Apparently we’ve been lost since December! I had grand dreams for this little blog, and I let it slide. But, I’d say I have good reason with a move in January, a new baby in February, and a wedding in May. In between those major events were the smaller-but-still-stressful times of adjusting to being a parent to our new baby girl, getting months of little sleep, Mark finishing his sophomore year of college, and myself rushing to make wedding plans before it was too late!

Needless to say, our lives have been packed. But, life is good. We’re just now to a point where life is settling down. Mark is doing an internship full time for the summer, which has a good chance of turning into a full time job when he graduates. I’m working part-time as an administrative assistant, and when I’m not at work (which, really isn’t a lot) I’m taking care of our fastly growing little girl. I’m planning on starting college back again this fall, as an English major and a minor in technical writing. I’m excited. I hope things fall into place as I feel they will!

And without further…em…waiting? Meet our newest family member!

Ha, well it’s true. It’s me! I’m now an official Outten as of May 19th, 2007, when Mark and I said our vows before God, our family and friends..and those mountains we love.

We chose to have a wedding on the smallish side with guest of about 50. It was held in beautiful Boone, NC at the Broyhill Inn. The short ceremony took place outside on their lawn, and afterwards the reception took place inside one of their conference rooms. My Nanny and other family and friends helped with the gorgeous decorations (the flowers seriously were my favorite part. Well, besides of the fact of finally being married!). The day turned out perfectly despite the bout of cold weather in the mountains, doing my hair and make myself, and having a just-starting out photographer (which, did an amazing job). It all turned out PERFECTLY and has become a day where Mark and I sit back and reminisce on the wonderful memories of the day. It truly was a day God was smiling down on us!

For the honeymoon (aka the 4 days we got to sleep the whole night through! And took naps whenever we wanted! And didn’t have to lug around diapers and worry about feedings!), we went to the NC coast to the old town Wilmington. We stayed right on the river and it had the most amazing sunsets I’ve ever seen. It was wonderful.

Okay, seriously, meet our littlest, newest to this earth member, Savannah Leigh.

She was born February 22nd, 2007. A whooping 8 pounds 1 ounce (which, is a pretty good size for a little one like me), 18 1/2 inches long. Labor was induced 1 day after the due date. The good thing about being induced is that family and friends have time to make travel arrangements and can make sure to be there on the special day. And so, the day (and days following) was filled with family visits between the contractions, trying to remember to breathe and trying NOT to think about how hungry I was. All in all, it was a good day. Long, but good. Everything went smoothly, and we brought a healthy baby girl into our family.

And they grow so fast. She’s now 4 months old, “talks” to us, rolls over both ways (she loves tummy time because SHE puts herself there), eats cereal, laugh at her Mommy and Daddy’s silly songs and faces, loves to watch the cats go by, and grab her toes. Oh, and suck on her fingers, that’s a necessity in Savannah land. In short, parenting is by far the hardest thing we’ve ever attempted to do, but it’s oh so rewarding to see those bright eyes and toothless smile every day!

And that picture isn’t even the latest. That’s when she was almost 3 months old, and boy, do they do change fast. The expressions have developed even more. The giggles. The frustrations. The cuteness. Oh, how I love that girl.

With all that said, I’ll try to update more often. Promise.