New Post, New Day, New Place

So we've finally settled into our new apartment in Mississippi and let me tell you it has been a long journey! When we first arrived April 1st in Mississippi, we were staying with Trey's parents until we found a place to live...it took a little bit llonger then we expected but we love our new place! I will post pictures of it as we get each room completed. Right now we have the kitchen practically done and same with the living room, we just need to hang some things on the walls to make it all cozy! We also have 3 bedrooms, two baths and a laundry room (the washer and dryer are coming this week...Praise Jesus!), so there's plenty of room for the whole family! The apartment complex has it's own pools, and a lake with a walking path, and some play grounds..WONDERFUL!

Please continue to be in pray as Trey tries to find employement, it has been so hard with the lastest layoffs and bad economy. We found out this weekend that a local church needs a youth minister, so he's going to go by this week to talk to the pastor. We know that God always makes a way where there seems to be no way so we just conitue to pray that we'll continue to have faith!

Update: Trey's mother has ended her radiation treatment and went back to the doctor today. She had some bloodclots but they didn't seem too too alarmed. She will be scheduled soon to go and see the doctors for another scan. Please continue to be in pray for her and the family as they deal with the day to day struggles! And we continue to praise Jesus for things like the fact that she no longer needs a walker to get around!

So, mother and father, Aunt Meme, and everyone else that has complained about no pics being posted-again we are sorry, we've been without the internet for a little over a month, but we're back and up and running!
Noelle is getting so big we can't even believe it...It seems like so long ago since Hannah was the tiny! Anyways, she is smiling and laughing (in a weird way) but she's a WONDERFUL little baby girl and just amazes each day with something new (even being so little). She is a great sleeper, she's been sleeping through the night for awhile now and her and Hannah have been sharing a room for over a month now, it's working out beautifully! And Hannah is so crazy and big, she's cruising around the house, it was like one minute she was crawling and in a split second she just knew how to walk! She loves it! And she's saying so many new things everyday, and sometimes she'll just stand there and talk to you like you are having some conversation, but there are no "real words" but we talk back...it's hilarious! She colored for the first time the other day and a few weeks ago she went swimming for the first time! She is an amazing big sis already, anytime Noelle cries and is in her crib or carseat, Hannah will go over and shake her to help calm her (and the funny thing is, it actually works)! Wow, how fast our lives seem to go with children, but we wouldn't trade a day with them for anything! We love our girls!

I know this post is long, and since it is I'm not reading it back to proofread it, so "boo on you if you find some grammatical error"! Love you all and sorry again for the delayed posting and pictures!

The Power of Prayer....And Our New Baby Girl!

As I sit here in our special hospital room looking over at little Noelle Grace, who a little earlier weighed in at 5 lbs 12 oz., I am amazed how blessed Trey and I are with not one but two beautiful little girls. The past 5 days has been crazy, filled with tears and laughter and sometimes just plain "stress", but first and foremost we thank the Lord for pulling us through it all and thank everyone who has been in prayer for our family!

We came to the hospital around 7:30pm on Feb 18th and by 6:30am Feb 19th we had a new addition to the family. The doctors, nurses, and all the staff at the hospital have gone above and beyond! We learned shortly after Noelle Grace was born that she was having respitory problems and would need to be immediatly admitted to the Neo Natal Intensive Care Unit. By the grace of God I happened to have delivered at one of the finest hospitals in the country for that type of care! How great is our God! And as the days progressed, what was thought to be fluid on her lungs from phenomia, turned out to be fluid from the birthing process which cleared up by Saturday afternoon. And Saturday evening they decided that she was improving enough to move her up to the Pediatric Ward where we could finally room in with her.

It was so hard last Thursday not being able to just hold and cuddle our newborn but we new she was in God's hands and now we are able to totally bond! Trey and Hannah have been bonding the past two nights (as Hannah can't stay up here, so Trey comes as early as he can with her and leaves right before her bedtime)...what an amazing husband and father!

And as of today, even with a little weight loss, the doctor's say she is doing great and looks fantastic! She was able to be taken off her IV at 5am this morning and they say should be able to go home with us tomorrow around noon time! So please be in prayer that we would continue to see God's hand in all of this! Again thank you for all your prayers! We love you all!

And as for Hannah Elizabeth, she already knows that when we say wave to your sister, she can find Noelle and wave her hand to her...It is the cutest thing! She is getting so big and we can't wait until they can both be running around becoming the best of friends!