I am now somewhere between 8 & 10 weeks pregnant and HOLY COW is this baby WIPING ME OUT! I know that it is common to be super tired in your first trimester...it is just strange for me as I didn't experience being THIS worn out with me first two pregnancies.
I am thinking it is a combination of things.....one of those things being the fact that I have a 2 year old and ALMOST 1 year old. The other being the fact that I have never been newly pregnant at this time of year and I think the heat is really adding to my sleepiness!
All of that to say.........I HAVE A WONDERFUL HUSBAND! And I want to take a second to brag about him a little bit : )
This week Chip has been AMAZING (not that he isn't ALWAYS amazing...he really is, but this week he has just had extra hard circumstances to work with and he's STILL being amazing). He has been letting me sleep in every morning....he gets up with the kids and makes them breakfast and plays with them. He lets me take naps..sometimes multiple a day! He doesn't complain AT ALL when he gets home from work and the house is a disaster....instead, he comes in and immediately starts cleaning up and asking about how my day went. He is being so understanding and such a servant and I am SO thankful that God gave me Chip as my partner in this journey of life!
Watching my husband serve me so willingly during this time has been such an encouragement and inspires ME to be more of a servant. I know that he isn't doing it for me...he is doing it for the Lord, and that makes it even sweeter.
I am praying that God gives me energy soon. Hopefully I will remember to be more thankful for the energy He gives me daily and stop taking it for granted....because it really isn't easy being a wife and mom when you just want to sleep all the time!
I am ESPECIALLY praying for some extra grace and energy for the next two days......and if you happen to read this maybe you can pray for me as well : ) Chip is participating in a golf tournament for our church tomorrow morning and he has to be there at 6am which means he'll be leaving around 5:30 or 5:45am. Then, right after the golf tournament he works from 3-11pm. SOOO....that means I am home with the kiddos all day. Normally this wouldn't be a big deal at all, but just pray that I have extra patience and extra energy to deal with my little ones : ) Sunday won't be much easier because Chip has to be at work at 6:30am. He will get home around 3pm and we have to be finished with dinner by 5:30 to leave for church at 6pm. So it will be another full day. I also have work to get done before Monday.......
SOOO......I know I will make it through it......maybe the kids will get to have a brain frying TV marathon this weekend....haha. I'll try not to use Woody and Buzz Lightyear as my babysitters TOO MUCH...but we'll do what we need to do!!
Thank you Lord...for my husband and his servant's heart.
Thank you Lord...for my sweet babies that you've allowed me to raise.
Thank you Lord...for the new little one you are growing inside me.
Thank you Lord...for the other COUNTLESS blessings you've poured upon me!
Friday, July 24, 2009
Monday, July 13, 2009
Big News and Birthday Time!
We're going for it.
Baby #3 is on the way.
3 children. Under 3 years old.
A challenge? Yes.
Exciting? For sure.
A blessing? Indeed!
I haven't been to the doctor yet, but we're thinking that our third little one will be joining the family sometime in February of 2010. We didn't "try" for the baby or "not try". We left it completely 100% in God's hands. And He blessed us. And we're thankful!
We told our families on the 4th of July. I made the kids t-shirts. Kenzie's said "I'm the big sister".
Ryken's said "I'm the little brother" on the front and "AND the BIG BROTHER" on the back.
Here's a cute shot of the kiddos swimming on the 4th of July at their great grandma and grandpa Brown's house:
I go to the doctor on August 5th. So I will be able to update more specifically then. But for now. I am somewhere between 6 & 8 weeks along and feel great. I get queasy in the mornings, but as soon as I eat something I feel much better. My super-sniffer pregnancy nose is back in full force...wonderful for changing those stinky diapers. And my belly is already getting quite bloaty and round in the evenings. I'm not sure that I am ready to be huge again so soon....but there's not much I can do about that.
So that's about it as far as baby news goes.
