The Bryant's

Funk-E-Ness

2011-08-19T09:18:00.002-04:00

No, I'm not going to talk about my awesome dance moves, maybe in another post.

Lately I have been feeling funky. I hate this feeling because I feel stuck in my day to day routine and feel like I can't do anything about it. This cycle will just keep repeating itself everyday. I want to do something to breakout of the cycle.

My husband bought me Turbo Fire for my birthday this year. I did it for a month and it was great!! I love it. I felt great and it really worked in my schedule. Well, things happened that through me off my schedule and I haven't really picked it back up or put my schedule back in. I have a hypothesis, as my friend Buddy from the Dinosaur Train would say, that that's the reason why I'm feeling funky. Evey week I'll say I'll pick it up next week or start tomorrow but I never do.

I don't want to make anymore excuses!! I am starting back on my schedule and will be working out again. When I had a schedule implemented, Zeke was listening more, I got way more done in a day then I thought I could, and my attitude was happier. Everything thing about the scheduled life was positive. I hate that I got off track and stopped but NO more.

Allergy Update

2011-08-18T16:41:00.002-04:00

For those of you that don't know, Zeke is allergic to wheat, eggs, and peanuts. We found that out a year ago when Zeke's allergist did a skin test because his eczema was crazy jacked up. It's under control now and his skin has never looked better. Well today was his year check up to see if anything has changed. My second mama, Jen, went with me for support. THANK YOU!!

The test itself is not painful, it's just super itchy. They scratch his skin with whatever he is allergic to, to see how bad of a reaction he will have or not have. They do it on his back so he can't reach it. I have to hold him chest to chest while they scratch and then wait 15 minutes. It's hard but I know it necessary.

As we are waiting they played a Bob the Builder movie to distract him from the itchiness. It worked pretty well. After the 15 minutes are up they come in and measure the size of the reaction and the pinkness around it.

She went over the results with us and his wheat allergy came back NEGATIVE!! Crazy, right?
His egg reaction was a little better then last year which is really good news too. His peanut is pretty much the same, I kinda figured that with the peanut scare we had last week.

I'm SO thankful that he has outgrown the wheat allergy! The allergist said she think he will grow out of the egg allergy too.....with time. YAY!!!! I couldn't ask for anything more.

So now we will slowly introduce wheat into his diet to make sure he is still good. It wouldn't make him stop breathing or give him trouble breathing, like the peanuts could, it would just flare up his eczema. So we will keep an eye on him.

I'm SO excited!!

One of the first things that I thought when she said the wheat was negative was, he can have a "regular" birthday cake next year! haha I'm silly I know this .....but it's true. I'm also excited because that wheat free junk is expensive!!!!!!

I pray next year his egg will be negative too. Who knows, maybe one day he will grown out of the peanut allergy....there is always hope.

You Are What You Eat

2011-08-10T09:03:00.005-04:00

Over the past week my husband and I have seen a couple documentary's that have impacted our lives forever....in a good way of course:) Food Inc. and Food Matters were the movies and I will say you need to check them out if you haven't already!

They have really opened our eyes to what we are not only putting in our bodies but our kiddos bodies as well. We are health conscious and have always wanted to be healthy but now we have these little ones to take care of and raise. We want to implement good healthy eating habits while they are young so hopefully they will continue to live that way for the rest of their lives.

We are starting down this healthier us road now. We want/need to take care of this one body God gave us. It is our temple.

I'm excited about this and so is Chris. We started this yesterday and I can say I already feel better. Crazy what 1 day will do for you. :)

My friend Crystal over at Veggieliciousmom has been posting some amazingly yummy recipes. My other friend Britney Warner has a great blog with healthy recipes too. Check em out......They inspire me to try new things.

I will share a couple things I have made so far:

Orange Carrot Muffins (Gluten Free of course)
3/4 C. Carrot Pulp
2/3 C. Honey ( I used orange blossom honey from the farmers market)
1/4 C. Orange Juice
1 Tablespoon Canola Oil ( I used olive oil because that's all I had)
2 egg whites ( Since my little man is allergic to eggs I used an egg replacer)
3/4 C. Whole- Wheat Flour ( I used rice flour)
2 Teaspoons Baking Powder

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Combine carrot pulp, honey, orange juice,oil and egg whites. Mix well. Next add flour and baking powder. Mix until all ingredients are combined. Bake for 15-20 minutes. Let cool for a couple minutes and enjoy.

They were SO yummy and great for breakfast/snack during the day. Zeke loved it so that's really all that matters:)

Strawberry Balsamico Dressing

1 C. Strawberry Juice
1 tablespoon Strawberry Pulp
1/4 C. Balsamic Vinegar

Mix all ingredients well and blamo you homemade salad dressing! So yummy!

I will post more along our journey of healthiness. I'm excited to get healthy....do you want to join me?

2 Big

2011-08-10T08:12:00.002-04:00

It's official, I'm a mother of a 2 year old.

I can't believe my little man is growing up so fast. I wish I could give him a shot to slow down the growing:)Good thing he's tinier then most 2 year olds. He is so much fun to be around and I love playing with him. He says more words each day and starting to say 2 to 3 words together like, What do you want? He drags out the What part and makes me laugh. To see this little person ask me with a serious face, Whaaaaaaat do you want?

I also love how he prays with us. He closes his eyes and smiles waiting to here the word Amen. then says AAAAmen. Love it!! I feel like the terrible 2's will be at the Bryant house this year too. This parenting thing is no joke. I want my parenting to Glorify God, showing my little man about obedience and listening to me just like God wants us obey Him and listen to Him.

He is such a sweet boy. He loves his Dada so much!! Anytime Zeke hears the garage door open he yells Dada and runs to the door. He loves to go check the mail with Dada when he gets home too. They walk out together and Zeke likes to carry it in. He LOVES to push the garage door button. That is pretty much the only way I can get him to come inside from the car. Any time Zeke sees someone doing yard work or hears lawn equipment he says Dada.

Zeke loves choo choo trains and anything that moves is a choo choo. We're working on that one:)He has a crazy obsession with Elmo. He talks to him on "his" phone all the time. Makes me laugh to hear him talk to Elmo. Hi Elmo, hlsdkjhfihjcvsdhofbkjnnAKJH CNB;KN;DFJN KJFnfKBCDB. That's all I can understand, the rest is jiberish.

What makes me smile really big is his love for his sister EE (Evey)! They play together all the time and it blesses my heart. The first time Evey June smiled was at Zeke. She loves him and He loves her...I hope it lasts forever.

I am truly blessed with this awesome little man! So happy that he is MY son. I pray God will do big things through him.

Food Allergy Scare

2011-08-08T14:30:00.002-04:00

It’s been about a year since we found out what Ezekiel is allergic to and how bad it is. He’s allergic to peanuts, wheat and eggs. The peanut allergy is bad enough that I have an epi-pen with him at all times. It really scares me that I have to have this shot with my kid just in case he comes in contact with peanuts or ingest some because he could stop breathing. Ugh…it makes me sick just to think abut using it. We have had a couple scares since having the epi-pen but I have never had to use it. Benadryl is his best friend in situations where he starts to break out.

This morning was just like any other normal morning here in the Bryant house. Got up and started getting breakfast ready for Zeke. After he was settled I got my coffee and poured my cereal. Zeke was eating his food and spilled some on the floor so he got up to throw it away. He was taking a while to come back so I got up and saw that he was eating some of my cereal that I apparently dropped on the floor. I ran over and got it from him. Minutes later I noticed him itching his neck like crazy and he started to break out in a rash. Neck started to swell and his rash was spreading to his cheeks. I look at the cereal box and it was honey nut cereal. At the bottom it says sprinkled with PEANUTS!!! I start to FREAK! When I bought the cereal I wasn’t thinking and didn’t do a good job checking. All the honey nut cereal I have bought before were always almonds so I didn’t even think to check.
He wasn’t breathing funny or trying to breathe so I didn’t give him the epi-pen. I go to get the Benadryl but we didn’t have any more!! I’m starting to really freak and call Chris. He told me to give Jen Polk a call, who was headed my direction anyways, to see if she can pick some up. She is right in front of Publix as I called, Thank you Jesus!! She runs in and picks some up for me while I keep an eye on him. Breaking out in a sweat and having so many thought running through my head. Feeling AWFUL for having peanuts in my house and letting my kid get into it. Every situation was running through my head…epi-pen, 911, ambulance, hospital and even death. Crazy how fast thoughts come in your head and your brain takes you somewhere else.

Jen gets to my house and we gave him the Benadryl right away. At this point his one eye is starting to get splotchy, puffy and red. His eye ball is getting red too. I call the PED and he said you can bring him in or just wait and keep an eye on him. I choose to wait and with in the next few minutes his eye starts to get better Praise The Lord!! He’s slowly looking better as each minute goes by.

You would think that would make me feel better but I actually felt worse. Guilt is sinking in. I’m SO glad Jen was there for me! She said wake up calls aren’t bad.

Huh? My wall of caution was low and I allowed this in my home. When I first found out about his allergy, my wall of caution was super duper high. I didn’t care if I hurt someone’s feeling by not eating their food or not going some place because they have peanuts or cook with peanuty things. I wasn’t afraid to say something to someone about his allergies if they had peanut butter. I also was super scared for him that I didn’t really even go anywhere because Zeke got a reaction from a shopping cart one day. I’m sure a kid had something peanuty and touch the cart. I get it next and Zeke touches it then touches his eye. While I get Zeke out of the car I notice his eye swollen up. It looks like he got stung by a bee. The other eye starts to swell as well. I was always scared for him. So we spent a lot of time indoors where I was in control of what he was exposed too. As time went by my wall got lower and lower. It’s an inconvenience sometimes and I would just give in. Now I’m beating myself up for being so lax.

