31 wks and counting!!

Hello!! I promise I am not trying to slack to much on this blogging.. But I am on facebook update through pictures on there every couple of weeks or so..

We are doing well and hanging in there.. Last week we were 30 weeks and 2 days on our appt. and Salem was measuring 33 weeks and 5 days and weighing 4 lbs 5 oz... How amazing is that?!?!?!?! We are so proud and excited.. We will play a game soon for people to take guesses on his weight and length soon.. So if you want to play find us on facebook.

This coming Sunday my aunts, cousins and sister n law are having a tea for me. I am excited about it.. I asked to do it as a tea so people could just come and go how and whenever they want.. I get overwhelmed if I am in front of alot of people at one time.. And I try my best to keep the stress level down not just for me but for Salem as well..

We have been on medicine the last month or so to manage the contractions that I had been having.. And the last couple of days I have not needed it every 6 hours like previously.. Which is a blessing..

I did get vaccinated today for the H1N1.. I have been so nervous about even getting it but the pros outweighed the cons..

We thank you all for your prayers, love, and support.. We have truly been touched by God throughout this whole journey!!

one of those days...

Today is one of those days...
Do You ever try not to dwell on certain things but to feel that you have acheived something it helps tremendously to look
at during those times. I sit here looking back over our last pragnancy in 2008. April was one of those months that I look
and it is a blur and seems at times like it never happened and that I was never pregnant. God is really teaching me faith steps
during this pregnancy. I know sometimes lately I never never just sat and wrote out my feelings so please bare with me as some
of this I may be all over the place..

But as most of my blogger friends know it is great therapy to blog and get your feelings out.. I am actually hoping to print
all of my blogs out and possibly try to write a book at sometime in the future. I was sitting here this afternoon and thought I
usually here recently just write about recipes and updates on this pregnancy..

God Is so good even when we don't understand. I truly believe that even though it may take me a while.. Sometimes in life I guess I
have to go around that same dern mountain before I get to the top of it and on to another one.. Why do we have to be so hard
headed sometimes.. Hey i guess the first step to moving forward is admitting your issues and this is one of mine..

So today we are 23 weeks and 2 days pregnant.. Mom told me and you are gonna me pregnant many more. I said I know mom but
I feel like I have to look at it this way to get over the hump of this week completely.. I look back and can not believe I endured
labor for 5 days and gave birth to a 1 lb 10 oz baby boy who could only fight for 9 days thru the honeymoon period..
Preemies have a honeymoon period and it can go either good or bad.. But either way that experience was an emotional roller
coaster ride with lots of learning experiences to go along with it.. The main thing that I learned was LOVE.. I guess every mother
experiences this but when you know that there is nothing else that you or that the dr.'s can do. you ultimately have to make a
decision that just ain't fair and most are not put in that situation and i pray for those that are faced with that decision.. But I learned
more about love and sacrifice.. There is so many times I thought to myself and prayed Lord please don't let him suffer and help
us all make the best decision here.. And that is when I got a peace that can only come from the Lord.. And sat there and had to let my
baby boy go back to his creator.

okay enough of the sad sobbing story but that is how wacked out my mind is.. So if you are reading this from facebook now
you may understand more of why I am just estatic about each day lately.. I could literally scream yell in excitement but the Good
lord knows i give him all the praise thru it all.. he has made a way where there seemed to be know way.. i thank each of you that are apart of my
life cause without your love and support this would not be a easy as it has been.. God Bless You!

23 weeks tomorrow n Slow Cooker Chili

WE ARE 23 WEEKS TOMORROW.. yAHOO!! ALMOST OVER OUR HUMP OF THE NIGHTMARE.. PLEASE PRAY FOR US THIS WEEK!!


This recipe comes out of The Slow Cooker Bible..

2 pounds lean ground beef.. ( I perfer ground chuck)
2 tblspn chili powder
1 tblespn ground cumin
1 can (28 oz) cruashed tomatoes in puree, undrained
1 can (15oz) red kidney beans, drained and rinsed (I perfer pinto beans)
1 cup of water
2 cups of French's Frend Fried Onions, divided
1/4 cup Red Hot sauce
Sour Cream And shredded cheddar cheese.. (And Of course I perfer Fritos as well)

Cook ground beef with chili powder and cumin in large skillet then xfer to slow cooker.

Stir in tomatoes with juice, beans, water, 1/2 cup French fried onions and hot sauce..

Cover and cook on low for 6 hours or on high for 3 hours....

makes 8 servings



God bless You all and have a blessed weekend...

Pepper Steak Recipe

This recipe comes out of the Bridal Edition Cookbook By Better Homes and Gardens... I will make it brief.. lol... :) Try To Anyways.. I hope that you all are having a great week!!!

Pepper Steak
1 pound boneless beef round steak, cut 3/4 to 1 inch thick
Salt and Black pepper
1 tablespoon of cooking oil
1 14 1/2 oz. can of Italian-style stewed tomatoes, undrained
3 tablespoons of Italian-style tomatoe paste (the baby can)
(If you dont have the intalian style stuff you can add a teasoon of italian seasoning to each)
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1 16oz package frozen pepper stirfry veggies (yellow, green, and red sweet peppers and onion) We could not find this at our grocery so with chopped up one of each!

Trim fat from meat.. In large skillet add te oil, and salt and peper and brown the meat and cut meat into 4 serving sizes..
In a medium bowl mix the rest of the ingredients together.. EXCEPT YOU VEGGIES AND PUT THEM IN ANOTHER BOWL...

Once your meat is brown on both sides.. Place in your slow cooker, then pour your tomatoe mixture in over top of meat then place your pepper veggies on top..

Your slow cooker can either be set on high for 5-6 hours or on low for 10-12 hours..

We poured ours over rice.. I had to add salt to taste.. I hope you like... God bless!! Thank You Jesus for blessing the person with the brain to come up with the slow cooker!! :)

22 weeks and 3 days!!!

We went to the MFG better known as the highrisk dr. yesterday.. We are doing well.. He was head down and boxing away inside of me.. now I know when I have been getting uncomforatable and why.. It was precious to see him doing so well..
I have not posted pictures lately so hopefully i will posted some ultrasound pic's by the end of the week.. I apologize for that..
Well, obviously the "nesting syndrome" has kicked in so I have highlighted weeks of certain things to do around the house and daily stuff to accomplish set out on a list.. along with a color coded calendar.. sounds ridiculous but it helps tremendously to know that I am accomplishing something.. And I never know when they may possibly say you need to go back on bed rest.. I am still taking it easy.. No lifting or straining and no vaccming I make sure that I leave that kind of stuff for Brad.. And yes I even asked him what day of the week does he want to vaccum.. He has only agreed to one day I would do it more than that but I can't so that is where compromise in a marriage comes in.. LOL..:) Some say nesting dont start till third trimester but it has hit me early or I am just going stir crazy.. I sit alot when I do things..

I have even tried to cook some more and the wifey stuff.. tonight I have set some round boneless steak in the fridge to thaw.. Tomorrow night we are having Pepper Steak.. I have not cooked this version before but if you are like me i am always trying to find something new to cook...So I am going to try out the recipe and if I approve cause I am picky I will share the recipe with you the nest time I am on..
May God bless You ALL and I pray that you all have a very blessed week..

Just sitting here...

I have been extremely lazy today.. I guess dreary Sundays are good for that... I am thinking about what all this last year or so has taught me and my family in general.. It is just absolutely amazing.. I know that I mentioned to you about a book I read after losing Samuel.. Well I am about to start reading part 2 of it.. It is call A NEW KIND OF NORMAL BY: CAROL KENT

We are definitly about to embark on a new kind of normal.. God knows I am scared and excited all at the same time.. we have a 22 wk checkup tomorrow and I pray that we get great results.. There is alot that we need to get done to prepare for Salem but I just have not wanted to do anything major till we can get past the 23 to 25 week points... We are so close to get over them hump.. I am so excited but trying to maintain balance.So many ?'s go thru my head..

What is really going to feel like to hear a baby cry right when it is born?
what will it be like changing a diaper outside of a incubiator? Will Salem pee on me the first time like Samuel did? What will it be like to feed Salem right away and not just let him get one time taste from my finger like Samuel? What will it be like the first night home with Salem? So So many more ?'s go thru my head... Will I keep him clean enough... Will I keep him feed enough.. I am just in awe of all these ?'s that constantly pop up in my mind.. I don't remember having these kind of ?'s before..

I guess it is good to have these ?'s so we can highlight these as we go throughout this new journey we are so close to...

Well.. I thank all of you for your love, prayers, and support.. We serve an AWESOME God!!!

May You each have a blessed week!!

