The White House

Cooking ;)

2011-11-06T20:59:00.000-05:00

I've had an urge to try some different things in the kitchen lately. As most of you know I love reading and keeping up with blogs. Some of the blogs I follow / stalk or whatever you want to call it I don't even know on a personal level. But reading the blogs really make me feel like I do :) we participated in a couples bible study a few months ago led by Laurie and Lin Keesey. They are an awesome couple and I feel like we learned so much about life and about parenting and about Our Lord and our Savior. I started following her daughters blog because her testimony about adoption is so amazing and I love looking at pictures of all of her beautiful children. A few weeks ago she started posting a new recipe each day. So I thought.... Awesome. I will try some of them! And I did. ;).

The first one I tried was stuffed chicken. It was stuffed with goat cheese and it was awesome! The next one I tried was Italian pork chops. It was so good too! She even posted a side dish of honey butter sweet potatoes. Wow. They were all awesome.

However...... We also have something else that we are cooking .....

We are proud to announce we will be adding a new member to our family in May 2012 . We are very excited and am looking forward to another pregnancy journey. As most know pregnancy is very much a exciting but emotional time for me. Please join us in praying through this entire pregnancy and keep the baby and myself safe and healthy.

Posts coming soon!

2011-11-02T20:38:00.000-04:00

Wow! Just realized it's been quite some time since I updated my blog. My computer crashed a few months ago so I have been using an old laptop and it was a bit slow on the uploading of pictures. However. I'm gonna try to start updating more frequently even if I have to do so from my phone. Lots and lots of posts and news to share soon! Stay tuned ;)

Community Helpers.....

2011-08-08T22:31:00.001-04:00

I am a few weeks behind on updates, but I am having to use an older computer due to my laptop crashing so it is a littler slower than I am used to, but the good news is, that I have one that I can use to do updates :)

The week before last our theme, was COMMUNITY HELPERS.

On Monday we went and looked at big construction trucks and played with our blocks builiding things, watched BOB the Builder and colored a picture of a dump truck.

On Tuesday , Cole went to Fire house Subs for lunch and then went to the firestation and took cookies for the firefighters. He was a little afraid of the BIG truck at first but he warmed up to it and even was able to sit in the drivers seat! :) He got a "jr fireman" sticker to stick on his firefighter hat he got at firehouse. We did firefighter puzzles ,read books about firefighters, and played with our firetruck cars.

On Wednesday he was not feeling well but learned about Librarians. He goes to the library very regularly and loves going to do puzzles, play with puppets and read books.

On Thursday Cole came to my office for Doctor/ Nurse Day. He was able to sit on a strecher, ride in a wheelchair and even listen to mine and his heartbeat. :) I was so glad that he came for a visit even though he wasn't feeling very good.

On Friday , we had planned on heading to Edventure but we postponed it until he was feeling better. We were able to meet a few friends at Chick Filla friday morning for breakfast and a little play time.

This was a fun week .... I think i am enjoying these theme weeks as much as my sweet boy is :)

E i, E, I O.........

2011-07-29T21:11:00.000-04:00

Last week we started doing "theme weeks" with Cole. Every week we have a theme and we do crafts and do "outings" to go along with the them. Last weeks theme was Farm Week. We also made a craft dealing with God's creation, in the beginnning. All week we played with farm puzzles, read a lot of farm books, and colored alot of pictures of farm animals. On Friday , Cole and I visited a Farm. We went really early as it was already in the 90's by 9am. He was able to see donkey's , chickens, horses, turkeys, goats , and pigs. He had a great time. Here are a few pictures from the week :)

Anytime Prayer

2011-05-31T21:59:00.000-04:00

Two Little Eyes to Look at God

Two Little Ears to Hear His Word

Two Little Feet to Walk in His Way

Two Little Lips to Sing His Praise

Two Little Hands to Do His Will

And One Little Heart to Love Him Still

Photo Challenge- Day 14

2011-04-29T22:30:00.000-04:00

Day 14 - A picture of someone you could never imagine your life without

Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord, the fruit of the womb a reward

Psalm 127:3

Photo Challenge- Day 13

2011-04-05T21:27:00.000-04:00

Day 13 - A picture of your favorite band or artist

One of my favorite music bands is the group called Selah. They are a contemporary christian group and are awesome. I have been listening to their music for several years now. You might recognize the song, "You Raised Me Up", if you listen to WMHK . When we lost Carter 3 years ago I became very engaged in blogs with women who had been through similar situations. I came across Angie Smith's blog "Bring the Rain" . It just so happened that Angie Smith is Todd Smith's wife . Todd is the lead singer for Selah. I had the awesome opportunity to hear Selah in concert about a year ago with my dear friend Madelyn Mathias. It was an awesome concert. One of the many things that I like about Selah is that they sing alot of old hymns that we used to sing at church and they put a contemporary flare to them. All three of the singers have unbelievable voices. After Todd and Angie lost their baby girl, Audrey Caroline they wrote a song called , " I will carry you" . WOW, what an amazing song.

Click on the video below to hear the song ....

Also if you want to check out Angie's story and her blog below is the web address:

http://www.audreycaroline.blogspot.com/

And, if you ever get a chance to pick up a Selah CD or on ITunes or maybe even go to their concert, you will thoroughy be blessed.

Photo Challenge- Day 12

2011-04-04T10:20:00.000-04:00

Day 12 - A picture of something you love

One of the things that I love the most is Pregnancy. I loved being pregnant, I love seeing pregnant ladies in stores and I love how much of a blessing pregnancy truely is. Pregnancy and bringing new life into the world is a such a Gift from God.

Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart. Do not be afraid… for I am with you… declares the Lord. Jeremiah 1:5,8 NIV

Photo Challenge - Day 11

2011-03-15T22:17:00.000-04:00

Day 11 - A picture of something you hate

I am TERRIFIED of Frogs! Absolutley TERRIFIED! I realize that they do not bite, sting, hurt you or anything but I am so afraid of them! they are so gross! I also do not like lizards, snakes, bugs, spiders, or any kind of insect or bug. Even as I was looking up a picture to put on this post it freaks me out to look at this scarey little guy... ewwwwww...

Photo Challenge - Day 9

2011-03-11T14:19:00.000-05:00

Day 09 - A picture of the person who has gotten you through the most

" I can do everything through Him who gives me strength" Philippians 4:13

Without the love, the grace the mercy and the strength that God provides me each and every day, There is no way that I could make it through the day. He sent his Son, Jesus to die on the cross for Us. God is compassionate, our Creator, our Defender, and our Encourager. He is Faithful, Forgiving, and in control. He is our Hope and our Guide. He is our Provider, our strength, our Shepard and the TRUTH.

"God's Love Endures FOREVER" Psalm 136:1

Photo Challenge - Day 8

2011-03-10T22:45:00.000-05:00

Day 08 - A picture that makes you laugh

This picture was taken when Cole was 3 month old. :) LOL

Photo Challenge - Day 7

2011-03-08T20:52:00.000-05:00

Day 07 - A picture of your most treasured item

This one was a hard one because I have two "items" that I consider treasured items.

As far back as I can remember, when we were growing up my grandmother , aka Nannie, had a heart and passion for Jesus Christ. She taught children sunday school for many many years until she was unable to do it anymore. My Mom sang in the choir so, me and my brother always sat with our Nannie on the second row. When we would stand up to sing hymns our Nannie would always sing louder than everyone in the congregation. Her favorite song was "Victory in Jesus" and you better believe when we sang that song she cranked it up a few notches! When our Nannie entered any room you could tell that she had a heart for God. If for some reason we missed a sunday at church , Nannie would call us right after she got home and want to know where we were.

Our Nannie would always tell us that when Jesus was ready to take her to Heaven she was ready. Our Nannie was called to be with Jesus 3 years ago. I remember sitting with Nannie about a week before she passed away and she wanted me to read the Bible to her. So I grabbed her Bible , the one that she had used for many many years and read some scripture to her. At this time her dementia had become so severe she could not speak but I know that she comprehended everything that I read . One of my most treasured possessions is my Nannie's bible. It sits on the table as you walk in to our front door. This bible has notes written in it, people she prayed for, bookmarks , etc. It is so very special to me ! I love it when people come in and ask me about the bible and I can explain to them what a wonderful woman of God she was.

The other item that is so very special to me , is my first born son's footprint necklace. The first mothers day after we lost Carter was obviously extremely difficult. My mother decided to make is so very special. While at the hospital when I delivered Carter, she asked the nurse to do his footprints for her to have a copy. She mailed her copy off to a place she found online and they copied his actual footprint and engraved it into a necklace. The stone is his birthstone and on the back of the necklace is his name and his birth/death date. It is so very special to me and I wear it all the time. It reminds me that Carter will always be with me whereever I go and will forever be our angel in Heaven. How beautiful is this necklace?

Photo Challege - Day 6 * a little late**

2011-03-07T22:02:00.000-05:00

Day 06 - A picture of a person you'd love to trade places with for a day

Sorry , A little behind on the photo challenge, but heres to catching up! :)

The person that I would trade places with for a day would be Cole! think about it.... from the time he wakes up until the time he goes to bed, he gets his meals prepared and fed to him, he gets rocked to sleep for 1 or either 2 naps per day. When he cries, wines or even just wants to be held he gets held and hugged and kissed all day long, until he is laid in his crib at night. His day consists of playing, coloring, making thing with play do , playing outside on the swing set, or inside in his playroom, etc. Most importantly he knows that he is loved unconditionally and he's oblivious to the crazy world that we currently live in.

Photo Challege - Day 5

2011-02-26T22:04:00.001-05:00

Day 05 - A picture of a favorite memory

I have many many favorite memories that have occurred in the past 31 ( almost 32 ) years of my life. the title of Day 5 Photo Challenge was My favorite memory and I changed it to say "a" favorite memory because I was having a hard time narrowing it down to one memory.