I guess this was my wake up call. Now I’m trying to find a balance in our life with the food allergies. It’s hard and I get so upset sometimes but then I think about my life and it could be A LOT worse! Other then the food allergies, our little man is perfectly healthy. While I was in the hospital with Evey for RSV, I would pass mothers and families with children with disabilities. My food allergy road is a lot different then theirs. It really opened my eyes and made me thankful for what God has blessed my husband and I with. 100% healthy children.

So for now I will just praise The Lord for not letting this little scare turn into something big.

I Love LOVE Stories!

2011-07-28T12:46:00.000-04:00

When I was fourteen-ish I made the choice to live my life set-apart. I wanted to wait for God to bring the man who was going to be my husband into my life.

Not date.

I know that sounds crazy…and yes, it is crazy. I knew God had someone really special for me. Someone HE created just for ME. Why waist my time and feelings on anyone else? I wanted my heart to be fully his. Now, I will say that it was way easier said then done.

Every girl has that longing/desire to be loved. It’s a good thing. That’s the way God created us. When we take that longing/desire and place it in anything or anyone other then Jesus Christ, it fails. You get broken hearted and feel all alone. That’s why we need to make Jesus the lover of our soul. Keep him as our foundation and build off that.

While waiting I had ups and downs. Sometimes it was easy to surrender and other times it sucked! Seeing friends have boyfriends and dating looked so good because they had someone there with them. I felt alone at points but then I had to remind myself I wasn’t alone. The enemy was trying to creep in my head telling my lies. Replacing lies with truth was something I did on a daily basis. Reminding myself about the one prince God had for me, His princess. I am so loved and cherished by God. Not only was God preparing my husband, he was also preparing me. Looking back on it now, I am thankful for the choices I made.

4 years after I made that choice to pursue Christ with all my heart, I started to go to a church that my youth pastor started, Mosaic Church. While there, I met Christopher James Bryant and his super cool car ;) During the 4 years of waiting, whenever I met a new boy, I would ask myself if this was “the one”. Dork right!! Well, when I first saw Chris I thought the same thing. I told God I wouldn’t be mad if this was my husband. After months of going to Mosaic, Chris started hanging out with some of my inner circle friends. Shortly after that I found out how old he was and it pretty much squashed all my thinking of him being “the one”. He was 9 years older then me! How could he ever like me? I was 18 and he was 27.

A couple of more months went by and he asked to be my friend on Myspace!!!! Oh those were the days :) My heart was fluttering! Chris asked if I wanted to go to a Sun’s game with him. I of course said YES!! He also said he couldn’t get anyone else to go so he called me. That made me feel great….Nothing says husband like last resort! Hahaha

That was the beginning of us hanging out as friends. I was starting to get the feeling he was liking me. Again, heart fluttering! Chris asked me if I wanted to go to dinner with him because he wanted to talk. AAAHHHHH I was freaking out! A million things were going through my head and I’m thinking he’s going to tell me he likes me. Well long story short, he said he wanted to make sure we were…..JUST friends. Ugh…my hearts fell to my stomach. I felt so stupid. I put a smile on my face and said. “ Oh ya, we’re just friends!” I was super bummed but knew God had someone for me.

Couple more months went by and our “friendship” seemed to be growing. I was starting to like him. I could also feel something in him too. I knew we need to have another talk. We were outside of my second parent’s house and we both agreed that we like each other. He knew where I stood and respected that. I loved that! Shortly after that we were labeled.

Boyfriend and Girlfriend.

When we both told each other we liked each other, in my head that was him saying I could see you as my wife. He knew I didn’t want to date. I just wanted to be with the one God made for me. So by him saying that….I knew, He was the one. We started dating, officially, in December of 2006 and were engaged one year later to be exact. Engaged for 7 months and then tied the knot on July 27, 2008.

I love my love story not just because it’s mine but because God gets Glory out of it. He is the one who carried me through the years of waiting. Preparing my heart, as well as my husbands’ heart to be one. Go though this journey of life together, pursuing Christ with all we’ve got.

All that to say….I love my God….I love my Husband….I love the story we get to share together!

Evey's RSV Story

2011-07-27T01:58:00.003-04:00

I'm feeling burdened to share this story. I am not a writer at all. I'm sure there are a million spelling errors.

When Evey was 4 days old, I noticed she was getting a really nasty nose and starting to cough every now and then. I thought, Oh great, my newborn baby has her first cold and she’s not even a week old yet. The next day she had more snot and you could hear her breathing through a stuffy sounding nose. I went out that day and bought an automatic nose sucker (which I HIGHLY recommend, best 20 bucks spent so far) because the bulb sucker I had wasn’t getting enough stuff out of her nose. That night she was really fussy and super stuffy. She was starting to gag and choke on her boogers. She woke up around 2:00am gagging and, what looked like to me, her trying hard to breath. I woke Chris up and we took her temp. It was 101.2 I was starting to get worried about her and was debating on a trip to the E.R. I called our on call pediatrician and she said it’s up to us if we want to go to the E.R. or wait until 9:00 that morning and let the Doctor see her. I was torn trying to decide what I should do. I wanted to go to the E.R. but it was in the middle of the night. We would have to call and wake up friends to watch Ezekiel and Chris had to be at work in a couple hours. I felt bad for him being up and losing sleep because he works so hard. I also didn’t want to be the over paranoid mom that brought their kid in for a cold and she would be fine. I decided to wait until 9:00 am to see her PED.
Evey and I didn’t sleep at all. Got to the PED's and they diagnosed her with RSV or Respiratory Syncytial Virus. My heart sunk to my chest because I have 2 friends who's babies just got out of the hospital with RSV. I didn’t really talk to them about there experiences but I did know it was one of the hardest things they have gone through at that point in their life. He told me I didn’t really need to go to the hospital with her and that he would set me up with everything they would do for her at the hospital, just with out all the poking a prodding. I did a breathing treatment with her there, got a prescription and some steroids for her and was back at home.

She is 6 days old now and getting worse as the day goes by. He did let me know that it gets worse before it gets better. She is looking pitiful and I just didn’t have a good feeling about it in my mama gut. Chris got home from work and I decided to call our PED again and let them know how I felt. She said to do another breathing treatment and give her a dosage of the steroid, wait 30-45 minutes and call her back. I did and nothing helped or got any better. I was really feeling like we needed to go to the E.R. so we call my second mom and dad to get Zeke and have him spend the night with them and we will let them know what is up.

We got to the E.R. around 10:30 pm and were put back in a room right away. They took her temp and it was 101 still. They also took her oxygen level and it was at 86. Obviously, normally your Oxygen level is at 100, so that freaked me out! They put her on oxygen.

At this point she is working really hard to breath. You can see her rib cage cave all the way in to take a full breath. Also, her neck was caving in at the bottom from her working so hard. She was breathing like she just ran a marathon trying to catch her breath. It was so hard to see my new baby that was just born 6 days ago having trouble breathing,coughing and then gagging on the mucus that is in her chest. She would gag and cough so much that she would stop breathing for seconds at a time. For me it felt like forever waiting for her to take her next breath. I know it was super hard for Chris to see her like that too. I was feeling completely helpless for my baby girl. This is not how I planned the first weeks of my baby's life to be.

Since she had a fever they wanted to make sure she didn’t have any other infections. The Doctor said he wanted to do a septic work-up on her. Now, just like you, I had no idea what the heck that was. So here is a breakdown.
This septic work-up typically includes a:
•complete blood count
•blood culture
•urinalysis and urine culture
•spinal tapp so that doctors can order an examination of the spinal fluid, including a spinal fluid culture
•chest x-ray (although this is often left out if the child lacks respiratory symptoms)
•stool studies if the baby has diarrhea
•viral test or culture, such as an RSV prep or flu test

Aaahhh right!! They did all of that accept the stool study because she didn’t have diarrhea. I was ok with all of them except the spinal tapp. It freaked me out and scared the poo out of me!! The doctor talked us into doing it because that was the only way to see if she had meningitis. I felt pretty confident she didn’t have it because one of the symptoms of RSV is fever. You can refuse it, but in the moment, I was just so scared out of my mind. I wanted my little girl to get better. He explained to us how it works and what will be done. Chris didn’t want to be in the room, I don’t blame him but I couldn’t leave my sweet girl. They laid her on her side all the way on the edge of the bed. The nurse held her in a C shape and I was there by her little head trying not to fall apart and praying that the spinal tapp would go smoothly. Then they needed to put in an IV for her antibiotics. They tried for an hour to get a good vein and poked her 3 different times. Her little arm and legs were bruised from that stupid rubber band thing they use to cut off the blood circulation. Got all of that done and we were waiting to be taken upstairs to her room.

Evey is still struggling to breath and at this point really hungry. She hadn’t nursed since 5:00 that day. Obviously when babies nurse they breath through their noses, but Evey couldn’t. She was rooting like she was hungry but anytime I tried to feed her, she wouldn’t latch on. It broke my heart. The only thing I could physically comfort her with wasn’t happening. I was super worried about her starving and then I was super worried about my milk supply. We finally get up to our room and they hook her up to the oxygen machine and up to the monitors. It monitored her oxygen level, respiratory rate and heart rate. They also deep suctioned her nose which was the craziest thing. It’s a nose sucker on steroids! They did a chest suction too which was a long skinny tube that goes from her nose all the way to her lungs and suck out the mucus. So gross and hard to see but what a difference it made. After they did that I wanted to try and nurse her since she could breathe a little better. I nursed her for like 3 minutes and 4-5 nurses come rushing in, pulling her off of me and checking her out. They said her oxygen level was really low and her respiratory rate was really high so they didn’t want me feeding her any more. WHAT?!?! I can’t feed my newborn baby? She got enough food to fill her belly I guess because she fell asleep right away. She didn’t sleep all day and was slap wore out from working so hard to breath.

