Date Night!

I am very excited about tonight...

Josh and I have started to establish a special night each week that we set aside just to spend time with eachother. I think it is so important that once you have a baby, that you don't become completely consumed in the "mommy & daddy" roles and remember your "husband & wife" role too.

Today, Marley&Me came out on dvd, so josh and I are going to settle in for the night.. watch a movie.. and eat dinner.

No phones.. no interuptions...

Just good, quality, time together! Can't wait!!!

Another Roberson set in their ways..

Almost 5 inches long... and weighing in at 4 ounces.... Already growing so fast...
Sucking its little thumb.... Josh laughed because it sticks out its pinky like he does

Good news today!!! Another Roberson who seems to be stubborn and set in their ways!!

Today is begins week 15 of our pregnancy and another peek into the unknown world of baby. After waking up early to make our 8:30am appointment at the doctor's office, Josh and I were excited and full of anticipation of what might be to come.

The first thing I noticed is that the baby's heart rate has slowed down slightly from 163 to a still very healthy 150. It is crazy how the sound of the little "whoosh whoosh whoosh" still brings tears to my eyes and makes my heart jump with excitement. Seeing the look on my husband's face is still just as sweet to me as it was on the very first day I told him of the little arrival to come.

Our doctor decided that he would like to do an ultrasound today and just give us a quick check-up of our little one and how it was progressing. I had told Josh before that during the 11 week ultrasound our baby had grown irritated with the pushing and prodding of the ultrasound probe and had quickly flipped over on its stomach to hide and show it's frustration with the whole situation! However, I was sure that this time would be different and the little one would cooperate with everyone and show the world what it had to offer.....



It wasn't very long after Sarah (our ultrasound tech) had placed the probe on my tummy that the sight of baby roberson quickly appeared on the tv screen mounted on the wall... There it was... laying on its back, sprawled out..... kicking and stretching and practicing all of its little motions.... Until it became tired of being pushed around... and it happened!!! The baby decided to flip over on its little fat belly... yet this time..... it decided to cross its ankles and close its legs too....

So much for finding out today if I would be buying pink or blue.... All I could do was laugh.... Here we go again.... God has a good sense of humor... and this definitely proved that once again... Almost as if to say... "not on your time... but on mine"

I was glowing... but more so... Josh was the proudest father I could even imagaine.... The look on his face was worth more than I could ever explain.... and as crazy as it sounds... it was at this moment.. I realized...there IS A WAY to possibly love him even more... There I was, with the love of my life... and the life we had created... all together... in a special moment that can never be replaced....

And as for my love for my child...How can you love someone so much that you havent even met yet? I have yet to figure that out... but already, I would give my life for the safety of this blessing...





What a good way to put a smile on your face.

Hypo-Allergenic.... new word in my vocabulary

Well, it's official....

Josh took Remy to the vet yesterday. For a while we had noticed Remy was always itching and scratching. After looking for hours and NEVER finding a flea, I came to my own conclusions, being the dermatologist that I am..... Psoriasis.
Okay... so maybe it wasnt THAT bad.. but it was starting to bother me a little. We tried oatmeal baths and brushing on a schedule(all to no avail). I had tried to convince Josh that cheap food just doesnt work the same as some as the higher quality foods. Yet, there was no persuading him that Red Nuggets might not have the same nutritional value as Nutro.

UNTIL YESTERDAY

Around 11 am I get a phone call from my beloved husband, filling me in on ALL of the allergies Remy apparently might have (I KNEW IT!). There was now a strict regimn of diets and vitamins, along with special hollistic shampoos and sprays that we would need to use if we didn't want our little Golden Retriever to loose all of his skin.

Josh the worried father.... Deann.... the laughing mother...

OF COURSE remy would have food allergies to corn meal and every other filler dog food companies use... Of course he would need special shampoos and sprays with Aloe and Vit E.
After all, we already own another dog with known separation anxiety and nervous issues (he lost all of his hair when Josh& I went on vacation and lost 4 of his 15 pounds... after he peed all over the crate everytime we left). SO TO ME, this had a little humor in it that I'm not quite sure Josh has found yet...

But until he does...... I'll keep a concerned look on my face everytime we give Remy a bath with his prescription shampoo, or hand him his special hypo-allergenic treats. Then i'll just sneak around the corner and laugh a little bit... because after all, you can't ever take life too seriously.. or you may end up with Psoriasis.


When GOD had made the earth and sky
the flowers and the trees,
He then made all the animals and the birds and bees.
And when His work was finished and not one was quite the same,
He said "I'll walk this earth of mine and give each one a name".
And so He traveled land and sea and everywhere He went,
a little creature followed Him until it's strength was spent.
When all were named upon the earth
and in the sky and sea,
the little creature said: "Dear Lord, there's no name left for me!".
The Father smiled and softly said,
"I've left you to then end,
I've turned my own name back to front
and called you "DOG", my friend."

Introducing my little love

For those of you who have not met the little bug yet... here it is...

I have posted a picture from 7 weeks... and now one from 11 weeks taken today. The baby has grown SEVEN times bigger than it was before.

*Memama, I miss you and can't wait to see you and for you to meet the baby!!

Taking the time...

It's crazy how busy life can get, the days seem to pass by before you know it. With school, work, and the other day-t0-day aspects of life, time seems to slip away.

Today marks the 11th week of our pregnancy (only one more week to go before we are out of the 1st trimester! It seems like yesterday this all began. I'm sure that the next 29 weeks will go by too soon. I try to stop and appreciate every aspect of this adventure. As a woman, if you pay attention to your body and how easily things change... the whole process will amaze you. Tomorrow marks another doctor's appointment that I am looking foward to. Just a simple check-up is enough to put my mind at ease for another 4 weeks. Hearing the heartbeat is always a wonderful feeling... it's like a little nudge that, "hey! this is still happening." What a blessing...

Even though there is a lot going on with the baby, I am still taking the time, if not more so now, to try and strengthen my relationship with God. I find that the more I pray and focus on living my life by his word, that things seem to fall together with a lot more ease than before. I wake up looking foward to reading a devotional or taking time for prayer. It's a beautiful thing, once you let God in, he comes in full-force. The hardest part of getting to this point is as our minister said today "having the self-confidence to do so". There is so much truth and light to what he says. It is sometimes hard for us to believe that giving up control of our lives and handing it over to someone else is the best thing to do. Especially since human-nature tells us to strive to gain more control everyday.
But this is what makes the love of God so beautiful. It isnt easy to ask for and it isn't easy to accept. Yet, once you get a feeling for it, It is the easiest thing to want to be a part of. You will realize that without him, you can never be the person he created you to be. I owe this to much more than church attendance and weekly bible studies (although they have played a huge part). The love from Him that I have grown to strive for was created through the love, forgiveness, and caring from friends and family. When you see how those around you touched by God can always see the best in you, it causes you to want to seek out that relationship with him as well.

I encourage everyone to stop for a brief moment to think about what has been given unto you. Thank those around you who accept you for who you are. And try to let the Love he has for you, make its way into your heart.

I promise, you'll be glad you did.

It never hurts to gain a friend, and for some of us, a Father.