Howdy!!

hOwDy!! I am in awe of how quick my blog goes straight to my notes on facebook.. That helps from repeating myself 100 times +... LOL!! :) I set that up a while back so if you are on facebook and we ain't friends yet find me or if you are my friend on Facebook and want to catch up on all previous blogs you can go to: bradntiff.blogspot.com

I realize that blogging more often back in the previous days helped me release quirt a bit off my chest.. I need to pick it back up lots more since I am supposed to be taking it easy and not over doing it.. Talking about not over doing it.. I literally am trying not to do too much and I am so grateful for Brad, my moma, and my aunt Rosie for taking time out to help straighten and organize the house tonight.. We even cleaned out my closet so it is now Salem's closet.. Not much in there yet but we have made him plenty of room for his stuff.. I am excited about getting things moved around.. Now we just have to get some furniture moved out of his room to get it painted but we are going to wait a few more weeks for that..

I am so very thankful that I am not in a rush to get things done. Sometimes in life like with Samuel I believe I got the "cart before the Horse" and this time I have been slow to accomplish things.. I have registered at Target and Babies R Us.. I did not finish registrying for everything but necessities.. I guess I have tried to guard my heart and my emotions this go round.. Probably a bit too much.. Brad even says he isn't getting too excited till after 25 weeks.. So we will see..

If anyone has went thru a hard pregnancy and losing a child I am sure you can relate with us.. Going thru that with Samuel was definitly a FAITH TEST! And now that we are pregnant again and already having a scare we are on the edge of our seat as we would be in a scary movie and really having to put our TRUST AND HOPE IN OUR LORD AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST! I know that I have tried to stay as busy as possible with TV shows, BIBLE READING, hanging out with family, dr. appts, and lots of praying to bypass the WHAT IFS and this next week or so if really a time for me to ponder what the Lord has done for us and not what has not gone our way.. Our ways and HIS ways are usually going in two different diretions especially during tough ruff testing moments which is part of Life... As I have said many times before We would not have been able to handle this with out our Lord Jesus,family, friends, and lots of prayers.

As I write this I think about who may read this and I know I need to say THANK YOU to you.. Cause you obviously have took the time out to follow us and pray for us and took time out to read and care.. THANK YOU..


I am considering going through all my previous blogs and printing them someday soon and using them to write a book.. I know that the Lord has allowed us to go through tests, trials, and life in general to help someone that may cross our path.. If you have known us long enough please give us some inspiration on things that we should not leave out in this book I am wanting to write.. Heck I already asked someone to be the proof reader and who knows if it would even hit the shelves and when but I know God has gave me insight on writing my life story a few years ago while I was in Teen Challenge... What we go thru in our lives is not a mistake but it molds us into who we are becoming good or bad!

Well I have babbled enuf this go around.. I pray that all of you are having a great week and look at what you have this week instead of what you don't!!

God bless YOU!

21 weeks and 1 day.. And takin it easy!!

Hello all! I know that you have not heard from me in a few weeks.. I was gone to my parents all last week cause we had a lil scare about a week and a half ago.. We do ask you for your continued prayers.. We had to go to the Hospital a week ago this past Thursday due to pain, pressure, contractions, Braxton hicks, and a bloody show.. So they kep me Thursday Night and Friday morning to monitor me and Salem.. Yes if you did not know we are having a BOY.. And his name is Salem Joseph Snyder.. Salem means Peace! Lord knows we all need some of that.. Well my dr. was not on call in the midst of Thursday's episodes and Friday's but her partners were so they put me on complete bedrest till Monday and until I could meet with the HIGH RISK DR. and My reg OB..
So I met with them on Monday and with me having the transabdominal cerclage place my cervix is closed at the top but dialated at the bottom.. They want to see me every 2 weeks at the High risk and in 4 weeks to my reg ob.. We are anticipating getting thru the next couple of weeks since I did go in labor with Samuel at 23 weeks and had him at 23 weeks and 6 days.. Prayers are greatly appreciated during this time.. We have discussed as long as I am doing well and get to 35 weeks we will discussed csection for 37 weeks.. Which will be mid December.. We are really looking forward to our Christmas Present this year.. What a JOY to have a baby around Christmas.. We are so excited but trying to remain balanced..
Just cause I am not on bedrest I still have to take it easy and I know my limits and the Braxton Hicks come and go alot at bed time.. I appreciate all of you.. If you have Facebook I am on there updating more and more..

God Bless You!

Almost 15 Weeks!!

Picture above is at 12 and half weeks I believe.. Just a lil bump!!
Well, I have not updated lately and I feel it.. Night Before last I had to go to the ER to get fluids cause I could not quit Puking.. Needless to say We were at the Dr. earlier that day adn they said you dont need to get dehydrated.. Well It happened.. Dr. Visit went very well.. My cervix is finally thinkening up and closed.. 1st visit we got this kind of news.. Which was very exciting.. We also discussed how I am still on pelvic rest and I must rest and sit or lay down when the twingy/ growing pains begin to be more than I can bare.. My body is trying to heal from the surgery and my body is also trying to grow with the baby and it is sending mix signals to my ligaments in my belly.. Needless to say I have maintain my weight in the last month.. I have not lost or gain!

All is well.. We start going to MFG on the 20th which I will be 16 weeks then as well as start my progesterone shots this week as well.. I will be going to MFG (The High Risk DR. 16, 18, and 20 weeks then probably every week after that but my ob did not want to see me back till 18 weeks.. And they were try to other that test to me for then about Downs syndrome and such and I said you know Our God has given us another chance at this and I do't want no test it will not change my mind. I don't believe in abortion anyway..

Well that is the update on me and baby...

I apologize for taking a while but I try to not do too much while I am still on restriction and obviously I am doing right cause things are going well even though they said I was having the signs of hyperemesis(?sp).. now I am just trying to eat bland and often..

I really dont know what I would do with out Brad during this time he is really being good and doing what he can to help out.. Even Laundry.. since I am not supposed to pull and tug and lift still... Even though the cleanliness of the house is not the way we keep it.. I am hoping to have a friend come over tomorrow or one day soon to help me vaccum and change sheets on the bed.. I did that last week changing the bed sheets and I don't think I need to do that again..

Well That is that.. I hope that you all are doing well!! Love You All and thanks for your continued prayers!!

13 weeks Tomorrow!!!

So I am sitting here at the SHOP.. Yeah Mom and Dad's business.. Their receptionist is out today and Monday so I am filling in doing what ever they need me to do.. It felt nice to have today to look forward to... I tell ya being at home I love it but not having any plans whatsoever can be pretty BoRiNg... In between doing things I thought I would update this blog.. Of course no pictures here but if you have facebook and my friend on there you have seen the latest..

So I just had CHICKFILA FOR LUNCH!! Love it.. Grilled chicken sandwich with fries and a lemonade on this hot hot day was so very refreshing!! as I sit here and finally take a moment to recap and regather my thoughts that are all jumbled and what not it is hard for me to remember what I have told and have not told...

LOL... So I will tell you this week is officially starting the 2nd trimester.. I am 13 weeks tomorrow and look about like I did when I had Samuel.. I am so grateful for this Cause I was just 1 day shy of being 6 months with him when I had him.. Lord have mercy on his lil heart I sit and look at pictures of him and just pray that he is looking out for his mommy and lil bro/sis... I know that he is cause I was sick up till Samuel made his appearance.. This time the only time I get sick is when I dont eat right when I feel hungry.. So needless to say I am always eating and drinking on something... No major craving yet..

We would like to take the time to thank all of you for the prayers and support thru this process.. Cause this already is seeming like a very long drawn out process.. Due to the complicating situation I guess we are doing what it takes.. I do have appointments lined up from now till Mid August... and We may know what we are having depending on how still our lil one is by end of July.. Of course we are not doing as we did before by setting up.. I am debating to wait till the end of the pregnancy to decorate or after a healthy arrival of our sweet baby.. It is just to hard to tear down what might have been again.. So I will keep you all posted on a Tea or Welcome Home party that our family and friends plan for us.. We are just playing it all as time passes on.. God knows the final plan in all this the unexpected to us is just his miracle in itself.. All things from above are miracles regardless how long they are here with us..

I kinda feel like I am rambling but in order to save gas and come help mom and dad I had to get up with Brad at 330 this morning and so I have not had time to stop and take my lovely naps I usually try to squeeze in by now.. Mom just says I am going to be good and ready for when they baby gets here... and I do believe that my routines and basic triaining mode is in full force...

Well I do have an appointment this coming week with the wonderful tummy dr.. And I just hope that they can sort thru this Crazy IBS and acid reflux/heartburn situation.. My gallbladder is gone but you would think here lately that it has reappeared with the way my stomach is reacting...

Well.. I will catch yall next time.. Please keep the prayers a going..

Another prayer request.. Is a dear sister in Christ who is out in mission work for the summer overseas... Her name is Ryan Smith.. Please keep her in your prayers.. She just finished up in China and is now in India.. You can follow her at...
www.ryansmith2012.wordpress.com


Love you all very much!!

Howdy...

Long time since a post.. But all is going as well as expected.. Gonna answer a couple of questions and hopefully by the end of the week give you a longer more detailed update!!

We will have to have a cesection for now on.. And to tell you the truth I may even consider being done completely after this one.. Cause it is just alot to take in.. my emotions are a lil all over the place at times not knowing what to expect.. And so far the dr.s feel really good about the placement of the cerclage.. The surgery was challenging and difficult.. I pray that I make it to 37 weeks at least and that is the drs wishes too...