Chris went home to get some sleep so he could go to work in a few hours. He left and I was, all alone, with my 7 day old baby, who looks so pitiful sleeping with wires all over her IV in her arm and an oxygen tube in her nose. I really have no idea how I felt because I had so many feelings. Scared for my little girl, guilty for letting her get sick, mad that God let this happen, scared she might not make it, feeling guilty/responsible for her not making it, felling bad for pawning my son off on other people, etc, etc. I was beyond tired so I just lost it. Bawling my eyes out over my little girl, Begging God to make her better.

I tried to sleep but I couldn’t. I had to make sure she was breathing. Even though she was hooked up to machines that would notify the nurses if anything was happening, I couldn’t sleep. I couldn't take my eyes off her. The what if’s filled my head nonstop. Morning came and I met the Doctor that would be taking care of us. I say us because he not only took care of my little girl he was there for me too. Informing me of everything they were doing and why they were doing it. He was the best.
They came in almost every 2-3 hours to suction out her nose but her breathing was getting worse. They brought in a respiratory therapist and they hooked her up to a high flow machine. What that is, is a machine that pushes the oxygen harder into her lungs so she doesn’t have to work so hard. It wasn’t breathing for her but it was helping her breath. They put her on the highest setting, which was a 6, and was on 4 liters of oxygen. They didn’t want her to have anything orally while on the machine because she could aspirate and choke. She didn’t have anything to eat for 5 days! She was on an IV so I wasn’t worried she was dehydrated. I was worried that she wouldn’t want or know how to nurse when she was able to. The worst part was when she was hungry and I couldn't do anything about it. It broke my heart knowing that I had everything she needed right here and I couldn’t give it to her.

On day 2 Evey’s IV went bad so they had to put in another one. That was crazy!! I don’t even know how many times they tried to get one in her. After an hour of trying, they finally got one in her foot. The very next day her IV went bad again! They had to call a special person to come and do it because they were having trouble, again. They lady got there 2 hours later and got it in only after2 tries. She was taping it off and as she was pulling away the tape got stuck on her glove and pulled the IV right out…..It was silent in the room for a minute. The lady, nurse, Chris and I all looked at each other. She felt SO bad you could see it all over her face. You have got to be kidding me I thought! I know she didn’t mean to. I couldn’t get upset with her. I did want to scoop my baby up and run away at that point though. Two days later at 6:00 in the morning, the nurse came in to give Evey her rounds of antibiotics and noticed her IV was bad again. This time I was so over the IV thing it wasn’t even funny. They called a nurse from the NICU to put in a new one. She was amazing!! Got it the first time and was super fast. I told her that if this happens again I only want her to do it!

Days 3,4 and 5 were her worst days there. They were my worst days there too. She was getting worse at one point and the doctor said if she continues to go that way she will be in the ICU on a breathing machine. My heart sunk. I thought right then and there that was not going to happen. I was mad at God for letting this happen to MY girl! She is band spanking new to this world, she doesn’t deserve this. She's just a little baby. Then I realized she is not MY baby but Gods baby. God blessed me with her and he can take her if he wanted to. I'm not in control of her life at all. Who am I to be mad at you, God? From that point on, I was beating on God's chest, begging him to make this little girl better. If she wasn’t going to get better, help me to be ok with that. Hold me in your loving arms. I knew I couldn’t do or get through this with out him. That is the truth for sure!

By day 6, Evey was still on the high flow machine. Not getting any worse but not any better either. They tried to bump her flow down one but she got bad right away. I just kept on holding onto God’s promises. He is my solid rock on which I stand. All other ground is sinking sand.
I had been pumping the whole time and wanting to at least bottle feed her but they were still nervous about her choking. They let me give her pedisure an ounce at a time. She chugged it down the first time. I was so happy! My little girl still knew how to eat. It was 1 ounce every 4 hours at first then bumped up to 2 ounces every 4 hours. Finally on day 7 they let me give her some mama’s milk! She was eating 2 ounces every 3 hours. Sometimes I would lie and say it had been 3 hours when it had really only been 2 and feed her. She was hungry and I was going to give her what I thought was best.
Day 7, she was bumped down on the high flow machine and was responding well to it. Day 8, tried to bump it down some more but it was a no go. As soon as they bumped it down, she started working hard to breathe again. It was crazy. Waiting for her to get off the high flow was so hard. She was getting better but as soon as they bumped it down, she started working again. The high flow machine was at a 2, which is the lowest setting, and she was stuck there. Barely needing it but when it was gone she was breathing heavily. So frustrating.

Day 9 came and they took her off the high flow!! I was so excited because that was one step closer out the door. She was still on oxygen at this point but they were going to try and wean her off through out the day. They did and she was responding great to it.
Day 10 came and she was wire, IV and oxygenless! Before she could go home they needed to watch her for at least 12 hours to make sure she was truly ok to go home. She was still sick and would probably continue to be sick for another week. She didn’t need the breathing assistance though and that’s all that matters. By 6:00 that night we had our discharge papers in hand and packing up shop. We were going home!!

I’m so thankful for every Doctor, nurse, nurse assistant, friend and family member who brought food up to the hospital. You all made such a huge impact in my life during that time and I’m truly grateful for it all. I learned so much and grew in my walk with Jesus. For that I’m thankful and will share my story.

Evey June's Birth Story

2011-07-26T09:53:00.004-04:00

Since I’ve been absent, lots of things have happened in our lives. For one, we had our second baby!!
Evey June Bryant was born January 26, 2011 at home in our bath tub. She weighed 8 pounds 2 ounces and was 21 inches long.
Here is the way she came into the world.

I woke up at 3:50 am early Wednesday morning to go to the bathroom, as many pregnant women do, and felt nothing except this huge watermelon pushing on my bladder. Went back to sleep and woke back up a little after 4:00 am with the crampy/go to the bathroom feeling. I was so excited and knew this was it. I tried to go back to sleep or at least lay there until I couldn’t anymore.

It got intense pretty quickly and I guess I was breathing hard because I woke Chris up. Told him this was it and he got up, made coffee, called his work and started calling people I wanted there for support other then my Midwife and husband. At this point I rushed to put my contacts in because I hated having my glasses on while in labor with Zeke. I brushed my teeth as well and was going to attempt to put some make up on but never made it that far. They were like 2 minutes apart almost lasting a minute. We are about an hour into it and Kim Reeves, Jen Polk and my mom got there like 15 minutes after Chris called them. They were getting my bed ready and making sure everything was in the right place. My mom I wanted there mostly for Zeke. He usually doesn’t wake up until 7 but I wanted her there just in case he wakes up earlier or if I was going to be in labor all day. I’m glad she was there because he woke up like 20 minutes after my they got there; I guess he was excited to meet his little sister.

Oh, at this point I had never been checked so I have no idea if I was dilated before going into labor.

I had to really breathe and moan through the contractions now. I was praying for God to just get me through this contraction. I knew that if I could make it through this contraction, I would be ok. One step closer to the finish line and one step closer to holding my baby. One contraction at a time is what I focus on in my head. It was probably 5:30 am at this point and we decided to call the midwife. Sharon called us back and wanted to talk to me and in my head I was thinking, how am I supposed to talk on the phone? I got the phone said hello and said it hurts really bad and gave the phone back to Chris because I was having a contraction. She was headed our way!

I tried to sit on the birth ball but that was NOT comfortable. I couldn’t sit or even stand up all the way so I ended up laboring over a dining room chair with a trash can on the seat just in case. I didn’t want to get in the tub yet because I knew Sharon was going to check me when she got there and I didn’t know if she would make me get out to do it. It's about 6:30 am and I was “feeling it” as I say when I’m in labor. Sharon was not there yet and I told them to make sure the front door was unlocked so she could come right in. I had a contraction and felt like I was going to throw up and go to the bathroom all at once so I rushed to the potty and sat down. Sharon came in at that moment and my water broke on the toilet. Good timing right? As soon as my water broke, my body was pushing like a crazy machine! I thought I was going to have her in the toilet right then. I reached down and felt her head bulging. I started freaking out in my head because it was all happening so fast. At this point I had only been in labor like 2 hours and 20 minutes!! I just started labor and now she is poking her head out!!

Sharon listen to her heartbeat when that contraction was done and said ok lets get in the tub. I said I can’t get up…I don’t think I can. She said “yes you can Brittany, It’s not very glamorous to have a baby on the toilet!” I got up right away and shuffled to the tub. That tub felt AMAZING!!! It was so hot and helped me to really relax. Get my head in the game if you want to say. Talking to God telling him he is going to have to help me do this. I started to get really scared and didn’t want to push. A couple contractions came and I fought them off. Sharon could sense that something was up. She asked me what was wrong and I told her I was scared. She said, “I know it’s scary, I know it hurts but focus on your baby. You can do this!”
The song How Great Thou Art, sung by Carrie Underwood, came on and it was just what I needed to hear at that moment. Sat there for a minute praying and thanking God that I get to do this at home with people I love. Thanking him for a great pregnancy. Thanking him for his son to die for me. Thinking about all the pain and suffering He went through. It made my pain worth it. How great thou art to get me though this!
Contraction came, I pushed with all my might and out came her head. Now with Zeke’s labor, my body kept on pushing when his head came out but this time it did not. I told them to get her out. To pull her out! Haha Sharon said if I pull your baby out, I get to keep her. Contraction came and so did the rest of my sweet little girl. She went right in my arms and onto my chest. That moment is indescribable. Pure bliss!

