So if you haven't figured it out yet...I am struggling to find time to blog! Like right now....I shouldn't be sitting here blogging...no Ian needs to be getting to bed for his nap, Emma needs a shower, Eli will want to eat again in about an hour and a half, I need a shower and to be dressed before the delivery guys come for our building out back! Then Alex's dad is coming after the delivery....lol! I need to be working w/ Emma on her AWANA verse for tonight and we need to be ready to leave here by 4:30! SO...this seems to be the story of my life right now...there is always a "needs to be done" list...BUT, instead, I find myself holding a baby, playing w/ kids and LOVING being a mommy! Some days are tough, really tough, but most days have been awesome. It took me longer than I expected to jump in to a good routine...but the Lord showed me to slow down and stop expecting so much of myself...something I have always struggled with....now I know my limitations and am learning to actually enjoy them. I was in tears when Alex told me about his school schedule, and those days have been tough, but during this time, the Lord showed me that truly w/ His strength I can do it! Two weeks ago Alex and I started leading a small group on finances and again, I worried that it was to much...God showed me that when HE calls you to do something for Him, He will make a way and He has...and we are loving this new group of people and getting to experience part of life w/ them! It is always exciting to know that when you give your time to God and allow Him to decide how you are going to spend that time, then you can enjoy that time SO much more, b/c you know you are where you are suppose to be!...does that make since? I hope so! Anyway, all that said to say, I haven't had much time to sit and blog, I know in my heart it will be a long time before I can again....I will try to update when I can, but don't be surprised if it's not often.....know that I'm off holding my baby or teaching my oldest to read or "trying" to potty train my middle!
the kids are great, Eli is an awesome baby, and I think weighing in around 11 or so lbs, we have our next appointment on the 2nd of Dec...so we'll see then, but he has totally filled out....and we finally got the cloth diapers to work! I am LOVING them...L...O...V...I...N...G them! Thanks Brandy for all the help, I owe you one! Even Alex has learned how to change one! I am deciding if I want to go to them full time and try and take them w/ me places or not...we'll see, for now I'm still just doing it at home. I started WW and that has actually helped me SO much w/ nursing, Eli has been more content, it seems I wasn't eating enough before and now that I am on a point system I know I'm getting enough AND I'm loosing weight...which is a bonus! LOL...and yes I'm wanting to loose weight...I am done having kids and am DETERMINED to like my body...if that means loosing weight...then that's what I'm going to do! :)
Emma is learning like crazy...she will be reading long, I know it! We put off preschool until Jan. but she is determined to learn anyway....she just finished up her first set of swimming lessons which she loved and did great w/....we don't start back until January!
Ian is all boy, we "tried" to potty train, but I quickly realized that even though I might be ready, he's not...so we will continue to wait, he won't be 3 for a while, so I am not pushing anything...he's allergies are bad right now, but I am learning to expect that, this time of year, I hope to keep him out of the dr's office this winter....pray w/ me for that! It's hard to believe that a year ago this time we were learning about 80 something allergies that he had and feeling so overwhelmed w/ it...God had been faithful in giving us wisdom in dealing w/ them! He is such a trooper w/ his allergies and I am thankful we decided not to do the shots, but I hate seeing him so stopped up and the breathing treatments are not fun for him! He is great doing them compared to some horror stories I have heard, but it's not fun even though he doesn't fight it! He is talking like you can't believe and just recently found his imagination which is fun to listen to!
Alex are I are good, LOVING watching our children grow...we would NEVER trade our life for anything!
that should about catch everyone up! Now I am off to throw diapers in the dryer, and shower me and Emma at the same time...kill 2 birds w/ one stone...Ian is already in bed and I have 45 minutes til snacktime for Eli! :)
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Monday, November 3, 2008
my sweet sweet daughter and her halloween story!
