Our little fighter

I'm finally beginning to feel good about this pregnancy and baby, until we know what we are having I'm naming this baby our little fighter. I got to see the baby today and it has little arms and legs starting and a nice strong heart beat and it's such a relief to know that things are looking well! Thank you all for the prayers and I ask that everyone continues to pray everything continues to go well with our little fighter. My first official appointment is on March 18 that is when I will have my official ultrasound and get our first pictures of our little fighter. At this point in my pregnancy they estimate that I'm 8 weeks and due around October 4. Roland and I have decided that with him deploying and not having any kind of guarantee that someone would be able to get her to be with Amelia and me when I give birth that I will be moving to Ohio. I never imagined that I would be giving birth to another baby without my husband being here to go through it with me. I do hope that this time things go smoother and that being in my hometown with our families and friends will help the experience a happier one. He leaves for his deployment in May so that is when Amelia and I will be returning to Ohio, we will be staying with my parents unless I can find a furnished apartment to live in.

Amelia Jean Maxson, 1 year old

I went into labor at exactly 12am on February 21, that was Amelia's due date. I was admitted into the hospital around 12am February 22.



After 36 hours of labor and about 45 minutes to 1 hour of pushing I had my beautiful baby girl, born at 10:54am February 22.

She came out dramatically but perfect. She was 7lbs 12oz and 21 inches long.

I was not able to hold or see her until more the 12 hours after having her due to medical issues we were both going through. Finally at about 1am on February 23 she was in my arms.

My precious little angel bug was finally here and I loved her more then words can say.

She was released from the hospital a week after her birth. My mom, Melissa and I were finally ready to leave the hospital with my little bundle of joy.

The first 5 1/2 months of her life it was just the 2 of us because daddy was serving his country on a MEU. She grew like a little weed in those few months and filled my life with more joy and happiness then I could have imagined.

The day finally came that Amelia got to meet her daddy! August 19 was an unforgettable day for both Roland and Me. 

The time with daddy home was great and went by very quickly before we knew it our little girl was 6 months old. She quickly got to know and fell in love with her daddy.



We are one very happy family.

 Amelia's first Thanksgiving was spent in Ohio with our families. She had a great day playing with her cousins and eating lots of turkey.

We spent our first Christmas as a family just the 3 of us together. It was so much fun to watch Amelia open her presents and play with them. We look forward to many many more wonderful memories like this.



She got to meet Santa and sit on his lap, she didn't even cry or fuss. 



Amelia had the greatest best friend her first year of life, she enjoyed playing with Maggie more then any other little person she knew.

This year has gone by quickly but it has been one of the best years of my life. Amelia is nothing but a little ball of energy and full of all kinds of drama already.

When I look back on this year I can't believe we made it. It brought more challenges and emotional ups and downs then ever before but I would not trade it for anything. My little girl is a year old and I am looking forward to watching her grow up into an amazing little lady.



HAPPY 1ST BIRTHDAY LITTLE PRINCESS! YOUR MOMMY AND DADDY LOVE YOU VERY MUCH.

What to do what to do?!

Roland and I have been talking a lot about what I should do while he is deployed. With me being pregnant and us just moving here we are not sure if I should stay here while he is deployed. Or if we should put all our things into storage and Amelia and I go back to OH to have this baby. If I stay here in CA there is a chance I'll be alone when I have this baby. I am not sure if I will be able to make any friends that I will want that involved in my life by the time I have this baby. If I go to OH I am guaranteed to have the support of all my family and friends there. I just don't know if I want to go through all the stress of packing things up putting them in storage and moving back to Ohio just to 7 months later drive back here to CA and set up our home again. I'm not really sure what we should do so I would love to get some input from people.

Precious gift from God

How do I sum up the last week of my life, I have never been more scared and terrified of loosing something this much. On January 25 Roland and I found out that we are again pregnant, at first I did not want to tell anyone for the fear of something bad happening. Now after 2 trips to the ER and them telling me it's a threatened miscarriage I have changed my mind. I want to let people know what is happening so they can keep me and this precious gift God has given us in their prayers. More then anything I do not want to go through this alone and I would like to have the support of all my family and friends. As of this moment I am about 6 weeks(due October 4) and considered a high risk pregnancy. When we were in the er today we were able to see that the baby is still there and still has a heart rate. I just ask that everyone please keep us in your prayers and this precious gift we have been given.

Just no drive to do anything

Since we have moved to CA a lot has happened in our lives and it has left me with no drive to do anything. I really need to get this house unpacked and organized but I have no drive to do it at all. We found out that Roland will be deploying in May and at the end of February he will be going to mojave viper for about a month or so for training. I knew that moving here would bring it's challenges and changes in our life but I did not expect to get here and have to start preparing for my husband to deploy before we even have a chance to get settled. On top of that my mouth is still causing me a good deal of pain from having my wisdom teeth extrated. I have taken over 100 tylenol since we have left NC to control the pain of it and I have to say I'm getting very tired of taking them. I will be happy when my mouth is feeling normal again and I don't have to think about what I'm eating because it's going to make my mouth hurt more. At this moment in my life I'm feeling a bit overwhelmed and stressed out about all that is happening, it just makes me what to go home to my momma.

The beginning of our lives in Oceanside, California

After 1 week of packing, cleaning, and moving we began our 4 day cross country road trip from Jacksonville, NC to Oceanside, CA. We stopped on the way in Murray, KY to visit with some friends of ours, which was a good thing since our little girl was sick and throwing up and having diarrhea everywhere. As we continued on our way we ended up dropping off of I-40 in TX to I-10 due to the snow/ ice that AZ was getting, which added 2 1/2 to 3 hours onto our trip. When you have a 11 month old in a car seat believe me that is a lot of time to add onto an already very long trip. Well finally after 4 days on the road we have made it to CA and I still can't believe we are going to be living here for the next 3 to 6 years. I still don't know how I feel about being here, it doesn't seem real to me yet. I suppose after we pick up our keys to the new house and get settled in it may feel more real. I do have to admit that I miss Jville more then I thought I would and all my friends that I left behind. So tomorrow officially starts our lives here in Oside and I am looking forward to everything life is going to bring to us while we are here.