My labor was 2 hours 44 minutes long. I was not expecting it to be that short. Zeke’s labor was 6 and a half hours so I was thinking it would be around the same or maybe longer. You just never know. Every labor is so different. I’m just super thankful for the short one!

It's been TOO long

2011-07-26T07:55:00.002-04:00

Well I'm back. I know all you cyber people were waiting on the edges of you seats for me to come back. Wait no more friends:)I have like 50 million things that I want to blog about so over the next couple days I'll be blogging it up.

Party of 4 please.

2010-05-25T11:11:00.003-04:00

That's right. We are expecting out second Baby B. Zeke is going to be a big brother! We are so excited:) Our wee one will be here at the end of January 2011.

Praise The Lord

2010-05-10T09:07:00.003-04:00

I got a letter in the mail on Saturday. A letter that I have been waiting on for a while. Can you guess???
No? Need a hint? It starts with a M and ends with edicaid.

That's right Zeke Got approved for Medicaid!! What a blessing!!! Now i can go to a Pediatrician and not pay for it! Also, I can get Zeke tested for his allergies!! I'm so thankful that we got approved. I was a little worried because it was taking for ever to hear back from them. I tried to call but never got through...that's what you get with government;) Then the letter came!

I will keep you up dated on what his allergies are or if he is just a freak and we don't figure it out!

Much love!!

Mother's Day

2010-05-10T08:59:00.002-04:00

Happy Mother's Day! My very first mother's day..wow I still can't believe I'm a mom. I had a great day. My Husband Christopher made me gluten free pancakes bacon and eggs! Yum:) He was really sweet all day! We went to church and Zeke feel asleep for the whole service!! That was really nice because I usually have to stand up in the back and sway with him trying to get him to not be to loud for some people in the church. He passed out around 11:00. He woke up when he put him in the car seat but then fell right back asleep until 2:30!!! Holy cow right! He never sleeps that long so I got to take an hour nap with my Boo!! What a great gift. Then to put the icing on the cake, Zeke slept through the night!! From 10:30 -7:15...It was a great day. I'm so very blessed with an awesome family!

9 months old

2010-05-06T09:26:00.002-04:00

I can't believe I'm a mom to a 9 months old. Well, I can't believe I'm even a mom! Life is so crazy sometime how you think it's going to go one way but It ends up another..for now. Ezekiel is so stinkin cute! He's getting to big. Crawling everywhere and fast too! Pulling up on everything and anything. He has no fear and I have all the fear in the world sometimes with him. I know that it will be a struggle for me. Before he was born I had no fear of losing him because there was nothing I could do about it. I also think it's because I didn't see him or know his face. Now that he is here and I'm responsible for him....Its nuts!! I know again that I'm still not in control of anything but now that he's here and in my arms...It's hard to let go of the pull of fear. Anytime I think of fear, I think of my friend Jennifer and what her family has been through with losing a child. It reminds me that God is God and I am not. He is the creator of everything. Who am I? Just a child of the king trying to live my life for him and trying to raise my children up to do the same.

Life is crazy busy right now. Not just with Zeke but everything else. I'll try to blog more....ya right I always say that!

Please Sir, can I have some...MORE?

2010-04-16T07:19:00.003-04:00

Yesterday, Zeke and I were doing our usual lunch routine. The Price is Right while eating lunch. He loves it! His face with all the sounds and lights...priceless! Plus I like it too! His first words may be "1 dollar Drew!!"
Well, we were eating and I guess I was really into one of the bids. I heard Zeke yell at me. I turned around and his was signing the word "More"! He has never done it before. I guess he was doing it and I wasn't giving him more! I 'm so proud of him. He's done it like 3 or 4 times so far and so stinkin' cute!!

8 and a half months old. Wow Can't believe it! He will be 8 before I know it! And I will be 30!!!!! Wow....Lets not think about that.

Beach Boy

2010-04-13T08:11:00.002-04:00

I went to the beach with my BFF Brittny and we had a blast. Zeke's first trip too! All he wanted to do was eat the sand! He loved it and loved the water. I guess he is a water baby....he was born in the water;)

Enjoy

Here He Comes....Mr. Facebook!?!?

2010-04-13T07:59:00.004-04:00

I entered Zeke into a beautiful baby contest with the person who took his newborn pictures. Here is the link for all of you to go vote:

http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=lf#!/pages/Appleseed-Photography/173898108799

If you have a facebook account then add AppleseedPhotographyJax as a group and go to Zeke's picture
(This one) Isn't he so cute! Getting so big. 8 months old.

and comment VOTE! You can vote once a day for the next week.

If you don't have a facebook account, then you're so 3,000 and late, create an account and go to the search bar up at the top of the page. Type in AppleseedPhotographyJax and click on become a fan at the top of there page. Then you can vote too!

The winner, which I hope will be me, gets 4 FREE photo sessions with Appleseed Photography Jax!

::Remember::
You can vote ONCE a day for the next week. The last date is April 20th at 11:59 PM!

Thanks for your votes people:)

Mr. New Booty

2010-04-05T09:46:00.002-04:00

Zeke shakes his booty. It is the funniest thing. He will be standing on the couch and bounce up and down when we start singing " shake your booty shake your booty".
So fun!!

I love that he is getting so big. Of course I miss the wee little babe I use to hold all the time but now he sits, crawls, stands, pulls up on everything and now dances! He is such a little man. Looking more and more like Chris it's crazy!. Hair blonder and thinker and longer!

peanuts...Get your hot peanuts.

2010-03-31T07:42:00.003-04:00

Zeke had a pretty bad reaction to peanut butter the other day. Some of you may know that I am cutting out dairy and gluten to clear up Zeke's eczema. It has helped some but its not completely gone. The other day I had some peanut butter and gave Zeke some on my finger. It wasn't a lot at all. Within 30 second his face got red were the peanut butter touched and his chin and neck started to swell up like crazy.

I gave him Benadryl right away and gave him a bath. It went down shortly after that. So now I am cutting out peanut butter. I don't know if that is the only thing causing his really bad eczema so I am continuing to cut out everything and in two weeks add dairy in. If it get worse, then it's that too. Then try gluten. It makes me so sad to see him itch like crazy. Sometimes he itches in his sleep and lakes up with open skin. I am in the middle of applying for Florida healthy kids insurance so We can get him tested. I have some people tell me to just switch to formula because it not right for me to sacrifice my eating habits for the baby. Well...people out there...I'm not going to switch to formula for many MANY reasons! 1.) That junk is to expensive. 2.) Breast milk is the best thing for him. That's the way God designed it. 3.)My kid is worth the sacrifice!! It's only a season and how selfish am I if I chose food over my kid!!

I don't know....it kinda makes me mad when people say that to me. I'm not here to say your are a bad person if you use formula. I'm just saying that for me, I chose not too. For babies that need it in the hospitals or dads that are left with babies after the mom passed away, I get that. What do you think?

Passover

2010-03-31T06:32:00.002-04:00

Monday was Zeke's first passover (outside of the womb). Chris was not feeling so well so he stayed home:( We had a couple families come over the Polk's house to celebrate our passover lamb. It was a good time of worship and a reminder if what God did for his chosen people and us.

I have been going back and forth if I want to celebrate "Easter" with our kid(s). I mean....bunnies and jelly beans is not what it's about. It's a day that we celebrate the Resurrection of our King Jesus!! That's what I want it to be about. Now, if some if Zeke's family want to do an egg hunt and get him some candy, that's fine. I just don't want him to look forward to a basket of chocolate bunnies instead of remembering and rejoicing the fact that Jesus died for us to live and rose 3 days later so we can spend forever in heaven with him.

I know it's kind of all over the place but that's were my head is...all over!

Either way Chris and I will show our little family what Easter is all about and pray that they will see past the bunnies:)

testify my sista

2010-03-25T12:39:00.003-04:00

One of my very first blog posts I said something like "We all come for jacked up families anyway right?" Well I feel lead to share with all of my cyber peeps out there my testimony. So here we go...

I didn't grow up with both parents, my mom pretty much raised my sister and I. My mom left my Dad when I was just 2 weeks old and my sister was only 2. She left him because he was still doing drugs after going to rehab many times. She caught him doing it and left to go live with her mom, my Grammy, in Florida for several months. We moved up to Pennsylvania and lived there until I was 7. We lived in a town on the outskirts of Philly with this guy my mom was dating named Wayne. He had two other kids that were older then my sister and I. Renee and little Wayne were there names. Big Wayne was in and out of jail the whole time. So that right there can tell you we weren’t in the best situation. While we were there, some of the things I was exposed to were alcoholics, drugs, pornography, some one ODing on drugs in our home, having any ambulance come and cut her clothes off, them trying to revive her..she died, many many physical fights and went to a jail to visit Wayne with my mom. My mom was doing drugs as well and would be up for over 24 hours and then be sleeping for days.

My sister, Lauren Dru, I will forever love her because she was not just being a big sister but she was being my mom! Just because she was born 40 doesn’t mean at 9 she needs to take care of a 7 year old but she did.
That was a time in our life that we liked each other. Later on in my life, we fight, hate and don’t speak to each other.
There are many more things that happend but that is just the gist of the first 7 years of my life.
My Dad would come in and out of our live by phone or letter. He would promise my sister and I thing after thing after thing after thing and never come through. We would get so upset but after a while we knew that they were just words not actions or acts of love.