So I waited this year until last Wednesday to buy Halloween costumes...I know CRAZY, and I don't suggest it, unless added stress is something you enjoy, then go ahead! LOL! The reason being, is we didn't decide to "do Halloween" until Tuesday!....I know, I know, it a discussion every year between Alex and me...but I think we have made a decision to hold on to from now on!
ANYWAY!...to my story
We started out the day on Wednesday going to Target and Old Navy, both of which had nothing we were pleased w/....FYI, Emma had her heart set on being a butterfly (which is what she plans to be when she grows up! LOL :) ) and Ian wanted to be a cowboy...both very determined! lol....SO our plans for the day included going to eat lunch w/ Alex, something we are doing on Wednesdays while he's in school, so the kids can see him, and then "visit" w/ some people in his office, which is code for my kids getting a bunch of candy..they LOVE "visiting" at daddy's work!lol, and the men there are worse than the ladies w/ the candy! haha! So after we left there we met up w/ Mimi and Granddaddy, who graciously went w/ us to Concord, no, I wasn't ready for that adventure on my own! lol...I started at Babiesrus b/c a week before they had RACKS of costumes!...not anymore...one little rack, nothing bigger than 6 months!...next Toysrus...again, NOTHING, but yucky stuff like witches and we weren't going there! :) So when we got back in the car from toysrus, Emma ask me, "mommy, what are we going to do?" She was so worried that there would be no costumes to be found! I told her to pray and ask Jesus to help us find a costume and if HE wanted her to be a butterfly, then HE would show us where to find it! This seemed to work for her, and I SO sent up a prayer asking Him for help, to at least help us find costumes that they would be excited about...I admit, I doubted we would find a butterfly and a cowboy! After dinner, we went to Childrens Place in Concord Mills....AND...believe it or not, we found a whole rack of cowboy outfit! I was SO excited, there wasn't a size 2/3, but they had 1 size 4 left and I knew I could make it work, not to mention he could wear it a whole lot longer to play in!...then as I was standing there, I looked up and on display there was...YES...a butterfly costume, now, it looked little, and I was afraid to hope, but we had the girl check the size...Emma had spotted it too by this time and was jumping up and down in excitement...it was 12-18 months...but...it looked big...would it fit??? She took it down for us to try on, I am reminding Emma that "it might not fit, don't get to excited yet" and we tried it on, right there in the middle of the store! IT FIT LIKE IT WAS MADE FOR HER! and it was pink and purple!....thank you Jesus for answering this mommy's prayer and caring about a little girls costume!
So after the purchases were made, we made a potty stop, and in the restroom, I asked Emma if she was excited...here is the conversation that followed!
me...Emma are you excited about your butterfly?
E...YES...I can't wait to show daddy!
me...Isn't it exciting that Jesus answered your prayer!?
E...umm Mommy, I didn't pray for Jesus to help me find a butterfly costume...
me...you didn't, why not?
E...well, I wasn't sure He would answer...how would He answer?
(I could tell she was very unsure of how Jesus would audibly answer her....she was wondering for sure)
me...well, you have a butterfly costume, don't you? That is your answer, Jesus wanted you to have one, so He showed us where to find it.
E...but Mommy, I didn't pray for one!
(at this point, she is close to tears b/c she was concerned that she hadn't asked Jesus for help)
me...but mommy did, I prayed and asked Jesus to help us find your butterfly costume and Ian's cowboy costume
E...(as she wraps her arms around me!) THANK YOU MOMMY FOR PRAYING FOR MY COSTUME...I LOVE IT...
Later that night when she was going to bed, she thanked Jesus over and over for her costume...the whole idea was such a learning experience for her, she for a long time has had a good understanding for God and Jesus, but this reminded me that she is still only 4 and although she seems to understand the concept of God, she is still a literal child who wasn't exactly sure how Jesus was going to "answer" her prayer!...now I think she understand! :) The next day, someone asked her what she was going to be for Halloween, and she said, "a butterfly, and Jesus helped me find it!" LOL! I LOVED IT!
