20 months…before Aspen turns 21 months he will be a BIG brother!

Well, I said that this month would FLY by and fly by it did. It flew so fast that for the first time ever, I didn't post his monthly update on his monthly birthday. Aspen's 20th month birthday was on "get our Christmas tree" day. We were having WAY too much fun to post a blog. :) On November 29th… Aspen turned 20 months.

We had a fun-filled month! :)


Isn't Aspen the cutest little monkey you have ever seen? We had a great time going to a local church and watching him play/watch the animals.

Aspen and Pops are too cute together! 

What a beautiful little family. Praise the Lord, Lindsey has done so well during her pregnancy. She makes the best pregnant woman. :) 

Aspen's starting to get into the Christmas spirit. He's reading about the elf on the shelf. :)

We received pictures of the team that represented Aspen in the HUGE fundraiser… "A Wish for Wendy." It's so encouraging to see people who care and who give and who read all about Aspen but have never met him. Go, "Ultimate Sports of Atlanta!" Our family appreciates your efforts so much!

Sweet Aspen makes us all smile!

Enjoying the beautiful fall weather we are having! 

Aspen spent the night with us… Pops and I enjoyed it SO much. He was so good. 

Lindsey had two showers for Bennett this month. We can't wait to see what Aspen thinks. :)  He's going to be a great BIG brother!

Memories come flooding back as we traveled down to Children's Healthcare and visited the liver doctor. Aspen wasn't a fan of the hospital bracelet he had to wear. He kept giving us his arm and saying, "please! please!" Thankfully the doctor though that his liver looked good. He will be seen again in May but he can be seen at the CF clinic vs having to have a separate appointment this time. WOOT! That made us happy. :) We are grateful his liver seems to be functioning well now. They will do blood work in May. PRAISE the Lord!

I see a new tradition in the making! Stone Mountain Christmas was so much fun! Aspen was able to see the parade, Santa Claus and we also rode the train. I love how the mountain told the true meaning of Christmas. They shared the birth of Jesus with all the people. Sweet!

That face!!!

He wasn't a huge fan of Santa but we think it's because he was just scared SO badly by the abominal snowman. ;)

We're excited because Aspen made it ALL the way through an entire book. Woo HOO! 

SO much to be thankful for! We had Thanksgiving at our house for the first time ever. We enjoyed everyone being together. Granny and Papa and Danielle and Chris got to our house close to dark/dinner time, so they didn't make the picture but we are so thankful we could all be there.

We shopped on Black Friday until we dropped. Aspen did so well, all things considered. We occupied ourselves in Old Navy by being silly. I love his laughter. I love that he will take pictures with me and say CHEESE! 

We love traditions and one of our favorite is getting our Christmas tree, eating at Frontera's, making cookies and decorating. So grateful that we can continue this tradition with Aspen and next year with Bennett. 

His smile and laugh are contagious! 

We made gingerbread cookies! Aspen LOVED them! 

Aunt Nelly helped Aspen put an ornament on the tree! She's beautiful. We named her Cookie!  :)

This month was full of blessings. Even though Aspen has Cystic Fibrosis… we have SO much to be thankful for. We're thankful for the many prayers, donations, walkers at our annual 5K…for people who care and ask and read and understand along with us. We thank you with a GRATEFUL heart.

This month was a blur in many ways. We had so much fun, doing so many things. Aspen was well for Halloween and well by Thanksgiving. YAY!

He loves Thomas the Train and watching a DVD in the morning with his Mama has become routine. He can throw the ball like a much older child (and no, I'm not partial). He is the funniest and says things that keep us cracking up. He picked up, "Dad gum" from his Dada this month. He said, "I said please!"…. (Lindsey wouldn't give him something)...well now, since you said, please!!!.  ha! He will give you the "scoop" with his diaper…"Diaper gross pee pee poop." Thanks, Aspen! We wouldn't have known otherwise. LOL He's gotten the flashing light down pat on the timer of my camera (it's so much easier when he looks at the camera).  YES!  :) He spent the night with me and Pops and woke up saying…"DEE DEE!!!" I wondered if he really remembered where he was. Without a doubt! LOL He answered, "Are you OK?" with…"Of course." Lindsey told Aspen to be a good boy and he replied…"I a good boy!" So many changes. So much preciousness. So much boy! He loves to climb, talk, read (yes, certain books he loves to read… like his alphabet book). We love to hear him say yellow and night night. He has such a different accent for each word. He's not still for a moment but he takes a great nap every day and if he happens to wake up… he's able to entertain himself really well.

He's pretty much the cutest little boy that ever lived and he's 20 months!!!



Aspen got his flu shot this month and just like his last flu shot, he was sick a couple of days later. He had to take two rounds of anti-biotic but he's all better. We are SO grateful for that.  Aspen has only been sick a few times, never had an ear infection and seems to have a good immune system which is a HUGE blessing, especially with his CF. A normal infection for you or I could cause a serious infection in Aspen.

One thing that this month has taught me. Enjoy this day. Enjoy this moment. We aren't promised tomorrow. There is so much flu and RSV going around, it's hard for that not to cross our minds. And, Bennett will be here in a matter of days. We've done well at praying and being filled with PEACE that can only come from Him. Now that the date is getting closer… I think it's natural to get a little more nervous. Will he have a jejunal atresia like Aspen (intestines not formed correctly)? Will he have to be hospitalized? Will he be free from this terrible disease? We don't know right now… we won't find out until he is born but we sure are praying and expecting NO CF!

But God! God has this. God sees and He knows. And he doesn't want us to worry about tomorrow. Right now… this day, Aspen is doing well and Lindsey has had a perfect pregnancy.


"This Day!

God wants us to move through this day with a quiet heart, an inward assurance that He is in control, a peaceful certainty that our lives are in His hands, a deep trust in His plan and purposes, and a THANKFUL disposition toward all that He allows."

This is the day which the LORD hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it. Psalm 118:24

This day we are trusting and waiting. Will you join us in prayer for:

* Lindsey's delivery to go well for her and Bennett
* Bennett to NOT have Cystic Fibrosis
* Bennett to be healthy in other areas
* Aspen to remain healthy, especially during this month as Bennett is born.
* Chris as he works hard to provide for their family

In this month of Thanksgiving… we couldn't be more grateful for God's grace and His love.

Trusting in Him….

With love from our family to yours,

Have a Merry Christmas!