My mom had my brother with Wayne when I was 7. Kevin Wayne Long was the biggest brightest light out of those 7 years of my life. I loved him so much and loved that I wasn’t the baby anymore.

My mom left Wayne shortly after and we moved to Ithaca New York with my Aunt Dru. That’s my mom’s older sister. It was a way better situation home wise. My mom started working for my Aunt who is an artist. My mom stopped doing drugs but started drinking even more. She had different men that she would “date” and I hated that. Things got crazy with living with my aunt. My mom and she would fight all the time and it just wasn’t working out. We lived there for about 2 years.

We moved into a little apartment in Ithaca about 20 minutes away from her. I was almost 10 now. This is when my sister started middle school and entered teenage years. We hated each other. We didn’t speak and when we did it was yelling and hitting. I made some really good friend and would hang out with them as long as I could so I would be home. I loved school too, again because I was not home. My mom was still drinking all the time and was still “dating”. She had this one boyfriend that was a pig! I knew he was using her and it mad me so mad. I hated him with a passion. Any guys that my mom brought home or my sister or I saw we immediately hated him and let him know it. One story that my sister recently told me was one time this guy was at our house and Lauren opened the door and say “You’re outta here!” That makes me laugh. Thing got bad because my mom was working at a nursing home taking care of people at night. So Lauren, Kevin and I would be home alone a lot.

My mom met Armond and they started dating but didn’t let us know. So they dated for a couple months and then we met “the man”. We met at a lake for a picnic and with in the first 30 second I managed to pour a huge cup of sweet tea over Armond’s head. This is my thinking now after so many men in and out of my mom’s life…Don’t even give them a chance because they are going to leave any ways. That mentality right there had me not trust men at all. Do you blame me?

So fast forward, it looked like Armond was not going anywhere. He wasn’t so bad…better then a lot of the other men. I was almost 12 now and they told us that we are moving to Florida. I was happy at first because I thought I was going to live at Disney World! Once we made it to Florida, it was excuse my French Hell! I had no friends, I was starting middle school, my sister is my worst enemy, I just felt very lost and very very angry. I started to rebel by sneaking out with some neighborhood friend that were doing drugs and drinking. My school work sucked. I hated school by the way. It was so different then up north. My mom got pregnant with my youngest brother Arthur. I was 12 when he was born. I loved having a baby in the house. He was so little and so sweet. I felt like I had to protect him. I had to be the big mama sister to him since Lauren was to me and she was still doing that to my other brother Kevin.

We lived in a neighborhood and a lady named JP was doing a backyard bible study. Kevin wanted to go but he didn’t want to go by himself. My mom didn’t want to go so she made me. I am so thankful that she made me go. After spending a couple weekends in the summer with JP she invited me to her church.

Now my whole life the only time we have been to church was sometimes for Easter and Christmas. I heard the gospel but never paid attention to it. I heard the name Jesus..mostly in vain along side of Mary and Joseph.

I went to church with her and her husband Brian. Went to the youth group a couple times and really liked it. I had been going with them for about a month now and one Sunday JP and Brian had child care so I was sitting by myself. I don’t know what the pastor was talking about by the whole time I felt sick to my stomach. I thought I would have to get up and run to the bathroom and throw up. I started listening to the pastor and he started saying” I don’t know your name. I don’t know your past. I don’t know what kind of family you come from but I do know that God loves you. God knows everything thing you have seen, experienced, thought and felt. He sent his only son Jesus Christ to take all of that stuff that we call sin away and He died for you”. I felt like I was sitting alone in the huge room and it was just this pastor and me. He said “if there is anyone who wants to know more about Jesus to please come forward and I’ll talk with you”. The feeling in my stomach got worst and I couldn’t ignore it. I stood straight up and walked. As soon as he started talking to me I started to ball my eyes out! I accepted Jesus to be my savior. He saved me from a life of hell and now I would be able to spend the rest of my life with Him. The Father to the fatherless. I needed a father. I didn’t know what one looked liked or acted like.

I went home and told my sister what happened and she bit my head off! She was in a really bad place. She said she didn’t believe there was a God. I was stupid and that was not real. After that I never told any one else because I didn’t want to get rejected like that again. My life didn’t really change with friends or things I was doing.

We moved into some townhomes and met one of our neighbors.

The Polk’s.

They had 2 kids, one daughter named..Brittny and she was my age. Also a son named Hunter, Kevin’s age. Hunter and Kevin became really good friends. From Hunter hangin out I could tell that the Polk’s went to church. I was happy and sad at the same time because I wanted to go and tell them what happened to me but didn’t want my sister or anyone else to find out. Brittny and I finally became friends because we were so nervous to meet or talk to each other. Oh 12 year olds!

The invited me to their church and I said yes! I loved it and started to build a relationship with the whole family. They guided me and discipled me, which I needed so bad! I started to change my life and need to lose my friends that I had because they were too much for me as a young believer. It was too hard for me to be the light in their lives.
I am so very thankful for the Polk family! They helped me in so many ways! They showed me Jesus in times I didn’t know he was there. I saw the example of a family with a mom and a dad that truly loved each other. I had never seen that before and I wanted that so bad.

They would invite my sister but she would always decline. My mom would too but soon enough Jen invited her to a mother’s day thing at church and my mom gave her life to Christ!! How amazing…another believer in my family! Shortly after that I went to a summer church youth camp and my sister went to the youth group on Wednesday. Well the youth pastor was with us so they had the college leader fill in for the week. That night Lauren gave her life to Christ. I remember Jen coming into my room at camp telling me that Lauren just gave her life to Christ. I was so so so so so happy I cried.

From that point on my sister became more then a sister she became one of my best friends. We did everything together. Shorty after that…we went to Mexico on a mission trip and then to the Czech Republic. Lauren went to college at BCF. Baptist College of Florida! How crazy is the God we serve the chain reaction of his unfailing love in my family. My little brother Kevin went to Awanas and gave his life to Christ and we were all baptized!

Just because I was “Saved” didn’t mean my life was just dandy, I have hard things to face and relationship problems but looking back on my life and past seeing the decisions I made, I hate it but I can’t deny that it made me the person I am today. God uses everything for His Glory! Thank you Jesus for loving me. Thank you for picking me up and holding me in your arms. Thank you for taking your life to give it to me. Thank you Jesus for covering me with your grace. Thank you Jesus!

So that is my testimony and I could talk about it more but this turned out kind of long.

Daughter of God
Brittany Bryant

Before and After

2010-03-16T11:15:00.004-04:00

The house is still a work in progress..but the painting is pretty much done. Thanks to Chris' dad!!! He painted everything...God bless him!

I didn't take the best before pictures but you get the gist of how crazy it WAS. Also my after pictures were taken really quickly at night time. When I actually get it decorated..then the pictures will be amazing! :)

At the closing of our home!
Dot Snead was our Realtor and she was the bomb!! Thanks Mrs. Snead for everything!!

Here is the kitchen from the sliding glass door in the living room.

Close up...do you see that awful border!!

Dining room...can you say bumble bee? My mom liked the yellow..that's he favorite color though.

And after...not the best picture again but a lot better!!!!

Things are coming along very nicely though. We have family coming in town this weekend so I am trying to get all the pictures up and every thing put in place. Key word TRYING! We have a guest bed room with nothing in it so I hope to borrow a mattress from a friend or a blowup bed.

Movin on up...to the Northside

2010-03-03T12:50:00.002-05:00

It's official ...The Bryant's are home owners!

We moved in on the 27th of February and have been loving it. We've been cleaning and painting and cleaning some more. Chris' dad has painted for us which had been such a blessing! I love painting but I can't imagine doing it with my little man. He is about to start crawling any day now! He's getting so big and so stinkin' cute!

Our house is on the Northside of town. Which I LOVE because all of our friends and family are pretty much over "The Bridge". Oh, and Publix is our neighbor:) Our house is so HUGE compared to our little apartment. The apartment was 900 sq. feet and the house is almost 1800 sq feet! Big difference. We sit on our couch and just look at our huge house. Thanking God for it. We feel so blessed to have a home.

The biggest things I am the happiest about are:

Zeke gets to grow up in a home and have memories here.

I can hopefully have my next Kid or Kids in our home (Lord Willing)

I am surrounded by mommas that have a lot of the same passions as me.

God is so good! He has provided a home for us. It's been a long road but so worth the wait! I'm slacking on taking pictures but I wanted to wait until it's all painted. We should hopefully have everything pained by the end of this week! Yay for us:)

Packel Flyin Fish?!?!

2010-02-23T09:06:00.003-05:00

Well...I have been packing like a crazy person these past few days. For a trip you ask? A vacations with my super amazing Husband?

Well both of those would be nice but I'm packing because we are MOVING!!! Yes people, we are moving into our very first and very own home!

We have been looking for over a year and just haven't found anything (in our price range). We are extremely excited and overwhelmed at the same time. There is so much that goes into it. And I am not just talking about money. Paper work out the wazoo, inspections, appraisals, 8 hour classes, blood work and tax info. Ok....maybe not the blood work but I'm surprised they have not asked us for it! They need so much stuff that seem pointless to me. Ever since 9-11 they passed the patriot act and they have to account for every penny in your account and how it got there. Making sure that the "Bryant's" are not terrorist or working with them. Ok...so maybe it's not such a bad thing but holy cow it's a pain in the neck!

