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12 Days old… The many faces of Lucy…

June 7, 2009 by HappyGoStuckey 3 Comments

We. are. tired.

Never the less, we wanted to give you a few pictures of our girl and what’s she has been up to these last few days.

She is a pure joy– even when she keeps us up at night. Haha.

Ok, clearly this is not a face… but so cute.

Pretty Girl.
So far we are not having much luck with teaching her not to stick her tongue out… Oh well.
Spending some time in the swing
About to get a bath and not very happy about it.

Home Sweet Home

May 31, 2009 by HappyGoStuckey 7 Comments

We are finally home with our little 5 day-old sweetheart and we could not be happier to be here. The staff at Rex Hospital was simply amazing and they took wonderful care of all three of us– never the less we are so happy to be here in our own little home, as we try to adapt to our brand new life. Things are going well so far– tonight is our first night– so we will let you know how it goes! My mom will be staying with us for a few more days and it’s such a blessing to have her nearby in this time of adjustment. Tonight, she and Lance’s mom cooked us a wonderful home-cooked meal of pot roast and veggies, creamed peas, squash casserole and homemade biscuits– WOW! It was such a welcome change from all the various non-home cooked meals we have had over the last few days and we are so grateful to them for being here for us!
For those of you who don’t know, having Lucy this past Tuesday was a bit of a shock for us! We went to our 39 week Dr’s Appt. and discovered that my blood pressure had sky-rocketed and that I was displaying signs of pre eclampsia. Our Dr. decided it was best to go ahead and take Little Lu by C-section, because she was showing no signs of coming on her own. So– a few hours later, we found ourselves with our little one very quickly on the way!! The Lord watched over us and baby was born at 9:19pm with no problems or complications. Lucy Marie Stuckey weighed 6 lbs. 11 ounces and was 19 3/4 inches long! We stayed at Rex a couple of extra days due to my continued blood pressure issues and thankfully those seem to be getting better. Please continue to pray for us as we get into a good routine and more importantly that we will contiuously praise the Lord for this great and wonderful gift He has given us–(even when we are exhausted in the days to come!) Thank you!

**UPDATE**
Clearly I knew what was shortly ahead of us even as I wrote this post yesterday– our first night at home was a rough one to be sure. We both got about an hour and half of sleep last night. WOW. We know it will get better– and we KNOW it’s well worth it to finally have our girl safely at home.




Little did we know…

May 29, 2009 by HappyGoStuckey 11 Comments

What would take place later that day… (May 26th)!!!!

Lucy Marie Stuckey was born May 26th, 9:19 pm. She weighed 6 lbs. 11 ounces and was 19 3/4 inches long!!! We are all three doing very well– but very tired. More later! 🙂

A weekend of Celebration!

May 26, 2009 by HappyGoStuckey 4 Comments

After 3 years of hard work, Lance received his Master of Divinity Degree from SEBTS!!! I could not be more proud of Him as He has diligently studied while remaining an attentive husband and father over the past couple of years. It seems like yesterday he and I met when he had not been here but a few months. I have cherished the joy of standing beside him as his wife for the last part of his seminary career and I cannot wait to see where the Lord takes us next. Please join me in celebrating what God has done for our family and in the life of my wonderful husband– who is now.. a GRADUATE!!

I LOVE this picture. I think I shall frame it.

P.S. One week from tomorrow is the Due Date. Whoa! Unbelievable.

Actually, Mr. Neander, I could not have said it better myself.

May 7, 2009 by HappyGoStuckey 1 Comment

Earlier today, I heard this hymn for probably the hundreth time. It never fails to comfort me and remind me of the Lord’s unfailing love and provision. I could not possibly convey the beauty of the hymn better than the author did so many years ago. So without further ado:
Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, the King of creation!
O my soul, praise Him, for He is thy health and salvation!
All ye who hear, now to His temple draw near;
Praise Him in glad adoration.
Praise to the Lord, who over all things so wondrously reigneth,
Shelters thee under His wings, yea, so gently sustaineth!
Hast thou not seen how thy desires ever have been
Granted in what He ordaineth?
Praise to the Lord, who doth prosper thy work and defend thee;
Surely His goodness and mercy here daily attend thee.
Ponder anew what the Almighty can do,
If with His love He befriend thee.
Praise to the Lord, O let all that is in me adore Him!
All that hath life and breath, come now with praises before Him.
Let the Amen sound from His people again,
Gladly for aye we adore Him.

