musingsofahappyhousewife: Happy birthday Hannah!!!

Yesterday we celebrated a very special day- Hannah's 2nd birthday!! It was a special and fun day but also sad as we thought of all our family back in MN and MI who couldn't celebrate with us. We enjoyed a fun morning celebrating with her and then had a little party for her at home with a few friends. We are so blessed to have this little girl- she brings us smiles and laughter, hugs and kisses and a few screams now and then when V likes to tease her!
Both of my children are unbelievable blessings that I thank God for every day but waiting for H was not an easy thing. I knew in my heart our family was not complete when it was the 3 of us. But I just didn't know what God was doing when I had to wait and pray for 6 years for Him to answer my prayer for another child. The doctors had no explanations for why I got pregnant so easily with V but just couldn't get pregnant again. And it was extremely hard to watch my friends get pregnant and especially when some of them weren't even expecting to.
Now, as I look back, I know God's timing was best but that's not what I thought while I was waiting, praying and crying for 6 years!! One of the most wonderful things that came out of it was that my sister was pregnant at the same time with her first child! That was nothing short of God's timing- our babies are almost 3 months apart to the day! So that made my pregnancy with H extra extra special (as if it wasn't already!!)- being able to share it with Sara.

Here we are at my baby shower!

Our mom couldn't be prouder!!

What a blessing to share this moment at our 2nd baby shower with my precious V.

Here we are right before I was induced. This was a really special time for V and I because we were very close and at the end of this day, she would have to "share me" for the first time!

She was so happy to finally be a big sister!

I was ecstatic! I was finally the mother of two children, the answer to my heart's cry for so long.

I just could't believe it. Thank You, Lord!!! I kept thinking pinch me, I'm dreaming!! :)

V loved having her little sister in the back seat with her!

She was only a couple days old here but she loved to read to H in the car. Too cute!!!

The proudest big sister in the whole world!

Here is her birth announcement picture.

This was the day V was baptized and I couldn't be happier!

H was 3 days shy of 3 months when she helped us welcome her little cousin Evie into

the world! My mom, myself and H hung out all day with Andy and Sara and H barely made a peep all day but as soon as Evie was born, she cried and cried. It was so precious, it's almost as if she knew what happened.

The proud aunt Sheri!

Grandpa holding the 2 new granddaughters.

(H 3 months and Evie 1 day old)

Ok, all that brings me to this day, March 26, 2011. Hannah's 2nd birthday!

Here she is showing that she is 2! Can you see her 2 fingers she is holding up??

We are on our way to the donut place for her birthday donut. We've never done this before and it makes me shudder to think of feeding her a donut but I wanted to do something different. Usually I ask who's birthday it is what they want for breakfast but not today!