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Part 2 of this post = my 24th birthday
I turned 24 on July 9th. It was a great day : )
Ryken woke me up early. Really early. 5am to be exact. But it was ok. I needed to get some work done by 7:30 and it was a good thing he woke me up because it ended up taking me longer than I was thinking it would and I finished at about 7:15.
Chip let me go back to bed at 7:30 until he had to leave for work at 8:30. I was grateful for the extra rest! Chip worked from 9am-5pm that day. Kenzie and I watched TV and played while Ryken took his morning nap. When he woke up I packed the kids into the minivan and headed out into the EXTREME heat to get some free birthday food : ) First we went to Joes Real BBQ where Chip happened to be working the To-Go window. I got a quart of mac n cheese, a kid's sized bun, and a piece of lemon cake in place of my "birthday meal". So it was FREE : ) Then we headed across the street to Liberty Market. You get a $10 credit for your birthday there. I ordered the vegetarian pizza which is $9.50 and a water. So again. FREE : ) I fed the kids their mac n cheese and enjoyed my delicious pizza. We had enough leftovers for another meal....BONUS!! We shared the lemon cake and went on our way.
We got home at 1:30. Both kids fell asleep in the car. Both kids woke up as I transferred them inside. Both kids got completeley WOUND UP and would NOT go back to sleep. I think they FINALLY fell asleep about 2 hours later. It was an ordeal.
Chip got off work at 5. His mom came over to babysit at 5:15. We left at 5:30.
We got to go to dinner AND a movie! We usually do one or the other. So it was pretty special : ) We ate at Brio, a nice Italian restaurant. We had a gift card so we splurged and got things like appetizers and lemonade. I got way too full. I felt pretty miserable. But it sure tasted GREAT!
We went and saw The Proposal. It was a dissapointment. I had heard from a few people it was really good. And it wasn't bad. Just not that great. But it was still fun to sit with Chip and hold hands and be somewhat entertained for a couple extra hours with no kids.
We stopped on our way back to the car and took some pictures. Just goofy stuff. But it was fun. And it felt like a date.
We got home at around 10pm. Ryken was crying. He apparently woke up and missed his mom. Poor guy. And poor grandma. Not very fun trying to take care of a mad screaming boy. But I nursed him and he went back to sleep and that was that.
The next night Chip's parents and grandparents came over and brought Buster Bars from DQ. YUM. Chip's mom got me an H2O mop to steam clean the floors. She must notice how dirty they are every week when she babysits! (Just kidding...I know that isn't true and I was not offended by the gift AT ALL...I'm actually really excited about it!) I used it tonight and it worked really well. And when I am 8 1/2 months pregnant it will be REALLY NICE not to be down on my hands and knees scrubbing the floor!
Ryken had a little birthday surprise planned for me that night...he started taking steps...2-3 at a time...back and forth between everyone as we sat on the couches talking. It was fun for so many people to share in such an exciting accomplishment for him!
Last night we went to Red Robin for my free birthday burger. Chip and I split it and bought a kids meal for the kiddos to split. Then we headed to DQ with my birthday buy one get one free blizzard coupon. Yum!
So I think now that it is the 13th my birthday festivities have finally come to an end. It sure was a wonderful birthday though!
Baby #3 is on the way.
3 children. Under 3 years old.
A challenge? Yes.
Exciting? For sure.
A blessing? Indeed!
I haven't been to the doctor yet, but we're thinking that our third little one will be joining the family sometime in February of 2010. We didn't "try" for the baby or "not try". We left it completely 100% in God's hands. And He blessed us. And we're thankful!
We told our families on the 4th of July. I made the kids t-shirts. Kenzie's said "I'm the big sister".
Ryken's said "I'm the little brother" on the front and "AND the BIG BROTHER" on the back.