The picture above is a picture of the Ammons' family at my Dad's suprise birthday party 2 years ago. My Dad is a huge clemson fan! Any given day you will probably see him wearing either a clemson hat or a clemson shirt. For his 70th birthday my brother arranged us a space overlooking the clemson baseball field. That particular day was special . Not only was it my Dad's birthday, and we were celebrating at Clemson University, but the Tigers were playing my Dad's alma mater, UNC Wilmington. My Dad knew about the party but the suprise was that he was going to get to throw out the first pitch! It was so very cool! While my Dad was opening gifts he came to a box that had a replica jersey ( compliments of my very talented mother) and his acutal baseball glove that he used in college. When he opened this gift he wasn't too sure what to say or do. Then my brother , told him that he needed to warm up his glove ( and his arm) because he would be throwing the first pitch! The smile on his face was PRICELESS!

It was also really awesome to get our extended family ALL back together. Since our Nannie passed away 3 years ago its been difficult getting us all together at one time. Most all of us , have moved away from our hometown and have started families in different locations. We don't see each other often but we still are a close family and I love everyone in our family to pieces.

Photo Challenge- Day 4

2011-02-24T23:01:00.000-05:00

Day 04 - A picture of your night

typically my nights are the same.....

playing with cole after dinner

After bath time we get our PJ's on and Cole picks out a book ( or two... or three! ) .

After we read a few books Cole puts the book back into the bin and then he gets to pick out 2 paci's from the basket . One for his mouth and one to put in his crib just in case he loses the one in his mouth during the night. He has become quite halerious when he picks out his paci. He has to sit in the same spot ( with his back up against the ottoman )and he now wants to hold the basket.

After Cole is done picking out his 2 paci's , he puts one in his crib by "teddy" and then grabs his lovey. We cut on his sound spa and the projection on the ceiling , and it is off to sleepy land Cole goes. This is truely one of my favorite times with Cole. He is still ( which doesn't happen very often during the day). During this time I pray over him and ask God to watch over him, keep him safe.

Photo Challenge- Day 3

2011-02-23T22:11:00.000-05:00

Day 3: A Picture of The Cast From Your Favorite Show

Being in the medical field I am very interested in any medical type shows. I have been an avid fan of grey's anatomy for many many years. I also like the discovery channel and the many medical shows they show on their channel.

Photo Challenge- Day 2

2011-02-21T23:04:00.000-05:00

Day 2: You and the person you have been closest to the longest

This one was very easy, the person I have been closest to the longest , is my Mother. I am so very blessed to have such a giving , caring , sweet mother like her. She has always been there for me through the good and the bad. I don't know where I would be without her. When Cole was born she sacrificed a full time job that she had been working for 10 plus years and decided to come take care of Cole for us three days a week. I thank God every day for this blessing. What a blessing it is not have to wake him up early every single morning and get him dressed and him have to go to daycare with 10 other children . He gets one on one care every single day and loves every single minute of it. Cole loves his MIMI so much he wants to call her all day from my cell phone and when I scold him for something he usually crys for mimi! it is too funny! I love my Mom to the moon and back. Thank you Jesus for providing a Mom to me that truely has a servent heart. Love you Mom!

30 Day Photo Challenge- Day One

2011-02-20T21:45:00.000-05:00

I saw on another blog that I read frequently, a 30 Day Photo Challenge and I am going to TRY my best to do it . It looks like alot of fun and I thought I would give it a shot. Feel free to join in the FUN!

Day One: A Photo of yourself with 10 facts

1 I grew up in Lugoff South Carolina and lived in the same house my entire childhood and through college.

2. I absoultely love all sports . Growing up all family gatherings consisted of eating a HUGE meal cooked by our Nannie and usually the TV was on some sort of Sport , mainly football. I grew very fond of this sport as welll as baseball :)

3. I have one brother Ricky, a sister Dona and a half brother Ronald. I don't get to see my sibilings very often but I love them all very much!

4. I have to have a Doctor Pepper every single day!

5. I have recently started doing embroidary and love doing crafts. I also enjoy taking lots of pictures. :)

6. Growing up I never thought I would be a nurse because I could not handle the sight of blood. It would literally make me sick to my stomach and queezy. I have been a RN for almost 7 years and absolutley love it. I truely have a passion for medicine and helping others.

7. I am slightly obsessed with Target and Starbucks.

8. I am very much a routine person and do not operate well with "spur of the moment " changes or deviations with my routine.

9. I have been married to Mike for almost 7 years. ( wow, where did time go? )

10. almost 18 months ago, God blessed us with the sweetest,loveable ,most amazing baby boy . Cole has truely been such a blessing to us and I love him more and more each and every day. God is so Good.

Here is the list for the challenge:

Day 01 - A picture of yourself with ten facts

Day 02 - A picture of you and the person you have been closest with the longest

Day 03 - A picture of the cast from your favorite show

Day 04 - A picture of your night

Day 05 - A picture of your favorite memory

Day 06 - A picture of a person you'd love to trade places with for a day

Day 07 - A picture of your most treasured item

Day 08 - A picture that makes you laugh

Day 09 - A picture of the person who has gotten you through the most

Day 10 - A picture of the person you do the most ****** up things with

Day 11 - A picture of something you hate

Day 12 - A picture of something you love

Day 13 - A picture of your favorite band or artist

Day 14 - A picture of someone you could never imagine your life without

Day 15 - A picture of something you want to do before you die

Day 16 - A picture of someone who inspires you

Day 17 - A picture of something that has made a huge impact on your life recently

Day 18 - A picture of your biggest insecurity

Day 19 - A picture and a letter

Day 20 - A picture of somewhere you'd love to travel

Day 21 - A picture of something you wish you could forget

Day 22 - A picture of something you wish you were better at

Day 23 - A picture of your favorite book

Day 24 - A picture of something you wish you could change

Day 25 - A picture of your day

Day 26 - A picture of something that means a lot to you

Day 27 - A picture of yourself and a family member

Day 28 - A picture of something you're afraid of

Day 29 - A picture that can always make you smile

Day 30 - A picture of someone you miss

"THE LOVEY"

2011-02-09T23:01:00.000-05:00

Right after Cole was born my very talented mother made Cole a taggie blanket . It is really silky on one side and on the other side it is very soft and has his name monogramed on it. Since he was about a month old we would always rock him to sleep with it. When he was about 4 months old we started letting him sleep with it in his crib when we were positive that he would not put it over his head and not be able to move it! Since then, "the lovey" goes everywhere he goes. He can't take a nap without it and when he is playing "the lovey" is always close by somewhere. When he is upset or tired he grabs it and holds it up to his head. Mike has even said that Cole looks like Linus off of Charlie Brown with his blanket! I have to laugh because when I was a child I had a blanket that I could not and would not part with. It was so bad that I would get so upset when my mom would try to wash it or clean it. Im embarresed to say, the blanket was literally ripping apart before I even thought about parting with it.

As I ponder this thought today , It makes me stop and think, we as adults have security blankets. It might not literally be a blanket but we all have something or something that we really really need ( or think we need) . Something that defines us as who we are . It might be your career, your job title, your house, your wealth, your family, your health, etc. But the ultimate question is what happens when the day comes along and your security blanket is suddenly stripped away from you ? How do you respond?

Our ultimate security blanket needs to be our faith and love for Jesus Christ. In Romans 8 : 37 it says "In all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us. For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers nor anything else in all creation will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord." We must all remind ourselves that there is security beyond every disease, depression, disaster, financial difficulty, death of a loved one or friend etc. When I was pregant with Carter I never in a million years would have thought that the day of a routine check up that we would hear the words that no one ever wants to hear. The words that our baby who we were so anxious to meet was not going to be born alive, but was already in the arms of Jesus. It was hard to fathom at the time and has taken me many many months to comprehend , but God is working through me and our loss and it has lead me closer to Him in many many ways. Jesus Christ died on the cross for us and even when we feel like our earthly "security blanket" has failed us we need to realize that Jesus has unfailing love for those that trust in Him. Ultimate security is knowing you belong to Jesus Christ and what you have lost may be what finally leads you to Jesus- The One you can never lose.

The ONLY way to get to GOD, is by GOD. You must go to GOD, not to somewhere else, not to something else, not to someone else, regardless of how god-like any of these appear.- [John 10]

Don't Blink

2011-02-06T21:51:00.000-05:00

Before Cole was born and shortly after his arrival just about everyone I talked to told me to enjoy every minute with him because time will go by so fast. It was one of those comments that I ( at the time) thought was one of those comments that people "just say". However my opinion of this comment has completely changed over the past 17 months. Today as I was getting Cole ready for his nap i decided to switch up his music that we play while he is napping. We have a few CD's that we have accquired over the last 17 months that have sleepy songs ( in hopes that he will sleep all night). Not sure if it has helped or not but we have done it since he was born and he is just used to it. Anyway, I picked up one and put it in the CD player and as the music started I immediately realized that it was the one we played when we he was a newborn. As I sat and rocked him to sleep for his nap all of the newborn and early months of his life memories started flooding back to me. The days of only bottle feedings every 2-3 hours, the days of learning how to hold his head up, the days he started cooing , the days he started learning how to sit up, learning how to crawl, the many sleepless nights, the days of overwhelming feelings such as how was I going to make it through the day due to pure exaustion. These are all memories now( well maybe not the exaustion part :) ) . Memories that mean so much to me and memories that I will hold dear in my heart for years and years to come! It is hard to believe our baby boy is 17 months old. It seems like just yesterday we were welcoming him into the world. I feel so blessed to have him in my life. Now, I find myself telling new and expecting moms, how important it is to cherish every moment ,the good ones and the tough ones. The words "Don't Blink" have a new meaning to me because now i realize just how important these words are.

New Years Eve 2011

2011-01-02T21:09:00.000-05:00

My how our new years eve's have changed throughout the year. I remember many years we would plan our new years eve plans months in advance and pick out the perfect outfit and have all plans in order for the night so that we could ring in the new year! My how things have changed :) 3 years ago was spent saying goodbye to Carter at his memorial service, last year I was asleep well before midnight because we had a 4 month old who wasn't a big sleeper so I knew I would be up with him at some point in the night, this year I spent new years eve in bed because I was/am sick :( no fun at all!!!!!! . but I am positive that 2011 will be full of fun and excitement and I know that God is going to use myself and our family for the good of his Kingdom.

