Hoffman Happenings

As I was rocking my sweet Decker to sleep the other night the song that came on (the piano music that we play for him at night) was the primary song "My Heavenly Father Loves me" (which happens to be my favorite primary song). As I was rocking him I was signing the song in my head, the lyrics are as follows: 1. Whenever I hear the song of a bird Or look at the blue, blue sky, Whenever I feel the rain on my face Or the wind as it rushes by, Whenever I touch a velvet rose Or walk by our lilac tree, I’m glad that I live in this beautiful world Heav’nly Father created for me. 2. He gave me my eyes that I might see The color of butterfly wings. He gave me my ears that I might hear The magical sound of things. He gave me my life, my mind, my heart: I thank him rev’rently For all his creations, of which I’m a part. Yes, I know Heav’nly Father loves me. And then  the next song that came on was "Dearest Children, God is Near you" and I ...

I would be lying if I said that this was easy. I would be lying if I said I was totally fine. I would be lying if I said I it doesn't sting to see gender reveals right now. I would be lying if I said that I didn't miss the child growing inside of me. I would be lying if I said I haven't been thinking about who my two angel babies are and how often they come to visit me... I also would be lying if I said I felt broken- because I most certainly do not- I have been SO blessed through all of this... let me share some very special and amazing moments that I do not want to forget. To start- when we found out we were expecting I was so thrilled and a little shocked- as it didn't take as long as it did to get pregnant with Decker. This was such a blessing to me (us). As those amazing weeks that my sweet child grew inside of me I was sick - but I didn't care one bit, it was a sign of a healthy pregnancy (which I now believe to be a myth)... Every day I thanked Go...

Twinkle Twinkle little Star Up in Heaven is where you are. Flying high and twinkling bright, my guiding start, my shining light. Twinkle Twinkle little star, My perfect Angel ...is who you are. Well, this post seems a little out of place considering I never announced on here that we were expecting. SURPRISE ... We found out at the end of July that we were expecting and that the baby was due on April 6th, which is Deckers birthday! They would have been 2 years apart. I was a little anxious about having them so close together! -- BUT super excited! The pregnancy was seemingly perfect... I had a fair amount of morning sickness (which is a good sign of a healthy pregnancy)... at the first 2 appointments we heard a good, healthy strong heartbeat and the baby was already active and moving around. He/she was perfect. At my 10 week appointment my OB said we looked good and that we were "in the clear" so to speak. . . October 4 we had our 14 week appointment and w...

Well- I did it again. I stopped posting, life got in the way. I can't believe how fast the summer went, I mean, really. I wish I could say it was because we went on super fun vacations and to the pool all the time... because that certainly is not the case. I am a pretty boring mom. :) We stayed home a lot and went on a lot of bike rides. I wish I would have gone swimming more with the littles, but I was too nervous to take them on my own. Both Carter and Decker love the water and have no fear- which makes for one anxious mama at the pool. The other part is I was not feeling well because of the pregnancy-- but I will do a separate post on that next. So we played a lot inside and worked on the yard. . . oh the yard! I just have to say that its looking amazing! All of Stuart's hard work paid off. The grass is coming in and is simply beautiful!!!! We have been clear to walk on the front and even mow it! The back is a little bit slower in coming ...