Easter Fun!

We had an Easter egg hunt a week before Easter because most of the family was going to be out of town for Easter weekend (we spent the weekend in Moab UT for Jeep Safari weekend).
We gathered with friends and family at my sister's home for the hunt and a nice lunch. This was Owen's first big outing as well. It went well too :)

It was so fun to see everyone and to watch Faith hunt for the first time. When they told all the kids it was time they all took off running. Faith had no idea what was going on but when the kids started to run she thought it was so fun. She started to run too, she followed them with her basket just laughing and having a good time. She didn't know what to do though. It was so cute!

She gathered some egg's and I was getting a bit cold so I took her back to the house and she giggled and laughed as she opened the egg's and found their was candy inside. Now when ever she sees an egg she knows exactly what to do and what's going on.

Thanks for all the fun Sonia!

"Gotcha Day"!

It's hard to believe that it has already been one year since we traveled to Taiwan to pick up our baby girl. It has been an amazing year with her. She has grown so much and we couldn't imagine life with out her in it. She is the sweetest and most amazing little girl. She is so smart and such an easy girl. I have been so lucky to have her in my life.

Since bringing her home she has always slept through the night, eaten really well (anything I would feed her). She was crawling at 6 months and walking at 11 months. She has been saying "mama" and "dada" since 6/7 months and has picked up more and more words since. She is starting to put words together to form sentences and she has become a huge helper with her new brother Owen around. She has had to grow up even more so in the last month because of this.

She is a sweet girl and loves people and playing with other kids. She especially love animals. She has been such a joy and so wonderful!

In celebration we invited our parents over for a home cooked Taiwanese meal (mental note: never have a dinner were you cook everything from scratch, which you have never made before, 4 weeks after having a baby. It was craziness juggling the kids, decorating, and cooking). We had a nice dinner and then watched a video we had made for Faith when she gets older. It was the story of how it all came to be. We had recorded ourselves the year prior to going to pick her up sharing our experience and all along the adoption journey way. Then we added our trip to Taiwan and the day we picked her up. We also added pictures of Faith's life with us over the last year. We added some music and special effects and we hope that some day when Faith sits down to watch this video she will know how special she is to us and how much we love her.

All the families and those who work with our adoption agency call the day in which you pick up your babies the "Gotcha Day". It was fun looking back and seeing how much she has changed in just one year.

Baby Gracie

Lindsay's niece, Lacey, had her first baby on March 6th 2008. She is three weeks, exactly, younger then our little Owen. We decided to introduce the two of them the other night and Owen was all boy that's for sure. He was twice her size and his hands could have crushed her. They were so cute together.

Congratulations Lacey & Dustin. She is adorable!!!!!!!!!!

Adjusting

I can't believe it has been 5 weeks since little Owen entered our world. It has been the hardest yet the best 5 weeks of my life.

About a week ago I thought I was seriously going to go insane being cooped up in our house for so long. The night's seemed like the day's and the day's seemed like the night's. Everything just ran together for me. I had been sitting around and watching a lot of TV over the last month and I thought to myself "is this really my life?" (ha-ha!). Each day would seem to drag on and on but now that I look back, WOW! Time has flown! I can not believe it has been 5 weeks. It's time to clean up the house, start showering again, get outside and start running, and regain a little piece of my life back. I am starting to realize I will never sleep again but I have the two most adorable children in the world so I will deal I suppose.

I wanted to share some cute photo's we have taken over the last month of our little ones. SO CUTE!

I better hurry though, I can hear Owen and I'm sure his dad would like to get some sleep. At least one of us is getting some. :)

Life Is Good!

Two babies in less then one year. Some may call us crazy but as I see it, we are extremely blessed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Owen has been with us for 9 days now and time just keep passing bye. As I held Owen in the hospital last week I thought to myself, it would sure be nice if Owen could stay this small forever. He is so sweet, so cute, and so kissable. He doesn't talk back, he doesn't run from me, and I can actually get some thing's done as he sleep's peacefully in the other room. The long nights are hard, yes I will admit (and so would Lindsay), but to have him small like this forever would be SO FUN! Gosh we just love him to pieces.





Any how, things at the Workman home are going well. Lindsay was going crazy at home with me for so long he decided to do a little work on Friday. Today, Saturday, he is out ice fishing with the boy's (the life). I thought I was going to go crazy, and believe me there are plenty of those days to come, once he went back to work but I have survived and I think in time I will get the hang of this like any other mother. I will admit I can't seem to get up and ready for the day until around noon when both kids are sleeping. This is shower time for mom. Just taking it one day at a time. We get up, eat, get both kids ready, clean a little, sit with the kids a little and then nap time (saves my life). So, if anyone wants to drop in or call me to go any where it will have to be after 2-3 PM each day. Bye this time I should be ready to go (ha-ha!).

We are truly and extremely happy and things are going really well. I wanted to say a quick "THANK YOU" to all our friends and family who have brought us dinners, gifts, support, love, and help the past 10 days. You have all saved my life and it has meant the world to both Lindsay and I. We are SO LUCKY! We love you all so much! Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!!!!!!!