Happy 2011 everyone! May God Bless each and everyone of you!

Happy 3rd Birthday Carter!

2010-12-29T22:19:00.000-05:00

Today we celebrate our son's birth along with greive his death. Our baby boy was born sleeping on this day 3 years ago. We got to hold, kiss and love on our baby boy for many hours before they came to get him from the funeral home and the hours that we spent with him are still ever so fresh in my mind. Today Carter is celebrating his birthday in Heaven with Jesus. There are no words that can describe the pain that we still carry with us every day, there are no actions that could have been done to prevent what happened and there will always be a piece of us missing. I struggle to understand what I did to deserve this, but I quickly remind myself, while this is incredibly painful I am blessed to know our Savior, Jesus Christ and am reminded that we are all children of God and one day we will be reunited with our Carter, and we will meet Jesus , the one that paid the ultimate price for all of us. Thank you Jesus for blessing me with Carter and the ability to carry him for 8.5 months and also for blessing us with Carter's little brother, Cole. Cole brings so much joy and happiness in my life and he truely is a blessing from God.

I wanted to share a poem that I found a few months back that helps me get through the rough days . It is a reminder that Carter is with me and watching over me.

Happy Birthday Addison Carter White!
We love you so much!

I thought of you and closed my eyes,

And prayed to God today.

I asked what makes a Mother,

And I know I heard him say:

A mother has a baby,

This we know is true.

But, God, can you be a mother,

When your baby's not with you?

Yes, you can he replied,

With confidence in his voice.

I give many women babies,

When they leave is not their choice.

Some I send for a lifetime,

And others for a day.

And some I send to feel your womb,

But there's no need to stay.

I just don't understand this God,

I want my baby here.

He took a breath and cleared his throat,

And then I saw a tear.

I wish that I could show you,

What your child is doing today,

If you could see your child smile,

With other children who say:

We go to earth and learn our lessons,

Of love and life and fear.

My mommy loved me oh so much,

I got to come straight here.

I feel so lucky to have a mom,

Who had so much love for me.

I learned my lessons very quickly,

My mommy set me free.

I miss my mommy oh so much,

But I visit her each day.

When she goes to sleep,

On her pillow's where I lay.

I stroke her hair and kiss her cheek,

And whisper in her ear.

"Mommy don't be sad today, I'm your baby and I'm here."

So you see my dear sweet one,

Your children are Ok.

Your babies are here in My home,

They'll be at heavens gate for you.

So now you see what makes a mother.

It's the feeling in your heart.

It's the love you had so much of,

Right from the very start.

Though some on earth may not realize you are a mother,

until their time is done.

They'll be up here with Me one day,

And you'll know that you're the best one!

-Author Unknown

Thank you to all of our friends and family that have stood by us and supported us for the past 3 years. We truely could not have done it without you!

3 Years Ago Today....

2010-12-28T21:37:00.000-05:00

3 years ago today we had a routine doctors appointment at 10:00am to see how much our little "bean" had grown. we were only a few weeks away from delivery and we were so very excited. bags were packed, nursery was ready and we were ready to meet our new baby boy. Mike had an appointment downtown earlier in the morning so he was just going to meet me at the doctors office. i went ahead in and got my blood presssure taken and weighed. I went back to the exam room and waited for the doctor to come in and check me. Dr. Salley was on the OB side that day and I had seen him before so I liked him alot. He came in and we talked for a few minutes and as I got up on the exam table and he was getting ready to place the warm gel on my belly to listen for the heartbeat , there was a knock at the door and mike walked in . As he placed the doppler on my belly he had a hard time locating the heartbeat and he had a concerned look on his face. I knew immediatly something was wrong. He asked the nurse to bring in a portable ultrasound machiene and then the most devestating news that anyone could ever hear came out of his mouth. At that very moment , my world came crashing down. Our sweet baby bean had passed away in my belly and was already with Jesus. How in the world did this happen? why did this happen to me? what did i do wrong? Millions of questions rushed through my head. He wanted us to have a normal ultrasound done to see if he could diagnose what happened. so they wisked us into the big ultrasound room where just weeks before we had a 3D ultrasound of Carter and he was kicking and very active. as they turned on the ultrasound machine there he was laying completly still. not moving no heartbeating , no anything. just lifeless. I was completley crushed. this had to be a nightmare. I just wanted to wake up. After the ultrasound Dr. Salley escored us into his office to talk about delivery. He informed us that we were to go home and come back to the hospital the following morning to start the induction process and deliver Carter. GO home? really? Go home to a home that we planned on welcoming our new baby boy in a few weeks . a home that smelled of baby powder and baby lotion and was already filled with baby stuff? really? how could we go home. After we received the terrible news that our baby had died in my womb , news spread quickly. before we knew it people were calling, emailing, texting and showing up. As we got in the car from the doctors office, I was actually listening to Jeremy Camp on the way to the office that morning and as we drove away, "Walk by Faith" was playing and at the time, looking back I can see where God was trying to speak to us but honesty at the time I just wanted to crawl in a hole and never come out again. We had some very dear friends, Kathy and Devin Henson so graciously invite us to spend the night at their house that night so that we did not have to stay in our empty house before having to be at the hospital so early the following morning. At first I just wanted to be alone but the best thing we could have done was go over there and be in fellowship with friends. Before going home we were told we needed to go to the church chapel for prayer. When we arrived , we were greeted by so many loving friends who were there to wrap their arms around us and pray for us. it was truely amazing. After we had prayer in the chapel we went home to get a few things and then head to Devin and Kathy's house. a few friends met us over at our house to show their sympathy and love. We gathered our stuff and headed over to the Henson's house for the evening. That night a few friends, The Mathias' and the Freemans came over and we sat around and talked. It was good to fellowship and be surrounded by so many loving friends that deeply cared for us. that evening I laid in the bed and held my stomach and cried all night. I just kept thinking I was going to feel carter move and that this was all going to be a mistake. unfortunetly, i felt nothing all night. Our baby was already in heaven with Jesus and I was going to say hello and goodbye to him the following day.

Merry Chirstmas and Happy New Year !

2010-12-27T13:38:00.000-05:00

Merry Christmas to everyone and we hope you all have a blessed 2011.

Our Angel Tree

2010-12-18T23:02:00.000-05:00

This year I decided that we needed a special tree in our house for our special angel. So, in memory of our precious baby boy, Addison Carter White, here is our angel tree. This will be his second christmas in heaven with Jesus. He spent his first and only christmas with us ( in my belly) and just days after christmas Jesus called him back to heaven. There is not one day that goes by that I do not think of him , but it is reassuring to know that I will see him again one day in Heaven.
The verse below has been laid upon my heart and my prayer in the upcoming 2011.
"Prase be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God" 2 Corinthians 1:3-4

White Family Christmas Card

2010-12-12T10:20:00.000-05:00

I love Shutterfly!

Shutterfly has so much to offer when it comes to the ways you can actually USE your pictures instead of just letting them sit on your memory card. They have tons of projects, and you can really let your creativity flow through all the different options they have for styles, patterns, and templates. My favorites are the photo books because making and giving these is truly something you can enjoy year round.

This year shutterfly is offering 50 free christmas cards to people who blog about shutterfly and their services. I have used shutterfly on several occasions. Their quality of products is fabulous and I have been pleased with all of the items we have ordered from shutterfly. I have made several cards for different occasions and they are still displayed at the peoples homes that they were given to because of the picture on the card ! I truely belive photo gifts are the best gift to give and will last a lifetime. Check out the photo cards at the following link . http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery

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I also like the photo calenders that shutterfly offers. they make great gifts that friends and family can enjoy all year around. Click on this link to see what shutterfly has to offer http://www.shutterfly.com/calendars/

This years christmas card shows our family and the joy and happiness of our love for each other! Here is a sample of the card we picked out.

Merry Christmas!

Lexington Life Magazine

2010-06-11T23:11:00.000-04:00

Last Month I had the privilage to honor the life of our son, Addison Carter White, with the residents of Lexington, SC . When I was approached by the editor of the magazine to contribute to the article I did not have any hesitations. I submitted my testimony to the magazine and they used what they needed for the mothers day edition of this magazine. It was an honor to have our story featured and my prayer is that if only one person that read it that had expereinced such a difficult experince as losing a baby , they were able to see that through this or any other difficult time, there is always HOPE! Keep looking to God for strength, guidance and wisdom each and every day. He will never leave your side. There is not one single day that goes by that I do not think of Carter, But the good news is, that I will be able to see him again one day and I thank God for letting me be his mother and for letting me expereince each and every move that he made for the 8 months that I carried him. Even though Carter never breathed a breath outside of the womb, he will be with us forever in our hearts and our lives. Below is the link to the article that was featured in the magazine. The article is on page 10.

http://www.lexingtonlifemagazine.com/May10Full.pdf

9 Months

2010-06-11T22:31:00.000-04:00

This post is LONG over due! I skipped the 8 month post but I am going to do my best to blog on a regular basis. Cole is now 9 months old. WOW has the past 9 months flown by! I can't believe in a few short months we will be celebrating his first birthday! He is doing new things every day. He is now crawling or should I say power crawling everywhere. He is sooo fast! He is pulling up on everything and he is now getting brave and letting go for a few seconds before he sits down. I do not think it will be long before he is going to be walking. We have baby proofed the house because he wants everything that he is not supposed to have ( remotes, cellphones, outlets, etc). He seems to understand the word "NO" but doesn't mean that he listens everytime we say it ( which ranges from 100-1000 times per day!) He loves to dance when music is playing. it is sooo funny! He still isn't sleeping through the night, however he is getting better and putting himself back to sleep when he wakes up in the middle of the night. He had to go to the Dr. this week and has an ear infection ( number 2 for him) and a viral throat infection. He has one tooth and another one getting ready to break through . He has been to the pool and loves the water. He is also starting to eat more table food and LOVES PUFFS! I think he could literally eat them all day!

