Wednesday, February 21, 2007
What's happened in the last year and a 1/2
WOW. A lot has happened in the last year. I just re-read all of my old posts.
Since May of 2005 (my last posting here is what has happened):
July 30,2005 I became a MRS.! We had a beautiful backyard wedding with about 40 of our friends and family. We soon moved into our cozy (a nice word for way to small) apartment.
August 2005 We took a week honeymoon in Gatlinburg Tennessee at a secluded log cabin.
At the end of the month I worked at the Emergency Operations Center as Hurricane Katrina (a Cat 1) passed near South Florida before it made it's way to New Orleans.
We met our great friends Dan & Rachel through a house church. They are amazing!
In September 2005 I worked at the EOC again for Tropical Storm Rita. I couldn't figure out why I was so tired until September 20th when I found out I was pregnant!
At the end of October 2005 I worked at the EOC for another storm: Hurricane Wilma. I had horrible morning sickness, our apartment was out of electricity for 3 weeks, and it took 90 minutes to commute to work because of all the downed traffic lights.
Somewhere in between there I decided I was interested in sewing and made myself a maternity shirt. I never quite put on the finishing touches, however I do occassionally sleep in it now.
May 21, 2006 Kaylin was born via. C-section. She weighed 7lbs, 8oz and was 19 3/4 inches.
May- August 2006 I struggled through post-partum depression and a colicky baby. When we took K home she cried for 10 hours without ceasing! She would cry between 11pm-6am non-stop. Matt and I wondered what we had gotten ourselves into.
July 2006 we moved in with Matt's parents due to the extremely high cost of living in South Florida.
At the beginning of August I went back to work, which was a really hard adjustment. Fortunately, at 10 weeks Kaylin had just finally started sleeping through the night and the colic stopped suddenly (thank the Lord!)
On August 8, 2006 our dear friend Luke committed suicide. Luke was Matt's best friend, my friend, and a friend of Matt's family. We loved him like a brother. Matt dedicated a site in memory of him: luke.taggedzi.com We are still grieving that he's gone.
December 2006 Matt, Kaylin, and I visited my mom and Bob in NH. I got to see my brother and he met his neice for the first time. He was so sweet with her. I also met Chloe, my Mom's dog, a huge yellow lab, for the first time.
We've also had many hospitalizations between Matt, Me, and friends. We are really freakin' sick of doctors and hospitals, let me tell you. I think this season is one of physical illnesses. I pray for God's healing.
It is now February 21, 2006 and Kaylin just turned 9 months old. She has 2 definite bottom teeth and is working on the top two. She can "walk" around her play yard and eat rice puffs and other foods. She's huge for her age...in the 75%. That's so funny because I'm so small, but it's because her dad is so big.
I will try to keep this blog updated more frequently (at least more frequently than a year and a half!)
Thanks for reading.
Since May of 2005 (my last posting here is what has happened):
July 30,2005 I became a MRS.! We had a beautiful backyard wedding with about 40 of our friends and family. We soon moved into our cozy (a nice word for way to small) apartment.
August 2005 We took a week honeymoon in Gatlinburg Tennessee at a secluded log cabin.
At the end of the month I worked at the Emergency Operations Center as Hurricane Katrina (a Cat 1) passed near South Florida before it made it's way to New Orleans.
We met our great friends Dan & Rachel through a house church. They are amazing!
In September 2005 I worked at the EOC again for Tropical Storm Rita. I couldn't figure out why I was so tired until September 20th when I found out I was pregnant!
At the end of October 2005 I worked at the EOC for another storm: Hurricane Wilma. I had horrible morning sickness, our apartment was out of electricity for 3 weeks, and it took 90 minutes to commute to work because of all the downed traffic lights.
Somewhere in between there I decided I was interested in sewing and made myself a maternity shirt. I never quite put on the finishing touches, however I do occassionally sleep in it now.
May 21, 2006 Kaylin was born via. C-section. She weighed 7lbs, 8oz and was 19 3/4 inches.
May- August 2006 I struggled through post-partum depression and a colicky baby. When we took K home she cried for 10 hours without ceasing! She would cry between 11pm-6am non-stop. Matt and I wondered what we had gotten ourselves into.
July 2006 we moved in with Matt's parents due to the extremely high cost of living in South Florida.
At the beginning of August I went back to work, which was a really hard adjustment. Fortunately, at 10 weeks Kaylin had just finally started sleeping through the night and the colic stopped suddenly (thank the Lord!)
On August 8, 2006 our dear friend Luke committed suicide. Luke was Matt's best friend, my friend, and a friend of Matt's family. We loved him like a brother. Matt dedicated a site in memory of him: luke.taggedzi.com We are still grieving that he's gone.
December 2006 Matt, Kaylin, and I visited my mom and Bob in NH. I got to see my brother and he met his neice for the first time. He was so sweet with her. I also met Chloe, my Mom's dog, a huge yellow lab, for the first time.
We've also had many hospitalizations between Matt, Me, and friends. We are really freakin' sick of doctors and hospitals, let me tell you. I think this season is one of physical illnesses. I pray for God's healing.