Here's a cute shot of the kiddos swimming on the 4th of July at their great grandma and grandpa Brown's house:
I go to the doctor on August 5th. So I will be able to update more specifically then. But for now. I am somewhere between 6 & 8 weeks along and feel great. I get queasy in the mornings, but as soon as I eat something I feel much better. My super-sniffer pregnancy nose is back in full force...wonderful for changing those stinky diapers. And my belly is already getting quite bloaty and round in the evenings. I'm not sure that I am ready to be huge again so soon....but there's not much I can do about that.
So that's about it as far as baby news goes.
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Part 2 of this post = my 24th birthday
I turned 24 on July 9th. It was a great day : )
Ryken woke me up early. Really early. 5am to be exact. But it was ok. I needed to get some work done by 7:30 and it was a good thing he woke me up because it ended up taking me longer than I was thinking it would and I finished at about 7:15.
Chip let me go back to bed at 7:30 until he had to leave for work at 8:30. I was grateful for the extra rest! Chip worked from 9am-5pm that day. Kenzie and I watched TV and played while Ryken took his morning nap. When he woke up I packed the kids into the minivan and headed out into the EXTREME heat to get some free birthday food : ) First we went to Joes Real BBQ where Chip happened to be working the To-Go window. I got a quart of mac n cheese, a kid's sized bun, and a piece of lemon cake in place of my "birthday meal". So it was FREE : ) Then we headed across the street to Liberty Market. You get a $10 credit for your birthday there. I ordered the vegetarian pizza which is $9.50 and a water. So again. FREE : ) I fed the kids their mac n cheese and enjoyed my delicious pizza. We had enough leftovers for another meal....BONUS!! We shared the lemon cake and went on our way.
We got home at 1:30. Both kids fell asleep in the car. Both kids woke up as I transferred them inside. Both kids got completeley WOUND UP and would NOT go back to sleep. I think they FINALLY fell asleep about 2 hours later. It was an ordeal.
Chip got off work at 5. His mom came over to babysit at 5:15. We left at 5:30.
We got to go to dinner AND a movie! We usually do one or the other. So it was pretty special : ) We ate at Brio, a nice Italian restaurant. We had a gift card so we splurged and got things like appetizers and lemonade. I got way too full. I felt pretty miserable. But it sure tasted GREAT!
We went and saw The Proposal. It was a dissapointment. I had heard from a few people it was really good. And it wasn't bad. Just not that great. But it was still fun to sit with Chip and hold hands and be somewhat entertained for a couple extra hours with no kids.
We stopped on our way back to the car and took some pictures. Just goofy stuff. But it was fun. And it felt like a date.
We got home at around 10pm. Ryken was crying. He apparently woke up and missed his mom. Poor guy. And poor grandma. Not very fun trying to take care of a mad screaming boy. But I nursed him and he went back to sleep and that was that.
The next night Chip's parents and grandparents came over and brought Buster Bars from DQ. YUM. Chip's mom got me an H2O mop to steam clean the floors. She must notice how dirty they are every week when she babysits! (Just kidding...I know that isn't true and I was not offended by the gift AT ALL...I'm actually really excited about it!) I used it tonight and it worked really well. And when I am 8 1/2 months pregnant it will be REALLY NICE not to be down on my hands and knees scrubbing the floor!
Ryken had a little birthday surprise planned for me that night...he started taking steps...2-3 at a time...back and forth between everyone as we sat on the couches talking. It was fun for so many people to share in such an exciting accomplishment for him!
Last night we went to Red Robin for my free birthday burger. Chip and I split it and bought a kids meal for the kiddos to split. Then we headed to DQ with my birthday buy one get one free blizzard coupon. Yum!
So I think now that it is the 13th my birthday festivities have finally come to an end. It sure was a wonderful birthday though!
Saturday, July 4, 2009
It's been WAY too long......
How does this happen? I can't believe how time flies by.
There were several things I was INTENDING to blog about as they happened....and somehow all of those events have come and gone and still no new posts. So this will be my sorry attempt to recap a little bit!
Our first big event since I last wrote was my little sister's wedding! It was such a great time. We spent a great week catching up with family and friends and meeting and enjoying many of Cassie & Zach's friends from Taylor. Cassie was a beautiful bride, and God really blessed the whole entire weekend. I can't believe she has already been married for over a month!!