Well.. More shall come soon....

Happy Father's Day and God Bless YOU all.. Thanks for the prayers and keep them coming!!
We are 3 months and 1 day today!!! YAHOO!!

How is my friendly followers doing??

WOW.. I don't even know where to start.. As some of you know and others may not.. I had THE SURGERY last week.. Wednesday May 27th... I was scared and nervous but it truly was not as bad as I had let myself to believe. I guess in life everything is like that though..

So the Trans Abdominal Cerclage is in place and I already have a nice csection scar to show for it...

I promise more pictures and updates will come.. I am just enjoying being out of the hospital after being there for 6 days..

God bless!!

6 week appt. and discussions..

We went to the Dr. this last Wednesday.. We saw Dr. Fortunado... We have discontinued the prenatal vitamins I was on cause something was giving me hives and nausea. And since we have not took those anymore those symptoms have subsided.. As you can see our lil sac is not all by it self anymore.. that little peanut shade is our baby.. He or she had a heart rate of 126. he or she is stubborn in this area like their brother.. The lady thought maybe she would not be able to find it but she did and I was amazed at what one week does for the lil baby.. so much change..

We discussed surgery.. on the TRANSABDOMINAL CERCLAGE... He either wanted to do it at 8 weeks or 16 weeks.. and I was at first the sooner the better.. But in the first trimester there are risks to being put asleep.. So I have prayed and I am going to wait i do believe.. But please pray cause we are looking at hospital time just like as if I had a csection and recovery time.. So we will be doing this around the end of June/ beginning of July.. They had me schedule for the end of this month but I am wanting to wait till the safer time in pregnancy and that is at 16 weeks..This is not a reversiable type surgery so as long as this is successful with this pregnancy I should be able to stay at home and return to normal activities.. which was a blessing and if they do see any signs of complcations I will be staying at Centennial for the Duration but if and what we are hoping for is no complications I will be able to Deliver by Csection with Dr. Moss at MTMC.. So Thank You all for your Continued prayers..

As of Friday (yesterday) we are 7 weeks.. It actually seems like it is moving fast in a way.. Before I have the surgery there is a bunch of cultures that dr. Fortunado wants done so I will go Tuesday to Dr. Moss to have all that done.. Then I will keep my first new OB visit on June 9th and I am sure that I will go to Dr. Fortunado in between.. And before the main surgery they are going to be running a bunch of genetic tests to make sure that this lil miracle does not have the yeast issue or anything that his brother suffered with.. I am really please at the care and promptness in all the Dr.s .. I believe we are all almost on the same page now.. I will try to update soon as I know things.. Thank You all for praying for us...

Confusion Yesterday and so glad today is today!!! Roast Recipe!!!

Hi there!!

Might I start this off by saying I started this blog to vent.. And If you know me I needed an outlet last year to do such a thing.... Blogging is a great way to update our friends and family out of state Of what going on but it is also a great coping mechanism and way to vent as well.. And trust me the last few days I am just having to remain in HIM our Lord and Savior cause I am in a confusion state which we know where that comes from...

THE PIT OF HELL.. SATAN IS A LIAR AND HE HAS AND IS DEFEATED.... iT SEEMS LIKE WHEN yOU KNOW THAT THE LORD HAS HIS HAND IN SOMETHING THE ENEMY USES ANYBODY OR ANYTHING TO BRING DISCOURAGEMENT.. AND SOMETIMES WHEN WE GET CONFUSED IT IS EASY TO SWELL IN THAT CONFUSION INSTERAD OF LEANING ON THE ONE WHO IS REALLY IN CONTROL..

ON TO OUR UPDATE.....

YESTERDAY WE METWITH MY OB.. IF YALL HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING US OR TALKING WITH US YOU KNOW THE SURGERIES AND hsg'S WE HAVE HAD TO GET TO THE POINT OF HAVING A HEALTHY PREGNANCY AND HOW WE WERE TOLD NOT EVEN TWO MONTHS AGO THAT THIS IS A RISKY ISSUE CAUSE THE DR.'S HAS NEVER SEEN AS SITUATION LIKE MINE MEANNING MY ANATOMOY IS NOT ANYTHING THEY HAVE SEEN BEFORE AND THIS IS COMING FROM 3 DIFFERENTS DR.S OFFICE AND SPECIALIST...
Okay I just realized I was still in caps my bad.. but really that shows our or my frustrations all together.
we saw our Dr. Moss my Ob/gyn since I was preggers with Samuel... She is great and is known as one of the best In Murfreesboro area... and she is great.. I am no longer on the suppositories cause they were causing me an allergic reaction and NO MORE BATHS FOR ME... due to my cervix still being open..

Get this thought.. As I have explain before i have two cervixs... 1 to the left and 1 to the right... in my previous HSG tests and surgeries my right side goes no where and my left goes to my one uterus which had a septum that has took two surgeries to break down.. Well... In my ultrasound report that Dr. Moss read it out loud and said it word for word and this is where the confusion comes in... The Gestational sac is located in patients right uterus and right cervix is closed... my mouth drop open and I said but Dr. moss that is not what we have been told in the pass.. she checked me.. and said your Right Cervix is closed but your left is still dialated a bit... I don't know yall... It is confusin.. I looked at her and the nurse that was in there with her and I said look I will Praise Jesus through all of this regardless of the outcome... And i know that He is a Miracle working God and if he has Worked a miracle with my whole set up cause if you remember My left cervix and all is where Samuel was and vaginallly delivered him.. So I don't know I am just telling you the facts I have been given.. I know if there is a miracle that has taken place I want confirmation this coming Wednesday when I go back to my high risk ob... Dr. Fortunado... My Mom canccelled her appt to be with us on Wednesday... Please pray for wisdom, and understanding for these dr.'s.. I don't want the enemy to get a foot hold.. He doesnot and will not be apart of this pregnancy.. We also found out they are going to lean towrds the transabdominal cerclage when I am 10 to 12 weeks along which I am pushin 7 weeks now and so we need complete understanding...
I am praying for them when I become confused or worried cause I know that God has his hand in this... What does Proverbs say and all thru out the bible that God knew us before we were knitted in our moms womb.. He knows our thoughts and our desires... and I know that God is in control of this whole thing and our lives.. It is a daily choice to let him lead it..

anyways.. I love you all and thank you for continuing to follow us and pray for us.. i pray for alot of you often... You kknow I feel when I think about someone I just say Lord, Whereever that person is you know that they need and I pray that they are willing to reciceve it...

Recipe...
Roast
Chuck boneless

about 3 pounder of Boneless Chuck Roast
can of mushroom soup and lipton onion packet mixed in a bowl with half a can of water..

preheat your oven to 350... Put a stick of butter at the bottom of a deep metal pan.. Place your roast on top of your butter.. Then take your mixture of cream of mushroom soup and lipton onion soup mix and water and pour on top of your roast and place in the oven and cook it for about 3 and half hours.. I like mine with Cornbread/ mash potatos / or baked potaoe... YUMMMMMYYYY.....

Well I Pray that you all have a HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!!

GOD BLESS YOU AND HE LOVES YOU!!!

iF THERE IS TYPOS FORGIVE ME NOW.. LOL..

Dr. Appt. 5/5/09 and another recipe...

Okay.. So We went to the High risk Dr.. On the 5th... We are approximately 5 to 6 weeks along.. Above are pictures of our ultrasound. They are so sweet at Maternal Fetal group.. It is unreal how sweet they can be... I feel they are sweeter in the Boro than Nashville but we will see as this journey progresses.. the above black dot is what is called the gestational sac to me it looks like some took black paint and dipped a pencil eraser into it and put a black blob on the screen... And we will be returning this coming Wednesday to see about the Heart.. The lil babys heart is forming this week... it is so exciting.. I can not wait till Wednesday... Tomorrow I have an appt with my regular ob Dr Moss... you kno wthis ast Tuesday I was thinking I was meeting wtih Dr. Fortunado but I was booked in as a new patient and was with there Genetic Specialist Dr.Lenzi.. SHe was real sweet and had alot of input.. According to Dr.'s notes they are leaning towards the Transabdominal Cerclage and Progestorone Shots at 16 weeks which I talked with my nurse today and she said that we maybe starting those earlier.. We will find out more about all this between tomorrows appt and next Wednesday's appt.. There is so much that I feel that I need to finish around here and don't know where to start.. I hope that I keep yall posted as best as possible as this whole road we are on was so unexpected...I am really already blowing up and I don't think I am showing it is just hormones making my tummy blow up... I figured since in my last pregnancy I never took tummy pictures I will start at 2 months along and I am so grateful to already have an ultrasound picture... I just ask that yall pray for us as this transition is hard and we are scared but also trying to get excited but have to stay balanced as we have experienced the odds of pregnancy before... Please pray for my Dr.'s that will be helping us thru this rocess as they have dealt with similar situations as mine but not totally.. So pray for wisdom and knowledge to come forth in this whole process... Thank you all for supporting us and encouraging us already on this unexpected journey..

