Guardian Angel

Well, the news is out! We are adding another human to our Hamilton Tribe and we couldn't be more excited. This has been a very challenging time for us. I have felt so sick nonstop, and my hormones are through the roof. Ya'll just pray for Troyce, because he seems to be the brunt of the hormones. I am also nervous about school starting, not that I am worried about the virus. Things are going to be so different and it is going to be hard to make it work. Hopefully we will have a great pregnancy and a great school year!

On August 13th, 2013, I lost my best friend. My Guardian Angel, the one who this blog is dedicated to. My gradma. I spent just about every summer with her until I was old enough to have a job. I have countless memories that I don't want to share because I know I'll start crying. Just the other night I thought about her. Seven years. You were too sick to watch me graduate high school. You weren't here to watch me graduate from college. Or get married. Or see my son. I am envious of the family members who got to have you there for things like that. They say it gets easier with time, but I think it just gets more manageable. I miss you. I love you.

Hey everyone! I had my followup yesterday with my retina surgeon and I don't have to go back for another year!! This is exciting news. It means I DON'T have to have any extra surgeries at this time. Whew. One less thing to worry about. I am so grateful that this massive issue has been fixed. I have lost countless hours of sleep and worried so much about this issue since March. Now, I only have to worry once a year, and even then it's not a huge deal. Dr. Pratt is extremely confident in his fix of my eyes. I am so blessed.

Boy am I tired. Going back to work and being on a normal schedule is so nice, but I forgot how tiring it was. We are also sleep training Dawson again. We do the "cry it out" method, so bed time isn't bad. It's what time he's going to bed. He is so tired by 6:00 that he can barely make it, but we have been steadily pushing it back. Tonight, he will go to bed a 7:00 and I hope he sleeps later than 5:30. My sweet babe is also going through separation anxiety. He is super clingy and hates being dropped off at daycare. It's a hard life for a little one. All we can do is hope and pray that it gets better! Hopefully it will go smoothly soon.

I know it has been a while since my last blog post. I have been so busy with my statistics course and with getting ready to go back to school. I think it is safe to say that I am SO glad to be done with statistics! I just turned in my final paper and I should have my final grade in the next 2 weeks. School is going to be different this coming year. So many things are up in the air right now. I just pray that we make it through these tough times and come out on top. I will update soon.