At the beginning of June we decided to re-join our local YMCA and start working out again. The membership includes childcare, which is a HUGE plus for us! We've been able to go 2-3 times a week to workout since we joined and I've also enjoyed taking the kids swimming on a few occasions in the evenings.
The next note-worthy event was our 4 year anniversary on June 18th! An especially fun part of Cassie's wedding was the fact that it took place at the same place and time that we had our own wedding. Chip and I were able to stand together and walk down the aisle together, and it was such a fun reminder of our own "big day" 4 years ago. And as exciting and fun as a wedding and "new love" is, it is so much fun to know that it only gets better and that I am much more in love with Chip today than I was 4 years ago (and I loved him A LOT 4 years ago!) We just did "normal" things for our anniversary. We worked out and ate lunch and played with the kiddos and just had a regular day.
The following Sunday was Father's Day. We had a FULL DAY that day! We went to church in the morning, came home and made a VERY yummy lunch (almond halibut, vegetable rice pilaf, broccoli and a raspberry cake. MMMmmm!) Chip's dad and sister came over for lunch (his mom was in Ohio visiting his other sister) After the kids woke up from their nap we headed over to Chip's grandparents house to swim and have a bbq. Chip's aunt, uncle, and cousins were in town from Tucson and we had a great time catching up with them! We headed home that night and got the kiddos to bed.
About a week ago we got motivated to get this place organized! We did a few different things to accomplish this:
- We cleaned some of our junk out of Chip's parents garage
- We put up a new cabinet in our "dining area" above our chest freezer for more storage space.
- We bought a bunch of gray storage bins and I organized our closet so it is no longer looks like a huge heap of junk.
- We put shelves in the babies' closet.
I think those have been our main organizational accomplishments. It feels nice, though, to find places for things. It is constantly a struggle to keep things from piling up, especially when you're working with small amounts of space. God has blessed us with just about the maximum amount of "stuff" that our cozy home can comfortably hold! For that we are thankful but it can also be a challenge sometimes!
So that's that. Time to start a new post. Time to try to be consistent again. Starting fresh.....NOW!
There were several things I was INTENDING to blog about as they happened....and somehow all of those events have come and gone and still no new posts. So this will be my sorry attempt to recap a little bit!
Our first big event since I last wrote was my little sister's wedding! It was such a great time. We spent a great week catching up with family and friends and meeting and enjoying many of Cassie & Zach's friends from Taylor. Cassie was a beautiful bride, and God really blessed the whole entire weekend. I can't believe she has already been married for over a month!!
At the beginning of June we decided to re-join our local YMCA and start working out again. The membership includes childcare, which is a HUGE plus for us! We've been able to go 2-3 times a week to workout since we joined and I've also enjoyed taking the kids swimming on a few occasions in the evenings.
The next note-worthy event was our 4 year anniversary on June 18th! An especially fun part of Cassie's wedding was the fact that it took place at the same place and time that we had our own wedding. Chip and I were able to stand together and walk down the aisle together, and it was such a fun reminder of our own "big day" 4 years ago. And as exciting and fun as a wedding and "new love" is, it is so much fun to know that it only gets better and that I am much more in love with Chip today than I was 4 years ago (and I loved him A LOT 4 years ago!) We just did "normal" things for our anniversary. We worked out and ate lunch and played with the kiddos and just had a regular day.
The following Sunday was Father's Day. We had a FULL DAY that day! We went to church in the morning, came home and made a VERY yummy lunch (almond halibut, vegetable rice pilaf, broccoli and a raspberry cake. MMMmmm!) Chip's dad and sister came over for lunch (his mom was in Ohio visiting his other sister) After the kids woke up from their nap we headed over to Chip's grandparents house to swim and have a bbq. Chip's aunt, uncle, and cousins were in town from Tucson and we had a great time catching up with them! We headed home that night and got the kiddos to bed.
