....it was just tough, BEYOND tough!!!! But, God has healed my two guys!!!! PRAISE THE LORD!! And they are feeling so much better!!!

Another thing that has been overwhelming is just keeping the house clean, because the first 2 weeks you're not suppose to do anything strenuous like major house cleaning....so it was tough seeing my house getting dirtier and dirtier and knowing there are flu germs everywhere.....so I used the Lysol Wipes and Lysol spray and did the best I could!! :0) Anyhow....I'm just venting....:0)

But! Today I went to Target for the first time with both boys and I survived!!! Yay!! I know this is silly to most people but I'm such a worry wart! And I didn't know what Peyton would do, if he'd run away from me in the store or what....it went well, although Peyton did throw a fit because we didn't stay at the games longer so he could play....but overall it went great!

I am posting a link from Facebook of the photos that I had posted there...:0) enjoy them!

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=68434&id=501868302&l=1c04a419bf

A baby boy is about to be born!!

I am thrilled to announce that Brayden Josiah will make his appearance on February 27th, if not sooner! Our doctor said it is time for him to come!!! I am 2 cm dilated and 50% effaced!! Maybe he'll come before!

We have been blessed with 3 showers in all in our pregnancy, 2 of which happened this week...One from my friends here at South Cleveland, it was held at the church, the NEW church!! Yep! South Cleveland's first service in their new church was this past Sunday, it was awesome there were 778 there! Then the shower was at 3.45, we had quite a few people show up and a bunch of great gifts!! We were beyond thankful for everything we received, I am attaching a link to my facebook that has all these pictures....I am starting to look like a person that could have a baby at any time, my face is really swelling...you can tell in the pictures....I am more than ready for him to get here ;0)!

Go here to look at the photos from Facebook... (click on Facebook)

Then our 3rd shower was given to me by the State Office where I work....it was so nice, they had Olive Garden catered in, and we got some really good stuff at this shower too! We are beyond thankful for all the gifts and love that all 3 showers brought!

I can't believe I'm at the end of this pregnancy, seemed like yesterday we were announcing it to everyone back in June and July.....It has truly been a great Pregnancy, I am so thankful I wasn't on bedrest like I was with Peyton!!!

If I don't blog before the 27th, I'll have pictures up of our lil man very soon!

One more thing...Peyton is excited about being a big brother, he has his good days and bad about it, but I know it's going to be a huge adjustment for him, but we have done different things to make it special for him, like we got him a new bed and bedding (click on bedding to see it) and he also got a new Fat Head (click on Fat Head) to go on the wall for Valentines, so he is getting big boy stuff so he knows that he is definitely our big boy!!! :0) Pray for Peyton during this transition, and for us as we our transitioning between one child to 2.....

Doctor's Appointment...33 1/2 weeks!

Well, I am 33 1/2 weeks now...and I had my doctor's appointment....and I go back in 2 more weeks!!! We're getting so close, and I'm so excited, and just flat out ready!! Little Brayden Josiah is so low that it's painful carrying him....but we're going to get through it, and not too much longer :0)

At the appointment, she said everything looks good, that I'm measuring right on track, and that he is making me look bigger than I am because of the way he is positioned in my stomach....thanks Brayden ;0) j/k and he's low and therefore I'm really swollen...that's ok though...:0)

I am so thankful for this beautiful baby growing inside of me, and I'm excited to see how Peyton is going to do with the new baby and the change that is about to take place....God has been so good to us, and we daily thank Him for ALL He has done....

SIX and half more weeks to go...and a little update...

Hey!

So it's been a month since I last updated on the Sharpe Household....:0)

We had a WONDERFUL Christmas...we stayed in Cleveland, TN on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day and headed to Texas on Christmas night....We spent time with Jason's parents on Christmas Eve night, but that day Peyton and I baked cookies for Santa, and I was so excited because he enjoyed making them!! Then we headed home to Jason's parents...that night we came home and prepared for Santa Claus it was fun to be able to do that at our own home....and we got up the next morning, not too early, Peyton slept in :0)...and had our own little Christmas at our house, and I made Monkey Bread like the tradition we have always had at my house growing up, it was SOOO good :0) Then we headed to Jason's parents house.....

