The best gift I have every recieved!

No gift I could ever get would beat this! I love this boy so much! I thank God everyday for my beautiful boy! Merry Christmas everyone. I hope that you all have a wonderful New Year.

A few more pics. Isn't he beautiful?

I am already in love with him and I haven't even met him yet! Can you blame me, he is so gorgeous! Look at those little feet and that darling double chin. What a sweetie, I just want to snuggle him. It looks like he is already loved by big brother Myles too!

The long awaited arrival of the newest Krenz

Welcome Noah Garrett Krenz!

We are all so excited to meet you!

Congratulations Krenz Family!

Noah arrived on Friday November 13th at 11:41 pm. He weighed in at 5 lbs and 15 oz and is 19 1/2 inches long. What a beautiful little man. Good work Megan, he is such a dang cutie! I am so proud of you!

Is that Maggie Simpson?

This is what I saw when I pulled up to daycare last night. Doesn't he remind you of a certain cartoon baby? This totally made me laugh! He is so cute!

This is Sawyer's idea of eating. I know it isn't the best pic, but he is pretty much covered in peaches. I swear I am so in love with this kid!

Look at those chubbers!

My sister-in-law Amie just sent me this cute pic of Sawyer. Don't you just want to eat him up? Sorry, I still don't have his Halloween pics up yet!

I love my life!

I am so blessed! I have a wonderful husband, a beautiful son, and loving extended family! Both Dominic and I are employed. We have a home, cars and a mostly pain in the butt dog.

Sometimes I have to remind myself how lucky we really are! I know that this sounds so stupid and selfish.

Yesterday was a day for contemplation. I was looking at the calendar and thinking of my friend Megan. Her husband is being deployed on Saturday, and do you know what they did with their kids last night? Took them to a KISS concert. What a great thing for Matt to remember when he is in Afghanistan. What a great thing for Megan and the kids to think about as well when they are missing Matt.

I was driving home from work last night and I was having a conversation with Paula about her niece Ashlee as well as her friend Alicia who just passes away from cancer at the young age of 28 leaving behind a daughter. Needless to say, this phone call ended in tears on both our parts.

Both of these things really brought my life into perspective. I am so blessed in so many ways yet sometimes I fail to allow those blessings to be the reality of my life. Most of you who know me would say, "Come on Adrianne, with all the crap that you have been through you know how wonderful life is! You know you should make the most of it because life is short!" You would all be right, but sometimes I forget.

But for those of you who really know me, you also know that I am super big pessimist.

So here it is, I am going to make a goal to try everyday to be thankful and happy and remember how lucky I am to lead this life! This life where I am surrounded by a wonderful and loving family. This life that was blessed with a beautiful baby boy! This life in which I have a home and a job. This life where we are never hungry or cold! This life in which I have friends that feel more like sisters! This life in which everyday is a gift!

Yes I do take pictures

Thanks for this cute one Paula!

I promise that I do take pictures with my regular camera. I just don't ever have my external hard drive with me when I get around to posting. So cell phones pics come in super handy. My little guy now has seven, yes I said seven teeth. My poor little bug is totally going to have a grill before his first birthday. No wonder he has seemed grouchy lately.

I love this little guy!

Isn't he beautiful? My heart is so full of love every time I see him.

Welcoming the newest little Thrall

I am so pleased to announce the arrival of Mack Robert Thrall. Little Mack boat arrived on 9/8/09 at 12:37 am. He weighed in at 8 lbs 2 oz and was 20 inches long. He is one of the most beautiful little guys ever! He has a gorgeous head of long dark hair.

Mack just had his two week f/u and is now up to 9 lbs 4 oz and has grown 1 inch.

He was welcomed by his wonderful parents Fae and Brian and his very excited older brother Brock. I am so very excited for the Thrall family and I just have to say that Mack is definitely a keeper!!!

My heart and prayers are with you.

