Okay so maybe I'm not a blogger?!

Wow! Okay so sorry its been like almost 2 years since I've posted, but hey like I'e said before I'm not a blogger, but at least I try!

So let me give you the shortest update so you know whats been going on in our lives for the last year and 9 months.

I had another baby back in December! Yes most of you already know that! Brianna Louise Maguire was born on December 26, 2009 she weighed 6 lbs even and was 20 inches long when she was born! Yes it was a great day.......... until I got burned....... yes folks I got burned pretty badly so badly that I'm still dealing with that burn, but thats another story which I will tell in a little bit, back to Brianna. She is the most amazing little girl you could ever know she is very quiet and very soft and precious with everything she does, she has been a great addition to our family and now that she is 9 months old she is crawling, and babbling, and she's just so cute! WE LOVE HER!!!!

Raylee is now 3 years old! She turned 3 on July 20th and she has been trying to rule the roost since she was almost 2 we've been dealing with the bouts of hissy fits and back talking, but underneath it all she is still really precious and she tries to do her best everyday.
She is just about potty trained I can't say she is totally potty trained because we're still dealing with her occasionally using the bathroom in her underwear, but there has been very few accidents so I think we're getting pretty lucky.
Raylee also lovves her baby sister. I remember when she came to the hospital to see Brianna for the first time, she couldn't wait to hold her. Now that Brianna is older, Raylee loves to sneak into Brianna's bedroom in the morning and play with Brianna in her crib, I think they both look forward to it now, because if I'm the one that goes to get Brianna out of bed before Raylee has even set foot in her room, Brianna makes funny faces at me, and then looks around me to see if Raylee is on her way. Those two could not be more hilarious together, they love to play with each other, but Brianna still get on Raylee's nerves every now and then. If one is sleeping the other tries to wake the other one. They are inseperable which worries me that they will never be able to be apart from each other, but then I remind myself that its just a phase and it will pass, but I hope it doesn't for a while I love it that the love each other.
Our kids are amazing and we couldn't ask for better!

Joe is still working for Pepsi....... he is not fond of the job, but it pays the bills so we can't complain. His job however does take a toll on our family. He is at work so late that it makes him go to bed late, so we aren't spending as much time together as we should be, which in turn takes a toll on the kids and our marriage, but some how we keep making it through, so we'll just keep pushing ahead and doing our best, thats really all we can do.
He's also excited that football season has started. Joe and I will sometimes watch games together its a nice way to relax together and just reconnect. I know thats weird that we reconnect while watching football but it works for us, and I always say if its not broke don't fix it. LOL!

As for me...... I will now explain to you about my burn.

When I had Brianna, I was given an epidural. After I had given birth to Brianna my jaw was in a lot of pain, and I kept complaining, so I was given a hot IV pack to put on my jaw to take the soreness out. Well things started getting crazy. Nurses were asking me to sign papers, Brianna was being whisked back to the warmer, because her temprature was droping, and Joe being the fabulous husband that he is was asking me what I would like to eat. So what happened??? I set the hot IV pack down unaware how hot it was, and then to make matters worse a pillow got set over the hot IV pack. Needless to say I got burned good! I had second to third degree burns on this one spot of my body. It has been a gruling 9 months to say the least..... It started with me being scraped every other day which is where they go with this sharp tool and scrap the wound area...... yeah doesn't feel so great. Then it was onto an apple graph with a wound vac placed over it because the wound wasn't healing......... that didn't work either, so it was onto a plastic surgeon and surgery #1 which was very successful except for in one spot, so then I was sent to an infectious disease doctor who then sent me to have an MRI which revealed not much, then we were back to the plastic surgeon who did surgery #2, which sadly failed we were hoping that it would work seeing as how the first surgery was so successful, but it just didn't work the wound reopened and this time it was bigger and deeper! So it was back to wound care I wore a wound vac for 2 weeks to bring the wound to the surface, and after that I have been in a lot of pain all up and down my leg so they recently sent me in for another MRI which again revealed nothing! Today I had it scraped again, and I still have no reason as to why I'm in so much pain!? Its hard and I have spent many nights crying and not being able to sleep! It makes me appreciate others who hae to endure things much worse, it has been a very humbling yet painful experience. I know it has made me a better person....... It just makes me sad, that most of Brianna's first year and Raylee's childhood has been spent dealing with something that was totally preventable it makes me cry everytime I think about what I have missed and what I couldn't do for them, it has been very frustrating, but I'm still alive and have plenty more memories to make with the kids....... I always have to look at the glass half whole or else I feel very, very upset. I'm trying to be happy, but its hard to be happy when your dealing with something that has been so drawn out and tiring..... Still I'm pushing through and I know that it will make me stronger as a person, and hopefully bring my family closer together.

I love you all and I'm thankful for everyones prayers, and all that you guys have done for us! We love you all! Until next time!

Love the Maguires!