Miss Minnie Carol Belew

She's Here...

Minnie Carol Belew was born January 7, 2010 at 10:34 a.m. She weighed 8lbs. 2oz. and was 19 inches long. We are all doing well and everyone is adjusting to having a new addition. I will post pictures soon!

Counting the days....

Yes,we are counting down the days until the arrival of our precious new gift from God.

Well, let me back up a little bit. We had a failure to communicate on Sunday afternoon. About 8:30 a.m. I started having contractions about 2-5 minutes apart. SO, we thought we better pack up and head to San Angelo since it is an hour drive. They put me on the monitors and sure enough I was having STRONG contractions, but I never dilated past a 2 so I got sent home.

Now the plan is to go see Dr. Wilson tomorrow and schedule induction for Thursday morning. This is a little bitter sweet for me because my Daddy is out of town. He has NEVER missed the birth of one of my kids, but he had an amazing opportunity to go play golf at Pebble Beach. I told him six months ago to go ahead and make plans for his trip. I wasn't due until January 15th so we probably wouldn't induce until the 11th or so. That worked out great because he would be back, but things have changed and he will probably not make it back. It will be fine and I will have my sweet aunt and in-laws there to support me, but I'm still a little sad my Daddy is going to miss it. After all he is over the moon about this baby being a girl and he is the one who picked out her name!

So, this is the plan for now and I will try to have someone update you all when Miss Minnie Carol Belew arrives.

Blessings to you all in this New Year!

HO! HO! HO!

This past weekend we went to Christmas at Old Ft. Concho. And guess what????

We got to eat breakfast with SANTA!!!

It was so much fun! Charles could hardly wait to tell Santa what he wanted for Christmas. Corley on the other hand wasn't to sure what to think, but he didn't cry.
We enjoyed jumbo pancakes and sausage in the old stables and got to listen to the Marachi band play Christmas carols while we ate.


After breakfast and visiting with Santa we made the rounds. The boys loved all the soldiers, cannons, and horses. I think they might have learned a little too!


What a fabulous family weekend we had!!

We are still here...

and as busy as ever! Charles is taking gymnastics and participating in PIPS(players in progress). Corley....well he is just everywhere and into everything. Bill is in the middle of cotton harvest so we don't get to see him much. As for me I'm trying to get all of our Christmas done and prepare for the arrival of our precious baby girl. I will be induced on Monday, January 11, 2010!
So, yes I'm still here, but just trying to keep my head above water! I will post more when I get time! Remember what CHRISTmas is all about:)

Fall

I've been very reflective the last few weeks. Fall is my favorite time of the year and was also my mother's favorite. I've been reminded of her so much lately and I deeply miss her.

She has now been gone for almost 12 years and it still hurts so much. I miss her the most I think when I'm preparing to bring another one of God's children into this world. She never got to see me graduate from college, get married, or meet any of my children. She always told me what a great mom I would be and I just wish she was her to help me and encourage me.

My kids know that my mom died from a nasty thing called cancer, but I don't think they completely understand. They call her Kayro because that is what Bailey Joe and Gunter Pennington named her years ago. I can't wait for my kids to meet Kayro one day in God's heavenly kingdom.

I think I have had an especially hard time lately because this baby is a little girl. My mom would be SO excited! I miss her when I'm shopping for Minnie, working on her room, going to my doctors appointments, or just want to call her and talk about it. I've been blessed with wonderful family and friends, but nobody can replace your mom.

My mom was a beautiful woman inside and out. She loved her Lord like no other and she loved her family to the moon and back. Mom I miss you everyday and can't wait to dance with you in heaven!

Update

Well, I have finally figured out how to decorate Minnie Carol's room. It took a little while, but I think it will be precious. It was a little hard because I'm so used to the boys and we just always go with the western theme. I had to put more thought into this and it wasn't easy.

We found this sweet lady in Llano who has a really neat store. She sales fabrics and makes bedding. Her fabrics are beautiful and she is a sweetheart too! I'll post pics as soon as I get the bedding.

On another note we had a good Halloween week. We carved a pumpkin together as a family and had a BLAST! The boys thought it was so much fun.

We are busy around the Belew house and are looking forward to the holidays. Hope everyone has a blessed week!