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Posted by Jenna Buettemeyer on April 06, 2011

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Happy 7 Months Sweet baby boy!

Hudson turned 7 months old on Saturday. My little baby is growing more and more every day.

Hudson,

Mommy and Daddy fall more in love with you everyday. You bring us more joy than we had in a lifetime before you were born. We love to just sit and watch you play. This month your little personality has really begun to show.

-You are in 6-9 month clothes, with some 3-6 month pants.
-You have enough hair for mama to spike up, finally!
-You eat 4 8 oz bottles a day, and you're staring to hold your own bottles.
-You eat oatmeal and fruit every morning (bananas are your favorite!)
-You eat rice cereal and veggies every night (you really don't like peas!)

-You are sitting up so well, daddy tries to knock you off balance and you never fall!
-You are trying to scoot, but would rather stand.
-Daddy is working with you to stand at the coffee table, and you're doing really good.
-You smile all the time, especially at your family, but you still make us work for those laughs.
-Usually you…

When God's "No" Leads to the Best "Yes"

Two years ago next month, a chance to adopt a baby girl was placed in our lap. We weren't ready to adopt, and honestly I wasn't even ready for another baby because Sawyer was just barely over a year old, the thought terrified me. We'd always said if we had another child it would be through adoption, but never seriously looked into it. Some friends of ours were foster parents and had kids in and out of their homes that we got to know... but I couldn't bear to think of doing foster care with all the unknowns.

I kind of have an all or nothing personality and my husband loves to go ALL IN with things... so when this opportunity was presented He was all in, so I cautiously okayed looking into it. It wasn't but a week or two later that we got a very clear no- a no about this adoption and a no about adopting at that time.

To say I was heartbroken is an understatement.

My mind had gone there, adding a baby girl to our crew of boys, I'd gotten excited about the thought…

Remi Joy

Introducing our sweet baby girl 🥰

Remi Joy Buettemeyer

503 days after she came into our lives she became officially ours forever on March 10, 2020. My heart is so full of joy, “Joy” which is also the most fitting name we could give our baby girl. My great grandma's name was Joy, and I've always wanted to use it as a middle name for a little girl, but as most of you know, Choosing Joy has become my mantra since losing my MIL Janet, in 2013. We also chose JOY because this sweet baby girl bring us so much joy. It is the perfect name for her.

One day I hope to be able to share more of her story, but some of it is not mine to share. It has been full of ups and downs, but more than anything, it has been a story of God's faithfulness. He never fails us.
I don't know why God chose me to be this sweet baby's mama, but I am so very thankful.

Here are a few more pictures of this sweet sassy girl! She's the perfect book end to our crew of boys!

Thanks to our Lord for this …

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