Virginia Mae Crossen

Born August 18th 2011 4:36am

6 lbs 9 0z, 19 inches

SO CUTE!

"Hello World" by Lady Antebellum

Traffic crawls, cell phone calls
Talk radio screams at me
Through my tinted window I see
A little girl, rust red minivan
She's got chocolate on her face
Got little hands, and she waves at me
Yeah, she smiles at me

Our First Day as a Family:

           Mommy, Daddy and baby Ginny Mae

Hello world
How've you been?
Good to see you, my old friend
Sometimes I feel cold as steel
Broken like I'm never gonna heal
I see a light, a little hope
In a little girl

Preggo Pics:

(Above 5 months;

               Below 8 1/2 months)

Hello world
Every day I drive by
A little white church
It's got these little white crosses
Like angels in the yard
Maybe I should stop on in
Say a prayer
Maybe talk to God
Like he is there
Oh I know he is there
Yeah, I know he's there

 

(Above) Audrey on oxygen, IV’s, blood pressure and heart monitors- the works! whew…

(Below) Dan cutting Ginny’s umbilical cord

Hello world
How've you been?
Good to see you, my old friend
Sometimes I feel as cold as steel
And broken like I'm never going to heal
I see a light
A little grace, a little faith unfurled
Hello world

Vital Statistics- being weighed, measured

(Below) Dr. Stephen W. Thompson: my doctor and my mother’s doctor. He delivered my two youngest sisters. No relation… :)

Sometimes I forget what living's for
And I hear my life through my front door
And I'll be there
Oh I'm home again

We’re both smiling… awww

Hello world
All the empty disappears
I remember why I'm here
Just surrender and believe
I fall down on my knees
Oh hello world
Hello world

The Proud Parents! yay!

Ginny’s collection of Dental outfits, perfect for a dentist’s daughter. Thank you Amber! They are the cutest, most creative onesies ever!

Welcome baby Mae! We love you!

Baby Girl 23 weeks

This is our baby girl at 23 weeks 2 days. Isn’t she beautiful? And she’s so strong. I’ve gone through so much physically so far in this pregnancy but she has remained healthy through it all.

So the 1st pic below is a profile view of her cute lil nose and lips. She’s gonna be a hottie….

Another profile pic below but I love this one cuz it shows her head and especially her little hand.

Cute story: When we were doing the ultrasound last time, every time the sonographer tried to get a pic of her face, she would cover her face with her hands. So eventually we had to trick her and take pics of other parts and then really fast come back to the face, and we got one! haha She’s smart…

I really like this pic below because she’s about to suck her thumb. Yea you see the thumb? That thing about to go into her mouth! haha So cute.

(Below) Just so there’s no confusion the doc labeled it for you all… haha

Another funny story about the above pic is that the sonographer kept commenting on what a cute bum the baby had and so naturally I said “I guess it’s genetic.” She laughed so hard she had to stop the ultrasound for a second. haha

Here’s a pic of her spine and the best pic we could get of her whole body.

So we can’t decide on a name. We NEED YOUR HELP! We have two potential names. Please place your vote and help us decide.

Your Voting Options:

1. Virginia Mae (Ginny Mae) and yes we know Harry Potter’s girlfriend is named Ginny haha

2. AdaMarie (first name, no middle)

WICKED

So in honor of Dan’s graduation, we decided to go to the Broward Performing Arts Center to watch the off-Broadway musical “WICKED” depicting the Wicked West of the West from the Wizard of OZ.

It’s all from her point of view. The music, costumes, and plot were amazing! We absolutely LOVED the actress who plays Alphaba (the Wicked Witch.)

Dan & I have seen many musicals & we both say this one is the BEST we’ve EVER seen. We HIGHLY recommend it. They are traveling ALL AROUND the country so if you can catch them, DO IT!

Dan’s Graduation Part 1

Dun Dun dun dun dun dun….

Dan graduates May 29th 2011 from Nova South Eastern University with a Doctorate in Dental Science. I just wanted to let you all know how proud I am of my husband. He has worked 8 years to graduate from dental school. It has been a long, hard road for both of us & I’m so so proud of him!!

He will graduate with Honors from being in the top 10% of his class. Go Dan!

Loss

I usually don’t share personal things online but I have learned that healing comes in many ways. I hope by sharing my experiences that I can help others dealing with similar loss.

Yesterday, at 15 weeks, I went to the OB and learned the genders of my two babies. A fraternal boy and girl pair.

Sadly I also learned that my baby boy did not make it through the week. This is the 3rd baby I have lost since Dan and I were married in 2006. We do not yet have any living children. The baby girl is still ok.

Jeremy Camp

There Will Be A Day Lyrics

“I try to hold on with everything I have

But I feel the weight of what it brings, and the hurt that tries to grab

The many trials that seem to never end, His word declares this truth

That we will enter in this rest with wonders anew

I hold on to this hope and the promise that He brings

That there will be a place with no more suffering

There will be a day with no more tears

No more pain, and no more fears

There will be a day when the burdens of this place

Will be no more, we'll see Jesus face to face

But until that day, we'll hold on

I know the journey seems so long

[we] feel [we]’re walking on [our] own

But there has never been a step

Where [we’ve] walked alone

Troubled soul don’t lose your heart

Joy and peace he brings

And the beauty that’s in store

Outweighs the hurt of life’s sting

But I hold on to this hope and the promise that He brings

That there will be a place with no more suffering

There will be a day with no more tears

No more pain, and no more fears

There will be a day when the burdens of this place

Will be no more, we'll see Jesus face to face

But until that day, we'll hold on

I can’t wait until that day where the very one

I’ve lived for always will wipe away the sorrow that I’ve faced

To [heal] the scars from a life of shame and misery

O, this is why, this is why I sing

There will be a day with no more tears

No more pain, and no more fears

There will be a day when the burdens of this place

Will be no more, we'll see Jesus face to face

There will be a day he will wipe away the tears

He will wipe away the tears

He will wipe away the tears

Girls Camp Countdown begins… 7 days

Now that I’m starting to feel better at 15 weeks, I can concentrate on my Stake Girls Camp calling. I have been way behind because all I wanted to do was lay down and drink ginger ale haha. But I am so happy.

This year our theme is IRON Young Women Hold to the Rod. We are focusing on Lehi’s dream and the Tree of Life. We are so excited! We’re doing High Cope, a Tree of Life experience complete with a lit up Tree, as well as tons of fun activities like water fights, Tomahawk competitions, canoe races, and ward impromptu skits.

Since this is my last year as the Fort Lauderdale Stake Camp Director, I plan on making it the best yet, despite the fact that I feel so pregnant.

Speaking of being pregnant, they say with twins you’re body grows faster/feels more intense and you feel like you’re farther along than you really are. Dan says even though I’m only 15 weeks, 3 1/2 months, I look much farther. We’ll see what the OB says today! :D

Diary of a pregnant woman’s husband…

 

For those of you who may have missed our big announcement, Audrey is pregnant…

with twins!

So it is incumbent upon me to keep up the blog, as Audrey’s time is now largely spent between eating and being nauseous.  Any time she has left over is spent preparing for girls’ camp. 

One of Audrey’s friends told her that a woman’s brain shrinks during pregnancy, then returns to normal afterwards.  I told Audrey that can’t be true, as your brain really can’t increase in size after about age 2.

While there may or may not be any truth to it, Audrey has definitely started to say and do some odd things lately.  I’ll spare her the embarrassment of any specific stories, but it’s fun to watch her go red.

For those who are interested in minor details instead of fun embarrassing stories, the babies are due in August and we will be finding out the genders in a little over a month. 

More to follow!