Sleep...it's a wonderful thing

So I decided I need to TRY and post more often....other than the whole WIWW stuff. So the topic for discussion...well, there probably won't be any discussion because I'll be the only one talking....but anyways....SLEEP. Oh how I love sleep. It had been a while before I got a full nights sleep, even before Brady. I don't remember when it began but several months before Brady made his arrival I would have to get up to use the rest room or I'd be so miserable I just couldn't sleep or my allergies would bother me....all those things were interrupting my sleep. But THEN...THEN...came this little interruption..


The best interruption I might say. Losing my sleep over him was worth it. I mean, look at that face! Is it not the cutest little face you have ever seen?! But....yes, there is a but. Do you know how much I LOVE sleep? Oh dear. I love to sleep. I love to sleep late. I love to sleep on the couch on Sunday's while football is playing on the television and my husband is in the recliner. I love to visit nice hotel's and sleep in their nice fluffy beds. I love to sleep under fluffy down comforters. I love to sleep so I can dream of sweet things. Ok, wake up Tonya. Anyways....I LOVE SLEEP.

Since Brady came along there wasn't much sleeping going on. When Brady came along it didn't seem like such a big deal to lose my sleep, at first. Then as he got a few months older that got harder. I was missing my sleep. I would call my friend Summer asking her (the mother of twin 5 year olds and 1 year old) "WHEN WOULD I GET MY SLEEP BACK?!" She reassured me it would happen. It was going to happen. Just keep saying my prayers to the Lord above and hold on a little longer and it would happen. So I did. And I kept looking at that sweet little face and thanking God for a blessing, thanking God that I had SOMEONE finally to lose sleep over. That little someone I had been praying for, for years. Did I tell you yet how much I LOVE that little boy?! Well, if I didn't let me just tell you. I ADORE that little boy! My heart just wants to leap out of my chest I love him so much.

(Sorry for the blurry picture but I think he's so cute in his p.j.'s in his bed.)

Then. It. Happened. That sweet little boy has been sleeping all night every night (except for one) since Monday the 8th of November. Not only that, but he has also gotten on a GOOD routine. He wakes up in the morning, up for 2-3 hours, naps for 2 hours, up for 2-3 hours, naps for 1 1/2 - 2 hours, up for 2-3 hours and then goes to bed. It has been wonderful. I know there will be many many more sleepless nights that are bound to come. I'm sure there will be sleepless nights because of teething. I'm sure there will be sleepless nights because of a scary monster in the closet. I'm sure there will be sleepless nights because my little Brady Bug (his nickname) will be sick. I'm sure there will be sleepless nights because he will grow up and move away. There. Will. Be. Sleepless. Nights. And I can't think of anything or anyone else I would rather lose sleep over....than my son. I love my nights with Brady Clayton Bohannon, sleep or no sleep. And I would do it ALL over again just for him.

Since June

So if you read the last few posts below you will be caught up on what happened before Brady. Now, life after Brady. OH MY GOODNESS, it is wonderful! Of course things have not been perfect but we have slowly adjusted and I think we are figuring things out. Being a mommy is the most wonderful blessing ever given to me. Brady is now 4 1/2 months old and he is changing every day. I knew time would go by super fast but I never dreamed it would go as fast as it has. Those pictures below of us in the hospital seem like a dream. Was he really that little? Was I really that big?! Hahaha

As you know, Brady is an answer to MANY prayers. But, in July, another prayer was answered. One that I really thought would take a lot longer. I had been on maternity leave for about 6 weeks and had about 2 weeks left. I was still having problems with blood pressure so I really wanted to stay home a bit longer than 6 weeks. The plan was for me to go back to work part time and take Brady to daycare after my maternity leave was up. I think for the first month of Brady's life I would pray and cry and ask God to give me the strength on the day I had to take him to daycare.

Wishes and Prayers REALLY do come true!

I remember praying one day "Lord, if it is your will for me to stay home please open the door. I know it says in your Word that you will always provide. So Lord, if it is meant to be I know you will provide and things will work out." I BELIEVE in God's Word. I believe that if we pray and we believe, things will work out for the good. One Saturday in July I received a letter from my boss. I NEVER get letters from my boss....he always calls. So I knew this was important. He basically said that he knew where my heart was and that he knew I wanted to stay home with Brady but that it might not be financially able. He said he wanted to give me a severance package so that I could stay home with my son. I could NOT believe it. Here it was, BLACK & WHITE......my answer to my prayer. At first, I didn't want to believe it was my answer. I bawled and bawled. My heart was telling me one thing while my head was trying to play catch up and sort things out. Should I really quit? This job has been the absolute best job I could ever have, my boss is extremely wonderful to me(and that's an understatement), could we make it still with the severance package?, what would Wes think? Then I prayed and God let me see.....THIS WAS MY ANSWERED PRAYER!!! I prayed, I believed, and He answered. Praise God!!!