Jesus does tell us that he can do more than we ask for or imagine.. So I believe he is doing just that..


I have promised some that I would post recipes with my updates....lol.. Enjoy..

I use my slow cooker ALOT... So most of the recipes that i put on here will probably be from the slow cooker bible that my hubby bought me...

Chicken Teriyaki

1 pound of boneless skinless chicken tenders
1 can(6 oz.) pineapple juice
1/4 cup soy sauce
1 tablespoon sugar
1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger
1 tablesppon minced garlic
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 tablespoon molasses
24 cherry tomatoes ( optional) I don't do this!!! Yuckee to me!!
2 cups hot cooked rice

Combine all ingredients except the rice in slow coker.. Cover and cook on low for 2 hours or until chicken in tender and serve chicken and sauce over rice.... Makes 4 servings!! YUMMMMMMYYY!!!

OKAY PRAYERS NEEDED AND A HIGHLY REQUESTED RECIPE...

Okay you see how we went to the dr. on the last update.. well..... I never started this past month.. SO the dr. thought it was possibly stress of April being a one year anniversary since everything happened with samuel... Well they called me in a hormone too try and get me to start.. I was on it for 3 days and it was like my body was rejecting and I was cming down with what I thought was the Flu.. So no this past weekend but the Weekend b4 I finally gave up on Saturday and told Brad to get me somewhere the HOSPITAL.. ASAP... My Left Side was killing me and I could keep nothing dwn.. Come to find out I first found out I was preggers and I freaked out.. Next they called my dr's on call dr and she came down along with a whole entourage of my family and they admitted me for one night to keep me monitored... Needless to say they cut alot of meds out of my daily routine for the babies sake and they were determined to get me well.. Well i was still panicy... MY Ob on call dr and my family physician which is a family friend they partenered up and I am on minimal medicine and feeling lots better.. My preggers hormone on the Saturday was 66 and on monday when we went to visit my dr. it had almost tripled to 191.. Which was great.. I am having to take a supplement for my progesterone cause it is below normal.. and it aint in no pill form... In has to stay in the fridge and I have to do it 2x a day...LOL.. I have to lay down for like an hour after I do it cause otherwise I will have a mess on my hands not literally but I am sure you get the picture..

So I ask that you pray for us as we are all in shock cause it is almost to the day that Brad and I got pregnant with this one on Samuel's first birthday... Well we are basing that off of my hormones.. We should know more tomorrow as I see our High Risk Dr.. Dr Fortunado... Please pray cause everyone just is in shock and about wants to beat us when they find out... So we are nervous about tomorrow and anxious to see what he has to say about it all.. We also have our first ultrasound with him.. Last Saturday it was just too early for them to see anything at the er.. ANd with pregnancies we all know that 1 week or 1 day makes a HUGE difference..

We are praying for a healthy pregnancy and for a healthy baby that we can bring home this time and love on and raise up in the way of the Lord would have us to do so..
I will post pictures and updates as we hoe you join us in this journey of faith..

Thank you all for your support..


Below I have added a recipe that a couple of people were wanting off of facebook so while I can I will be adding recipes as I am loving food these days so much... God Bless YOU All..


Pulled Pork Sandwiches From the Slow cooker bible....

4 pounds of boneless pork lion, fat trimmed
1 can( 14.5 oz) of Beef broth
1/3 cup of worcestershire sauce
1/3 cup of hot sauce


Sauce
1/2 cup ketchup
1/2 cup molasses
1/4 cup mustard
1/4 cup worcestershire sauce
2 tablespoons of hot sauce


Directions:

1. Place roast at the bottom of the slow cooker.. combine broth, 1/3 cup of hot sauce and worcestshire sauce... Pour over roast. Cover and cook on high for 5 hours or cook on low for 10 hours.. TILL ROAST IS TENDER...

2. Meanwhile combine all ingredients for the sauce in a large bowl.

3. Transfer roast to cutting board, discard liquid. Coarsley chop roast or as I call it SHREDDIN IT UP.... stir all sherred up roast into the big bowl of mixture...Spoon pork into mixture on to rolls.. We like it on Baked potatos.. whihc i by the easy baker ones the you can zap in the microwave... For us this can last for two to three mills so we think of creative ways...

4/15/2008 Dr. Appt. And More Updates!!

We really do not know where to start.. I have abandoned our blogs and I apologize!!

4/10 We have been staying busy through out this month. I want to take time to let you know that we ended up with almost 300 items to donate to the NICU On Friday.. I prayed over them as I arranged them into clothing Baskets. We also took cake and ballons for them to have in the lounge. I believe we totally overwhelmed them.. And we are planning on doing it again next year for Samuel's 2 year birthday. Please continue to pray for the staff and babies there..
I will try to post pictures soon!! Or you can view them on facebook.. In Samuels Group!!
4/10 We also had some families lose their homes and businesses in the area due to tornados. It is so sad.. On Saturday the 11th we helped a family clean up the destruction that was done to their home for a couple of hours. Needless to say Easter weekend was a trial and we all go tthrough it.
I do ask that you pray for the Bryant Family here in Murfreesboro. The mother 20 and their 9 week old baby was killed in the storms in their home Friday and the Dad John made it through but still in the Hospital in fair condition.
The services are being held at Woodfin's in Murfreesboro at 11 am.. We don't know the family personally but know the pain somewhat of what they are going through and I can not imagine burying my child and grandchild all in one day. SO please pray for comfort for this whole situation.

I know that I am jumping around a bit but I feel that I have so much on my chest that I need to get off and I am sure that some of you do follow us and have been wandering what in the world is going on with them?!?!?! LOL:)

Today we went to the dr... Currently my OB/GYN does nto want to do anything permanently so I wil remain on birth control and as they help me find specialist to help me with my great reproductive issue.. So I pray that you all will pray with us on wisdom.. When I turn 30 and I still want to have my tudes tied or hysterectomy and there is no specialist to be found in this area then that will take place then.. In the meantime we are just praying that God's will be done through it all...

I pray that we have made sense with all of this if you have any ?'s feel free to ask or give your input cause we are still cnsidering adoption and Brad said that he would get fixed too if need be so there is no chances taken...

Well, I thank you alll for your prayers and support!! God Bless YOU ALL!!

Dr. appt 3/26/09

Hi there wonderful family, friends and loyal followers!!

I have alot on my mind that I have no clue how to make sense of all that i want to write so I hope that once I type this and proof read it that I will make some kinda sense in it all!!

As most of you know that yesterday was a big day at the Dr.'s office for us. We were there about 3 hours with couple of different rooms and waiting periods in between. And let me tell you that office had some entertainers in the waiting room area!! Lord have mercy on those boys that were up there with their sister or friend that was pregnant.. I believe that they should have stayed in the car but they gave us all a great laugh trying to video tape everything that was going on...

Anyways on to our appt... We get there early and on the way there I was nervous but at peace. sat in the waiting room praying and just peace came over my nervousness.. Yes my palms were still sweating and all but I had a peace.. and I know that kinda of peace is only from God..

So we get back to the room and they start doing all the measurements for Dr. Fortunado.. He was busy as always so they sent me back out to the waiting room for him to have time to review it.. Then after about 30 minutes they call me back to another room and continue measuring the cervix and uterus and they did this all in 3d and 4d at this point and 2d.. And as they were in there was still about 5 to 6 cm of Septum left in my uterus which keep in mind I have already had 2 surgeries to break that wall down and my cervix is so wide and dialated.. And i knew once he was in there looking at it. And I saw his facial expressions and let me tell you my bluntness came on out.. I said can it be done and he said out of all the cases that has been unsuccessful it is the bicorniate utuerus. Which is what I originally have even still after all the surgeries cause the septum tissue ins comiing back togetheror they just can not get it all. He said with my cervix so wide there is a chance that I could still go into preterm labor and the abdominal cerclage would not hold the baby and membranes in there. NO GURANTEES!!! so I said "say that I take the chance"... He said you would be looking at multiple visits a week and in the hospital 6 to 7 months of your pregnancy if not the whole time if you make it to 40 weeks. And I just said then IS this really Worth it.. HE said I can not promise you anything and that will have to be your decision..... DON'T WE LOVE DECISION MAKING AND BEING A GROWN UP?!?!?!? In the mean time he said that he was going to get with my doctors one more time and tell them what he saw and how he would not know till he got in surgery if the transabdominal cerclage would even work.. I said you do that and I would like to know their input and I said in the meantime I will be praying and he said you need to do alot of it.. And I know deep down that sruck something in me that I just know that there is decisions that have to be made...

So on April 15th I will be going to my reg OB/GYN Dr Moss to see about getting my tubes tied. Please pray for us as this news is not what we wanted to hear but we know that God has a BIG plan in it all and he can work miracles!!!

We are also already talking about adoption and a puppy in the meantime since adoption processes take forever..
I thank you all for your support, love, and time of listening to us throughout all of this...
I will be keeping you updated on our lives as we staart a whole new journey in life... God Bless You and I pray that you all have a blessed weekend!!