My best friend Megan's dad Bill had a heart attack on Wednesday and was rushed to the hospital. He is in the ICU and they are stabilizing him so that they can take him in for bypass surgery on Friday. I want to let Bill, Maryanne,Megan and the rest of the family know that I am thinking of you all and praying that Bill will make safe and fast recovery. I also want you all to know how much you are loved and that we are all sending prayers your way! Love - A

I can't believe my baby is six months old!!!

Sawyer had his six month follow up in 8/21/09. Dr. Chapman was so super impressed with him. He said that he was one of the strongest six month old boys he has ever seen. I just love Dr. Chapman, he is always so excited with each and every new milestone that Sawyer achieves. Here are his stats....

Weight 20lbs - 90%

Height 27 1/2inches - 90%

Head circumference (I forgot to write down the number, "bad, bad mommy") - 90%

Sawyer started sitting on his own on Aug 12th. Saying da da da da da on Aug 23rd. Saying ma ma ma ma on Aug 26th. He has been rolling over for a few months but is unwilling to do it for me. He rolls over for everyone else, the doctor says that quite often babies won't roll over for their moms because they don't want to loose sight of them? Who knows? He is also really trying hard to get up into the crawling position. It is so stinking cute, but the poor little guy get so frustrated and usually ends up crying. He loves to pass toys from hand to hand, and empty all his little toys from the container and then replace them.

My poor little bean has had an ear infection for the last month. We just finished up our second antibiotic. Here's to hoping that he is actually over it and starts getting back to his old self!

There is now a new little boy at Sawyer's day care who is fifteen months old. Not walking yet, but certainly cruising around. When I dropped off Sawyer yesterday I sat him down facing this cute little boy. They were both just looking at each other and simultaneously they both reached out to steal each others binkies. It was hilarious! I think that Sawyer will for sure start crawling soon based on how intently he is observing his little friend.

I swear this little boy grows right before my eyes. One minute he was a newborn, then a baby, and now he almost seems like a little boy. He is at the point where he wants to do everything for himself, doesn't want to snuggle and isn't content to just nurse anymore. He is way more interested in what is going on around him.

This is such a bittersweet time for me, I love to watch his sweet little face in sleep. He has the most beautiful little lips, every time he falls asleep I just have to kiss those lips and run my lips across his little forehead to feel the soft little baby hair. I love when I am nursing him and he smiles when I tell him I love him or pats my back with his little hand as I pat his bottom. I love the way his eyes light up and he breaks into a grin when he sees me. I love his little belly chuckles when I tickle his back. God, I am so blessed to have this little boy in my life! God gave me the best gift ever when he sent Sawyer to me! I love my boy more than words can explain!

Look at me!!!

We stopped by to see JayD, Paula, and Elliott the other night. The boys were enjoying themselves outside and this was the result. Look at how big my boy is getting!

For My Husband

Let me tell you why I fell in love with you....

because you were the man I had always dreamed of, because you were not at all what I expected, because I looked into your eyes and saw my soul's companion.

I fell in love with you because I heard your voice and I knew I had found my heart's desire, because you could make me laugh and kiss away my tears.

I fell in love with you because you were strong but didn't need to prove it, because you were wise beyond your years but would always be a little boy at heart.

I fell in love with you in one moment. I married you because I needed a lifetime to tell you why.

I love you so much! Thank you for being my wonderful husband and Sawyer's wonderful father!

Love - A

Happy Birthday Dustin!

(Sorry some of these pictures are sideways, also Hey Joshy!)

I love and miss you so much! I think about you all the time and wish that you were here to hang out with my boys! I hope that you and Josh are throwing a rager up in heaven! I love you guys! Happy Birthday Dusty!

Happy Birthday Ashley!

We love and miss you both! Happy Birthday and give Sophie a big kiss from all of us!

Happy Birthday Mario

Once again I am late as usual. On Tuesday 8/4/09 Uncle Mario celebrated his birthday! Thanks for being such a great uncle. You can always make me laugh. We love you Uncle Mario and hope that you had a great day!!!!