With all of that said....We are closing on Friday. I can't believe in a couple days Chris and I will be homeowners. We will have to cut our own grass! I am excited about that. I know you say give it a year or two and you'll be saying different. That maybe be but right now I am living in the moment and that moment is exciting.

It's a perfect house for us and will be great for our little family and our family to come(God Willing). 4 bedrooms 2 bath 2 car garage and huge screened in porch. Perfect...the house that God has prepared for us. The wait was and is worth it!

Zeke said he is excited to have his own room! I think Chris and I are happy about that too!
Here it is. Not the greatest picture. It was kinda rainy that day.

Swing..said like Wayne's World

2010-02-18T11:55:00.003-05:00

Zeke and I went to the park for the fist time yesterday and I tried him in the swing. I was a little nervous at first because he looked so little compared to it. As soon as I put him in he fit!! He smiled and laughed the whole time he was swinging. So cute! I captured a picture...of course he stopped smiling as soon as the camera is out:)
Enjoy!

Picture Tuesday

2010-02-16T23:30:00.003-05:00

6 months old and the cutest kid ever! I am so blessed to have such a great baby. I am honored to be called his mother.

So I'm back home as I told you in my last post and I'm trying to get in a routine. Not just blogging but in life. But I will try my hardest to blog more. I hope you like the pictures:)

SAHM..that's my name.

2010-02-12T00:38:00.003-05:00

So I am officially a SAHM (stay-at-home-mom) again. I went back to work when Zeke was about 3 months old. I went back because the person I trained to take my place decided not to show back up. Ever. I was happy that they let me take Zeke with me because that's the whole reason I left is to be with him. It was a little challenging doing the work and taking care of him at the same time. I started training someone new about a month ago and it went great! She picked things up really quickly. Which I was great full for. So now I hope to get a routine down. We are starting Zeke on foods this month so this should be fun!

Zeke at work with me:)

Sitting Up

2010-02-12T00:28:00.003-05:00

Zeke started sitting up all by himself at 5and a half months old! He is getting so big so fast.

His two bottom teeth came up and out. You can kinda see them in this picture but you have to look really hard.

5 month and Driving?!?!

2010-01-05T10:48:00.002-05:00

This picture is the best picture ever right! Chris and I were waiting in the car one day and put Zeke in the driver's seat. He grabbed the wheel like he had been a driver for years. What Pro;)

I love Kodak moments...especially when you have a camera!

Like the title of this post says...our little man is 5 months old. If you didn't know this already but that is almost a half a year old! haha sarcasm aside... time truly is flying by. Our little teradactle is getting so big. We call him that because he screams on the top of his loungs like a teradactle. It's funny and cute when you not trying to talk on the phone or trying to read. I guess he thinks the world revolves around him. Oh, wait, it does..my bad Zeke! I have taken some video of him screaming that will pierce your ears so I may refrain form posting it! Life is a little overwhelming right now but I know it's only a season that will pass. As my good Friends in Third Day would sing "There's a light at the end of this tunnel!"

This next picture I am going to leave you with is Zeke at his Friends 1st birthday party. What a cutie pie!

Have a great day!

Christmas '09

2009-12-29T21:55:00.002-05:00

I have been very busy these past few weeks. I have been helping out my previous employer because the person I trained didn't work out:( we had an awesome Christmas with family and friends. I took plenty of pictures of Zeke's first Christmas! He loved ripping the paper and playing with it! I'm posting this from our new itouch so I will post pictures when I get to our computer. Hope everyone had a wonderful christmas!

Exersauser time

2009-12-09T19:14:00.003-05:00

We were at a retreat this past weekend with a couple friends and they brought an exersauser with them. I put Zeke in it and he loved it!

It was so cold that he had to wear a little hat! It was so cute!!

4 months old!

2009-12-01T18:05:00.000-05:00

4 months ago I met my son for the first time. What an amazing 4 month it has been. I have grown so much as a wife, mother and a daughter of God. I have had so many emotions...fun..scary...tiring...happy...sad...all of that! I would not take it back for anything in the world.
My little man is getting so big. Personality out the wazoo and a smile that can melt a heart:) ok maybe I went a little over board there but I can right..I'm the mom?

He rolled over for the first time yesterday:) I have been waiting for this moment for a while now because he would almost get it then go back over. Well he did it all by himself:) We are so proud of our little man.

Here are some pictures that Chris took.

Thanksgiving '09

2009-12-01T17:40:00.001-05:00

Thanksgiving was so much fun. Chris and I have so much to be thankful for:

A loving God who has unfailing love for us.
A beautiful and healthy son.
A place to live.
A job that provides our needs and some of our wants.
A wonderful family
A wonder group of friends that we get to share our journey with.

I could go on for ever!

We had 4 Thanksgivings altogether this year.
Saturday before thanksgiving we had dinner at Chris' Grandmother Foster.
Then Thursday "Turkey Day" we had an early dinner at Chris' Grandmother Bryant's house. The went straight to my parents house for dinner number two!
What a full day right?!? It was worth it I tell ya. I love getting together with family especial now that Zeke is here because they just flock to him. They all want to hold him which I love because I get to eat food!!! haha
Then Friday "Black Friday" we had leftover Thanksgiving at my second families house.
What a great time with our families. I think Zeke had a good first thanksgiving. I didn't take to many picture..I know I'm a slacker. I do have friends and family that did so I do have proof of our festivities:)
Oh ya I made homemade sweet potato casserole and homemade green bean casserole! They turned out so good. I was very impressed with myself.

Here are some pictures

Yes this is me eating my sons head and He is kicking my brother in the head!! I love it!

And a nice one of Chris Kevin Arthur Zeke and Me!!

I hope all of you had a wonderful Thanksgiving.

So Big

2009-11-22T19:52:00.000-05:00

I know I know, I haven't posted in a while. I am a huge slacker!

Well our little man is just growing up! Smiling and talking like crazy. He has such a little personality. He is so much fun to be around and play with. Staying at home with him is great. I wouldn't change it for anything.
Here are some updated pictures. We will be 4 months old on the 1st! craziness right!!

Appleseed Photography

2009-09-24T13:48:00.000-04:00

Here is a link to website that has pictures of Zeke. A lady from a MOMS group meeting that I am apart of wanted to build her baby and children part of her business. She gave us a free session and it went amazing. This is just a sneak peak. She is sending us a CD with all the pictures on it and I can post them then. He is smiling like crazy now and gaining weight!

I love him more and more each day.

www.appleseedphotographyjax.com

4 weeks

2009-08-28T08:02:00.000-04:00

So technically Zeke doesn't turn 4 weeks old until tomorrow but I know if I don't blog today it won't happen until he's one month old! He is getting so big. Chris and I were looking at pictures of him when he was only 1 week old and he was so tiny! He still is pretty tiny but he's getting chunky. I'm happy that he is getting all the food he is needing and gaining weight...but I want him to stay little forever already:)

One of my friends let us borrow her Miracle Blanket this Tuesday. It's supposed to help you baby sleep longer. The longest time that Zeke has slept in a row at night was 2-3 hours!! The last week it was almost every hour! I was a wee bit tired if you know what I mean. Well we tried it Tuesday night for the first time and he slept for 5 hours straight!!! Fed once and then slept for another 3 hours! It was amazing:) That thing really works.I am so happy she let us borrow it. It's not really a blanket more like a swaddle thing. It hold the baby's arms down so when their reflexes go when they sleep it doesn't wake them up. It's amazing! I would recommend this to any mom out there who has a baby that does not sleep very well at night.

Chris and I took some nakie pictures of him last night. It was so funny...I think he really liked being naked.

Well I guess I should get in the shower while he is sleeping:) Have a great day!

3 weeks old

2009-08-26T08:06:00.000-04:00

Ezekiel is already 3 weeks old. I can not believe it! He is getting so big. We went to the Doctors and he is already 9 pounds! He is gaining weight and starting to get a little chunky:) Here are some more pictures. I have a bunch on my camera that I need to upload. I will find time soon:)

Hope everyone is doing great!

He is Here!

2009-08-07T23:14:00.000-04:00

Ezekiel Christopher Bryant was born August 1st at 9:27am. He was born in water at The Fruitful Vine Birth Center. 7 pounds 11 ounces 20 and a half inches long.
He is so beautiful. Perfect in every way.
My labor went so smooth and fast. I went into labor at 3:00 in the morning and he was born at 9:27. That is stinking fast labor! I went all natural and it was amazing. I can not describe the feeling of it. Chris and I feel so blessed to have this little man.

Here are a few pictures I know I will post many many more soon.

Our first Family photo! This was right after he was born!

The first time Chris held his son.

Sweet little guy

our favorite picture

With Chris

39 weeks

2009-07-31T17:51:00.001-04:00

Our estimated due date for Ezekiel is in 4 days people!!! We are so excited!!! can you tell? haha

Today was my last day at work. It was a bittersweet day. I am glad that I get to stay home and wait for our son to come. Get the home prepared...although our bags are already packed and ready to go! I prayed that Zeke would hold off until I finish work and he is obeying me:) I think that means he is going to be a good listener..or maybe it just means he is going got be like his mom and late for EVERYTHING!!! haha who knows...I guess we will see in a few days.

I am ready for him to come physically. My body it really hurting and sleep is just not happening. I know this is just part of it and I'm thankful that it has just started being this way the past month.