I'm not sure I've ever been happier!

Now I have the BEST job ever...being a stay at home mom. God is good....all the time.

So when you feel like giving up, when you feel like there is no way on this Earth that God would answer your prayer, just think of me. My life is a testimony of what God is capable of doing....and ALL within a year. This time last year I had just found out I was pregnant. This time last year I would have never dreamed I would be staying at home with Brady.

I praise God for what He has done and what He is going to do with the rest of my life.

***Awesome photos provided by Meegan Weaver Photography

Playing Catch-Up (June)

Now, June is the most important month. My due date with Brady was June 26th. On June 8th I had gone to a scheduled check up. While I was there they had to check my blood pressure 3 times because it was high. If it had not gone down I was told I would have to be put on bed rest. I didn't want that happening. I was trying to finalize some stuff at the office the next day. The plan was to get done what I needed to finish and then start working part time up until the baby came. Well, June 9th I went to work and got stuff all done. I worked really hard and was worn out. Earlier that morning I had seen what looked LIKE a lot of gnats flying around me (they really weren't). I later found out that was a sign of high blood pressure. When I got home that evening I checked my blood pressure with 2 different blood pressure machines about 20 times because each time it was exceptionally high. I think the highest it got was 180/110..maybe even higher. So after trying to relax and get it down I decided to call the doctor. The doctor said he had no other choice but to send me to the hospital. WHAT?! Are you serious? My overnight bag was not completed, we had Logan with us (what should we do with him?), would I be staying overnight?, we had just finished eating dinner so the kitchen was a mess. I was not prepared for all of this. So I rush around and get my bag packed. Luckily, I had made a list and was checking it off. To try and make this a little shorter....I stayed overnight, blood pressure was still high, got induced at 7:00 a.m. June 10th, labored till 9:00 p.m., pushed till 10:30, had c-section and Brady Clayton Bohannon was born June 10th at 11:19 p.m. He was 8 pounds 3 ounces and 21 1/4" long. And life as we knew it was forever changed. Thank you Lord for this wonderful, beautiful blessing to our lives.

I wish someone would have told me how awful I looked.

Makeup and a brush would have been nice. I was still pretty tired from all the medicine.

Proud big brother

All ready for the trip home


He's Home!!!

Playing Catch-Up (May)

May

In May I had a baby shower here in town and my 2nd session of maternity pictures but with Devon Jones of Devon J. Imagery.

Baby Shower

Maternity Pictures by Devon J. Imagery

Playing Catch-Up (April)

I'm not sure I even need to do this because I don't know if any of my readers are not close friends and family. Anyways, I'm going to catch my blog up on where I have been the last several months.

April

In April I had all on ONE day....my last birthday in the 20's..yep I hit 29!, my first baby shower back home in Sherman, and had my first maternity photo shoot with great friend Kisha (Kisha Christman Photography). It feels so weird looking back at these pictures. I enjoyed being pregnant so much. I can't believe I was so big.

My cute cake

Opening presents

Me and my Dad being silly - comparing bumps Ha!

Maternity Photos by Kisha Christman Photography

Baby Bump update

The baby bump has definitely grown. In fact, it doesn't look like a bump anymore, it looks like a mountain to me. Then there are the other 2 mountains on top of the main mountain. Ha! Seriously. Tomorrow marks the first day of my third trimester! It also will be exactly 3 months from my due date. YAY! I am enjoying being pregnant and don't mean to sound like I'm complaining about my belly. There is not a day that has gone by that I don't thank God for the blessing He has given me.

Baby Update

I know I have failed miserably on my blogging. I am sorry. I guess I am just in a blogging funk. But it's good to know that God still speaks to me about things to write. I have gotten numerous comments from Friday's post. It is amazing how God works if we will just allow Him to use us.....even through our writing.


I also need to update you on the baby boy that is kicking and growing. We have officially named him. Our little boy will be Brady Clayton Bohannon. I can't WAIT to touch him, smell him, and kiss him. We are both doing great. I have reached my 25th week of pregnancy and can not believe how fast it is going. I have the baby showers planned. One (May 1st) is going to be in the town we live in for Wes' side of the family and my local friends. The other (April 25th) will be back home where I grew up for my mom & dad's families and my friends that still live in that direction. I am SO blessed to have friends and an aunt and cousin who are willing to give their time and money to throw these showers for me. I feel so blessed. I have my baby registries completed. I have registered at Target, Babies R Us and a local store here called Stork Land. Brady will be here before we know it!


I thought I'd share my baby bedding I have on order with you guys. The first picture I copied from an online store....the rest are close ups that I took at Stork Land. It's called Animal Tracks by Cotton Tale. Oh, and I have my crib and dresser/changing table purchased. Thanks to my very sweet Dad for driving a little bit to pick it up for me. He made my week last week. I can't wait to get it all put together. I have some work ahead of me.

My Bump at 20 weeks

I'm half way there people!!!