I went in to wake Aphia up from her nap today and she was quite like her mommy, NOT wanting to be roused at all. I rubbed her back, stroked her hair, slowly pulled the covers off, for a good 10 minutes before one eye opened to the slightest sliver. Once she was awake, I sat there while she was still lying there, we began to chat. As we were talking, she said, "Just a minute," and proceeded to stick her little pointer finger way up into her nostril. She dug around in there for many seconds. How can something so gross, when done by a small child be so cute? I just had to laugh! We talked a little more before I heard, "Just a minute," and she did the same thing, while extremely focused, in the other nostril.
Yesterday the wee babe had some of the same antics while at our MOPS leadership meeting. There were sounds- loud, loud sounds emitted from his rear end, that if done by anyone else would turn their face to the darkest shade purple I can imagine. But because it was done by a 4 week old baby, there was laughter, oooh's and aaww's from the room.
I'm glad that there's such innocence in childhood. It makes for laughter and helps me to remember to keep it light.
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Thursday, November 12, 2009
We've been up to...
LOTS OF GOOD!
We're adjusting just swimmingly to being a family of 5. I love it!
Here are some pictures of what we've been up to for the past two weeks or so.
Here's a picture that I took on November 1st. I did the same thing with Jonah and Aphia each month, to see their growth in the first year of Aphia's life. So each month I'll do this picture to see how the kids grow in comparison to one another.
Jonah was reading his Bible and asked if he could read to Isaiah. Since Jonah doesn't show a whole lot of interest in Isaiah, we were all over that.
Aphia is a little Mommy! Mimicking her own Mommy! Ha!
Is he not the best lookin' little man you ever laid eyes on?!
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Sleepy
I've been feeling great! Full of life, energy, completion, and all out goodness! But today I'm sleepy. Last night I went to bed with the promise of a nap the next day. I woke up at 1:30 am with the promise of a nap in 12 hours. I woke up at 7:00 am with the promise of a nap in 6 1/2 hours. And now at 12:30 pm, a beautiful nap looms on the horizon. Just one hour to go. Two kids to get down for naps, one to get up and feed, play with and put back down and then I'm DOWN. Ahhh, blessed nap, how I love you. Don't get me wrong, I'm not complaining of lack of sleep, because my blessed babe does give me a good 5 hours in a row at night and I'm loving that. But I'm an 8 hour kind of girl.
My body's tired. My mind is tired. I hope my kids are tired. Because nappy time, here I come.
(I'll post more pictures later, when I upload them)
My body's tired. My mind is tired. I hope my kids are tired. Because nappy time, here I come.
(I'll post more pictures later, when I upload them)
Sunday, November 1, 2009
Isaiah John
Isaiah John made his way into the world on Wednesday October 28, 2009
at 8:31 p.m.
7 lb. 1.7 oz, 20 inches long
Today my heart is full of joy and jubilation. I am on the complete opposite end of the spectrum where post-partum depression might be an issue. I'm attuned to this issue as my mom struggled with it in a severe way after the birth of my brother. But as for me today, I'm on cloud nine! Aside from the wonderful things like, amazing friends and family visiting and loving on us, I just stand in awe of the blessings that God has given us. I feel such a peace and completion with our family of 5. This is us. We have arrived. It's an overwhelming feeling of excitement and joy, and an uncontainable contentment that I can barely describe. Whatever it is, I'm loving it, and I'll take it!
Praying that from here on out, the Lord will continue in filling me with this feeling.
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
On The Verge
We are ON THE VERGE of having a brand spankin' new baby!!
I went into the clinic today to check my BP and have an NST (non-stress test). I'd been having contractions on and off since Monday. They woke me up at 2:30 this morning, being every 4-5 minutes and pretty strong. When I'd get up and walk around they would subside... BUT then my blood pressure would go up. So I'd either have high BP or contractions. I was a little frustrated with that. The doctor came in today AS I was having a contraction, all hot and flush, and we talked it through and decided that Bebe will come tonight!!
She sent me home to get my things in order and I'm going back to the hospital at 6:00 p.m. to get prepped and be ready for an 8:00 p.m. c-section!
This is going to be a LOOOONG couple of hours.