What we’ve been up to…

May 7, 2009 by HappyGoStuckey 4 Comments

We finally got the last piece of Lu’s furniture in– and since it was the piece we were really waiting on, we went right to work– making her little space. Love it. Love her. Can’t wait.

We took a quick weekend trip to Myrtle Beach to spend time with some Stuckey Fam.
Ahhh. relaxation galore. (And lots and lots of crab legs.) This marked our last piece of “travel” until after Baby L makes an appearance.

Mom came to visit last weekend– she came in time for our Wake Forest Baby Shower– This was given by Linda Baker and Courtney Sexton. It was simply phenomenal. Pictures to come– courtesy of Amanda. 🙂

While Mom was in town, we took in a Durham Bulls game. Great fun– although we lost miserably. Oh well.

Lucy’s First Baseball game. We did not stay for the fireworks. Let’s give her ears a chance to mature before submitting her to napalm.

We went strawberry picking at Volmer Farm. Love those organic berries! I planned to make jam– it never happened. We ate too many of them and made a pie with the rest. Oh well. Maybe next year.

As much as I’d like today to be a wordless wednesday…

May 7, 2009 by HappyGoStuckey 4 Comments

I have too much to say.

Today was eventful.

1. We met our brand new OB Dr. (Yep, that’s right– 4 weeks out and we had to switch doctors.) This happened last week at our regular appt. with our usual Doc. He had some unforeseen circumstances come up and will be unable to deliver us or anyone else in the months of May and June. It’s a shame, because we have really grown to love and respect him. But, aside from my irrational freak out moment in the car on the way home that day, it has turned out okay. He referred us to another Dr. which he knows and trusts and very apologetically sent us on our way.

Today we met the new Dr. and though we haven’t spent the last 8 months getting to know him, I think we are all in good hands. This is just one more thing that has happened completely opposite of what we expected. We continue to say and know that God is in Control.

2. On a slightly silly note, after leaving the Dr. and paying them a whopping sum of not quite expected moo-lah, we were riding home and I’m sorta wondering in the back of my mind… “what else will happen?” My glasses broke. Just broke in two. Oh yeah. Resisting the urge to freak out… (Or was it that I did freak out about us potentially having to shell out more money and Lance calmed me down as he always does?)
Hmmm…
the details are a bit blurry…

Anyway, we stopped in at the Target optical center and the lovely lady there helped us find a pair of frames that would fit my lenses— looked up our insurance, found out the insurance would pay for the bulk of the cost (Thank you, Lord!) and had us on our way in 25 minutes. Now, how’s that for a crisis averted?

3. Somewhere in the middle of all this, while pondering how uncertain the next few months of our lives are– I stopped and thanked the Lord for the amazing blessing of becoming a mother. And as I thought about it– I realized there are a few things I will actually miss about being pregnant. Some serious (I sincerely think I will miss feeling her kicks and movements inside of me,) some silly, some involving ice cream without the guilt… at any rate, I am purposing to thoroughly relish the next 4 weeks.

Once Lucy is in our arms– I know I will revel in holding her, smelling that sweet baby smell (confession: I currently sniff her baby lotion way too often in anxious anticipation.) I know we will just melt hearing her little coo’s and sounds. I know her face will melt my heart as looking into it will reflect not only some of my features but the features of her daddy, whom I love so much. I cannot wait to hold her tiny little pink hands in my own. I ache to see her filling up the space we have made for her, and yet find comfort in knowing that she can stay safely inside my belly for a bit longer.

All weepy ramblings aside, I am loving this. I am loving feeling her little movements and hearing her heartbeat at every appointment. I love the excitement of all of our close family and friends as we await her arrival. I love how the Lord uses her sweet presence to give me amazing comfort as we face uncertainty. She is already bringing us joy and blessing.

Sure, my ankles are swollen and my clothes are forever getting smaller and I get tired at the drop of a hat and I cannot go an hour without a visit to the ladies room and I am feeling bigger and bigger and bigger every day and about a dozen other “interesting” symptoms that come with being pregnant… but the bottom line: I love it.
I could not be more thankful. And how dare I complain anyway? We have been given such an amazing gift in this little one. She seems to be healthy and has been this entire time. What’s more important, we know the Lord gave her to us as a gift and a responsibility.

She is a miracle. We are grateful. We are intimidated to be sure, but grateful. God forbid we ever take this for granted.