I started a new job a few weeks ago. Unfortunelty I was unempolyed the month of May but I do believe it was a blessing. A blessing in the sence that I was able to spend each and every day with Cole. A friend of mine recommended a book to me, Mission of Motherhood , and I begain reading it last month. It is truely a eye opening book and I highly recommend it to any mother with any age child. It is awesome. I am currently only working part time and get to spend two full days a week with Cole and I love it. God knows what he is doing with our lives. Sometimes we are reminded that we are not in control and we need to "Be still and Know He is God".

Cole's First Trip to the Zoo

2010-04-19T22:25:00.000-04:00

We took Cole last weekend to Riverbanks Zoo for the first time! It was a beautiful day! We went on the Sunday after spring break and it really was not crowded at all. It was a great day! Cole slept through some of the zoo but thats ok, we are planning another trip in a few weeks with his cousins Madison and Gracen. I think Coles favorite animals were the tigers, and the gorillas( because those are mommy's favorites :) ). The zoo is supposed to get Kangroo's soon so we can't wait to see them.

Baby Dedication / 6 Months Old

2010-04-16T07:59:00.000-04:00

Dear Time, You can slow down any time now!!! my baby is growing up way to fast! Cole turned 6 months old last month. He has started sitting up on his own, and trying to crawl. He is army crawling and getting up on his hands and knees and rocking. it will not be long now before he is mobile ! We have ALOT of baby proofing to do. Cole is a busy baby and loves to be moving and into whatever he can! he is also very inquisitive about things. Still no teeth but his gums are really red and are hurting him so I am sure they will be popping through son! Cole amazes me every single day and makes me smile every time I look at him!

We also dedicated Cole to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ in March at Radius Church. We were so blessed to have friends and family join us during this special day. It was a very emotional day for me. Our pastor, Todd Carnes, dedicated Cole . Todd also preached Carter's funeral 2.5 years ago. While standing at the front of the church,my heart ached that we never got to Carter to the Lord but then I thought, Carter knows nothing about this mean and cruel world. He is in heaven with Jesus, and I can't think of any better place to be. Todd and his wife have been such a blessing to us and helping us through counseling and chats as we went through the stages of the greif and heartache. Todd and Keri are such an inspiration to us !

5 Months Old

2010-03-19T09:07:00.000-04:00

Cole turned 5 months last month ( gosh.... i am sooo behind) with posting.... but I wanted to list 5 things about him that are special to me!

1. He has started to try and sit up by himself. He is ALMOST there!

2. Still wearing some 3-6 month clothes and some 6-9 months clothes.

3. Still not sleeping ALL night, but that is OK.. :)

4. Loves his Johnny Jumper and loves watching his praise baby DVD

5. my most favorite time of the day is at night when it is bedtime and I rock him to sleep. i know that i am probably creating a monster by still doing this, but I am ok with it. during this time , we read books, sing and have quiet mommy and cole time! i love it!

Cole also got to experience his first snow last month! We went outside for a few minutes ( just to snap a few pictures) I think he was ready to go back in as soon as we got out there! :)

4 Months Old

2010-01-30T12:59:00.000-05:00

I know this post is a little late, but better late than never! :) Cole is growing up so much and changing and learning new things daily! He is developing quite a little personality and when he smiles it totally melts my heart! Below are some 4 month stats for our little man! Thank you Mimi for this adorable outfit. It was supposed to be his dedication outfit but, due to RSV we were unable to particpate in the baby dedication at church in January. They are having another one in March so we hope to participate in that one ! not sure if the outfit will fit but it was tooooo adorable to not take a few pictures in :)

Weight: 15 Pounds 9 oz
Length: 26 in
Size 2 diapers
wearing 3-6 month clothes
eating 5-6 oz every 3 hours
introduced rice cereal
found his voice! :)
still not sleeping through the night , usually wakes up 1-2 times
does not like to take naps during the day ( unless someone is holding him :) )
started grabbing things with his hands
Hands are usually in his mouth
constantly drooling
started playing in exersaucer
Rolls from stomach to back ( when he feels like it)
loves listening to music

RSV

2010-01-12T17:18:00.000-05:00

We rang in the new year with a sick baby! Cole had his first sickness the week of new years. He started coughing and we thought he might have a little cold. By Wednesday night he was wheezing and running a fever. We took him to his pediatrician New Years Eve day and he was diagnosed with RSV. He is STILL trying to get over it. We have been doing breathing treatments every 3 hours and giving him tylenol when he runs fever. I think he is def. getting better but his pediatrician said it could take 7-9 weeks for his little bronchial sacs in his lungs to heal :( poor baby! We were scheduled to dedicate him at church that Sunday but decided to postpone it since he was so sick and we didn't want him to infect any other babies. His Mimi made him the cutest outfit to be dedicated in, but maybe he will be able to wear it in March. If not, I took some cute pictures of him in it and I will post with his four month old stats :)

Christmas 2009

2010-01-12T16:30:00.000-05:00

I know I am a bit behind on posting, but I am going to try and catch up over the next few days.... We had a great Christmas this year. It was Cole's first Christmas and even though he didn't really know much about what was going on , it still was alot of FUN! He got so much stuff from Santa and family and I can't wait for him to play with it all.... We had alot of fun visiting with family and friends over the holidays and are so blessed to have such great friends and a wonderful family to be a part of.

Happy Birthday Carter!

2009-12-30T23:44:00.000-05:00

Happy Birthday Carter! I can not believe that you turned 2 years old yesterday! I have been thinking about you ALOT for about a week now and missing you greatly. Alot has happened in the past two years since you left us. First and foremost you had a baby brother, Cole in September of this year. He has been wearing some of your clothes that you left in your closet. Everytime he puts on something that was yours , I think about what you might have looked like in it. I talk to him alot about you and tell him that he has an older brother in Heaven with Jesus and he will always have an angel watching over him , because you will always be mommys little angel.
Your big brother, Bailey is 9 years old and in the 4th grade now. He plays baseball and is on the go all of the time.
I can't imagine what is like to spend Jesus' Birthday in Heaven and then your birthday a few days later. I am so thankful that you are in a place where we all desire to be and since you left us 2 years ago and I am most thankful for the never ending grace that God has rained down on us since you left us to be with Him and knowing that when you first opened your eyes you saw Jesus!
I love you Carter!
Mommy

Oliver The Elf

2009-12-25T14:28:00.000-05:00

Oliver the elf has become a part of our family the past month. Bailey has really enjoyed looking for him every morning. He has been all over our house and we have throughly enjoyed him! Bailey wrote him a few letters and Oliver even wrote back!

This was Oliver's first apperance at our house!

Mike asked Bailey to clean his room one day and Bailey decided to shove everything under his bed and that was his idea of "cleaning"! LOL Well the Oliver sees EVERYTHING so Oliver decided to pull everything out from under the bed and teach Bailey a lesson! :)

One night Oliver decided to play in the kitchen and get into the flour! :)

We are looking forward to Oliver returning from the North Pole next year! We will miss him ! :)

Happy Holidays!

2009-12-15T10:07:00.001-05:00

Make a Smilebox greeting

Thanksgiving 2009

2009-12-01T13:16:00.000-05:00

This Thanksgiving we were so blessed to spend it at Lake Wateree at Aunt Lynn and Uncle Billy's house. We were so excited to see all of our cousins and extended family. We were also super excited about meeting one of the newest members of the family. Lily Mahoney. Lily and Cole are 5 days apart in age. It was such a great day spent eating a ALOT of food and catching up with everyone. We have so much to be thankful for. Unfortunetly my brother and his family were not able to come on Thanksgiving day so on Sunday they were able to come down from Greenville and spend the day with us at our house. It was another great day of family, food and fellowship. We are so blessed to have such a wonderful family!

Giving Thanks

2009-11-25T10:46:00.000-05:00

As Thanksgiving is just around the corner, I find myself thinking of things that I am thankful for. Below are a few things that I am thankful for this holiday season.
1. A God that loves me unconditionally and never leaves my side.

2. My husband , Mike who is a great father to our children and also a great husband.

3. My Parents who are the best parents anyone could ever ask for

4. Yvette, Mikes mom, who is a great mother in law and a wonderful grandma to our children

5. Bailey who teaches me so much each and every day. Its amazing how smart children are these days!

6. Cole who makes me smile every time I look at him. He brings so much joy and happiness to my life.

7. My Brother, Ricky and Sister Dona and their family. I love them so much and wish we could see each other more

8. My Cousins, Aunts, Uncles, and extended family- We all live in different places now but that doesn't change the fact that they are still very close to me and I love them so much.

9. My Job and the ability to make a difference in peoples lives on a daily basis

10. My friends - the best anyone could ever ask for!

11. Last but not least I am thankful that I have a child that walks with Jesus each and every day of his life. Even though I miss him more and more each and every day I am at peace knowing that he is in a place we all desire to be one day. He is our little angel and I am thankful that God chose me to carry him for 8 1/2 months.

O give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; for his steadfast love endures forever. 1 Chronicles 16:34

Happy Thanksgiving !

2 Month Check Up

2009-11-18T14:02:00.000-05:00

I am a little behind with this post so I am trying to play catch up!

Baby Cole,

I can't believe that you are 2 months already. It seems like just yesterday your Daddy and I were packing our bags and getting ready to go to Baptist Medical Center eagerly anticipating your birth. We took you for your 2 month check up this month and you now weigh 12 pounds 1 oz ( 50 percentile) and you are 23 inches long ( 50 percentile) . You did really good with your 3 immunizations you received at your check up but your mommy didn't. :( She hurt for you and just wanted to take the pain for you. You are changing every day. You have now started to develop your personality. My heart melts when you look at me and smile and your eyes just shine! I feel so blessed to be your Mommy and I am glad that God choose me and your daddy to be your parents. Your pediatrican said you are a "very busy baby" and I could not agree with her more. You LOVE attention and already have your mommy wrapped around your tiny little finger. I enjoy spending time with you each and every day ! I love you with all of my heart!
Love,
Mommy

Mommy's Little Angel

2009-11-14T01:00:00.000-05:00

Cole is changing every day! I can't believe that he is 10 weeks old already. He has definetly stolen my heart. I sit and hold him and think, how can I love someone so little so much. He brings so much joy and happiness in my life. I cannot imagine my life without him. He celebrated his first holiday, Halloween last month. He didn't do any trick- or - treating but there will be plenty of time for that in the years to come. During the past month he went for his first road trip/ overnight trip to Mimi and Paw Paws house. Bailey and Mike were sick so he and I went to stay with my parents for a few days in hopes not to get sick! We really enjoyed spending time with my parents and then visiting my brother and sister in law , Madison and Gracen the following weekend in Greenville.