That night we drove to Memphis and stayed the night and arrived in Van Alstyne the following day at about 3.30...and guess how warm it was EIGHTY DEGREES!!! Crazy warm! Peyton loved it, he immediately went outside and played with Pops!!!

I love going "home" and visiting....it is always so nice to run into people that I grew up with or just being at my "home"....although it's not the home I grew up in all my life, it's still my parent's home, since it's close enough :0)....

While we were there, my mom, my sisters, and sister in law, and my aunt and best friend through me a Baby Shower for Brayden, it was so great to see my friends again, and also get some neat stuff for Brayden! Including his new Bedding!!!!

But, the visit to Texas was great.....and to think that the next time we're there we'll have a 4th member to our family!! Yay!

Then our trip was immediately cut short, Jason had to get back by 10 a.m. on New Year's Day to move into his new office at the new church (no, we're still not in it yet) so we drove through the night on New Year's Eve night....Happy 2009 to us ;0) huh? So, we drove and drove...Peyton went to sleep about 11 p.m. and slept until 11 a.m. the next morning, it was WONDERFUL to be able to sleep in too!! Although Jason couldn't sleep in....he was out most of the day....

Then we all had to go back to work on January 5th....I had been out for 2 1/2 weeks, so it was tough getting back into the groove of things....but, we are slowly, but surely....it's tough for me to go to bed early although I'm this far along, because we were getting used to sleeping in....

Peyton started his new preschool, finally, at Westwood Baptist Preschool here in town, he has 2 great teachers, Mrs. Miller and Mrs. Morris, and an excellent Director...Mrs. Rhonda Walsh!!! What I meant by finally is that he was suppose to start January 7th, and we had a downpour of rain, and our city and county schools were closed, therefore Peyton didn't go to school....until January the 9th.....and then this past Friday he was out again, b/c the schools closed b/c it was too cold.....and then Monday is MLK Day and we're out, so it's tough that he hasn't gone into full swing yet....but he will...:0) Pray for him....

And, I'm 33 1/2 weeks now....I'm doing pretty good....I'm exhausted, and everything, and Brayden is definitely low....and I'm started to swell....bad....but we're almost finished with this pregnancy YAY!!! It's tough sitting at work all day, although I get up and walk around once or twice in an hour, it's like he gets settled in the lowest part of me, and it is so painful....but like I said I'm so thankful for this AMAZING Gift God is giving us....and we're so very thankful, and we pray that God continues to develop him to be strong and healthy!!!

We got Brayden's crib too this week!!! So exciting! I was kind of worried because we found it online, and it looked so wonderful, and it was a great deal, including free shipping!!! I prayed and prayed after I placed that order that everything was fine with it, and it was just as gorgeous in person.....and it was, if not more than what I thought!!! I am posting pictures of the crib w/our new bedding....now we're looking for Peyton some furniture and some bedding for his room....he is being so good about all this transition....he wants to help so much! I love it! I'm so proud of him!!!

Well, I am sending links to our pictures that I posted on facebook, and even if you don't have an account, you can look at my pictures through this link....they pretty much sum up what's going in our lives :0) or have gone on.....

Here are Christmas Photos:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=52775&l=78bfb&id=501868302

Christmas #2
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=57494&l=eaae1&id=501868302

Texas Christmas
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=57498&l=4e9f8&id=501868302

Texas Baby Shower
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=57505&l=bfe9c&id=501868302

Fun Times in Jan 09
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=60400&l=e2e1a&id=501868302

Baby Brayden's Crib
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=40956&l=e73ad&id=501868302

Peyton's FIRST Debut

Yep! That's right!!! Peyton's First Debut was last night during our Christmas Service....He did an AMAZING job!!!! And I'm going to brag about him, because leading up to this event, practice has been AWFUL, he'd do everything but practice with the other kids, and we were seriously worried that it was going to happen on the day of the Christmas Program.