Oh! Really quickly as well I wanted to share how Owen came into this world for all those who are curious. On Wednesday, February 13th around 5 PM my water broke. I was going to be induced on Friday morning but Owen had his own schedule. I was at home and had just feed Faith some dinner. My water broke and Lindsay came pulling in the drive way. Thing's couldn't have been more perfect (the timing). I called my doctor and she wanted me to meet her at the hospital. I was feeling great and full of energy (for once). I wasn't feeling any contraction's and I didn't feel like I was going into labor (it is so not like in the movies, ha-ha!).

We took our time getting our bag's together, straightening the house, and getting Faith ready to go sleep at Grandma Bott's for three days. My parent's arrived at our home around 7 PM to get Faith and then we headed to Davis Hospital in Layton. We get there at 7:30 PM. Checked in and they got me all set-up and ready for the delivery. I would say it was about 8:30 PM when they started the induction. Thing's went really smooth the whole night. I was at a "4" when I got to the hospital and waited until I was a "6" and received an epidural (this was at about 11:30 PM). After that life was good. I even took an hour nap, Lindsay watched movies and we just waited for the lucky number "10" and then they set everything up, called our doctor/mid-wife in and 30 minutes later (of pushing) Owen entered the world just before 5 AM. I went into this expecting the worst and just realizing that everything is out of my control and what ever is going to happen will happen and I will deal with it when it does. I figured I would be in for the long hall (14-16 hr. labor) and that it wasn't going to be pretty. Well 8 1/2-9 hrs. of labor was heavenly and all went really well. It was amazing and I stayed pretty calm the whole time. I would do the labor part all over again if I didn't have to deal with the recovery after (UGH!). So not fun.

Feeling good today though and each day a little better. Now if I could just get a little sleep. I seriously have not slept more then 4 hrs. in one night since Owen came along. The last month of pregnancy kind of prepared me for this I suppose. I can still function so all is well. This is my life from here on out, for a long time any how.

We hope everyone is doing fabulous and having a nice week! I'll check in when I can. We will see how much this "2" kids life rocks my world!

Loves, Mandi


P.S. Our Valentine's Dinner at the hospital. How romantic! he-he!
LOVE YOU HONEY!!!!!!!!

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!

Owen Jimmy Workman
Born: February 14th @ 4:58 AM
Weight: 7 lbs 5 oz.
Height: 19.5 in
Looks just like his dad and I never thought I would say it but even more handsome!

One Hot Mama!

The time is drawing near (BRING IT ON!). I went to my last doctor's appointment today and everything looks really good. I am 90% effaced and dilated to a 3. She said he is "very low" and right there. Any day now. YIPPEE!!!!!!!!!!!!

My doctor is heading to Park City his weekend for a doctor's convention and gave me her cell phone in case. I am scheduled to be induced next Friday morning (Feb 15th) if I don't go on my own before that. I am hopeful. I would really like to start on my own and experience that.

We are very excited and VERY ready. It has been an uncomfortable 9 months to say the least but over all it has gone bye really fast.

I have finally taught and gotten Faith to say Owen for two nights in a row. Although she still rubs my tummy and say's "baby" and then lifts her shirt and pats her tummy saying "baby". I think she may get it when Owen is here and we call to him by his name. It will be fun to see how Faith takes to the new little one and how everything goes.

We have a fun weekend ahead for our last hurrah before the baby. Lindsay and I are going on a "hot" date tomorrow night and then out with our friends on Saturday night. Come Monday I have planned a girls night. I need this badly before there are two little one's wanting my attention 24/7. It's going to be fun (still hoping I go into labor soon, would rather have the baby at this point).

Well, this is it! Checking out for a few weeks. I hope everyone has a nice weekend and I come out of this alive...he-he!

HUGS!


9 Months

Slowly but Shurly

Owen's room is coming along (slowly). His dad built a shelf on the wall. We set up the crib and filled the closet. We are now waiting for the rocking chair and rug to be delivered next week. Dad is also making a table/shelves and I need to find some nick-nacks for the walls. Stay posted.......

Our Little Helper

After an hour of trying to talk Faith into giving me the crib bumper for Owen's room I was able to assemble everything. She was having a ball pulling it around the house, wrapping herself up, and falling over. She loved it! She broke into tears when I tried to take it. She is such a good little helper. She has had some fun in Owen's room while daddy works hard and mom puts little peices in their place.

I think in that little mind of her's she is starting to realize that something is going on and there are going to be some changes in our home soon. She has to wonder who's new bedroom, bed, clothes, toy's, etc.?

It has been fun!

Our Little Booga-boo

This last month of pregancy has been hard on us all. Lindsay can't wait until my mood swings simmer down, I can't wait to breath again and feel NORMAL, and sweet little Faith can't wait until mom can chase her, jump around, and dance like she use to.

This is what all the craziness has done to my baby girl and her hair :)