Thank you Jesus for your reminder to this Mommy that you care about the small stuff...even Halloween costumes....I love you!
I'll post pictures soon!
ANYWAY!...to my story
We started out the day on Wednesday going to Target and Old Navy, both of which had nothing we were pleased w/....FYI, Emma had her heart set on being a butterfly (which is what she plans to be when she grows up! LOL :) ) and Ian wanted to be a cowboy...both very determined! lol....SO our plans for the day included going to eat lunch w/ Alex, something we are doing on Wednesdays while he's in school, so the kids can see him, and then "visit" w/ some people in his office, which is code for my kids getting a bunch of candy..they LOVE "visiting" at daddy's work!lol, and the men there are worse than the ladies w/ the candy! haha! So after we left there we met up w/ Mimi and Granddaddy, who graciously went w/ us to Concord, no, I wasn't ready for that adventure on my own! lol...I started at Babiesrus b/c a week before they had RACKS of costumes!...not anymore...one little rack, nothing bigger than 6 months!...next Toysrus...again, NOTHING, but yucky stuff like witches and we weren't going there! :) So when we got back in the car from toysrus, Emma ask me, "mommy, what are we going to do?" She was so worried that there would be no costumes to be found! I told her to pray and ask Jesus to help us find a costume and if HE wanted her to be a butterfly, then HE would show us where to find it! This seemed to work for her, and I SO sent up a prayer asking Him for help, to at least help us find costumes that they would be excited about...I admit, I doubted we would find a butterfly and a cowboy! After dinner, we went to Childrens Place in Concord Mills....AND...believe it or not, we found a whole rack of cowboy outfit! I was SO excited, there wasn't a size 2/3, but they had 1 size 4 left and I knew I could make it work, not to mention he could wear it a whole lot longer to play in!...then as I was standing there, I looked up and on display there was...YES...a butterfly costume, now, it looked little, and I was afraid to hope, but we had the girl check the size...Emma had spotted it too by this time and was jumping up and down in excitement...it was 12-18 months...but...it looked big...would it fit??? She took it down for us to try on, I am reminding Emma that "it might not fit, don't get to excited yet" and we tried it on, right there in the middle of the store! IT FIT LIKE IT WAS MADE FOR HER! and it was pink and purple!....thank you Jesus for answering this mommy's prayer and caring about a little girls costume!
So after the purchases were made, we made a potty stop, and in the restroom, I asked Emma if she was excited...here is the conversation that followed!
me...Emma are you excited about your butterfly?
E...YES...I can't wait to show daddy!
me...Isn't it exciting that Jesus answered your prayer!?
E...umm Mommy, I didn't pray for Jesus to help me find a butterfly costume...
me...you didn't, why not?
E...well, I wasn't sure He would answer...how would He answer?
(I could tell she was very unsure of how Jesus would audibly answer her....she was wondering for sure)
me...well, you have a butterfly costume, don't you? That is your answer, Jesus wanted you to have one, so He showed us where to find it.
E...but Mommy, I didn't pray for one!
(at this point, she is close to tears b/c she was concerned that she hadn't asked Jesus for help)
me...but mommy did, I prayed and asked Jesus to help us find your butterfly costume and Ian's cowboy costume
E...(as she wraps her arms around me!) THANK YOU MOMMY FOR PRAYING FOR MY COSTUME...I LOVE IT...
Later that night when she was going to bed, she thanked Jesus over and over for her costume...the whole idea was such a learning experience for her, she for a long time has had a good understanding for God and Jesus, but this reminded me that she is still only 4 and although she seems to understand the concept of God, she is still a literal child who wasn't exactly sure how Jesus was going to "answer" her prayer!...now I think she understand! :) The next day, someone asked her what she was going to be for Halloween, and she said, "a butterfly, and Jesus helped me find it!" LOL! I LOVED IT!
Thank you Jesus for your reminder to this Mommy that you care about the small stuff...even Halloween costumes....I love you!
I'll post pictures soon!
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