Oh! But quiet the OPPOSITE!!! During the 1st run through and practice, the only practice on stage, he loved it, he marched up to his spot and sang through all 3 songs with the motions and everything, and did an AMAZING job!!! Then, the kids went back to their room to wait to go on stage, and I was worried and praying that he wouldn't get all hyper and not want to go on the stage anymore lol!!! Oh but that didn't happen!!!! Once it was their turn to go up there, Peyton went right to his spot, and then he turned to his right and guess what he saw???? HIMSELF, on this HUGE screen where they show the video of what is going on the stage, he LOVED IT!!! He would keep looking at the screen and just get so excited about it and it would make him do better! I loved it! It was so neat to see my first born on STAGE performing at CHURCH, his very first performance, I couldn't be a more PROUD mom!!!!

SOOOOOOOO what does a proud mom do, post a TON of pictures, YES! I have FIFTY photos right here on a slideshow

....and those of you that are related to us....(even our friends you can too hehe ;0)!) when you read this, I encourage you to watch every single photo because he is a HAM!!! Yes, he's just like me when I was his age, and I hear Jason was the same way too ;0) hmmmmmm lol!!! So please enjoy, Peyton, our lil man singing for our Saviour!!! :0)

28 Weeks....

Well, today marks 28 weeks for me....I honestly cannot believe it's already here, I am so thankful for God's Hand upon me and our baby boy Brayden Josiah that will join us in TWELVE weeks! (or less ;0)!!) I am enjoying feeling Brayden moving around in me, just 2 nights ago I was laying on my back and just watching him doing who knows what in my stomach and making it move like crazy...it was too sweet! I loved it!!! Peyton is still very excited about Brayden arriving soon too!!! I am attaching a picture of what I look like at 28 weeks :0)!


Another picture I'm attaching, is Peyton's FIRST Christmas Parade, he was on a float for Royal Rangers, and their float actually won FIRST place! How exciting is that! Of course I could not ride on the float with him, but Jason said he wouldn't stop waving it was too cute! I did get some video footage of it, if I could figure out how to upload it to here I will, and my friend took this picture of Jason and Peyton too....my camera's battery was DEAD, that was very annoying!!!! I will never do that again! Have a dead battery! and here is a photo of my friend Stephanie and I!!!



We actually put our Christmas tree up before Thanksgiving this year, yep, we cheated LOL, but enjoy some of the pictures of Peyton putting up HIS tree in his room, I loved seeing his little hands hanging every ornament with so much care, and he was so worried where everything should go.....He'd pick up and ornament and go, where does this one go....I had to keep reminding him, that it is HIS tree....he can put it anywhere he wants it.....then we have pics of our Family Christmas Tree....:0)










And finally I have some pictures of Peyton playing around on Thanksgiving day, in one you can see what he LOVES right now and that's Monster Jam Monster Trucks!!! He has over 30 of them, and loves to play with ALL of them!!! I didn't even know what Monster Trucks were until I became a mommy of a little boy lol and now I'm always looking to see if there is one at the store that he doesn't have...pretty sad huh?


That's about it in our lives....we are still very busy this Christmas season, we're going to our 2nd to last Christmas Party tonight, it's my work Christmas Party at the Bald Headed Bistro and Peyton is going to this one, he hasn't been to one yet....and Saturday night is our very last one!! YAY!!!!!! Then, December 19th, I am off work until January 5th, I 'm very excited about this time off...during this time off we'll be going to Texas, after we have Christmas in Cleveland, and then probably Christmas Day night we'll head to my home town of Van Alstyne, TX....and spend time with my family.....and it's going to be hard this year, because my dad's mom, will not be around.....I miss her so much!!!! Then, when we return....our first Sunday in our new church building will be January 4th!! We've waited almost 3 years for it to be built, and we're very excited about it!!!

Well, that's about it....Hope everyone is doing great!!! and enjoying the Christmas Season, with friends and family, but don't ever forget in this crazy time, the true reason we celebrate Christmas :0)!