Updates Coming Soon!!

I have not been home much and on the go quiet a bit.... I figured I would have a lengthy update for you later on this week after my Thursday appointment.. Please pray for me as my nerves are uneasy but I also have a peace within.

Also we have got upto 132 items to donate so far with less then 2 weeks left for collecting this yr.. Please check out Samuel's Legacy site at: http://www.sosdrive.blogspot.com

I want to thank you all for your support and prayers as Thursday I know will be some final answers of which journey we will embark on next.. God bless you all..

Please pray for Bentley!!

Please Pray for Bentley and check this site out of how they are helping and giving back!!

Please pray for Bentley!!

Please Pray for Bentley and check this site out of how they are helping and giving back!!

Check it out!!

Hey yall we got about 20 more donations this week please follow up at:
http://www.sosdrive.blogspot.com

Thanks and God bless YOU!!

Dr. Appt. 3/12/09

Hello....
I really am going to try not to make a pitty party out of this but the appointment yesterday was not very good, positive, or conviencing. I feel like once again I am on a verge of just another broken dream. We all know that God is in miracle working business and he also knows our best interest as well. It seems like when you are down sometimes you get way down before we either ask for help or he picks us up.. I am starting to gather that God must really think we are really strong all of us to endure some of the things that we do..

So about the appointment..

We arrive a lil early and Dr. Fortunado is one busy Dr. but so thorough and awesome.. The Nurse goes ahead and does the out ab ultrasound and then the inter vag ultrasound to gather ALL the measurements needed.. He came in there and looked over ALL the measurements and then he want to do gyno exam.. For thosse of you joining.. (I have been thru 2 surgeries to Correct my bicorninate uterus and I also had a Vaginal septum as well that had to be taken down So I actually have 2 cervix as well a right and left. The left goes to my almost normal uterus now and my right goes to nothing it is just hanging out there.. Tissue that has a dead end and goes NOWHERE.) So while he was doing the pelvic exam to look at it.. He said Your right one is the one that goes nowhere correct?!??!?!? I said Yes Sir.. He said that is too bad cause that is perfect side to use for a vaginal cerclage.. And I knew then that things were not looking good.. I gathered my composure and I said while what about my left side?!?!?! He said well it is still very wide and dialated and there is just no way the we could do a vaginal cerclage.. I said well what about there other the transabdominal cerclage is that even a option and he said I am not sure lets try the other ultrasound machince next door of course it did not give him anymore hope and he looked one more time.. It was awful to be poked that much and they kept on apologizing but i was like I am willing to do what ever it takes and I want this to work or I want to know if it isn't.. He was puzzeled and said we some women we are able to do transabdominal at 18 weeks pregnant and I looked at him and I asked would I even make it that far till I could have that procedure and he said and then just said that I want a 3D visit in room in Nashville cause Murfreesboro did not have the 3D machine... And he said I want to get one more look and in the mean time I am going to get your surgery records in complete detail and Dr. Moss' opinion as well.. I said Yes sir.. I trust you all with all I have and I am not going to take the chance of getting pregnant and misccarrying.. I rather just have everything taken out then do that to myself again or my family... I go to Nashville On the 26th for the 3D ultrasound.. PLEASE PRAY FOR US..
So needless to say I have cried and screamed and asked God once again and I am so glad that Brad is supportive and my mom was there and all my family is praying.. I just am thinking of that Garth Brooks song right now as I type this is SOME OF GOD'S GREATEST GIFTS ARE UNANSWERED PRAYERS...
As bad as I have had baby fever lately and so anxious to hope to try again maybe God has a whole nother way for us to fullfill our parenting dream such as adopting.. Who knows?!?!?! He obviously has the best for our hearts and lives He is our creator but it is still a hard pill to swallow right now..
Pray for my sanity..
Thanks so much and I will be putting more donation pics up soon.. We have had alot donated this week.. Thank YOU Jesus!!
I pray that you all have a blessed weekend... Thanks for your prayers and support!!

So.....

Okay.. We have our new modem in and thank GOD...

Today is one of the most nerve racking days for me.. In a lil over 4 hours I will be at the specialist at MFG to see the measurements of my cervix and uterus since my surgeries.. Please pray.. I have not been this nervous since going in Early labor and delivery with Samuel.. I have prayed and been sick on my stomach cause that is how my nerves react.. Brad even prayed with me and that is far and very few in between times... I believe that he maybe nervous too..

Whatever the results is whether..1) Major surgery= Transabdonimal Cerclage
2) Wait until I am pregnant and cerclage after 12 weeks (but we have a problem already with this cause I am still dialated quiet a bit a year later almost)
3) Get told it is too risky period.. Which that would definitely be a hard pill to swallow b/c I want another baby and have another experience and a good experience.. not gine birth and lose the child and bury within 2 weeks of all of it.. but I know adoption is out there.

I don't know God will give me peace once I know more today but it is awful before you know.. I used to get my hopes up so high on things in life that when everything happened with Samuel that I have gone a whole nother extreme.. I feeel like I should expect for the worst and hope for the best.. I don't know..

I am just jumping all over the place but I tell you this is nerve racking!!!!

I do want to ask yall to pray for this day to go well and for me to recognize God once again through it all.


Prayer Requests:
-Today's Appointment
-my Friend Laura she is 28 weeks today and doing great PRAISE GOD.. On Bed Rest but doing FANTASTIC!!! Her other two children ( which her son J.D. Was Samuel's neighbor so I am partial to this whole family)and her sisters baby came at 28 weeks and so she as well as all of us are praying for her to go futher than ever before and I hope she goes FULL Term.. It is a Boy and his name is Conner.
- Also my friend Mollie is pregnant as well and her twins came early at 21 and 23 weeks last year.. Aubrey did not make it and Daxton is a fighter... Daxton was in the same unit as Samuel as well. Mollie is pregnant with a baby boy Tyler and I ask that you pray for her to go alot futher and possibly to full term is what we are hoping and praying for.. She is I believe on 18 or 19 week..
-6 month old baby Lily and JJ which is in 8th grade with pnuemonia.Boht in very Critical Care.

Please continue to lift up all the sick baby and chldren in this world.. us mommy's and daddy's don't like and it is hard to bear..


Well that is all for now.. I am sure I will be back on to update you with the latest.... Have a fabulous DAY!!

Hello....

Sorry... I really don't know how long my internet is going to last right now..

I pray that all is well with you..

We are still have internet issues.. I pray to address the issue this afternoon..

We are one month away from when Samuel would be celebrating his 1st birthday. I thank God that he is giving me friends, family and new people in my life to pray for me as I am really struggling but have a peace.. Not sure how those 2 go together but the do.. God is so good.. Please keep in mind that we are still celebrating his birthday in a unique way.. Please check out the blog at...
www.sosdrive.blogspot.com

Thanks and God Bless YOU all..

SORRY Technical Difficulties...

Today is March 7th, 2009....
We are without internet service we do not know why we are without it
but this is the second modem that AT&T has sent us and it has failed us
once again.. I am really hoping to start to work from home once our
new computer comes in.. Don't know who I will be working for but I
know I will not be held as a reliable worker if these dern modems keep
on failing.. I hate it.. And so does Brad cause he likes to play his PS3 and
XBOX online gaming.. So tonight as we are with out internet and we
have been watching AUSTRAILIA. It is undoubtly a wonderful movie.

Today it was 70+ degrees out and absolutely beautiful. We had our
windows open, did laundry, finished up some Bar-B-Q, and we
worked outside a bit.. It was wonderful to spend sometime together
just Brad and I..

God is so good in so many ways!!!

I am typing this on the notepad until I am able to copy and paste it
to our bloggin' area. I pray that you all are having a blessed weekend.

Please continue to pray for Jacob's Family.. As they had the memorial
service today.

We are doing well this way and always keep your eyes on JESUS... God
bless each of you!!


For a moment I am able to get on and post this.. But now you know why we are not able to post if we don't for a while... Smile and be blessed this next week!!

We are asking you all to pray..

Hello Again wonderful followers and friends,

There has been another lil' baby boy to graduate on to heaven this past week.. The family is grieving as we know what it is like. To learn more about his condition and family please go to the site below. They Family is from North Carolina and I am praying for them to find the right people to minister to them for such a time as this.. Only God knows why this had to take place and I hated to hear it.. Please pray for them as this is such a hard numb place to be.
http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/jacobwarfield

May God be with each of you this weekend!!!

Update on Samuel's Legacy Drive

2009 update with only a little over 3 weeks left for this year...

Preemie Boy
9 outfits
11 onesies
3 sleepers
1 bib
6 cloth diapers/ burpers
2 sprial notebooks/journals

Baby Boy Nb - 3 to 6 month
3 outfits
5 tee shirts
7 onesies
1 sleeper

Unisex/ NB
5 snap tees
3 side snap tees

Preemie Girl
5 outfits
5 blankets
8 onesies
1 tee/top
1 sleeper

Baby Girl NB - 3 to 6 month
2 outfits
11 onesies
4 tee shirts

We are at a total of 93 items..

