BLESSED!

As you can tell by the above picture, I did have the baby! lol! THREE months ago! All I can say, is wow, life has hit an all time high speed for us! :) Isaac made his entrance on May 25th after 3 hrs of labor, and I don't think things have slowed down since that moment! Being a mommy of 4 under 6 has proven to be my greatest challenge of life yet, yet SO rewarding all at the same time! It has taken 3 months to feel like I am finding the "swing" of things, in that process I have been stretched and pulled ALOT, but I know that is all part of the process called life, and I embrace the things my Jesus is teaching me...oh so much! Isaac has been a hard baby, w/ reflux and colic...lol, I just love that term...we don't really know why, but he just wants to cry alot!...hmm, I can tell you why, he is hurting, he is throwing up in his mouth and it BURNS! Poor guy, he really is a trooper! So here is a quick recap of our super duper fast summer! Isaac arrived at 7lbs and 14oz on May 25th, by the first of June we put our house on the market, we celebrated our 8th anniversary, Alex's 29th birthday, Emma's 6th birthday, and are now nearing Eli's 2 birthday! We have visited the ER for a concussion...yep, that would be for Eli, and seeing the pediatrician more times that I can count....mostly for well visits...but still YUCK! We started school the first of August, w/ Emma in 1st grade and Ian in an T-K program, we are LOVING school as always, and very quickly I gave up on a schedule and realized my kiddos are learning SO much and the stress of "finishing on time" each day was impossible w/ 2 babies too! We are well, into our school year and look forward to school each day! How exciting it is to see them learn! I love that as part of school I am teaching them to love each other and to be proud of each other and their accomplishments, that it's not a race or competition over who knows more! I love that I can teach them about Jesus as part of their school day, and that they think that is SO normal, and at this point in their life they don't know the difference! I love their INNOCENCE....and that they are allowed to stay that way! Ian loves being in school with Emma and it so fun to see him learn about learning, I'm not interested in starting him early, but he SO wants to learn I had to find something for him to do, I am amazed at how he is soaking it up and FLYING through his work...I am not pushing it, but he wants it SO bad, I pray that will last through his whole life!...what an awesome quaility, to want to learn with such a desire!

Emma never stops amazing me, she is by far (in my opinion) the best big sister any kid could want! She has such a tender heart, and a love for her brothers like you just don't find often!...I heard her tell her brother the other day that when she goes up she wants to be a mommy! (a girl after my heart for sure!) She offers praise and encouragement up so easily, she wants the best for others and wants them to do right! She has the purest heart, I am so blessed to have her as my girl!

Eli, well....just typing his name puts a smile on my face! He is unlike anything I have ever met! He is my stinker, he is SO fun-loving and SO CUTE you could eat him! Laid-back and high-strung all at once! He bubbles over adventure and busy! He has been my slow talker, but is so super-duper smart(trust me, he has us all looking like fools! ) He loves his sister, has always been a daddy's boy, but still let's mommy cuddle him in the early mornings when he get's up! I eat him up daily! He loves Isaac and calls him "bAby" but won't say Isaac if you ask!..wants to "play" w/ him....oh, and he won't say many words in English if you ask him too...but if it's Spanish, he will repeat whatever it is! HA! CRAZY KID! He is too fun!

Isaac, well, he came from the same pot for sure!...he looks like a mini of the rest! :) His smile looks like it could jump right off his face! He is a BIG boy, weighing 15 lbs at 3 months, he is breaking my mold of little babies! He is sleeping through the night and eats well....to say the least! :) His reflux is improving and he is settling in well! It's hard to believe he is already so big! He loves to have attention, which in this house, he is not lacking! He wants his bed when it's time to sleep, and doesn't like to be rocked (thankgoodness!) He is the absolute perfect addition to our family! I am SO glad that God chose him for us! and that I am not in control of what is best for our family, otherwise we would have missed out on little man, and I can't imagine how we would of lived w/o him here!

Alex, is the best in the world, the perfect fit for me! He has taught me so much, about me, life...about everything! He is doing wonderful, loves work, and loving coming home to us! What else can I say.....I AM BLESSED!

I was finishing my post and thought I should come back and put a thought in here about mom...She is amazing, and that really is enough said....but so I don't make light of her situation....she is grieving, and it's hard, I can't imagine...I haven't been there...she does her best, which like I said to me is amazing...amazing to watch! When you have walked through grief as she had already, you know what to expect the 2nd time, but that in a way makes it harder, she doesn't want to have to do it again, yet she knows she must...their is no escape. It has been super hard to watch her struggle through, I don't know how she has done it....but I know she would say..."I am doing it w/ my God, one day at the time" not everyday is good, but not everyday is horrible either! Keep praying for her!


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