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i started reading a blog when i was pregnant with rowe about a girl from the outer banks who had cf, about to recieve a double lung transplant, and then found out she was pregnant. it is written from the husband's perspective and i found alot of peace in his voice. he mentioned that his wife loved this other blog, which i then started reading. i found a great deal of peace in her voice also. her blog has become amazingly popular and she really sees it as her platform for unabashedly presenting truth. so, her littlest one is having a hard time and people are responding with prayer. it is truly overwhelming to see, to scroll through pictures of people that have never met her, never met her little boy, but feel called to pray for this little fella because it is so apparent that she is seeking His will in the midst of it all. so we are, too. praying for your little heart this morning, stellan.

i made a link on the left side titled mckmama - if you would like to see how he's doing.

spring

so much for spring. you can barely make out andy & birdie on their way to work this morning. actually, i think it might be charlie.

reaction

this was rowe's reaction to all of those goodies mentioned below.

grams

andy's mom has been here for easter and we have had such a sweet time. she brought rowe all kinds of goodies: a little rocker, that used to be andy's, a cherry tomato plant, a super cute tricycle, and a little kiddo table with chairs. i'm not even mentioning all of the easter goodies, the goodies she has been cookin' up, and just loving on all of us. she must have had a premonition because she also brought me some new maternity clothes, which shared a predominately pink theme. well, she was right on because baby number 2 is now baby GIRL number 1. everything looked great on the ultrasound yesterday and she's still on for september 3rd.

lookin'

preview

since we don't officially have a church to go to on sunday, it did seem a bit strange to have rowe try on his texas-cousin-hand-me-down 'easter' outfit, but i couldn't help it. maybe the temperature will amazingly climb to 75 and rowe can sport his digs at our little backyard service. we'll see.

easter

sweet aunt b gave rowe his first easter basket. he's still a bit unsure of what is actually in the basket.

oreos

rowe has found a new love. this last pic is of rowe's reaction to andy closing the bag, just hoping for maybe one more.

cinderella

faith, i think you forgot your sunglasses, but no problem because charlie found them :-) we'll ship 'em to ya, sweet girl.

sickie

the weather has not been cooperating lately, plus rowe has been a bit under it as well, the weather that it. so, we've had lots of inside days - here is today's activity - andy's old decoy box.

riding

other than the lab-rocking horse, rowe has now taken to riding char. her patience is to be commended.

ducklings

this week is spring break in creede and we are the only people left on the ranch. everyone has vanished to warmer, sunnier spots. so, our family has grown a bit. we are taking care of 6 dogs, 3 cats, 42 horses, and now 5 ducklings. andy brought them home from the 'easter' sale at the coop & they are seriously cute. rowe is mesmerized. he squats in front of the cage and just stares.

pups

birdie mae is chugging right along. she is such a mess, literally. her latest nickname is the 'dirty bird,' a shout out for all of you atlanta fans. okay, maybe just alyssa.

bath

i am such a sucker for bath pics, so here's another one.

family

here's a shot of the whole crew.

bath

the cousins took a farewell bath tonight. i'm not sure how much washing went on, but there were lots of smiles.

driving

andy is totally convinced that rowe is going to be a gear-head, like my brother. all rowe wants to do when we go outside lately is either sit on the tractor or drive the truck. here is his "driving face" - pretty excited.

cousins

bets, andy's sister, and her crew are up for the week. they're such cuties. they put on a pretty good wrestling match as well.

cereal

rowe's new favorite thing to eat is anything that andy is eating at the time. here we have cinnamon toast crunch.

big

here's rowe on the big slide.

slide

the snow has finally melted around the ranch's playground so rowe is all about it. he loves to climb the stairs, scoot his little keester around, and go down on his belly.

hair

the curls are back.

cowboy

damon and kiera, our head wrangler and his wife, are our #1 bbsitters. i think damon has been showing rowe some trick moves. a bit too big for his britches, oh wait, there are no britches to speak of.

goose

bff

a bite for rowe. a bite for bird.
andy's parents sent him the cutest bday card in november. it had a little boy sharing his ice cream with his puppy & it said, "there's just no hiding a good man's heart." well, like father like son. by the way, i apologize for the hiatus. all is well here. we went to children's hospital up in denver yesterday to check on rowe's ears and there is no hearing loss from all of his earaches, plus he doesn't need tubes. so, that was great news. baby #2 is coming along great, also. the best news yet, well maybe not best, but good news, spring is in the air! we are all a little surprised because march is usually a snow month here, but we'll see. i'll put up some pics of 'mud season,' as it is lovingly titled. rowe is a sucker for the mud puddles, a boy to the bone.