This is my last few hours as a mother of 2. I'll be entering a whole new club this evening! The "I have more kids than I have hands" club. The "There are more kids than parents in this family" club. The "I'm going a little insane" club. The "Wow, look what the Lord has blessed us with" club. It's going to be good. It's going to be rough. It's going to be exciting. It's going to be crazy. It's going to be a blessing and I'm ready for it all. Here we go!
I went into the clinic today to check my BP and have an NST (non-stress test). I'd been having contractions on and off since Monday. They woke me up at 2:30 this morning, being every 4-5 minutes and pretty strong. When I'd get up and walk around they would subside... BUT then my blood pressure would go up. So I'd either have high BP or contractions. I was a little frustrated with that. The doctor came in today AS I was having a contraction, all hot and flush, and we talked it through and decided that Bebe will come tonight!!
She sent me home to get my things in order and I'm going back to the hospital at 6:00 p.m. to get prepped and be ready for an 8:00 p.m. c-section!
This is going to be a LOOOONG couple of hours.
This is my last few hours as a mother of 2. I'll be entering a whole new club this evening! The "I have more kids than I have hands" club. The "There are more kids than parents in this family" club. The "I'm going a little insane" club. The "Wow, look what the Lord has blessed us with" club. It's going to be good. It's going to be rough. It's going to be exciting. It's going to be crazy. It's going to be a blessing and I'm ready for it all. Here we go!
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Thanks Sheriff
A couple weeks ago, I was taking Jonah to school and we got stuck behind a garbage truck and another car. After the garbage truck made 3 or 4 stops, I quickly realized that the car right behind him was not going to pass him. Granted he couldn't at first because we were actually stuck in the round-about, but then it was clear sailing around the truck, despite the double yellow line that lasted for several more houses.
Hmm. Dilemma. If I stayed behind the two vehicles I would most certainly be late, dropping Jonah off to school. So I looked up the hill to make sure no other cars were coming and, yes, despite the double yellow line, I zoomed around the garbage truck and other car so I could keep going.
Within milliseconds I heard a *GASP* from the back seat. "Mom! You can't cross over a double yellow line!!" "I know Jonah, but the garbage truck was going to be making many more stops and if we waited we'd be late for school." "But Mom, that was illegal! You can't cross those lines!" "Yes, Jonah, I know, but if I..." "You could go to jail!!!" "You're right, I will not do that again." I hang my head in shame as my 4 year old keeps my driving in check, not to mention that he knows traffic laws like these!! What four year old does that?! "I'm sorry Jonah, that was wrong and I shouldn't have done that." "Nope you shouldn't and if I was a police officer, I'd take you to jail, even though you're my mom."
Thanks Sheriff, I appreciate your love for the law.
Hmm. Dilemma. If I stayed behind the two vehicles I would most certainly be late, dropping Jonah off to school. So I looked up the hill to make sure no other cars were coming and, yes, despite the double yellow line, I zoomed around the garbage truck and other car so I could keep going.
Within milliseconds I heard a *GASP* from the back seat. "Mom! You can't cross over a double yellow line!!" "I know Jonah, but the garbage truck was going to be making many more stops and if we waited we'd be late for school." "But Mom, that was illegal! You can't cross those lines!" "Yes, Jonah, I know, but if I..." "You could go to jail!!!" "You're right, I will not do that again." I hang my head in shame as my 4 year old keeps my driving in check, not to mention that he knows traffic laws like these!! What four year old does that?! "I'm sorry Jonah, that was wrong and I shouldn't have done that." "Nope you shouldn't and if I was a police officer, I'd take you to jail, even though you're my mom."
Thanks Sheriff, I appreciate your love for the law.
Sunday, October 18, 2009
Not Me! Monday!
I have a couple good "Not Me's" for this week. Oh and a really gross one, but I'll put it at the bottom so that if you're not up for it, you can read through the others without having to read it. But I'm betting you'll have to, because now I've peaked your curiosity :)
My bloggy friend MckMama started the "Not Me! Monday" post and I love to post about things that "did not" happen to me too! It's therapeutic to say the least. Here's the link to her blog if you want to check it out.