One Month Ago

2009-10-03T18:41:00.002-04:00

It is hard to believe that Baby Cole is one month old. It seems like just yesterday we were at the hospital eargly anticipating his arrival. He is such a blessing to us and we are enjoying each and every day we have with him. He likes cuddling with Mommy and Daddy but Im not sure that he likes it as much as his Mommy and Daddy Do :)

COLE IS HERE!

2009-09-18T21:15:00.002-04:00

It has been a few weeks since I posted but as most of you know, we welcomed our sweet baby boy Alexander Cole White into the world on September 1, 2009 at 2:02 pm. I went in on Monday night and they begain the induction process. By the wee hours of the morning the medications begain to work in FULL FORCE and labor begain. My water broke around 9:30am on Tuesday and I begain pushing. After 4 straight hours of hard pushing Cole was not coming. After discussing with Dr. Odom the decision was made it was best that they prep me for a c- section. I was a bit nervous but I knew it was best that we get him here as quickly and safely as possible. So, at 2:02pm I heard the most joyous sound I have ever heard. I heard by little mircle of life, cry for the first time and it melted my heart. I have fallen more and more in love with him each and every day that he has been here. He brings so much joy and happiness to my life! We had to stay in the hospital an extra day because Cole's biliruben level went high and the MD wanted him to be monitored and placed until the bili lights. We were sent home with a bili blanket but he was only under it for a few days and then we had his level rechecked and it was normal. Thank GOODNESS! We had his 2 week check up this week and he now weighs 8 pounds 2 oz :) I am going to do my best to update my blog weekly or more often :) I can not say thank you enough to every one that came to the hospital to welcome Baby Cole and also to everyone that has been praying for us through our pregnancy journey. It was a very emotional pregnancy and even though Cole will not replace my baby boy Addison Carter he definely helps fill some of the emptyness I had in my heart for my baby. I still think about Carter each and every day and I see alot of him in Cole. I am so thankful to Jesus Christ for allowing me to carry one of his children again and for us to have him safe and sound here. God is so good.

SUPRISE SHOWER

2009-08-20T11:25:00.005-04:00

I really have been truely blessed with great friends and great co-workers. 2 weeks ago we were "supposed " to have a meeting at the Capital City Club with some physicians about hospice care. Our Medical Director was "in charge" of setting the meeting up and he was arranging getting the Physicians there. Well, this was totally not the case.... When I arrived at The Capital City Club I was met by Tiffany, our Administrator and as we were in the bathroom I was talking about how I really hoped the MD's showed up! Well, as we walked around the Corner, Tammy , our President/ CEO was standing outside the room and said that they were not there yet :( But when I walked in the room, everyone yelled "SUPRISE" . I was totally shocked, overwhelmed with emotion and was completely speechless. I felt so special ! Throughout this pregnancy I have not even thought about having a baby shower and for my friends to do this for me, was so special to me I can not Thank everyone enough for coming and being a part of this special night with me. I will never forget it :) Cole got some really great gifts and he and our family are so blessed. A very special thank you to Tammy and Tiffany for hosting such a great shower! I can not say Thank you enough :)

Ultrasound Pictures

2009-07-22T10:17:00.002-04:00

We had an ultrasound at last weeks appointment.. Appointment went great. Baby Cole weighs 4 pounds 10 oz and his heartrate is 149bpm. My blood pressure is good and so far ( knock on wood) I have not had very much swelling. I am starting to get a bit uncomfortable at night but I truely think it is God preparing me for many sleepless nights that will occur upon his arrival. :) Enjoy the pictures of our precious baby boy :)

Finished Nursery

2009-07-20T20:01:00.002-04:00

We finished the Nursery this weekend! YIPEE!!! Thank you Mom for all of your hard work and help with everything! We are so lucky that you are so talented and are able to help out so much! I am so happy with the way it turned out. It was bittersweet to take down all of Carter's stuff and put up new stuff but I fully believe that it was DEF for the best! I am attaching a few pictures :) Also, we went to the Doctor on Friday of last week. Baby Cole weighs 4 pounds 10 oz :) We had an ultrasound and the ultrasound tech was gracious enough to take a few 3D pictures for us. I haven't had a chance to scan them but I hope to do so tomorrow and I will add them to the blog .... We have about 4 more weeks and I can not tell you how much I can not wait to hold my precious baby boy!

Baseball Tournament

2009-07-20T10:27:00.002-04:00

Bailey played in a baseball tournamnet last weekend in Lexington. The tournmanet started on Saturday morning and ended on Sunday afternoon. It was a long HOT weekend but well worth it. His team WON the tournamnet and went undefeated. It was alot of fun! At the end of the tournmanet coach John called all the parents and team members on to the field and said he normally does not keep the winning plaque , he gives it to the player that did his best and played his heart out. Bailey was the recipent of the plaque! The smile on his face was priceless! I have attached a few pictures from the weekend. Way to go THUNDERCATS and way to GO BAILEY! We are sooo proud of you!

30 Weeks

2009-07-02T14:22:00.002-04:00

Hi All!
Went to both Doctors today and got a good report from both of them! Praise the Lord! They are keeping me on the same Lovonex injection dosage daily and will keep me on this dosage through the remainder of the pregnancy. Peanut's heartrate is strong and is ranging from 148-150 today. I am measuring about 31 weeks so I am measuring a little big, and if any of you have seen me lately, this would not come as a suprise to you. Dr. Smythe was a little concerned on how much weight I have gained ( 40 pounds so far total) and 6 pounds in 2 weeks. He would like me to watch what I am eating but honestly at this point that is a little difficult- But I will do my best.

The Nursery has been painted and looks wonderful. I LOVE IT! Thank you to my Mom, My Aunt Frankie and Uncle Randy for doing such an awesome job! They delivered the new furniture yesterday and I will post pictures as soon as I get the room back in order. It is a total mess right now ! But I am attaching a picture of the bedding that we have purchased. We decided to paint the walls a Kakki color and one wall is Chocolate brown ( accent wall) . I am so happy with it! Now , I just have to order the bible verse for the wall and hopefully the animal prints will be in soon so we can hang them. they are sooo cute!

I will go back to the Doctor in 2 weeks for another ultrasound . The last ultrasound was done 2 weeks ago and I don't think I ever posted it, so I will attach it as well.

Thank you for all of your thoughts and prayers for us during this pregnancy. We really appreciate each and every one of them. Even though this is a very emotional time for all of us we are still Praising God for all that he has provided for us and continues to provide.

UPDATE

2009-06-07T12:29:00.002-04:00

It has been a few months since I updated my blog so I wanted to send out a quick update on what has been happening with us. Bailey has finished 3 grade and has finished up this years baseball season. He has done so well with Baseball and really seems to LOVE it. He moves up to Minors next season and has expressed interst in wanting to pitch. So Mike is going to work with him this summer and get some lessons so he will be ready for next season. He turns 9 next week! I can't beleive it! Seems like just yesterday he was so small. Children grow up TOO fast! :)
Our Pregnancy is going great. I went to the MD this past week and found out I DO NOT have Gestational Diabetes like I did with Carter. PRAISE THE LORD. He did however fuss at me about my weight and does not want me to gain much more weight. :( Our little PNUT loves Bryers Ice Cream and HAD to have some every night. So I guess I will be cutting this out for the next few months. The funny thing about that is I NEVER liked Ice cream until I got pregnant this time around . the 3 things that PNUT likes that I never liked before are : Ice Cream, Root Beer, and Taco Bell.... :)
All in all the appointment went great. His heartbeat is strong and he loves to kick around in my belly. I love that feeling . It puts a smile on my face every single time he does it. :) We go back to the MD in 2 weeks and we will get to see our little PNUT :) I am sooo excited.
After much thought, we have decided to re-do the nursery. After our furnature was recalled and we had to pick out new stuff we decided to change everything- even down to the wall color. We have picked out new bedding and will start painting the room over the next week or so. I knew that we made the right decision when I went to take the bedding off the bed about 2 weeks ago and got extremely emotional. I love what we have picked out and as soon as the room is painted and the new furnature is in I will post pictures.
As time grows closer anxiety has really started to set in. However the great thing is that I have communicated this to people that have reminded me that God has a plan and a purpose for everything in our lives. As soon as the anxiety and fear start to overwhelm me , I am reminded of the truth. The Truth that God loves us and that God is FOR me and not aganist me. the fear and anxiety is a spiritual battle because satan wants me to worry and get me off track. But when this happens I am reminded of who God is and to "be still and know He is God".
I haven't taken any "belly Pic" but the latest picture that I have is at Tammy's birthday party on Friday night. I will have more pictures to post after next weekend because we are having Bailey's birthday party :)

ITS A BOY!

2009-04-30T13:39:00.002-04:00

Today was the day we have been waiting for, for a few weeks.... Our Ultrasound appointment. Needless to say, this morning and last night was filled with many emotions. I was excited to find out what we were having but very anxious and nervous..... I prayed to God last night and this morning to give me Peace and to allow me to enjoy this experience. As I was sitting waiting in the waiting room, I looked around at all of the other pregnant ladies and they didn't look the least bit afraid or anxious... I wanted to feel that too.... but I couldn't. I kept replaying in my mind the dreaded day of December 28, 2007 when we had to go into the ultrasound room and see our lifeless baby laying there with no movement at all. But I kept praying silently for peace and as soon as the nurse called me back to the back, I felt it... I felt the peace. It was amazing. After the normal urine test and weight ( which was MUCH more than I expected) , blood pressure and Heartrate check we waited patiently outside of the ultrasound room for the technician to call us back. Once in the room , my heart started racing again, but I felt calm. As soon as she put the scanner on my belly I saw my precious gift from God moving around all over the place. It was so awesome. Immediately it was no denying he was a BOY. Mike automatically said, "well, i think we know what it is" :) We feel so blessed to be having another boy. I have to admit, before I had Carter I always wanted to have a little girl first, but after losing our son , I selfishly wanted to have a little boy first. Truely I did not matter to me what I was having, but I am so excited it is a little boy and a very active boy at that! :) We are going to be changing the nursery around , ( painting, new furnature, new bedding) so we have to get started soon! September is just around the corner! Thank you all for all of your prayers during our pregnancy! I really appreciate each and every one of them. I truely feel blessed to carry another one of God's children.

