Cecilia Agnes Spargo

Miss Cece was born on November 19, at 1:06am. She weighed 6 lbs 14 oz and was 19 inches long. She was and still is the most amazing baby I could have asked for. God truly is wonderful!!

I could write about labor, or my somewhat interesting hospital stay but what I have found most incredible about this baby is that I am her MOTHER! Holy cow..I am a mom!! The past month has been the greatest of my life. I feel so fulfilled, am overflowing with love and affection, and know that I am living out His will for me in my vocation as a wife and mother. I know that motherhood will inevitably bring sacrifice, pain and suffering but I do truly believe it will bring grace and show God glory.

Baby Cecilia makes being a mom pretty...dare I say...easy...I mean don't get me wrong there have been a few times that have been trying but seriously...she was sleeping 6-7 hours at night when she was 1 week old. I could gush all day about her sweet cheeks, they way she talks to us and how she has quite the feisty personality. She is such a wonderful, beautiful and smart baby. We feel so blessed to be her parents!!

Over time I hope to get better about posting updates and pictures...especially of the baby!

Oh yes....Merry Christmas!!

Hello Again...from NYC

It has been wayyyy toooo long since the last time I did any sort of writing or updating! Life has been pretty crazy the last few months! So I will do my best to leave off from where I began....

Since the last we met, Joe and I have moved to Brooklyn, have new jobs with an incredible organization, are one week away from our due date with Baby Cecilia, and survived our first hurricane! Whew....all in a days work right!! With all of these new changes there have been some really awesome friends met, places visited and hurdles crossed!

I guess I should start with why we are in New York ...Joe and I are working with an organization that serves a youth population that needs a little direction in their lives. So far it has been so wonderful! In the few short months since we started we have learned and grown in our own lives but also in our marriage and family! I am so grateful for the plan that God has put before us!

The move to the city went quite well! We packed most of our belongings in a u-haul pod, put the rest in our car and hit the road! Arriving in the city was a great experience! We made it through New Jersey and into Brooklyn with no major hiccups. The temporary apartment we have is beautiful and in an awesome neighborhood called Bay Ridge. We are one block from the subway, one block from any sort of delicious cuisine you can imagine and a dunkin donuts...could life be any better?!? But seriously....so far our time has been great! Getting used to the city, the Manhattan trafic jams and the lovely sewer smell..just to name a few...has been everything we could hope for!!

We even found a new doctor one block from our apartment...the perfect distance for an OB/GYN!! So far the doctors have been perfect! I feel like I have been seeing them for months and not just 5 weeks! They will take such good care of Cece once she decides to join us..in hopefully a short number if days! Being 9 months pregnant and living here has had its share of challenges. For example when we get off work at 11 we do not get to our subway station until about midnight...and then there are exactly 41 steps up from the subway platform to our third floor apartment. With all that walking and stepping I thought that MAYBE I would look super model thin with that perfect basketball belly...but nooooo of course I just feel like an elephant most of the time! Anyway in all honesty it really hasn't been too bad being uber prego with the move and all of the new changes...mostly it had been wonderful, plus I am always guaranteed a spot on the subway. Even New Yorkers won't make a ginormous pregnant lady stand!! And for that I am thankful!

Overall through the transitions and changes Joe and I are doing very well. We are SO INCREDIBLY EXCITED to meet our daughter, we have a new love of take out and can say we are settling in well!

We hope you are doing fabulously and if you happen to be in the city please let us know!!!

(PS...I hope to post pics soon...of maybe a new baby but also of summer festivities...yes I know I am kinda late)

Peace
Sam and Joe

Baby Spargo Beginnings

One major reason I wanted to start blogging again was to "document" all of the changes that are taking place in my life-Moving to Omaha, getting married and being pregnant-I know theses are not all of the changes and news worthy events but for now I think they are pretty important.

I will probably spend a lot of time talking about being pregnant and the baby because right now that is what I am SO excited about. Every day is one day closer to meeting our amazing gift from God...UGH I JUST CAN'T WAIT!!!

So...from the beginning...Joe and I decided that we wanted to truly follow God's plan for our marriage and our new life together regardless of if it is what we thought was convenient or what we wanted- we wanted our decisions to be about something much greater. We put all of our trust and faith into God's beautifully crafted plan for our lives-and let me tell you how scary that was and continues to be! Whew serious stuff...but...I know that although at times so much is uncertain, we wake up each day and thank HIM for what HE has blessed us with and continually ask for courage to follow HIS plan for our lives and family.

Before we were married we always talked about waiting a few years to have children..because...well the reason escapes me now. ;)  Joe and I had decided to use Natural Family Planning (NFP) and we took all of the courses, learned the Creighton Model and were excited to work within the system. We knew going into the whole process that using NFP was about God's plan but it also gave us insight into why couples choose to avoid pregnancy. We thought we fit that category for a long time...little did we know that God was preparing our hearts and minds for a very special different category...the Honeymoon baby!!!

After a lot of prayer and discernment we felt as though we were called to be open to creating a new life a tad sooner than we once had talked about...I was just SO ecstatic. I have always felt a calling and desire to be a mom and when Joe and I decided to "abandon the method" that instinct kicked right in. and...a few days after we were married that new life was beginning to form. What an AMAZING and BEAUTIFUL gift! Seriously procreation is way cool! Like sometimes when I feel little baby move I just can't believe that God allowed us to create another human life!!! AWESOME!

In November we will welcome our son or daughter into this world and I am eagerly waiting for that day! Although I can't say that every minute of being pregnant has been easy-it truly has been one of the most beautiful experiences I have had. God is SO good!

Happy Monday Everyone!!

The MOON

Joseph and I have really been enjoying a series that Tom Hanks Produced for HBO called "From the Earth to the Moon."

We have little moon dates where we make popcorn or eat dessert and watch one episode at a time...and let me tell you it is FANTASTIC!!! I always look forward to each new episode..45 minutes just goes too quickly!

It is not a documentary-rather a mini-series that explores the wonders of space travel from the building of the lunar module to the landing on the moon. I have learned so much about NASA and space travel...topics that I never imagined I would be so intrigued by. (we are now even reading John Glenn's memoir's-but i'll post on this at a later date)

Anyhoo-I HIGHLY recommend this series to anyone-especially if you are interested in space travel or want a change of pace from typical programming these days!

Happy Summer!

S

Joseph and Samantha

Why hello there friends! I have decided to start blogging again and I could not be more excited! It has been way too long so here it goes!

My intention is for this blog to be a source of creativity for me but also a way to keep a record of life events-marriages, children, etc...Life just changes so quickly!!! I hope you will follow along and share your insights and experiences with us as we grow!

I suppose that is all for now-I will leave  you with a few pictures from our wedding-that is where this all began after all!

 Peace- S