About a week ago we got motivated to get this place organized! We did a few different things to accomplish this:
- We cleaned some of our junk out of Chip's parents garage
- We put up a new cabinet in our "dining area" above our chest freezer for more storage space.
- We bought a bunch of gray storage bins and I organized our closet so it is no longer looks like a huge heap of junk.
- We put shelves in the babies' closet.
I think those have been our main organizational accomplishments. It feels nice, though, to find places for things. It is constantly a struggle to keep things from piling up, especially when you're working with small amounts of space. God has blessed us with just about the maximum amount of "stuff" that our cozy home can comfortably hold! For that we are thankful but it can also be a challenge sometimes!
So that's that. Time to start a new post. Time to try to be consistent again. Starting fresh.....NOW!
Friday, May 22, 2009
Blessed Days.
I am thankful to report that our little family is once again healthy and happy : ) Here are some of the highlights from our week:
*Last Friday, we got a second vehicle! Hurray! We got a '98 Honda Odyssey. We found it on Craigslist at about 3:30pm.....met with the people to test drive it at 4:15pm.......went to the bank and got the money and met to transfer the title a little bit after 5pm. We got a GREAT deal on it and I am so happy to have more space in my vehicle...and even more excited just to HAVE ANY vehicle again! Kenzie loves the "van" and is always super excited to ride in it. We had the engine looked at, and it has been taken care of and is in good condition...plus it just had a new transmission put in 2 months ago! God blessed us SO much and I am thankful for the luxury of having two cars again : )
*Saturday was a fun day! Kenzie seemed to be feeling better. My mother-in-law babysat and I was able to go and celebrate the upcoming arrival of a new little boy! My wonderful friend Melissa is 8 months pregnant with her 2nd. Her little girl, Sydney, gets along great with Kenzie and we're both excited that she is having a little boy who can be friends with Ryken! Her friend Lisa threw a beautiful shower for her and I had a great time just being out and getting a little bit of a break. That afternoon when I got home, we had some visitors : ) Our friends' parents were in town and they came over to catch up with us and see the kids. They were actually Kenzie's VERY FIRST babysitters when she was 2 weeks old! We get to see them about twice a year and it is always fun to see them! After they left, I loaded the kids in the car and we went to see daddy at work. I didn't have any plans for dinner and it was a nice day. We got to Joe's Real BBQ and the line was out the door! So....I called in our order for carry out and we went across the street and played in the water at the splash pad at the Watertower Park while we waited for our food. We went back over to Joe's and picked up our order and ate it out at a picnic table while Kenzie's clothes dried out!
*Sunday and Monday our poor little Kenzie got sick...AGAIN! This time she had a high fever (around 103) for both days. Chip and I took turns going to church on Sunday and staying home with her. Monday I went and did the title and registration on the van. It was probably the BEST MVD experience I have ever had. We had printed off the paperwork and filled it out ahead of time. I walked in and got my number and had barely sat down when my number was called. It was quick and painless : ) Hurray!
*Later on Monday, when Kenzie's fever had broken and she seemed to be feeling up for it, we made a trip to Costco to get gas in the van and a few other purchases. We got some yummy strawberries and raspberries and a GINOURMOUS bag of spinach.
*Tuesday morning we took the van to be looked at....then we took Ryken to his 9 month well baby check up. He was 18lbs 15oz (25th percentile) and 27.5 in (24th percentile). He got one shot, but did great. He is a healthy, happy baby boy....I can't believe he is almost 10 months old already!! Kenzie was feeling much better by Tuesday (FINALLY!) and she had a great time playing on the slides at the doctor's office while I was getting Ryken all checked out.
*Wednesday we met a lady to sell her a cold seat. Then we picked up Chip's mom and we all went down to Joe's Farm Grill for an early lunch. It was DE-LISH! The day was GORGEOUS! It was overcast with occasional light sprinkles. Nice and cool. Wednesday night we had small group and it was great seeing some good friends and having a wonderful encouraging time of fellowship.
