I'm back!!

Sorry for being away for so long! Life has gotten the best of the Urbizos for sure. After graduation, I went into hiding & literally all I did was eat, sleep, study, and feed Copelyn! I know it sounds awful doesn't it!? Trust me it was miserable. I felt like I never got to spend good quality time with Copelyn because my mind was elsewhere! This past Monday I sat for my second board (the one I was most worried about) and it went miserably so I thought. The night before we stayed in a hotel near my testing center which was a huge mistake! I did not sleep a wink! I paced the hotel room from 10pm to 4am when I finally decided sleep just wasn't going to happen. SO I took the biggest test of my life on zero sleep! I left the test feeling like a failure. I even came home and cried. It was the sweetest thing though because when Copelyn saw me crying she starting crying too for her mommy! Sweet baby girl! All I could think about was all the questions I missed. BUT thanks to our awesome god & many,many folks lifting me up in prayer....I found out today I PASSED by a pretty good margin! Yay! Praise him! Our little Copelyn is growing like a weed! At her last appointment she weighed 13 pounds 11 ounces & was 24 inches long. She is short & chunky:) I love it! She rolls around, talks a lot, and has become quite the little stinker! She has started to eat her first foods which she loves! We have tried squash, and sweet potatoes so far! She reaches for things she wants now....even tonight at the frozen yogurt place she reached into my yogurt for a bite! Smart girl! She has become more content entertaining herself. Now I can sit her in her bouncy seat next to me while I exercise & she will watch me for an hour while I get some mommy time. Grant it she laughs while I do my exercise moves but hey at least she finds me funny! I love being her mommy...it is the biggest blessing in the whole wide world! I look back over the past four 1/2 month and have to laugh! When Scott and I brought Copelyn home from the hospital we had no idea what we were doing! Poor Copelyn! It was a day to day learning process. I am amazed at how much better we are at being her parents now! I hardly even knew how to feed my child! haha My advice for new moms is take it day by day! Don't expect yourself to be perfect because you learn from your mistakes! You are doing a great job! A helpful site I used that was recommended to me by a friend is kellymom.com Lastly, I wanted to share a good devotional from the INTOUCH magazine by Charles Stanley. Enjoy The Decisions that Lead to Contentment.

Think about a circumstance in your life you'd change if you could. Are you frustrated? Worried? Angry? To experience the freedom of contentment in the midst of it--whether a hardship or unfulfilled desire--you must accept the situation as having been allowed by God, even if He didn't cause it. In these situations, I often pray, "Lord, I choose to accept this as though it's coming from You. No matter what I see, I'm choosing to look to You." Then I can rest in His omnipotence and the knowledge that I'm a child of the living God. Instead of feeling like a helpless, hopeless victim of my circumstance, I know I'm cared for and guided by my sovereign Father through whatever may come. The second crucial decision is total submission. This doesn't mean approaching God insincerely and saying, "Well, Lord, I just want to thank You for this! It's all just so sweet, Jesus." No, it's not. Be honest and admit, "This is painful and I don't like it. But I choose to submit to You because You are trustworthy and loving. I'm willing to persevere until You accomplish in me whatever You want. I choose to draw from Your strength for everything I need." My friend, if you make this decision and follow through, your fears will lose their power. Either you believe Romans 8:28 or you don't. And if you do, you can entrust yourself to the Lord, knowing that He has your best interest at heart, will take care of you, and won't ever leave your side. When you embrace these truths, you'll have no reason to be anxious.