Mother's Day 2009

Yes, I know, I'm a bit late in updating about Mother's Day but there is a 21 inch 9lb (ish) little thing that takes a lot of my time. :) Mother's Day was bittersweet for me this year. Sweet for the very obvious reason of little Tyler that came into our lives on April 29th...but at the same time, it was still a challenging day for me to say the least. A year ago, Mother's Day was the worst day of the year for me as I longed so badly to be a mom, but was not one yet and instead had to endure the agony of the baby we had lost. Until April 29th of this year, I don't think I fully comprehended what I had lost. Seeing little Tyler and wondering what could have been was very difficult for me. I don't think that it helped that I spent Mother's Day by myself (Tim had to work) and I have all these raging hormones floating around in my system right now. :) Don't get me wrong though, I am EXTREMELY grateful for the little gift that the Lord has blessed Tim and I with and even though I wish He could have taught me the lessons another way, I AM thankful for the experience He brought Tim and I through with losing a child and having to learn to be patient on His timing and that He is in control of ALL things. We are incredibly blessed with a beautiful and healthy baby boy. I did enjoy the morning worship service at church on Mother's Day and it was also Tyler's first time being in church so I had a lot of comments to enjoy. :) Yes, I know this isn't the dressiest of outfits but he just had to wear it on Mother's Day!

I think this picture makes him look so much older than he is...all reclined and relaxed.