Spring Break

2009-04-12T17:06:00.003-04:00

Bailey had spring break last week from school. We went to Carrowinds last Sunday and had a blast! I have posted some pictures from our beautiful day. I wasn't able to ride anything but I had a wonderful time walking around the park and being the offical photographer of the day. :)

Baseball Season

2009-04-12T16:55:00.003-04:00

Baseball season is once again in full swing! Bailey is playing in the Lexington Dixie Youth organization and Mike's company, Splash Omnimedia sponsored his team this year. Mike is helping coach and I am keeping the books for them ! Baseball definalty keeps us busy. He practices 2-3 times per week and has games 2 times a week. He seems to really enjoy it and we enjoy watching him play and understand the fundamentals of baseball. GO SPLASH OMNIMEDIA !

IM BACK!

2009-04-12T16:32:00.003-04:00

Hi! I know it has been a while since my last blog but wanted to take a few minutes and catch up and I am going to try my best to keep up with this blog :) As you can imagine ALOT has occured since my last post. First and foremost, as most of you know already , we are expecting a BABY ! In January of this year we found out we were pregnant again! We are very excited BUT nervous all at the same time. With this pregnancy , it brings with it a ton of emotions.... I am so glad that God has chosen me to carry another one of his children. At the same time, its hard not to not get consumed with worry about what happened during the last month of my last pregnancy with Carter. I have been very emotional and am relying on God for strength, courage and guidance as we go through the months ahead.

I am 18 weeks pregnant now and feel pretty good. I am getting used to giving myself daily injections of blood thinners and taking 8 pills a day. I will do whatever it takes to bring a healthy baby into this world. I am being monitored very closley my my OBGYN and we hope to find out in 2 weeks if we are having another boy or having a girl. My due date is acutally September 15th however my OBGYN will induce me approx. 1 month before my due date, so as the time gets closer I will have an exact date.

OB appointments seem to be a huge ordeal. I get extremely nervous to the point of almost an anxiety attack before each and every appointment. We have spoken to our MD about this and he assured us this is quite normal in women who have expererienced a loss in a previous pregnancy. I would like to say they get eaiser but I truely do not think they will. It is almost like I have flash backs of the worst day of my life, December 28,2007. I am trying to think positive and keep reminding myself God is in control.

Our last appointment Baby Whites Heartbeat was in the 150's . At times I think I can feel he or she moving around but it is not consistent at this point so I try not to worry to much on days when I do not feel much movement. We truely feel blessed and I thank God everyday for this pregnancy!

I have not taken any "belly pictures" but will try to do so within the next week. I seem to be expanding every day :)

Please continue to keep us in your prayers and I will keep you posted on as we progress through the pregnancy! We feel so blessed.

One Year ago Today

2008-12-29T10:15:00.003-05:00

It is hard to believe that One year ago today we said Hello and goodbye to our son, Addison Carter White. I am not writing this post to try and re-focus on my pain. Nor, am I writing this post to try to make a big deal out of the suffering that I have experienced over the past 12 months. I am writing this as a testimony to God's grace to bring me through this loss, and also a memorial to our baby - because I will never forget him.

I would be lying if I said that I am here , a year later totally over the loss of Carter. I truely don't think I will ever be "over" it. I am however, completely amazed and thankful for God's grace to me and giving me peace in times when , in my own flesh I would have none. Not only knowing but BELIEVING in God's sovereigity is a great comfort. I do not know how I would every get through a loss like this, or any other, without understanding the sovereigity of God. I know that my "human mind" could go so many places of how, why, this is unfair, etc But thankfully one of the many ways God has been gracious to comfort me through this is with his loving soverigity over ALL things, and by his grace he allows me to trust him fully, because he is good and does all things well.

I am so thankful to God for being so gracious to surround me with many loving friends and family members who have been so thoughtful to ask me how I am doing and so kind to listen me when I needed to talk. I appreciate every phone call, text message, letter, card, hug, smile , etc.

But he said to me " My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in your weakness". Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weakness, so that the power of Christ will rest upon me. 2 Corinthians 12.9

Happy Birthday Carter! We love you!

Christmas in Heaven

2008-12-24T09:24:00.003-05:00

My First Christmas in Heaven

I see the countless Christmas trees around the world below
With tiny lights, like Heaven’s stars, reflecting on the snow.
The sight is so spectacular, please wipe away the tear,
For I am spending Christmas with Jesus Christ this year.

I hear the many Christmas songs that people hold so dear,
But the sounds of music can’t compare
with the Christmas choir up here.
I have no words to tell you, the joy their voices bring,
For it is beyond descriptions to hear the angels sing.

I know how much you miss me. I see the pain inside your heart,
But I am not so far away, we really aren’t apart.
So be happy for me dear ones. You know I hold you near,
And be glad I’m spending Christmas with Jesus Christ this year.

I send you each a special gift from my heavenly home above.
I send you each a memory of my undying love.
After all “love” is the gift, more precious than pure gold.
It was always most important in the stories Jesus told.

Please love and keep each other, as my Father said to do,
For I can’t count the blessings or love He has for you.
So have a joyous Christmas and wipe away the tear,
Remember, I am spending Christmas with Jesus Christ this year.

Aurhor Unknown----

We LOVE you Carter!
Have a Merry Christmas in Heaven!

Love,
Mommy, Daddy and Bailey

Giving Thanks.....

2008-11-26T23:59:00.002-05:00

By the time I finish this post it will be Thanksgiving Day. I am so thankful for alot of things in my life; Jesus Christ, Family, Love, Health, Faith, ,a Great Job,Great Friends, but this Thanksgiving there is one thing in particular that I am most thankful for. This time last year we were preparing for the birth of our Son. Now one year later our lives have completley changed. This year I am Thankful to God for the opportunity to get pregnant and giving me 8 1/2 months with my Son. I am thankful for all of the kicks, punches, heartburn, nausea,weight gain and everything that had to go along with my pregnancy that so many of us take for granted. I am thankful for the Doctors and nurses who were so wonderful to us at the hospital during our delivery. I am thankful for ALL of our MANY FRIENDS and FAMILY who have been there for us through this time. Every call, card, letter, email, prayer, truely has helped me get this far. I could not have made it this far without you all and I can not say thank you enough!

Everyone says the Holidays will be difficult and I felt like I was on the road to healing, up until a few days ago. I felt the "wound" that has taken such a large part out of my heart was starting to heal. Please pray God will grant us strength and comfort in this time as our Sons absence will be much more evident to us during this time.

1 Thessalonians 5:8 says "give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus". all circumstances? No, I am not thankful that Carter died , but I am THANKFUL to know that God has a plan and a purpose for this and I know that he will continue to walk beside me each and every day and grant me Peace in knowing that he is in control of my life.

Happy Thanksgiving to Everyone!

"THE LIGHT"

2008-09-26T14:17:00.002-04:00

Every night I turn on Bailey's lamp on when it is getting close to bed time and I also turn on our "beans" light as well. When it is time to go to bed either Mike or myself go in and turn the lamp off and say good night to our precious son. I can not tell you how difficult it is sometimes to go in there and smell the smell of baby powder and lotion and realize that the crib that was supposed to be our son, Carter's bed, is still exactly the way it has been for almost 9 months. Everything is exactly the way it has been for 9 months, when we should be picking up toys, play yards and experincing him trying to crawl, walk and talk, instead we are wiping tears from our eyes and longing just to hold or touch our sons skin just one more time.
I have been praying lately for God to give me a sign to know little Carter is safe in the arms of our Lord . I have been praying for a few weeks for this, as I am trying to give my guilt and heavy heart to God. This week I went down the hall to make sure all of the lights were off before I left for work, and as I walked by Carter's room there appeared as his lamp was still on. I thought to myself, I know I cut his lamp off last night. I stood at his door and was frozen as the hair stood up on end on my arms. Above Carter's crib was a bright light. As tears began to stream down my face I realize that God had answered my prayers. There as I stood weaping I felt to presence of the Holy Spirit showing me,my son is safe with Jesus in Heaven by providing a Light above his crib. "For you are my lamp , oh Lord, and my God lightens my darkness" 2nd Samuel 22:29.

6 months ago.....

2008-06-30T20:58:00.003-04:00

6 months ago yesterday our son, Addison Carter White, grew wings and flew to Heaven to be with Jesus. It seems like just yesterday we were so excited about his arrival to this world. My pregnancy flew by so fast. I will never forget the day we found out we were expecting, May 19, 2007. I loved being pregnant. It was so incredible to feel Carter moving and kicking all of the time. He especically loved snicker bars!!! :) However, everytime I went to the doctor and got on the scales , and the nurse kept saying I was gaining MORE and MORE weight... I wasn't loving that;) But I have no regrets. December 28, 2007 will forever be etched in my mind. The day we found out our baby was not going to be arriving to this world. The day we found out that Jesus had decided he was going to raise our Son for us. My heart still aches for him. There is not one day that goes by that I do not wish that he was here with us. It was not until 2 days ago was I able to finish up his nursery and finally open his door. It feels so good to have his door open now. For the past 3 nights I have turned on his lamp in his room, just as I do Bailey's lamp in the evening before bed. I know that our Son is in Heaven and will forever be our Angel. It is comforting to know that one day we will spend eternity with him in Heaven. Through this experience I have been able to meet several ladies who have been through similar infant losses in the past months. It has truely been a blessing to be able to meet and communicate with people that are feeling the same way I am. I am also so lucky to have some of the best friends to be able to walk with us through this STILL most difficult time. We would not be where we are now, without all of our precious friends. I am not even going to attempt to name them ( because I feel certian I would probably leave someone out unintentionally) but you all know who you are!! I want you all to know how thankful and blessed we are to have you all in our life. We love each and everyone of you very much and you will always have a special place in our hearts. We truely could not have made it through this without you all. I am attaching some pictures of Carter's finished nursery. We love you Carter. Even though you will never physically be in your room, your prescence will always be felt in there.I love you MORE and MORE each and every day!

