"Baseball games and Port O Potty's"

I'm so happy to say Tessa is officially potty trained in a record 4 day's. I have to admit I was starting to think the child was headed to school in diapers, because she seemed to show absolutely no interest at all.

However a potty trained child does pose an interest when you are sitting at Caleb's ball game. Tessa comes to me and says I habe noo(to) go ninkle(tinkle)Me: do you really have to go(I hate port o potty's smells and I just don't get along)Tess:Yes!!!!! I really wanted to just tell her to go in her pull up but that would kind of defeat the purpose, so off we went.

Unfortunately when your 3 years old the port o potty is like a new adventure and Tess thought she should check it all out. Upon entering the stall we realize that someone has seriously dooked and it sitting right on top of a diaper, seriously who would throw that in there! Tess declares ewwww moop(poop) and I am seriously trying to hold my breath as much as possible telling her to not worry about it and to hurry up and goooooooo!!!!!

She was able to get the task done and we head back to the bleachers to fetch the wipes out of the diaper bag and try to disinfect our hands as much as possible and I say to my mom there was a old diaper in the thing and there was dookie right on top of it, who would do such a thing. She starts laughing and says um I think dad threw it in there last week when he helped the kids go to the bathroom. Oh to think my own father would do such a thing.Ha!

"Our Little Rosebud"

The title of this post is a tough one for me, as this is what I pictured myself calling our sweet little Rose. Today, Memorial Day it's hard to even imagine we lost our child. It's definitely something I never pictured myself going through, and now here we are remembering our precious baby and the short time she was with us.

The reality of losing Rose has really been hitting me hard lately. I really miss her a lot and find myself dealing with a lot of guilt. I feel really guilty if I ever feel a little overwhelmed with the kid's because I would do anything just to be a little busier with 6 kids.

Had I known we were going to lose our precious baby I think I would of done my best to get past the pain, and get down to see our little girl. Instead I was laying in a hospital bed, doped up on pain killers recovering from a c-section. I wish I could remember my time with her more, but again the pain med's. I wish I could hold her just once more but I only got that chance once as our little girl left my arms, and went into the arms of Jesus.

This is what I take my comfort in. Rose's little eyes were still fused when she was born, and when she opened them for the first time she looked into the eyes of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ!!!!!


So if you get a chance today please pray for me and my family as we remember Rose not only today but everyday. Please pray that we will feel God's peace on our lives as we continue to adjust to our loss.

We love you all,
Tami

Tagged

Well I've been tagged by Shann , so here we go.......

What I was doing 10 years ago?
.....Well Dan and I were dating and talking marriage,so I was head over heals for my man!!!

Five things on my to do list for today?
1.....a mountain of laundry
2.....make a strawberry pie,Yum!
3.....clean the house
4.....balance the check book
5.....did i mention laundry!

Things I would do if I were a billionaire?
.......buy Dan a new vehicle of choice
.......buy a house with a bathroom for everyone(no more interruptions the minute you get in the bath)
.......a maid to clean all those bathrooms(hey she could also do the laundry!)
.......support missions of some sort
.......Like Shann said, I would also adopt

Three of my bad habits.......
......being late(I've always been late and now I have 5 kids!!!!)
......waiting till the last minute to do things
......i don't always finish what I start(back to the laundry thing, I should just catch up)

Five jobs I've had......
......Veldheer Tulip Gardens
......dishwasher at Pizza Ranch
......waitress at Noel Restaurant
......travel agent at MTA Travel
......Walters Gardens

Five people I tag......Dan,Ben,and anyone else reading this blog!!!!

Spring Fever

So what do you get when a family of 7 has been cooped up in the house and finally heads outside to do a little yardwork with the leafblower????? Check out these pic's.

Dan actually said "Tam, you're hideous." Well what does he think? He's ready for the cover of People magazine? (Well, maybe if they were doing an article about freaks) Oh well, we laughed so hard I thought I would wet my pants (not impossible after having children).

On the other hand we are loving this wonderful weather, and even our little Hannah is enjoying the outside.

Blogsville

well i decided to join the world of blogging....thought it would be a great way to keep friends and family up to date on the happenings of the hansen household, and will also help me keep track of all the adventures we experience raising our five awesome kids......happy reading!!!!!!