May God bless each of you for praying and helping us with this...

NERVOUS, ANXIOUS, AND ALL THE ABOVE...

I KNOW THE WORD OF GOD COVERS THESE ISSUES AS STATED IN THE TITLE BUT ONC YOU ARE THERE IN THE MIDST OF IT, IT IS DEFINITLY HARD TO KEEP YOUR FOCUS ON THE WORD OF GOD.

I KNOW IT HAS BEEN SINCE LATE FRIDAY/ EARLY SATURDAY SINCE I HAVE BLOGGED...

THANK YOU LAURA AND DANA AND YOUR PRECIOUS FAMILIES...

THESE ARE SOME LIL OUTFITS THAT THE KELLY'S AND HUL'S DONATED IN MEMORY OF SAMUEL TO THE NICU.. I WILL BE GETTING YOU SOME FINAL COUNTS THE DAY BEFORE WE DELIVER THEM.. WE ARE ALMOST TO 100 ITEMS NOW... THIS IS SO EXCITING AND WE WILLING BE FOREVER GRATEFUL!!

GOD BLESS YOU ALL

ONE MORE MONTH

WE HAVE ONE MORE MONTH TO COLLECT ITEMS FOR THE NICU THIS YEAR.. AFTER APRIL 4TH YOU CAN FOLLOW US AT www.sosdrive.blogspot.com
THAT SITE WILL JUST BE FOR THAT ANNUAL EFFORT.
I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR PRAYERS IN THIS EFFORT.. WE GOT SOMEMORE CLOTHING THIS WEEK FORM DANA AND LAURA. THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH!! I WILL BE POSTING MORE PICTURES SOON.. BE BLESSED!!

Random Thoughts... Can't Sleep Mode...

Hi there....

I am sitting here in the bed and can't sleep and I need to be up in like 7 hours if that... We have a very busy day ahead of us.. We have my lil cousin's 1st birthday party and my other cousin's baby tea... Then If I am up to it which I am not sure I am possibly going to my sister n law's MAW MAW'S memorial service.. Not sure about that one but you have to understand after 2 of huge events my emotions are probably going to be through the roof..

I went a couple of weeks ago to my first baby shower since losing Samuel.. I never got to have a shower/ tea for him and was so looking forward to that.. It is an adjustment for me and I believe for Brad also to have participated in anything.. Now we are venturing out.. It is going to be neat to go to Houston's 1st Birthday tomorrow. Since He was born just a lil over a month from Samuel.. It will be good and bittersweet I am sure...

So I don't know I am so tired but can not sleep.. So I thought if I could get all of my racing thoughts out and listen to some Praise and Worship music maybe then I will be ready to hop on into a deep sleep..

I don't know if I told you.. But we have found more lil' outfits and I have been meaning to post some pictures but just have not gotten to it.. Please know you can start following that side of thing at www.sosdrive.blogspot.com
We will start posting more there after Samuel's 1st birthday celebration. I want to thank everyone for continuing to pray and give to the us in this effort.. May God bless you back 10 fold...

I have been dreaming crazy stuff lately and usually my dreams come true but these are totally off the wall or from outer space. So pray that these dreams get in check.. I went through this sometime ago and I guess I am going to have to do devotions right before I lay my head down.. Isn't God's word a great Manual for our lives?!?!?!?! His word helps me our alot. I really know I would not be here today if it was not for HIM and HIM alone.. He picked me out of a messy messy life and said come unto me... Read Matthew 11:28... And granted it was one of the hardest things in my life I had to do but I know now that everything happens for a reason.. I grew up in church and went ot a private Christian High School but it only was memorize verses in my head nothing got into my heart till I went to Teen Challenge in 2005.. I was in Teen Challenge seemed like at the time the longest 22 months of my life but I know if I would not have went through that discipline and life changing experience I would not have been able to go through everything that I have been through with Brad since 2007.. We know that God is the ONE and ONLY that can bring change and wholeness if we allow HIM.. Thank YOU Brad for hanging in their with me through it all...

Marriage is hard and difficult and losing a child on top of it is like putting the icing on the cake but not sweet icing bitter icing.... We have our moments still but we push through it.. The enemy comes to steal, kill, and destroy.. Our Lord and Savior has came to give us life and it abundantly.. Sorry I would give you references to this but I am listening to Praise and worship music and God is cleaning me out right now... Sorry if I jump around..LOL:)

Sometimes I wander what would life be like without Jesus?!?!?!? and I tell you I thought I had HIM in my life before but not like I have the last few years.. There is a difference in having Him in your life as a convience and having HIM apart of your life as a personal relationship.. Like Just now when I just thought I lost every bit of today's blog and I found it I was asking for HIS help and then Thanking HIM... It is AWESOME how HE is always there for us but we take it for granted...

Well, I am about to read the WORD and try to go to sleep..

May You each that read this have a blessed weekend...

Delight thyself in the Lord and HE will give you the desires of thy heart.
Psalm 37:4

Just a little of what I have been up to the last 24 hours...

Okay I really hope that you can see the above pictures...lol.. Half the time I am wingin what i am doing on here.. It is me Tiffany.. Like all the other times...lol..

Last Night I cleaned and straightened up our house.. And I made up a SAM'S Club list as the Head of the HOUSEHOLD told me to do... Brad that is.. So we went to Sam's today and that is the result of me organizing our Pantry and overflow in the Garage!!! I Can thank me days at Teen Challenge for this one.. Our freezer is packed as well with meat.. We decided to get what we need first with our tax return and then maybe get one or two things that we want then the rest to pay off Samuel's and my medical bills.. Which really I don't see that coming to an end anytime soon. We have took out a loan and we are thinking that is not even going to be enough... So we wanted to make sure we had enough food for a while and that we can make it last as long as possible... God is so good isn't HE...

If I have not told yall.. We are having Christmas at our house this year with my mom's side of the family...So I am working on making it as Creative as possible so I am making homemade gifts and activities for us to do and do together.. I am excited that it is our turn but nervous all at the same time.. i am glad I have had over a year to plan.. SO we have got alot of good deals on activities to do with the kiddos..

Well... I also went to a few local businesses to see if they will be willing to help with Samuel's Birthday Celebration and they are hoping that district will let some of the businesses help out... God is so faithful and I know that the right amount of items will come in just in time and just enough for what the NICU needs..

Well, If you have Facebook you should be my friend me as is Tiffany Thompson Snyder is how I am listed.. I love Facebook and gathering and meeting people from my past as well as new people..

Well I am rambling on and on and on.. So I best go for now..

Please continue to pray for baby KAYLEIGH and PETER... God Bless..

Please pray and follow this precious family....

Just Another Update!!!!

howdy yall!!!

How are you today? We are doin' well... Just hanging out... Brad working and me hanging out at the house... Typical day and week....

Maw Maw has passed way.. my sister-n-law' s grandmother and my neices great grandmother.. This happened Saturday Night but just found out yesterday. There will be a memorial service scheduled some point in time but they have donated her body to science research.. So please continue for this family and for the grieving and healing time.

We wanted to update you that we will be going back to Maternal Fetal Group on March 12th in Murfreesboro.. Please pray that the wisdom is there for these Doctors as my situation is not normal which that is what they all say.. They want complete measurements for my set up before they make any decisions on which direction to take..

We are also walking in the March For Babies in Murfreesboro on April 26th..

We have alot of things taking place over the next few months and it is exciting to stay busy..

Please continue to pray for the NICU STAFF AND DOCTORS..

May God Bless You throughout this week...

March For Babies 2009

Hello. As you might be aware, our family has been touched by the March of Dimes mission to prevent birth defects, premature birth and infant mortality. That’s why we have formed a Family Team to raise money and participate in March for Babies. Please join us in our fundraising efforts today by sponsoring our event.
Contributing to our team online is fast, easy and secure. You can donate directly from my personal webpage with a credit/debit card or PayPal. If you prefer, I can also accept cash or check. Just click the appropriate box on my webpage.
Our family knows firsthand the challenges associated with prematurity. It is important to find out why premature birth happens and what can be done to prevent it. By raising money, ongoing research to answer these critical questions is funded. When you support our Family Team, you show you care and you give hope for defeating premature birth and other threats to babies.
Please join us and millions of compassionate people across the country who support March for Babies each year. We need your help. Visit my webpage and sponsor our event!
With your support, there’s hope.
Thank You!

Please go to the Following site to give and/or join or Team...

http://www.marchforbabies.org/teams/643692

Help me reach my goal!Sponsor Me at March for Babies!

SEEMINGLY A LONG WEEK....

HOWDY AGAIN!! IT HAS BEEN A WHILE!!!

I have tried getting on here a bogging several times but I seem to get distracted very easily.. DOG GONE IT... I believe the teachers told me when I was younger it is called ADD... LOL

Let's see....
I believe that I told yall about Dad being on the chair of Rutherford County March for Babies. Well, Thursday night we went to the Kick off for march for babies in April.. It will be at MTSU.. I will get more info on this casue we will be having Samuel's team once again this year. Which is extremely exciting.. We already have Tee-shirts made from last year but I am hoping to do something a lil' more creative.. Like I said. My cousin Angela set it up last year and she is setting it up this year so I will be getting more info to you soon.