*Thursday we went to the zoo in the morning...it was another BEAUTIFUL day and the kids had a great time playing in the water caves and at the splash pad and seeing a few animals too. We got home and Kenzie was dead asleep. We decided to put her in her bed and the rest of us ate lunch. She slept for a couple hours and then woke up and ate lunch while Ryken took a nap. When he woke up, we went to pick up our car (which we had dropped off earlier to get new tires) and the went over to Chip's parents house. It was windy and Chip wanted to try out his kite. It kinda flew...but not very well. We decided to take advantage of Buffalo Wild Wing's special on boneless wings on Thursday nights and picked up food to eat with Chip's mom and dad. We spent the evening with them, and left around 8pm. The kids had a great time seeing Grano Lulu and Papa B.
*Today, I got to go see a brand new baby : ) Our friends had their third baby early this morning (like 3am) and I got to go to the hospital and meet him! Both mom and baby were doing well...a little sore and banged up.....but nothing TOO horrible. He was a cute little guy! I came home and Chip had already fed the kids lunch...nice! We put the kids down for a nap around 1:45 and Chip left for work at 2:30. I decided to try to get a couple minutes of sleep before Ryken woke up.....and I woke up 2 hours later and the kids were still sleeping! YAY FOR AMAZING NAPS! Kenzie didn't end up waking up until after 5:30!! We went outside to play and ended up staying outside for over 2 hours! The neighbor kids came out and played with Kenzie and we just enjoyed the amazing cool weather, something that we know will be rare for the next few months.
So that was our week. So many amazing blessings!
And now....we're gearing up for my little sister Cassie to be married...just ONE WEEK from tomorrow! Woohoo : )
*Last Friday, we got a second vehicle! Hurray! We got a '98 Honda Odyssey. We found it on Craigslist at about 3:30pm.....met with the people to test drive it at 4:15pm.......went to the bank and got the money and met to transfer the title a little bit after 5pm. We got a GREAT deal on it and I am so happy to have more space in my vehicle...and even more excited just to HAVE ANY vehicle again! Kenzie loves the "van" and is always super excited to ride in it. We had the engine looked at, and it has been taken care of and is in good condition...plus it just had a new transmission put in 2 months ago! God blessed us SO much and I am thankful for the luxury of having two cars again : )
*Saturday was a fun day! Kenzie seemed to be feeling better. My mother-in-law babysat and I was able to go and celebrate the upcoming arrival of a new little boy! My wonderful friend Melissa is 8 months pregnant with her 2nd. Her little girl, Sydney, gets along great with Kenzie and we're both excited that she is having a little boy who can be friends with Ryken! Her friend Lisa threw a beautiful shower for her and I had a great time just being out and getting a little bit of a break. That afternoon when I got home, we had some visitors : ) Our friends' parents were in town and they came over to catch up with us and see the kids. They were actually Kenzie's VERY FIRST babysitters when she was 2 weeks old! We get to see them about twice a year and it is always fun to see them! After they left, I loaded the kids in the car and we went to see daddy at work. I didn't have any plans for dinner and it was a nice day. We got to Joe's Real BBQ and the line was out the door! So....I called in our order for carry out and we went across the street and played in the water at the splash pad at the Watertower Park while we waited for our food. We went back over to Joe's and picked up our order and ate it out at a picnic table while Kenzie's clothes dried out!
*Sunday and Monday our poor little Kenzie got sick...AGAIN! This time she had a high fever (around 103) for both days. Chip and I took turns going to church on Sunday and staying home with her. Monday I went and did the title and registration on the van. It was probably the BEST MVD experience I have ever had. We had printed off the paperwork and filled it out ahead of time. I walked in and got my number and had barely sat down when my number was called. It was quick and painless : ) Hurray!
*Later on Monday, when Kenzie's fever had broken and she seemed to be feeling up for it, we made a trip to Costco to get gas in the van and a few other purchases. We got some yummy strawberries and raspberries and a GINOURMOUS bag of spinach.