Chris and I are so excited about becoming parents. It still does not feel real yet. We have had showers and have his room all set up but that's just stuff until he's here.
I keep thinking about the day he is going to come. I wonder what my labor story will be. I know it will be amazing to Chris and I no matter how he enters the world. We get to meet our son!!! I am really excited about birth. My body is going to do something that God created it to do. A human being..that I grew..with the help of Chris;)...is going to come out of me. Craziness I tell ya. I know it is not meant to be pleasurable but Holy cow, All of my hard work will pay off by getting to hold my son for the first time.

The first 24 hours are going to be so special for Chris and I. We are going to be the only ones holding him (plus our midwife who has to check him and make sure he is doing good). What a bonding period in his life and ours as well. Then the fist week of Little Zeke's life only his Grandparents and Great Grandparents(How cool is that he will have great grandparents)and immediate family will be holding him. We want to be able to bond with our son a lot the first week. Crystal Clean has given Chris a whole week off of work once Ezekiel is here which is such a blessing! I want Chris to soak up as much time with him as possible.

I hope soon I get to post that I am in labor or that Ezekiel has arrived:) I hope all of you are doing well and will blog to you soon!

38 Weeks

2009-07-26T09:27:00.000-04:00

I know I am a little late this week but we have a little under two weeks left before my due date! We are so stinkin excited and can not wait to meet our little man. Time still is going by very fast.

::UPDATES::

1. Tomorrow starts my last week of work. I am very sad to be leave Crystal Clean. They have been so very good to me and Chris. Training has been an adventure for me. I have never trained anyone before. Jennifer is super nice and I think she will do great for Crystal Clean. Just not as good as me, right!?! ha

2. We finally finished Ezekiel's room. All clothes are washed and put away. What a wonderful feeling that is I tell ya. Now his room is just waiting on him like his mom and dad. I love just sitting on the couch in there looking at all his stuff. He has so much stuff. Chris said last night when we were sitting in there, " do you remember what this room used to look like?" It was our junk room pretty much. We live in an apartment so storage is how you say...limited! We have none at all so all of our extra stuff was in there. We cleaned that joker out gave away lots of stuff and even sold some to people to make dinner at the city rescue mission downtown Jacksonville. We didn't need half of that junk. It was crazy! Now the room looks completely different. We are so blessed to have all of this stuff for him. When you have your first kid your really have nothing so you kinda start to freak out. We have had 3 amazing showers and people give us stuff. We are so so so very thankful for all of it!!

3. Our bags are packed ready to go to the birthing center when the time is right. I am going to try and labor as much as I can at home. I will have Chris here, of course, Kim Reeves my Doula, and Jen and Brittny. I don't think I will have my Mom come until I am at the center but who knows. We will call our midwife to update her on where I am and how my contractions are. We live 10-15 minutes away from then center so I am not worried about it. I know Chris could probably get us there in 5!!ha ha

4. I think I am ready for him to come. Physically YES!! I would love for him to come right now! As for work and stuff I would like him to wait until next weekend to start anything. For a couple reasons: 1) I would like to finish out work. A feeling of finishing out my duties with them. Knowing that my training was complete and I did everything I possibly could do. 2) Chris work during the week so I would like it to be on a weekend so he would have to rush home. Plus Jamie and Jim will have to finish his route for the day/week. I know it will all work out though. Zeke is going to come when he feels like it!

38 weeks!!

5. Nesting is no joke. I have been cleaning our apartment like a crazy woman. I have been craving cleaning products. There is a floor cleaner that is called Fabuloso. Its amazingly cheap and works great. Plus it smells even better. I have been mopping out floors once a day. no joke. I just need to smell that stuff! If I could drink it and know that nothing would happen to me or the baby I so would!! Well I went to the store this past Wednesday and I always go down the cleaning Isle to smell everything. I saw that Fabuloso has a multi-cleaner. I was soo excited!! I bought it and started cleaning as soon as I got home! I bought it Wednesday and today is Sunday. The bottle is half way gone!! Crazy good stuff people!

Well I think that is it for now. Just playing the waiting game. Got to go clean!!!
Bye:)

Maternity Pictures

2009-07-15T22:03:00.000-04:00

Photos taken by our amazing friend Jennilynn Kemp.
Enjoy:)

9 months

2009-07-11T08:57:00.000-04:00

9 months pregnant!

One more month to go. Here are some updates:)

*I have my last and final shower today! I am so stinkin excited!!! Jen and Brittny are throwing me this shower at Brenda Mayerlen's house.

*I have some samples back from Jennilynn who took our maternity pictures. The ones that I have seen turned out really really good! I am so impressed with her photo taken skills:)

Here is just one. Sneak peek:)

That's it for now. Sorry so short but I am sure I will update you with the amazing stuff we got at the shower! Have a great day:)

Week 35!

2009-06-30T13:09:00.000-04:00

5 more weeks left until my due date:) I can not believe it! I was 5 weeks when I found out I was pregnant. I can't believe how fast time has gone by. We found out the week of thanksgiving which seems like it was three months ago. We are in the last stretch of this pregnancy race and I am so excited:)

::Updates::

*Chris and I celebrated our 1 year anniversary this past Saturday. June 27,2009:) Wow a year has come and gone like a blink I tell ya. I know after we have this kid time will only go faster. We had a spontaneous weekend. We got up Saturday morning, I made blueberry pancakes(yum), went to the regency IMAX to see the new Transformer movie. All I have to say about that movie is "Wow"! It was awesome. You need to go see it in theaters. After the 2 1/2 hour movie went drove to St. Augustine. We had no idea where we were staying or eating or even going to do but it was soooo much fun! We were on an adventure. We both have never spent the day in St. Augustine so it was fun to explore. We did find a place to stay and came back late Sunday morning:)

At the IMAX wating to see the movie

At St. Augustine

*Sunday Parkwood threw me a baby shower which was so fun!! I am so thankful for everything that Chris and I got. What a blessing to have people in your life that love you. We got our Pack N' Play!!! I am so excited about that. Picture below. We put it together as soon as we got home:)

::Pregnancy Updates::

* Week 35 has come. Some new feelings that I have been having are:

Pelvic pain.

Back pain. (Which I have been having)

Nausea. YA...I think I'm starting to get morning sickness like I had in the beginning of pregnancy.

Exhaustion. Just like in the beginning too. I am always tired again. I don't like that feeling.

Sleeping starting to become an adventure:) I am not sleeping well anymore at all!

Milk. (Sorry for any men who read this if this grosses you out) But my colostrum starting coming in last week!(like Friday) So that makes me feel really good knowing that my body is doing what it needs to be doing and my breast are working properly for breast feeding:)

* I had an appointment with my wonderful Midwife yesterday which was amazing. I love going to my appointments not just to listen to my babies heartbeat(which is the best sound ever!!) but to talk with Sharon or Hope. I can talk to them about anything which is really unheard of for your care provider! I love it! At the end, I scheduled the rest of my appointments until Baby Zeke arrives How crazy is that!! My next appointment is two week then after that I go every week! The big leagues I tell ya:)

I think that's all my updates. Pictures are below.
I hope everyone has a great week and I will talk to you next time:)

Me at 35 weeks

Chris at 35 weeks too!

Week 34

2009-06-21T22:43:00.000-04:00

We have rolled around to week 34. Ezekiel could grace us with his presence in about 3 weeks and he would be considered fully baked:) I will be 37 weeks then and will be in the safe zone to give birth. 37 to 42 weeks is the window we have to have him at the birth center. I pray he waits for week 37 and comes before 42:)

I don't really have any new updates this week. Feeling pretty good, having to get up at least 1 time a night to pee which I have waiting for. My back is doing pretty well too.

Today is Fathers day so I got up and made Chris french toast! YYUUMMMM I tell ya:) Went to church in the morning, went to my parents house for Arthur's Birthday ( which was on Thursday) and to see Armond, then off to the cheesecake factory to meet the Polk's and the newly married Mayerlen's for dessert. It was a good day:)

We took our maternity pictures Tuesday this past week which I think will turn out really good. Our friend Jennilynn took them at the beach.

Here is my week 34 picture and I hope to update you guys again this week.

I hope everyone had a good Fathers day weekend and have a great week!

Week 33

2009-06-15T14:00:00.001-04:00

Week 33 guys!! Crazy that we are officially in countdown mode. 7 more weeks until our little man is estimated to be here. 37 weeks is considered full term. I could go any time from 37 weeks. I am not planning on going early but if he were to come early that means we only have 5-7 weeks left! AAHAHA I get so excited when I think about it:)
Here are some pictures of Chris and I at my best friends wedding this past Friday. He looked so handsome! I love him so much.

I'm going to my midwife every two weeks which has been good. I love my midwives! They are amazing.

Chris and I are taking our maternity pictures this Tuesday with our friend Jennilynn! I am super stoked. She has such a good eye.

I only have 6 more weeks of work left! July is going to be my last month. I started training someone last week and she is really nice. Catching on really quickly! It's just been a little crazy trying to fit in a whole days work in a half day! It's all good though..I am just thankful I have a job right now:)

I hope all of you are doing well.
Later

All My Single Digits

2009-06-04T09:17:00.000-04:00

We have made it to our single digit countdown. " All my single digits, All my single digits" That's my song of the week:)
31 Weeks!! ya 9 weeks left or 2 moths. crazy when you say 2 months left. I remember when I was only two months, and the first month I had no idea I was pregnant! I'm getting really excited about meeting our little man. He is so close.

Here our my updates for week 31:

I am officially done with Jazzercise until Ezekiel comes. My back has been hurting so I don't want to put any more stress on it. My intensity is not where it needs to be for teaching. I know that is not fair for the class who wants to get a kick butt work out. Now I'm not going to lie...I can still kick some of those ladies butt at 8 months pregnant:) I'm just saying.