Sorry I am apologizing now if I jump around so much.. My emotions haved been high and low alot lately and I am blogging to get all my thoughts out...

On Thursday, We went to Maternal Fetal Group... And mother nature was not a problem when we made the appointment. They have never had problems running ultrasounds and tests b4 but leave it to my body and me to be complicated once again like the rest of the procedures I have had that we are supposed to be going back with in the next 2 weeks.. I can not be normal.. It is just normal for me to hear that now.. Dr. Fortunado does not want to mislead any of us and he and the whole practice is determined to get to the bottom of this..

Also on Thursday we went to Target to get one of Brad's coworkers some baby gifts. Pray for this family.. They are the Blaylock's and the just had twin lil' boys with in the last month.. And It is a great adjustment and blessing at the same time. While we were there we got lil baby tees for 50 cents.. It is awesome finding sells/ clearances like this..

Yesterday we went to Cool Springs goofing around.. And we ordered a new reclining chair and couch set.. I can not wait till it comes in.. Our couch we like but we like to recline and we are moving our living room around soon and just making our house a home.. Our current couch we are going to sell.. It was purchased in 2006 for almost $600. We would like to get $300 for it or best offer.. If you know of anyone that needs a couch it is a khaki color. Just email us at: btsnyder@att.net.....

Yesterday, we went to supper with my mom, dad, and neices.. They are adorable.. I would ask you to pray for my sisternlaws family.. My sister in laws MAWMAW is on her last days but hanging in there.. It is sad cause my neice was praying last night for her at dinner and on the way back home to mom and dad's we were talking cause she had just got off the phone with Gretchen (mysisnlaw, her mommy) and was saying that the nurse was still there with mawmaw.. And so we had the discussion with Lizzy and I said honey we have already prayed for the Lord's will to be done and the Lord is going to take of her.. She says I know but Tiff she told me she loves me smile and never to lose it.. I said that is right and you can keep on smiling through it even thought it hurts cause that means so much to her. She said Tiff she will be able to join Uncle Mike in heaven and I said yeah guess who else... She looked up and down and grabbed my hands and tears started to come out of my eyes and I said she get to spend time with Samuel in heaven before us and then we were discussing all the people that had gone to heaven and she started to feel better.. But she will be 7 this year and Lizzy is so smart and I know since MAW MAW has been sick she has been at maw maw's house everyday with Gretchen helping take care of her. So this is gong to be a hard loss on her.. May God give this family strength through this time.

Also, My cousins sister n law Ann Hayley is having surgery for colon cancer on Monday.. This as well as happened so fast. Ann is married and has two sons that are still in school not sure if they are even in High School yet.. So please pray for this family as well.. This was found out with in this month.

As I have jumped all over the place and getting all this out I am starting to feel a bit better but my heart is grieving for these sweet families and the unknown that will be happening with my reproductive system.. I just praise God that he has brought us this far and I know that he is working behind the scenes for our good whether we can see it now or not.. We must fight the good fight and keep our faith in HIM..

The Snyder's

Samuel's Legacy Drive

HOWDY YALL...

We have been praying and we are going to start giving to the NICU annually. I know that many are not able to give right now and so we thought maybe if we do something annually it will help during these tuff times.

So if you want to follow us throughout this process you may join us at:
www.sosdrive.blogspot.com

I want to thank Ethan's Gift for their help in deciding to do this annually.

We also want to thank www.preemietees.com for helping us come up with the name Samuel's Legacy Drive.

So go check it out when you can..

God Bless YOU..

An Amazing Offer!!! 20% off

The folloeing is an email from UTAH.. Yes I am researching it out to get deals and others to help donate. These wonderful people are willing to give us 20% off..So feel free to read and go to the site and see if it interests you.. God Bless YOU.. I pray that we will be able to get them some business.. EXCITING YALL!!!

Hi Tiffany,

We love to help preemies where ever we can. But since we are such a small company we are not able to do big giveaways at this point. What we can do is give discounts to others that enable them to give more. So if you want to let those participating in your drive know that we are giving a discount of 20 to anyone who purchases preemie clothes from us. Our website doesn’t have the capability to do discounts so we will refund the 20% after purchase. All they need to do is send us an email or a comment on their order that is it for Samuel’s Legacy Drive we will know to send then the 20% off. I will also post your drive on my blog so others can know what you are doing and maybe help you that way. Please let me know if there is anything else I can do for you.

Best Wishes,

Debbie Besselievre
Elliot's Preemie Tees
10742 Shinnecock
Cedar Hills, UT 84062
(801) 492-4080
email:www.preemietees.com
website: debbie@preemietees.com
blog: http://elliotspreemietees.blogspot.com

IS THANKFUL AND RESEARCHING...

We have sent out over 40 emails to various places via-email to help donate clothes by April..We are praying for a wonderful out come.
I am so thankful that the Lord is continuing to bless us in so many ways.
I would like to continue this effort throughout the year.. But not just with preemie clothes.
Those of that are experienced at the NICU journey please give us input and what we should call it.
I have a friend on here that is helping me and I am helping her with ideas. And she is blessing her sons NICU in OHIO.. She has a blog spot for it and their's is called Ethan's Gift.
Her list of Items to give on to thier NICU is:

onesies
sleepers
hats
mittens
children's books
gas cards
blankets
disposable cameras
phone cards
journals

What would you include for us to consider?
What do you think we should call it?

We are going to get the ideas and compile them and hopefully have an idea by summer and get it out there..

Howdy!

WOW!! It has been a while since we have posted last.. Life is moving right along though.

We are in the process of changing somethings around the house and I am ready for a change..

The pictures above are just a glimpse of treasures we got throughout the last week.. Anything baby that we are finding on CLEARANCE we are purchasing.. And it feels great.. I believe we are up to 70 total outfits/onesies now.. I am so excited.. God is so good.. I am still looking forward to see what else gets here.. I am just filling up Samuel's closet.. And Pray over all the clothes.. It is great.. We are taking Samuel's room and making it a sitting/study area.. And hopefully in the next couple of weeks we will change the living room around a lil' more.. I will try to post pictures after it is all completed..

Yes, we are going to leave our house up FOR SALE.. But we are just praying that God will send just the right family until then this should be our home and make it homey...

We went to the Dr. this past Thursday as well.. And please be praying for us and the medical staff. We are willing to do whatever it takes to try again but we just want to make sure we are able. Maternal Fetal Group is in the process of pulling my medical records and Samuel's to see what exact infection we were carrying. So that we don't go through this again the are trying to cover all the bases.. I am so very thankful that they are doing this.. We will going back this coming Thursday to have complete ultrasound and some other tests done depending on what our records show. So please be praying that God will give them and us wisdom on what to do and how to do it.

I am continuing to meet amazing people in everyday life and it is amazing how God orchestrates our lives everyday. May we continue to keep our eyes open and serve HIM throughout each day.

God Bless YOU all and Happy Valentine's DAY..

6 more outfits...

to the left is what my aunt and granny gave.. Absolute love it.. Too Cute..

Above BIG TRUCK is what my cousin Gayla Above is what my aunt and granny gave..

Gave.... TOOO Cute.. Very CUTE.....

My cousin Gayla gave this one.. CUTE.. Brad and I got this at TARGET

Brad and I got this at Target...

Howdy.. Not much to update personally.. But we are up to 14 total outfits for our mission and this makes us really happy... So I have included some pictures.. DANA there is a onsie like Landon's that my cousin got... LOVE IT..

So I have decided all new clothes I will leave tags on them and just wash the used clothing that is donated... I appreciate all of your prayers... THANK YOU GRANNY, WOO, And GAYLA...

WELLLLL.....

WELLL... LET'S SEE HERE.....

WE ARE DOING FAIRLY WELL HERE...

I went to visit Dana and baby Landon last night and had a blast and a half...

It has been a while to get out and away from family.
Dana, her mother in law Jackie and her friend Sue tried to teach me a card game.. It was funny.. It was like rummie/ phase 10... I had a really hard time picking it up but am so thankful for their patience and love..
Landon was born premature and I met his cousin in the NICU when Samuel was in there so I have gotten pretty parcial to this whole family. They are all doing well and was so blessed by them last night...
I do ask for you to pray for the family cause Dana and Laura's grandfather passed away this morning and so grieving is hard to do right now with Laura on bed rest and Dana still can not get Landon out and about...

Update:
We still have not recieved any clothes except what we have purchased and we are 2 months away.. So please keep this effort in your prayers. God Bless you.

Also, Maternal Fetal Group called today and we are going for the consultation Next Thursday(one week from tomorrow) to discuss what I hope is my final surgery... YEAH.. Please keep us in your prayers on this...

God bless you all...
I pray that each of you are having a blessed week..

HBP, Potassium, and trip to the hospital

Okay, everything is going well here..