2008-04-28T18:57:00.000-04:00

Addison Carter White 12/29/2008

2008-03-14T21:31:00.001-04:00

Naomi Ross Ammons Lattimore

2008-02-25T18:52:00.003-05:00

We had to say good bye to our Nannie yesterday. She passed away on Friday. Nannie was a great lady and a great inspiration to our family. She was a very spiritual lady and loves Jesus more than any one that I know. I will never forget her! Her favorite song was "Victory in Jesus" and we sang in going in to her service yesterday and leaving. As we were walking in I could hear her singing it!

Nannie inspired everyone in her family as well as everyone she came in contact with. She taught children Sunday School for 40 years. I will never forget all of the family dinners at Nannies house with the big meals including the Apple and Orange Cake, Chocolate pecan pie and her famous Macaroi and Cheese- just to mention a few! After we finished stuffing our face we would all gather around the TV and watch football or either go out in her yard and play football. There are so many memories with our Nannie and we will always remember her!

Nannie will greatly be missed and never be forgotten!

I love you Nannie!

2008-02-05T21:18:00.000-05:00

Footprints in the Sand

By Mary Stevenson

One night a man had a dream.

He dreamed he was walking along the beach with the Lord.

Across the sky flashed scenes from his life.

For each scene, he noticed two sets of footprints in the sand: onebelonging to him, and the other to the Lord.

When the last scene of his life flashed before him, helooked back at the footprints in the sand.

He noticed that many times along the path of his lifethere was only one set of footprints.

He also noticed that it happened at the very lowest and saddest times in his life. This really bothered him and hequestioned the Lord about it.

"Lord, You said that once I decided to follow you, You'd walk with me all the way. But I have noticed that during the most troublesome times in my life, there is only one setof footprints.

I don't understand why when I needed you most you would leave me."

The Lord replied,"My son, My precious child, I love you and I would never leave you.

During your times of trial and suffering, when you see only one set of footprints, itwas then that I Carried You."

Dear God- I know that you will carry us through this most difficult time in our lives and you will never leave us. We are praying that you will give us strength and guidance to make it through each and every day without our precious Carter. Life is so precious and so fragile. And through all of this one of the things you have shown me is that we should not take any thing for granted. we could have something one day and the next day it can be gone. Live each day as it is your last and take time to stop and tell the people you care about and love how much they mean to you. How many times did i take for granted the little kicks and "punches" that Carter would give me or the morning , noon and night sickness that i would complain about...... I would have all of that 10 fold to have my baby back in my arms now. but , i know he is in better hands now. I love you and so grateful that you gave your Son to die on the cross for us. Please tell my son, Addison Carter White that he will always be my sweet angel and i love him more than words can express . In Jesus Name- Amen

RIP Addison Carter White

2008-01-29T19:37:00.001-05:00

It has been one month since my precious angel, Addison Carter White took an early flight to heaven. I know my sweet baby is looking down on us and forever be our angel watching us and keeping us safe.

Dear Carter- I miss you so much. I feel so empty without you in my life. Even though you never lived a day on this earth I feel so lost without you. I come home and feel like something is missing from our house, and it is... YOU. I know you are in a place that we all desire to be, walking with our Savior Jesus Christ and you will watch over us and keep us safe. I want you to know that I love you with all of my heart! We left you a bear on your grave on Sunday which was the day you were supposed to come in to our world. It says "Jesus Loves Me" on it and a little child sings "Jesus Loves me" when you press his belly. Your daddy and I thought it was perfect for you. I hope you like it. I think about you all of the time and wish that I could hold you in my arms again. I know one day we will be reunited once again but until then, know that your Mommy, Daddy and big brother Bailey love you unconditionally and you are missed greatly and will forever be in our hearts-

I love you my precious Angel, MOMMY

Christmas Party

2007-12-15T21:33:00.000-05:00

Our Sunday School Christmas Party was last Friday night. We had a great time. I am so thankful that God has provided us with great friends through this class that we can share our lives with! We had a wonderful time of food and fellowship. Here are a few pictures from the party. Hope everyone is getting ready for the holiday season. Only a few more days left! :)

Crib Disaster!

2007-12-10T20:14:00.000-05:00

well... what can I say... I could hardly sleep Thursday night in anticipation for the delivery of Carter's furnature! I rushed around Friday and left a meeting at work early to get home to get ready for the delivery crew to deliver it! They finally arrived about an hour late and I was soooo excited! I showed them where everything was going and they begain bringing the pieces in one by one... The room begain to get smaller and smaller...For some reason the furnature did not look that big in the store! :) All of the pieces were in and it was time for them to build the must anticipated crib. Then, I was sitting in our dining room talking to my Mom on the phone and all of the sudden the delivery guy said, "Ms. White, can I speak to you for a minute". My heart sank... I had a feeling by the tone of his voice that what he was about to tell me was not going to be good. He told me that the back of the crib was cracked. I was devestated. I think he knew the tears were about to start flowing! ( Pregnancy makes us so emotional over the littlest things! :)) So, he then said he could build the crib and once the new back came in he would come and switch it out. I was ok with this, just as long as I could see it all in the room and fixed. As he started to build it, he came and told me there were multiple cracks in the wood and he would not be able to put it together. Well- then the tears really started. I think Mike was very embarressed that I was balling my eyes out over this crib! They promised me he had already spoken with the owners of Baby Furnature Plus and they were having a crib rushed and it should be arriving in 2 weeks. I have my fingers crossed theat it comes in ! :) I was hoping to have the room finished and ready by Christmas , but it looks like the chances of that happening are slim to none! I know in life we are not supposed to sweat the small stuff but it was a big deal for me to have all of this ready and done on Friday. I am pretty much over it now, and looking forward to it coming in soon. It did however give us a chance to move the furnature around ( NUMEROUS TIMES) on Saturday until I believe we finally got it right. I will post some pictures of the final product soon... I hope everyone is having a great monday and has a good rest of the week!

Update

2007-12-05T22:06:00.000-05:00

I hope everyone is doing well. I wanted to send a quick update on my pregnancy.The week of Thanksgiving I got the news that I have gestational diabetes. THis was not the news I wanted to hear, especially being right here around the holidays! I have been put on a diet and have to check my blood sugars 5 times a day! Let me tell you... that does not get easier with time! :) I have been back to the doctor since and he says my measurements are good and I will continue to see them every 2 weeks. At 38 weeks they will do another ultrasound to make sure Baby Bean is not too big. If so, they will induce me 2 weeks early.

We have also been contemplating a name. We have agreed on Carter! We are now trying to figure out what the rest of his name will be:) Names are tough!

Carter's furnature comes in on Friday. I am so excited! I can't wait for it to get here! I will make sure I post some pictures of the room once it is in and situated.

I hope everyone is doing well and having a great week. I can't believe Christmas is just around the corner! :)

Baby Bean

2007-11-09T20:42:00.000-05:00

Hello Everyone! I hope you are all doing well. We had our 4D Ultrasound done today and wanted to share some of the pictures! Baby White is really active and at first would not cooperate with us to well, but near the end he decided he would pose for the camera. I was so glad to see him again! I went to the doctor yesterday and had a check up and everything seems to be measuring good! I did have to do the glucose tolearace test and my sugar level was high so now I have to go back for the 3 hour glucose test test next friday! Hopefully that one will go good! I have my fingers crossed. I Hope all is well with everyone!

Baseball Bailey

2007-10-11T17:23:00.000-04:00

Bailey is playing fall baseball this season instead of soccer. It has been unbelieveable HOT out there!!! I am so ready for it to COOL off! He is doing pretty well. This is his first year of coaches pitch after playing 2 years of teeball. They are MUCH more hard on them in coaches pitch so I am sure in the spring it is going to be ALL OUT! Other than that, not much else going on. I went for my 24 week check up yesterday and the doctor said everything looked great. I am getting bigger by the day and definelty slowing down some! We have picked out the baby's bedding and furnature however we have to actally get his room cleaned out from being a guest bedroom/junk room right now.... :) We still have no name! :) His nick name is "bean" so, i guess if we don't come up with something by January i guess he will be baby bean white! :) JK... HOpe all is well with everyone !

ITS A BOY

2007-09-12T15:25:00.000-04:00

We had our 5 month check up today and found out we are having..... A BOY! We are very excited. All of the measurements, heart, spine, etc were great. His heart rate was 150. Baby Boy White is very active and Dr. Salley said, "Wow! you have a wild one!". He was moving all over the place! Once I get our scanner fixed I will scan the ultrasound picture in and post it.

Clemson VS Fla State

2007-09-11T14:24:00.000-04:00

We went to the Clemson vs Florida State game last Monday. It was sooo much fun! Despite the heat we had a blast. We tailgated all day and the game was AWESOME! I have attached a few pictures from the game. One is of Madison, my niece the other is of me and my friend Madelyn and the other is of Mike and Matt playing corn hole! What a fun but addicting game! :) I hope all is well and here is to the tigers for a good season..... GOOOOOO TIGERS!!!!

Update

2007-09-09T21:17:00.000-04:00

Hi Guys-

I know it has been forever since I last posted. We have been so busy lately. Bailey has started school and playing baseball this year again. I have some pictures however I need to download them from my camera. I am now 20 weeks pregnant and go back to the doctor on Wednesday to hopefully find out if we are having a boy or girl! We are excited to find out! I hope everyone is well and I will post again on Wednesday to let everyone know what we are having! :)

VBS and Bailey's Birthday Party

2007-06-17T18:56:00.000-04:00

Been a busy week in the White House! This past week Bailey attended Vacation Bible School at our Church. They had a great turn out with over 550 Kids in attendance. This years theme was Game Day Central. Bailey had a blast learning new songs, bible verses and more about Jesus. Bailey also had a birthday this past Saturday. We had a pool party at our neighborhood pool. We had a great turn out and THANK YOU to everyone that attended. I can't believe Bailey is 7 years old! WOW! Time flies so fast ! Bailey is getting excited about a new sibiling that will be arriving in January:) He is asking alot of questions and I am sure the questions will continue until the baby arrives. I hope everyone is having a great Sunday and HAPPY FATHERS DAY to all of the Fathers !