Upward and onward to the things that I "did not" do this past week:
Last Monday, when I picked up Jonah from pre-school, with the freakishly big scarecrow that he made, I did not put it in the front seat and forget about it there. I also did not forget that Aphia had turned the light on above her seat, so that a faint, faint light would slightly illuminate the van for the rest of the day. I would never do those things so that when Jeremiah went out into the garage late, late that night to let the dog out, it would scare the BeJebeez out of him, thinking that there was some kid in the front seat of our van!! And Jeremiah would certainly never say to me when he came back in from said adventure, "It scared the crap out of me so much, I thought my stomach was going to fall out of my butt!"
Since having been on bedrest, I try to keep both my cell phone and home phone, near me most of the time. So when I went to the doctor for an appointment on Wednesday I did not instinctively put both cell phone and home phone in my purse and bring them along with me. Since I did not bring my home phone with me, I would never have to look in my purse, see it there and feel like a total brainless dork.
This week, we have been truly blessed as I've been on bedrest, with family and friends watching our kiddos (and many other blessings besides!). However, this did not come in handy when I did not have to sing the "stranded" song while on the toilet (the one you sing so someone will bring you toilet paper since there is none on the roll). Doh.
And now for the ultra gross, ultra pregnant, ultra lazy NOT ME item you've all been waiting for... drum roll please....ddddddddddddd.... (that's my drum roll)...
Last Sunday, before I was put on bedrest and was told not to move, I was telling Jeremiah how difficult it can be to move, to do simple things, etc. He was kind of staring at me, not really understanding. But oh, don't worry, I helped him to understand in that very moment. I had just eaten an apple a bit earlier, and in the moment we were talking I did not burp up a big chunk of that apple, chew it again and swallow it back down because it was simply much easier than getting up to spit it out. That would be so gross and disgusting and no one of any civility would ever do that. If that ever did happen, I'm sure Jeremiah would simply look at me with raised eyebrows and say, "Gross. If that was easier than getting up, I get it now."
That's all for now!
My bloggy friend MckMama started the "Not Me! Monday" post and I love to post about things that "did not" happen to me too! It's therapeutic to say the least. Here's the link to her blog if you want to check it out.
Upward and onward to the things that I "did not" do this past week:
Last Monday, when I picked up Jonah from pre-school, with the freakishly big scarecrow that he made, I did not put it in the front seat and forget about it there. I also did not forget that Aphia had turned the light on above her seat, so that a faint, faint light would slightly illuminate the van for the rest of the day. I would never do those things so that when Jeremiah went out into the garage late, late that night to let the dog out, it would scare the BeJebeez out of him, thinking that there was some kid in the front seat of our van!! And Jeremiah would certainly never say to me when he came back in from said adventure, "It scared the crap out of me so much, I thought my stomach was going to fall out of my butt!"
Since having been on bedrest, I try to keep both my cell phone and home phone, near me most of the time. So when I went to the doctor for an appointment on Wednesday I did not instinctively put both cell phone and home phone in my purse and bring them along with me. Since I did not bring my home phone with me, I would never have to look in my purse, see it there and feel like a total brainless dork.
This week, we have been truly blessed as I've been on bedrest, with family and friends watching our kiddos (and many other blessings besides!). However, this did not come in handy when I did not have to sing the "stranded" song while on the toilet (the one you sing so someone will bring you toilet paper since there is none on the roll). Doh.
And now for the ultra gross, ultra pregnant, ultra lazy NOT ME item you've all been waiting for... drum roll please....ddddddddddddd.... (that's my drum roll)...
Last Sunday, before I was put on bedrest and was told not to move, I was telling Jeremiah how difficult it can be to move, to do simple things, etc. He was kind of staring at me, not really understanding. But oh, don't worry, I helped him to understand in that very moment. I had just eaten an apple a bit earlier, and in the moment we were talking I did not burp up a big chunk of that apple, chew it again and swallow it back down because it was simply much easier than getting up to spit it out. That would be so gross and disgusting and no one of any civility would ever do that. If that ever did happen, I'm sure Jeremiah would simply look at me with raised eyebrows and say, "Gross. If that was easier than getting up, I get it now."
That's all for now!
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