It is now February 21, 2006 and Kaylin just turned 9 months old. She has 2 definite bottom teeth and is working on the top two. She can "walk" around her play yard and eat rice puffs and other foods. She's huge for her age...in the 75%. That's so funny because I'm so small, but it's because her dad is so big.
I will try to keep this blog updated more frequently (at least more frequently than a year and a half!)
Thanks for reading.
Sunday, May 1, 2005
My beautiful wedding dress
Coming soon...Kim's wedding dress.
I went to David's Bridal today....ahhhhh! I looked fantastic in the dresses. My mom took pictures of Kerry and me trying on dresses. We looked so beautiful :-)
I went to David's Bridal today....ahhhhh! I looked fantastic in the dresses. My mom took pictures of Kerry and me trying on dresses. We looked so beautiful :-)
Tuesday, April 12, 2005
I'm engaged!!!
Yes, you read correctly. The lucky man is Matthew Paul Craig of the Craig household of Margate, Florida. He is so wonderful. We met in Orlando 5 years ago and have been friends since then. I just recently found out that Matt has been interested in marrying me for 3 years. We dated briefly in Orlando, but I was mostly interested in him as a friend and then he moved to South Florida over a year ago. He's been there for me through everything and seen me at my worst. We have so much in common regarding our beliefs and how we look at life and what we want, and we are also very different in many ways (including personality and how we like to accomplish things), but I think we compliment each other. Some of our close friends (ie. Heather and Mandy and Kerry that I know of) have been waiting for this to happen for years and are very happy for us. Some of our other friends from the church that we met at (used to be known as by "Cypress Church," now referred to as "H20.")like Mark, Andrew, Dave, Rami and others who we used to hang out with are probably very pleasantly surprised.
In recent news, Matt and I have joined a gym together and have been working out fairly consistently for the past 5 weeks. I am really enjoying this time we've set apart for both of us to get back into shape. Going to the gym forces my body to relax when I start to get stressed about work, finances, or life. Matt has recently gotten me interested in the Sci-fi show "Farscape," which I went out of my way to avoid before and occasionally I'll play video games with him (something I loathed and would never touch before). I also feel myself making more responsible decisions and thinking about how my actions affect not only myself, but others. I feel myself actually beginning to do things I've always wanted to do, but have been afraid to. Matt really has inspired me to put my thoughts and dreams into action. I now feel like I'm actually living.
Another great thing in my life is that I have not gone through a major depressive episode in several months despite the fact that I have not been taking any "happy pills." For those of you who don't know, I've struggled with depression for as long as I can remember. I truly believe that depression is a disease and I have asked for God to cure me of it. Whether He has healed me, or whether I have found effective ways to cope, I'm not sure of. I do know that I can live and I do not feel a cloud of despair over my head at all times threatening to consume me.This is wonderful!
Work is good...it's exciting and times and boring at others.When I think about what we prepare for...to make sure people are safe during wide-spread emergencies my work means something to me. Most of the time my work involved tedious administrative duties. But someone's gotta do it.
Well, I'm going to say Ta Ta for now. I'll write later when I get a chance. Thanks for listening (or reading, I should say).
In recent news, Matt and I have joined a gym together and have been working out fairly consistently for the past 5 weeks. I am really enjoying this time we've set apart for both of us to get back into shape. Going to the gym forces my body to relax when I start to get stressed about work, finances, or life. Matt has recently gotten me interested in the Sci-fi show "Farscape," which I went out of my way to avoid before and occasionally I'll play video games with him (something I loathed and would never touch before). I also feel myself making more responsible decisions and thinking about how my actions affect not only myself, but others. I feel myself actually beginning to do things I've always wanted to do, but have been afraid to. Matt really has inspired me to put my thoughts and dreams into action. I now feel like I'm actually living.
Another great thing in my life is that I have not gone through a major depressive episode in several months despite the fact that I have not been taking any "happy pills." For those of you who don't know, I've struggled with depression for as long as I can remember. I truly believe that depression is a disease and I have asked for God to cure me of it. Whether He has healed me, or whether I have found effective ways to cope, I'm not sure of. I do know that I can live and I do not feel a cloud of despair over my head at all times threatening to consume me.This is wonderful!
Work is good...it's exciting and times and boring at others.When I think about what we prepare for...to make sure people are safe during wide-spread emergencies my work means something to me. Most of the time my work involved tedious administrative duties. But someone's gotta do it.
Well, I'm going to say Ta Ta for now. I'll write later when I get a chance. Thanks for listening (or reading, I should say).
Friday, March 4, 2005
An update, per Heather's request
Hoy es viernes, seis de marzo de dos mil cinco. Yo practicando escribir y hablar espanol. Tomando una clase de espanol at Talk International de Nova University. Mi trabajo esta bien. Estoy muy preocupada. Trabajo mucho y veo mi novio Matt todos dias. Tengo que ir. Estoy cansada. Pues, adios!
~Kim
~Kim
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