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Truth: I am not the best cookie baker in our house Truth: I am not the best cookie baker in our house. It is hands down @friar_stuck — Today he added a pinch of fresh orange zest to Oatmeal Scotchies and they taste just like childhood.

My grandma used to make these and serve them to me on a pink plate with a small glass of sprite with ice. At 39, I now realize two things— 1. She would have adored my husband and 2. these cookies go best with coffee or tea.

What cookie makes you feel eight years old again?
There’s something unusually long about the winte There’s something unusually long about the winter months when we’re in a season of slow growth and imperceptible change.

The landscape outside your window TODAY can feel like it’s your landscape forever but it’s actually not.

If the view from where you stand looks rather bleak and not at all how you hoped, can I remind you to look up? 

These trees in my own backyard, captured this morning, last March, and last August, will continue changing in their own rhythmic way whether I’m watching them or not. There’s a comfort in that for me today— and perhaps for you.

Whatever looks slow and unmoving, with change almost too gradual to detect— is still very much in a pattern of forward transformation.

And these quiet days in the midst of our January-ness— we can be reminded that growth never really stops, especially in the hidden places.

#wonderfortheweary #feastingandforaging #bluehousebackyard
Not moving from this spot, except to boil the kett Not moving from this spot, except to boil the kettle for more tea.

This is the first complete weekend that we’ve been home since Thanksgiving. 😳 It sounds awful, especially for this homebody, but really what it means is, we’ve celebrated Thanksgiving and Christmas with family, attended one beautiful family wedding (Hey, Shelby! 👋🏻❤️) one 90th Birthday party for our beloved Granny, and had a family trip. They were all such sparkly gifts. Ones I don’t take for granted and so very different from last year.

But I do love home— and am happy to spend the second half of the day right here with this book which I’m truly enjoying. 📚❤️
The inhabitants of the Dickens Village wanted me t The inhabitants of the Dickens Village wanted me to tell you three V. important things. 1. After years of having one pub and no church, they are *finally* getting a church tomorrow, thanks to FB marketplace. And all the people said, “Amen & Huzzah.” 2. We’re still keeping Christmas over here — Though we’re slowly bending towards back to normal. The tree still lives and we’re celebrating the tenth day of Christmas with a fire & coziness before we pull out the pencils tomorrow. And finally, 3. Everyday Affogato. You might need this tiny pick me-up in your life. One shot of hot espresso poured over a tiny serving of vanilla ice cream. Please and Thank you.✨ #merrymerrystuckeys
2021 was a year of change for nearly all of us. Mu 2021 was a year of change for nearly all of us. Much of which we are happily taking with us into 2022.🥂

Nine squares is not sufficient to reflect the ways we’ve grown and changed, but it is a glimpse of the graces of the year behind us.

Not pictured: waking up to find our children taller and suddenly at our eye level, new laugh lines on our faces, sweltering pool days, fireplace dinners, Marco Polo chats with friends, family weddings & visits, mountain air breathed, books read, new jobs begun, school days, approximately 52 pizza nights, new rhythms & schedules, house repairs, car issues, and God always before us, behind us and within us. Soli deo Gloria. #thebestisyettocome
On the sixth day of Christmas, my true love gave t On the sixth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me… 🍦Four Honeymoon milkshakes from the Dreamette. We’re going out with a bang, at the spot where their Grandparents grew up eating their ice cream. It’s absolutely the GOAT.
🎄✨Merry Christmas from Team Stuckey!✨🎄 🎄✨Merry Christmas from Team Stuckey!✨🎄

2021 has been full of new things— but I’m grateful we have walked through them together and in God’s sovereign hand. 

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Happy Christmas Eve, friends— especially all you midnight merry makers! Hope you find all the stocking stuffers you hid.🙈
Do these Mince Pies make me look One-Quarter Briti Do these Mince Pies make me look One-Quarter British?

Truth be told, my grandma always used the jarred mincemeat and I wasn’t a fan as a child. Only last year did Lance and my Mom collaborate in the kitchen to try out homemade mincemeat filling and let me just say, we are never quitting these! 😍

The filling we use is from @bonappetitmag and it’s really good. It’s a gorgeous blend of apples, dried fruits (cherries, apricots, sultanas, figs, currants) with apple cider, spices, and a few other things. No meat, though.

Happy Christmas from the Jolly Old Stuckeys! 🇬🇧🎄❤️
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