I finally figured out my headaches and dizzy spells.

High Blood pressure and my potassium levels were extremely low..

I guess this was a wake up call for me to get my body in ORDER.. What ever that means..

I did not realize the abnormalities that can come after having a baby. I believe that God is just trying to get me to get this body under control before this next surgery.. Talking about surgeries... This next one has been around the world to get a consultation so PATIENCE is kicking in or having to be kicked in.. I should have an appointment for the consultation by Wednesday.. I will be going to Maternal Fetal Group on this one.. EXCITING... They watched me during my pregnancy with Samuel and while I was in labor..

LOL..

Oh... My dad is taking the chairman position on the March of Dimes.. SO this is VERY VERY EXCITING for us...

Well, there is very lil news and some newsless news..
Love YOU all.. Take care and God BLESS..

I AM GETTING SO EXCITED!!

So... I am excited for alot of reasons...
I am reconnecting with people on FB that I never thought would have FACEBOOK. It is really exciting.
I have been told that people are starting to ship items to us.. And that is making me happy to see everyones different tastes in clothes...
There is no one the same on earth we are all different with different ways, likes, and loves... I love IT!!!!!!

I pray that all is well in you land of life..
Love you each.. God Bless YOU!!

Just Praying for Wisdom and For my Friends..

Howdy Yall..
Life is Life isn't it?!?!?!? God is really teaching me this as I learn who I can trust in life.
Let me tell you we can not always trust our hearts can we?!?!?

Let me try to briefly inform you. I was talked into helping start a group on face book for a church member tonight and at first once I got the email I was okay with it but the more I talked to this lady on the phone the more things were not adding up and I was feeling very uncomfortable. So while I was chilling out on the couch and after I had tried to get past what she had said that my pastor had said and done I just prayed and I was on facebook... I was just praying Lord please let Pastor or pastors wife get on please please... And what do you know a hour later there pastor was.. And I said can I ask you something and he said sure and once I started in on what it was he said let me have my wife call you. So needless to say my "sincerity got you highjacked" that is how pastor put it. So I got sucked in something that I felt was right at first and then it ended up being wrong.. I have got to start reading between the lines and listening to my spirit better. Sometimes when we help people we need to check their motives and our own. Is it SELFISH OR IS IT TRULY for God??????? Well, that is that story.... So any of you read carefully before you enter in something cause you may be mislead even by people you admire... And it hurts when it is done!!! BIG TIME!! But what do I always say GOD IS IN CONTROL.. And bet that He will shed light on things!!! BEWARE THE ENEMY CAN WORK THRU ANYONE TO DISTRACT YOU!

So for a funny story... On Monday Morning I was riding back home with Brad cause I had stayed with my Granny and there was one of those talk shows on talking about Obama.. (Of Course) What is new?!??!?!? Huh??? Well, I heard bills that he was passing and Brad said yeah you should have heard the one before you got in the car.. I said What was it about?? HE SAID FACEBOOK...(cause if you know me you know that i have became addicted to it)
And I said what about Facebook?!??!? He said OBAMA passed a law to where you can only update your facebook one time a day.. Well, he had me going for about 10 to 20 minutes almost the whole ride back to manchester from the Boro. And I said no if he can pass that kind of law then why hasn't he already passed a bill to OUTLAW ABORTIONS?!?!? I was PISSED.. needless to say.. Well, I finally made him tell me that he was joking but I told him that ain't even funny cause if it was true I was going to write OBAMA myself.

Well, That is all of the stories..

I do want to thank you for your prayers.

Prayer Requests:

Mrs. Donnie- (my mom's friend) ended up having inner ear instead of a mild stroke . That was such a blessing to find out. They did say that she had 2 light strokes before but not recent.

Baby Drayke- He passed away Monday Night. So please pray for his family and friends and the staff that became so close to him.

Laura and Mollie- They are both pregnant and have experienced premature births before. Please pray that they go full term with these pregnancies.

Just continue to pray for a successful turn out on clothing for these precious babies..

OH I almost forgot!!! Pray that my Dad will make the best decisions for him and his life right now. The March of Dimes asked him to be a CHAIRMAN on their board this year.. I really hope he does it since this is where my heart is but I also know that him and mom do own their own business as well. Who knows I just pray that he makes the decision for him. ( I told mom to tell him I would do it in a heart beat if I was in his position)

Well, Love you guys!! Pray all is well in your world!!

25 random things.. and thought I would share it here!!

Rules: Once you've been tagged, you are supposed to write a note with 25 random things, facts, habits, or goals about you. At the end, choose 25 people to be tagged. You have to tag the person who tagged you. If I tagged you, it's because I want to know more about you.(To do this, go to “notes” under tabs on your profile page, paste these instructions in the body of the note, type your 25 random things, tag 25 people (in the right hand corner of the app) then click publish.)
1. I want to thank Cindy for taggin me in this cause I really don't know if I can come up with 25 random things.... LOL.. THANKS CINDY!!
2. We are currently looking for a hypoallergenic dog right now. I want a small one but Brad says if he gets mad at it he might punt it like a football.. I really hope he is just kidding..
3. Our house has been on the market almost a month now with Rowland Prudential.
4. I don't like change. It seems that is all my life consists of though. So I guess I am just getting used to it.
5. I have attended Rockvale Elementary In Rockvale Tennesssee... K-2 and a few months of 4th. And I was queen one year.
6.I also atteneded Meadow Lane Elementary In Olathe,KS for 3rd grade.. We only lived in Olathe for 15 months..
7. I also lived in Independence, Kansas from 4th to 6th grades and Have managed to keep in touch with my friend Brianna ever since I moved away. We might have went like 1 yr and half without communicating at all. Which I think is amazing to stay in touch after all this time.
8. I live in Cataula, Ga as well. I attended Harris County Middle school and for High School I went to Calvary Christian School in Columbus, GA and that is where I graduated.
9. I grew up in church all my lifebut there were times that I did not want to go and even despised God. Until about 4 years ago I really rode the fence of living for HIM and/or NOT living for HIM. Now I just know it is not where we go to church or what religion/demonination we are; it is ALL ABOUT HAVING A PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP WITH HIM.
10. I worked at Claire's Accessories for over 2 years and LOVED IT but I also met people who did not influence my life inthe Best of ways.
11. I have tried the worldly ways... Drinking, Smoking(Cigarettes and illegal grass), Sex, etc and know that there is NO HIGH LIKE THE MOST HIGH!! GOD the Father, GOD the SON, and GOD THE HOLY SPIRIT!
12. I am a proud Teen Challenge Graduate. I was a resident for 22 months.. I tell you THAT IS WHAT GOD USED TO CHANGE MY LIFE FOREVER!!!
13. UMMM. I have been married over a year. And did not realize that marriage is so hard and is alot of work. But I am so thankful that I am sticking with it.
14. I have a son in heaven. His name is Samuel Owen Snyder and was born on April 10th, 2008 at 23 weeks and 6 days.. He was 1 pound 10 ounces and 12 1/2 inches long. He was definitely a miracle baby cause I was always told that I would never be able to have children. Now I am gonna have a surgery to help me go to full term. I should have the surgery by the end of FEBRURARY THIS YEAR Maybe March!! But we will wait a while still to have anymore.. Unless God has other plans.
15. I played softball and basketball growing up.. But once I moved to GA I just stuck with basketball cause GA was too hot for me to play outside.
16. When I was little and playing coach pitch.. my dad was our coach and I had a bee I think it was a sweat bee that got under my shirt and yes dad had to take my shirt off while I was out at 2nd base. THank God I did not get stung cause I am allergic. But that was undoubtedly one of the most embarrassing childhood moments that I had.
17. I am a daughter, grandaughter, sister, aunt, mom and wife.. I also try to be a good friend.. I was not always good at this growing up cause we moved around alot and it was hard making friends and leaving all the time. So if I never gave you the chance growing up or was rude to you I apologize now.. It was a defense mechanism.
18. I attend 2 churches right now but praying to find one closer to our house soon.I go to World Outreach cause it is where most of my fam goes and cause my uncle is the pastor.I also go with my Granny to Family Worship. Bro. Brian and Sis Darla has always been there for me before, during, and now with my life. Bro. Brian's Mom would even take me out for luchh a couple of time while I was in Teen Challenge.
19. I truly believe that opposties attract my husband is quiet spoken and I am a go getter and very outgoing.. I can thank my DADDY for this..
20. My mom and I have not always been the closest. But since I have got married and became a mom it all makes more sense to me now.. And we are closer than ever.. I love her so much!! And realize she is always right!!
21. I realize NOW that all our parents want for us is THE BEST and they will do whatever it take to help us get there.
22. I pray that I am living the way the Lord wants me to and that it is pleasing in HIS SIGHT.
23. I pray to have a ministry one day. NOT sure what it is going to be. But I am eager to see cause I know that is what we are all called to do.
24. I no longer have my gallbladder.. THANK GOD..
25. I absolutely love young and the Restless. I always watched it with mom growing up and it is my time to get away when it is on or I DVR it and take a moment out to watch it.