I only have 2 months left of work at the good ole Crystal Clean. It is bitter sweet for me. Bitter because I have worked there for 3 years and love the people I work for. They have been so good to me and I hate to leave. Sweet because I get to stay home with my son! My full attention can be on him. We get to bond and start our journey together of mother and son. I start training a girl for my position on Monday which is such a blessing for Crystal Clean. That has been one thing I have been freaking out about. I don't want to leave them hanging because they have been so good to me. God answered that prayer of mine..and I'm sure of Crystal Clean too:)

I gained 6 pounds ladies and gentlemen. Not all together but in the past month! ha ha that's a lot to gain in that short period of time. I was really shocked...I am not going to lie. I talked to my midwife about it and she said that I was right on track with weight gain and my pregnancy. Altogether I have only gained 16 pounds. In the beginning, because I was so sick, I lost 3 pounds. I was in my second month and didn't gain the 3 pounds back until I was in my third month. Then I was back to where I started from. I didn't gain anything the month after, just stayed the same weight. I was ok with that:) Then I gained 4 pounds...then 3..then another 3...and finally the big 6 pounds. Hope (one of my amazing midwives) said I would probably gain about a pound a week now. Unless I hit the Dairy Queen everyday;) So I hope to only gain 10 more pounds. Key work hope:) The one fear I have now that I'm not teaching Jazzercise is I'm going to become a fat cow. I refuse to let into the lie that you are eating for 2!
Not really person who made that up and is making all us preggo people fat with huge butts!! I only need a little bit more not a whole other grown persons appetite. I have a baby growing inside of me not a 12 year old boy!

Zeke has been moving like crazy, which makes me feel so good. It kinda freaks me out when he is on my side rolling around doing the watermelon crawl and up in my ribs doing the YMCA! That is pretty much what it feels like.
I does feel like an alien is inside of me still. I can not explain it. It's just weird feeling.

He is almost 4 pounds now(maybe that's why I gained 6 pounds?!?!). He is almost the length of what he will be at birth. How crazy! About 18 inches. Some babies only go 19-20 inches! I don't know how long I was but I am sure no more then 20. I'm kinda a shorty:)

Well...Those are just some of my updates. Pictures are coming soon of week 31.

Shower Time

2009-05-28T13:26:00.000-04:00

I have had one shower so far that Ezekiel's Grandma(Chris' Mom) threw for me. It was such a sweet shower with just family. I loved it. We got some really good stuff..like our crib:)...cute cute clothes and lots of diapers (Which I know we will use)!
Last night I came home from my last Jazzercise class until Zeke comes and Chris had dinner all ready for me to devouer!! He is so amazing...I love him! I was eating and he told me that Christina called for me and wants me to call her back about her throwing me a shower at Parkwood Baptist Church. Yay, I'm sooo excited!! Another shower to get stuff we need for our little Churro!

My best friend/sister Brittny Messer, soon to be Mrs. Mayerlen :), and her mom (who is my second mom) Jen Polk are throwing me a shower July 11th. I thought that was going to be it for the showers but I was wrong and I like being wrong this time. I am going to be showered with love! I'm so blessed to have all of these people in my life that love me. I love them soo big!

As big as a....WHAT?!?!

2009-05-28T12:41:00.000-04:00

I get these emails each week that update me on my pregnancy and how the baby is doing/growing. I love it because I learn something new each week. Also, when I start to feel something different then I did before in my pregnancy, it usually says something about my symptoms! This week on my 30 week email it talks about Zeke's brain growth and how it's not flat and round anymore. It's starting to look like a real brain with grooves in it. That's cool right. It goes on with some more updates on him and at the end of each email it says how much he weighs and how big he is. One time, I think two weeks ago, it said he was 2.5 pounds and the size of a Churro!! I laughed so hard when I read it and now I call him my little churro:) This week it said he was 3.5 to 4 pounds and was the size of a Chihuahua! That's right..a Chihuahua!!
Here's a picture of my favorite Chihuahua..Snickerdoodle!

It's kinda crazy when you think about having a dog inside of you. What's even crazier, is when I think about something like that coming out of me. I know...I know...I am going to be pushing something far bigger then a chihuahua out of me...but it's still weird.

I couldn't resit putting this awesome picture up.

Don't you just want to squeeze it!!

Bellybutton Laugh

2009-05-26T22:42:00.000-04:00

We discovered tonight that my bellybutton pokes out when I laugh. So of course we had to film it!! I hope you enjoy.

Here's the link to our Youtube account.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhQvoNq7Zq0

30 weeks!

2009-05-24T20:53:00.000-04:00

We have made it to 30 weeks.....10 more to go! I keep saying that time is going by so fast and it's not slowing down. It still hasn't slowed down at all. People always say the last month is the longest and I'm ok with that. I love being pregnant! I am so thankful to have this little man growing inside of me.

Here's a picture of the 30 week belly

Uncle Mike also got Ezekiel a Braves Jersey! It is super nice.

Until next time...The Bryants :)

Final Trimester

2009-05-18T12:21:00.000-04:00

We have made it to our last and final trimester! As you can see we are super excited about becoming parents and just knowing that we are almost there is simply amazing. Have a couple updates we can share with all of you lovely people!

::UPDATES::

1- We bought a video camera that we have been wanting for the past 4 months. Chris is super excited about this because it's an HD Camcorder with an internal harddrive. ( You tell me what you think about that!!) haha pretty much it has everything he wanted in it! I just wanted the thing to record! :) We want this video camera for a couple reasons:
Number 1) We want to record the birth..Yes the whole thing. Clips of me laboring and looking amazing:) Plus the birth. Our first moments with our first son are going to be so emotional that I want to get it all on film so we can look back and remember what a blessing he is! I am sure it will be so crazy right after he's born that we wont remember everything so that why as well.
Number 2) To record him growing up! I think of the Areosmith song" ...and I don't want to miss a thing." Haha I know I am a dork and seem to relate everything to song. I want to get his smiles, laughs, cries, pee pee all over daddy the first time he changes him and bath times. P.S. Chris has never...I repeat never...changed a diaper before so I am excited to see what will happen!

2- I'm going to be 30 weeks pregnant in three days! How crazy is that. Time is going fast and I like it. The past 10 weeks flew by so I can only imagine what the last 10 will be like. A lot of people ask me how far I am and how much longer I have. I tell them 7 and 1/2 months and I have 10 weeks to go. Some people say well you might not have 10 weeks it could be shorter. True but I am not counting on it. First time moms usually go a little longer baking there little ones. I am kinda planning on going longer so if that happens I will be ok with waiting a little longer for my little Churro to come out!!

3- Birth class starts in two weeks!!!! I am super stoked about that. We are taking them with Kristen, who is the cha cha feeding queen! The class is for 6 weeks every Monday night. It will end about three weeks before my due date. So I know the next 6 weeks will fly by:)

I think that is it for the updates. If I think of any more I will post again.
Thanks for reading!

Oh ya..I have my new belly pictures for the week that I have to post. Coming shortly!

We can bring him home!

2009-05-10T15:04:00.000-04:00

Ezekiel's Uncle Mike and Aunt Kristy have really blessed us with some great things. They were in town this weekend and gave us some amazing gifts!! We are so thankful for them! :)
They got us our car seat and stroller combo..(with cheese please)

We love it!! I am so excited now we can bring him home!
This is me just waiting to bring him home. Soon he will not be in my belly but in the seat:)

I tried to do a catalog shot for ya. When I look at the stroller I want to sing that one song" They see me rollin' " haha

Just the car seat.

and this is the stroller and car seat attached.

Also, they got us some more goodies. This is just SOME of what they got us.
They got us diapers(always good), lots and lots of wipes, receiving blankets, sleeping outfits, onesies, and these cute little newborn shoes.

Here I am with the cute little shoes. I want to squeeze them!

Thank you so much Uncle Mike and Aunt Kristy! We're so thankful for EVERYTHING! Zeke will love all of his goodies...maybe as much as I do;)

Rock-a-bye Baby

2009-05-06T20:38:00.000-04:00

So here is a picture of Zeke's Cradle that my step dad Armond is building from scratch. Chris took this picture on his phone with not the best lighting. It's almost done so when it is we will post more pics! I'm excited to have something that we can pass down from generation to generation. I think we're going to get the smaller side of the cradle engraved with our last name. Sweetness..I am so excited!

Also there are some pictures of Zeke's amazing crib that his grandparents, aunts and uncles got for him. We love it. It has a trundle storage unit under the bed, changing table attached at the end, laundry basket and more shelving at the end!!! It has everything we'll need to put little Zeke to sleep!

We love it:)

Get in my belly!

2009-05-06T10:55:00.000-04:00

Here are my belly pictures from 12 weeks to now (27 weeks)! I can not believe our little gator will be here in 13 weeks...91 days if you want to get technical ;) The time has gone by quickly so far and I just want to cherish every moment of being pregnant. I feel so blessed and honored to be caring this God created human being in my belly. Chris and I pray for our little man to be the man God created him to be. I know he has a purpose in this crazy world. We both come from jacked up families and backgrounds, who doesn't right? We pray that he will know God's AMAZING GRACE and knows that no matter what happens or decisions he makes....God's Love Never Fails!

12 Weeks

16 Weeks

First Blog

2009-05-05T18:08:00.000-04:00

Welcome to our blog. Chris and I are going to have our first child, Ezekiel Christopher Bryant on August 5, 2009, and want to share our journey with you. We are so excited and can't wait to hold our little man. Here is a video of us hearing the heartbeat in the very beginning of pregnancy.