Great night...

I had a great night tonight. I got to get out of the house first of all....so that felt great. I went to dinner with my friend Jill. She is seriously a saint. Along with that, she is one of the ONLY people who truly knows in every way how I feel with my struggles with Kayler. Her little boy Connor is 7 and is fully autistic...although Jill has made HUGE strides in his recovery process. She has been my go-to gal since she moved here from Alaska. When she moved here about 18 months ago, I was immediately drawn to her, and at the moment I didn’t know why…now I do. She doesn’t get out much either, so we had the best time at dinner. There was never a dull moment, and I truly needed/enjoyed it.

On another note, 2 little babies that I (hehe, I mean their mommy, daddy, and sister) have been waiting for after 4 long years of trying have arrived! Jessica and Jason Woods had their sweet bundles of joy tonight. Emmalee and Landon Jason Woods were born at approximately 5:25, and 6:25. Emmalee was born vaginally and weighed in at 6 lbs. 12 oz. And was 19.5 inches and was the picture of health. Both babies were head down when labor began, but when Emmalee was born, little Landon did a little flip or sorts, and after some scary moments with his heart, he required and emergency C-Section. He only weighed in at 5 lbs. 10 oz. And was 19 inches long. He had a very scary moment after being born….and it took awhile to get him responding, but when I got there after 7 they were both pink and precious as ever:

Emmalee waiting for Landon to join her in the bassinet:


Jessica meeting Landon for the first time, they took him away after the C-section and then she was in recovery:


First family photo!:


Proud big sister!:


I felt bad being there during the most intimate moments like I was intruding or something. Jessica and I have been friends since we were 5 though, so it was great to be any part of it. I was there when they brought both babies in after she got out of recovery. It was so truly touching. She had tried so long to get pregnant, then endured a very rough and long pregnancy. I am so happy for them!

Other than that I guess I have been enjoying the rain. It definitely doesn’t seem like summer. I am missing exercising and playing outside. I have liked not having to water our grass or garden though. Hallie and Gavin have been at “summer camp” with G.J.’s parents. Ok…it is not really summer camp, but they have been at their ranch 30 minutes away since Tuesday. They have came home a couple times while my mother in law ran errands, but they are back tonight, and having the time of their lives I’m sure.

Have a great weekend!