*Tuesday morning we took the van to be looked at....then we took Ryken to his 9 month well baby check up. He was 18lbs 15oz (25th percentile) and 27.5 in (24th percentile). He got one shot, but did great. He is a healthy, happy baby boy....I can't believe he is almost 10 months old already!! Kenzie was feeling much better by Tuesday (FINALLY!) and she had a great time playing on the slides at the doctor's office while I was getting Ryken all checked out.
*Wednesday we met a lady to sell her a cold seat. Then we picked up Chip's mom and we all went down to Joe's Farm Grill for an early lunch. It was DE-LISH! The day was GORGEOUS! It was overcast with occasional light sprinkles. Nice and cool. Wednesday night we had small group and it was great seeing some good friends and having a wonderful encouraging time of fellowship.
*Thursday we went to the zoo in the morning...it was another BEAUTIFUL day and the kids had a great time playing in the water caves and at the splash pad and seeing a few animals too. We got home and Kenzie was dead asleep. We decided to put her in her bed and the rest of us ate lunch. She slept for a couple hours and then woke up and ate lunch while Ryken took a nap. When he woke up, we went to pick up our car (which we had dropped off earlier to get new tires) and the went over to Chip's parents house. It was windy and Chip wanted to try out his kite. It kinda flew...but not very well. We decided to take advantage of Buffalo Wild Wing's special on boneless wings on Thursday nights and picked up food to eat with Chip's mom and dad. We spent the evening with them, and left around 8pm. The kids had a great time seeing Grano Lulu and Papa B.
*Today, I got to go see a brand new baby : ) Our friends had their third baby early this morning (like 3am) and I got to go to the hospital and meet him! Both mom and baby were doing well...a little sore and banged up.....but nothing TOO horrible. He was a cute little guy! I came home and Chip had already fed the kids lunch...nice! We put the kids down for a nap around 1:45 and Chip left for work at 2:30. I decided to try to get a couple minutes of sleep before Ryken woke up.....and I woke up 2 hours later and the kids were still sleeping! YAY FOR AMAZING NAPS! Kenzie didn't end up waking up until after 5:30!! We went outside to play and ended up staying outside for over 2 hours! The neighbor kids came out and played with Kenzie and we just enjoyed the amazing cool weather, something that we know will be rare for the next few months.
So that was our week. So many amazing blessings!
And now....we're gearing up for my little sister Cassie to be married...just ONE WEEK from tomorrow! Woohoo : )
Thursday, May 14, 2009
Go away, sickie bugs!
So....the past few days Kenzie has been eating abnormally....or really, just hardly eating at all. I wasn't quite sure if she was coming down with something, or if she was just going through a 2-year-old eating phase....but now I know. She definitely had a tummy bug. Not only did she wake up crying at 2:30am and proceed to puke as I lifted her out of her crib, but I now also know she felt gross because I do.
I was hoping that when I woke up this morning feeling a little funny that it was just in my head. I told myself that I'd eat some breakfast and feel better. But nothing really sounded that great. So I just waited. I finally ate a little bit of lasagna and a bowl of Golden Grahams for lunch. That definitely did NOT help. But I was still ok. But now...at 6:28pm things are just getting worse instead of better. I still haven't had any of the *worst* flu symptoms. YAY! But my stomach hurts so bad and nothing sounds good at all. I have also developed an achy body, particularly my legs, in the past hour.
Kenzie, however, seems to be feeling much better. After her afternoon nap, she munched on some cereal and ate a bowl of applesauce a little bit ago. Poor Ryken....he is the one suffering the most. I have SUCH a hard time even stepping foot in the kitchen when I feel this gross. I DID feed him. It just wasn't very much fun for either of us : )
Right now, my house is a disaster area. There is music on. The TV is on some boring PBS news show. Ryken is crawling around, discontent with life and wishing he could somehow get into more than he already does. I just found Kenzie running around with no diaper on. Yeah...not in the mood for THAT right now. As I type this, she is using a measuring cup to transfer cereal from her puke bowl (which she never used) to her toy microwave. And I just don't have the energy to stop any of it. I am counting down the hours until Chip gets home. Current countdown.....4 hours 23 mins...give or take.