NEWS!

2007-06-02T21:12:00.000-04:00

I know it has been FOREVER since I blogged but i figured this was a good reason to start back! We are expecting a BABY!!! :) I am trying not to get too excited yet since it is still really early but it is hard to keep it a secret. I go to the doctor for my first appointment on Wednesday of next week so I will keep you guys updated on how the appointment goes. If any of you MOM's out there have any pointers, tips, etc please let me know ! I hope everyone is doing well. love ya'll :)

Clemson Game

2006-12-19T20:23:00.000-05:00

We took Bailey to his first Clemson game this year. He absoultely loved it..... Here are some pictures from the game. They did not turn out too good because I forgot my digital camera so I used a disposable one....

BABIES!!!

2006-12-19T20:19:00.000-05:00

No , I am not pregnant!!! :) I have some random pictures of my niece Madison and one of my friend, Georgia's new baby, Emily Grace...

Gingerbread House

2006-12-19T20:16:00.000-05:00

One day after school Bailey and I made a gingerbread house. It was so much fun. Between he and i we were eating more of the icing than we were putting on the house! :) I have attached some photos of Bailey and the Gingerbread house!

UPDATE

2006-12-19T20:07:00.000-05:00

Hey guys!
I know I have been slack lately on blogging !!! We have been so busy with work , running Bailey to Soccer now upward basketball, teaching sunday school, christmas programs at church... and the list goes on and on and on.... One of my new years resloutions is to update my blog on a regular basis.. I have a ton of pictures to post so I will split them up... We adopted a family of 6 though our Church and we went to Myrtle Beach about 3 weeks ago and shopped for them in the outlet stores. We were able to meet them this weekend for dinner and a program at church. This is the first year that we have done this and I have to tell you how much fun it was. We take for granted all of the nice things we have and the money that we spend. It was truely a blessing to see the kids get excited about having Christmas Presents. I did not take my camera to the church for the dinner but I have attached a few pictures that we took while we were at the beach.

Babysitting and Baby Shower

2006-10-09T18:49:00.000-04:00

Well... it has been a while since i Blogged :) We have been so busy lately by the time I have time to do it I am exausted and want to go to bed. This past weekend I got together with my high school friends and it was such a blast! It has been a while since we were all together and it is so much fun when we get together!!! I wish we could get together more often!! Also this weekend I babysat my niece, Madison while my brother and sister in law were out of town at a wedding. She is such a good baby! I pray when I get ready to have a baby that I can have one as good as her!! I took her shopping with me and then to dinner at Wild Wing. She was so good. I am going to post some pictures of her and some from the Baby shower for Stacey! I hope all is well with everyone and I promise to get better Blogging!! Ihave also included some random pictures of Bailey at soccer , and his first day of school with his friend Zoey.

Bailey's Birthday!

2006-06-18T23:03:00.000-04:00

Saturday we had Bailey's Birthday at Frankies Fun Park. WOW!!! what an experience. Needless to say we will NOT be having his party there again. It was mass confusion the entire day. Kids were all over the place and they really do not give you much room to have the party. Anyway, the kids had a good time . They ate Pizza, A Baseball birthday Cake ( thanks mom, it turned out great ), Bailey opened presents then all of the kids rode rides. Today was Fathers Day and we spent the day with Bailey at the pool and then came home and watched a movie. I am very thankful that Bailey has a father like Mike. He is wonderful. Thank you Mike for all that you do for Bailey and our Family. I am truly blessed to have you as a husband and Bailey is blessed to have a Father such as you! We love you :) I have attached several pictures from the party. I hope everyone had a great weekend .

Memorial Day Weekend

2006-06-02T23:08:00.000-04:00

Memorial Day Weekend!

I hope everyone had a great Memorial Day! It was a HOT one here in Columbia but it was a good weekend. We spent Saturday working around the house and then Sunday we went to Greenville for Madison's Christening. She looked like such a doll baby! Mom, you did a great job on the dress :) it was Beautiful. She looked so very cute.. After the church service we went to a park in downtown Greenville and had a picnic. The park was really cool, it was on a river and you were able to go out and play in the water. Bailey had a BLAST. After we got home Sunday we went to the neighborhood pool and Bailey went swimming. Monday we did the SAME thing, went to the pool. While at the pool we met alot of people that live in the neighborhood. Everyone seemed very nice. I am attaching several pictures from the weekend. Hope all is well with everyone...

Settling In.....

2006-05-08T20:18:00.000-04:00

Hey Guys-
Not much going on here, except still trying to get settled in at our new home. This past weekend we worked on getting more boxes unpacked, Mike helped some friends of ours move, Bailey had a TBALL game then me and my mom went curtian shopping and plant shopping. We worked in the yard until about 9pm then Church on Sunday. Sunday the weather was terrible which in a way was good so that we could get more stuff around the house done. We got some pictures hung and other odd and end stuff we needed to do. I will be so glad when we get everything in its place and can relax during the weekends. I am attaching a few random pictures that I have taken recently. There is a picture of our new house, Bailey playing Tball, Mike and Bailey before church one Sunday, McCrae and Bailey at Easter and Bailey being silly at lunch one day! Hope everyone is doing well... talk to you soon ... Have a great week.

Bailey's Field Trip

2006-04-21T10:56:00.000-04:00

About a week ago Mike and myself went on a Field Trip with Bailey's kidergarden class to Sesquentineal State Park. It was really fun. We had a trip down the nature trail, picnic lunch and played on the playground. Here are a few pictures from the Trip.

Disney on Ice

2006-04-21T10:53:00.000-04:00

I know that I am out of order here, but I got a new camera and finally figured out how to download the pictures. My mom, myself, Mike , Bailey and McCrae went to Disney on Ice about 2 weekends ago. It was really cute. The kids had a great time. Here are a few pictures from the show...

Easter

2006-04-21T10:43:00.000-04:00

I know that I have been slack updating my blog- but it has been crazy around the White house lately. We are in the process of moving this weekend, I have been sick and work has been crazy. I think that I am finally recovering from this sinus mess that I have had for over a week now! I really am sad that I missed Lara's shower and seeing all of "the girls". Hopefully we can get together soon.

Can you believe it!!!

2006-03-14T22:33:00.000-05:00

Hey guys!

Yes, i am updating my Blog.. I have been very busy lately but have been inspired to write by viewing Ashley's blog. Just to let you guys know what has been going on in my life... i have changed Real Estate Company's and now work for ERA Wilder Realty in Lexington. Mike is still at 1st choice Mortgage and Bailey is 5 years old and is in Kindergarden at Midway. We stay busy with him ... He is now in his first year of T Ball. I am still a RN and working part time at South Carolina Medical Endoscopy Center . I am attaching a picture of my new Niece Madison. She was born on January 31, 2006.

HELLO

2005-04-08T20:38:00.000-04:00

Hey Everyone!

I have been really slack keeping this updated but I am going to try and get better at it! I did not take any pictures at the cup except 2 on my camera phone so I just have to figure out how to download them and then I will put them on the site. They are quite humerous. It was the worst cup ever!!! I am also going to download some recent pictures of Bailey. He is getting so big! Hope everyone is doing well and again I am sorry for not keeping this updated. I am definelty going to try and do better! Hope all is well with everyone!!!

Hello Everyone

2005-03-16T11:19:00.000-05:00

Hey everyone!

I just finished setting this up this morning. I think it is a cool way to keep in touch with everyone. So... enjoy!!! Hope to hear from everyone soon! love ya

2005-03-16T11:07:00.000-05:00

Just a recent picture of Mike and me. Our 1 year antiversery is just around the corner... 2 more months!!! :) wow how time flies

The White House

Cooking ;)

Posts coming soon!

Community Helpers.....

E i, E, I O.........

Anytime Prayer

Photo Challenge- Day 14

Photo Challenge- Day 13

Photo Challenge- Day 12

Photo Challenge - Day 11

Photo Challenge - Day 9

Photo Challenge - Day 8

Photo Challenge - Day 7

Photo Challege - Day 6 *** a little late****

Photo Challege - Day 5

Photo Challenge- Day 4

Photo Challenge- Day 3

Photo Challenge- Day 2

30 Day Photo Challenge- Day One

"THE LOVEY"

Don't Blink

New Years Eve 2011

Happy 3rd Birthday Carter!

3 Years Ago Today....

Merry Chirstmas and Happy New Year !

Our Angel Tree

White Family Christmas Card

Lexington Life Magazine

9 Months

Cole's First Trip to the Zoo

Baby Dedication / 6 Months Old

5 Months Old

4 Months Old

RSV

Christmas 2009

Happy Birthday Carter!

Oliver The Elf

Thanksgiving 2009

Giving Thanks

2 Month Check Up

Mommy's Little Angel

One Month Ago

COLE IS HERE!

SUPRISE SHOWER

Ultrasound Pictures

Finished Nursery

Baseball Tournament

30 Weeks

UPDATE

ITS A BOY!

Spring Break

Baseball Season

IM BACK!

One Year ago Today

Christmas in Heaven

Giving Thanks.....

"THE LIGHT"

6 months ago.....

Naomi Ross Ammons Lattimore

RIP Addison Carter White

Christmas Party

Crib Disaster!

Update

Baby Bean

Baseball Bailey

ITS A BOY

Clemson VS Fla State

Update

VBS and Bailey's Birthday Party

NEWS!

Clemson Game

BABIES!!!

Gingerbread House

UPDATE

Babysitting and Baby Shower

Bailey's Birthday!

Memorial Day Weekend

Settling In.....

Bailey's Field Trip

Disney on Ice

Photo Challege - Day 6 * a little late**