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List 7 random things that people may not know about you. The rules are to link the person who sent this to you and leave a comment on their blog so their readers can visit yours. Post the rules on your blog. Share 7 facts about yourself. Tag random people at the end of your post, linking their blog. Let each person know they have been tagged by leaving a comment on their blog.

I’ve kind of done this before, with my 11 Random Things post (sorry it looks deformed, I need to go back in and reformat), but I’ll try to be creative with 7 more things.

1. I miss breastfeeding. In fact, last night I even dreamed Savannah was trying to feed again with no avail because it’s just gone. I miss it and that time we had together. We still do get that time at nap/bed but using a bottle just isn’t the same.  I meant to write a whole post about it but never got around to it and then it just seemed silly to be dwelling on it 2 months later. But here it is, I miss it. It wasn’t by choice, there just wasn’t anything left (thanks to long days of school) so she lost interest. I had hoped to go longer and if we have another child I do hope to surpass the 10 month mark. But 10 months is still pretty dang good, so I gotta give myself some credit!

2. I’m a small dork (Mark would argue that I’m a big one). I like Harry Potter books and movies.  The last book? Amazing, probably the best. I’m super thrilled about seeing the rest of the movies, but also super sad that all the Harry Potter stuff is almost over once the movies come out.

3. I am so not a sports fan. But at this moment I am wearing a Duke Blue Devil’s shirt (sorry Dad!). Why? Because I love my husband and it supports him in what he loves. He’s at the Duke game right now and I’m cheering them on in my own little non-watching way.

4. I wrote letters to Mark before I met him.  How is that possible, you ask?  After the relationship with Kaylee’s Birth Father, I didn’t date until Mark came along.  There just weren’t any godly guy opportunities that opened up, it wasn’t time for me to date, it was time for me to grow with God and as a individual. As a single Christian high school girl, I depended on Christ for everything, but still was lonely.  Many nights would come when my heart would ache for a relationship, but not just any relationship or any guy. The guy for me.  I knew he would come along at the right time. I had peace and contentment, but that didn’t mean it wasn’t hard to wait. So, to ease the aches, I would write to this unknown guy about my day, my desires for our future and to just let him know that I was thinking and praying for him.  Today I found them again and read them out loud to Mark, he hadn’t seen them before. It was a special moment to share with him, that I was thinking of him even before we met. If you are still single…I highly recommend doing this!

5. I am having a really hard time with Savannah’s birthday coming  in 5 days.  I think about it and tear up. I just can’t get over how fast the year went. I realized today that it’s a process of grieving, grieving the end of the babyhood phase. *sigh*

6. I really don’t want to be in school some times (who does?). I don’t really want to work. I just want to stay at home with Savannah and grow more babies. I want to be one of those mom’s that spends their days at home nurturing their children, baking cookies and driving them to school (because I do not want them to experience the bus! It sucks.).  In honesty, my degree is just a back up plan. But, I will continue pursuing my English degree because 1) I just need to get it done. 2) I don’t want to regret it later. 3) I want Savannah and future children to be proud I finish despite the obstacles. 4) I will be so proud of myself and gain great experiences.

7. Here’s a big one not many people know: I was sexual abused as a young child. It has scarred me and affected my choices growing up and the fears I have now.  I didn’t even begin to start dealing with it until a year or two ago, and I still have much more work to do to come to terms with it.

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