And yet, in the midst of all of this, God was so gracious to bring to mind so many others who are in SUCH worse circumstances. As I was lamenting being a "sick mom" (which is one of the worst and hardest things ever, in my opinion) my wonderful Father turned my mind to all of the moms who are chronically sick. All of those strong women who live with MUCH MORE challenging physical conditions on daily basis while trying to love, serve, and raise their families...and some of these women have no end in sight. And so, in my mind I turned my solo pity-party into a time of prayer......asking of God to be with those sick moms......the moms who are fighting cancer....or lupus....or MS....or any other multitude of chronic illnesses. Asking that He would give them peace. Asking that He would give them strength. Asking that He would give them grace in the area of their children's obedience...and that they'd have overwhelming, unexplainable patience as they deal with their little ones.
And while my physical condition is defintely no better than it was an hour ago (and possibly even worse), I feel better. I have a thankful heart. And I have the comfort of the hand of my Father.
I was hoping that when I woke up this morning feeling a little funny that it was just in my head. I told myself that I'd eat some breakfast and feel better. But nothing really sounded that great. So I just waited. I finally ate a little bit of lasagna and a bowl of Golden Grahams for lunch. That definitely did NOT help. But I was still ok. But now...at 6:28pm things are just getting worse instead of better. I still haven't had any of the *worst* flu symptoms. YAY! But my stomach hurts so bad and nothing sounds good at all. I have also developed an achy body, particularly my legs, in the past hour.
Kenzie, however, seems to be feeling much better. After her afternoon nap, she munched on some cereal and ate a bowl of applesauce a little bit ago. Poor Ryken....he is the one suffering the most. I have SUCH a hard time even stepping foot in the kitchen when I feel this gross. I DID feed him. It just wasn't very much fun for either of us : )
Right now, my house is a disaster area. There is music on. The TV is on some boring PBS news show. Ryken is crawling around, discontent with life and wishing he could somehow get into more than he already does. I just found Kenzie running around with no diaper on. Yeah...not in the mood for THAT right now. As I type this, she is using a measuring cup to transfer cereal from her puke bowl (which she never used) to her toy microwave. And I just don't have the energy to stop any of it. I am counting down the hours until Chip gets home. Current countdown.....4 hours 23 mins...give or take.
And yet, in the midst of all of this, God was so gracious to bring to mind so many others who are in SUCH worse circumstances. As I was lamenting being a "sick mom" (which is one of the worst and hardest things ever, in my opinion) my wonderful Father turned my mind to all of the moms who are chronically sick. All of those strong women who live with MUCH MORE challenging physical conditions on daily basis while trying to love, serve, and raise their families...and some of these women have no end in sight. And so, in my mind I turned my solo pity-party into a time of prayer......asking of God to be with those sick moms......the moms who are fighting cancer....or lupus....or MS....or any other multitude of chronic illnesses. Asking that He would give them peace. Asking that He would give them strength. Asking that He would give them grace in the area of their children's obedience...and that they'd have overwhelming, unexplainable patience as they deal with their little ones.
And while my physical condition is defintely no better than it was an hour ago (and possibly even worse), I feel better. I have a thankful heart. And I have the comfort of the hand of my Father.
Friday, May 8, 2009
Another Giveaway....
Ok...So I know I need to do a REAL update soon and not just keep blogging about giveaways...but these are some REALLY GOOD ONES and I want everyone to have a chance at them : )
I just ran across this Mother's Day Giveaway Extravaganza on Metropolitan Mama's blog.....and you could win.....you ready for this......a LAPTOP and CARRYING CASE! And it's an AMAZING one too : ) So...go check it out. All you have to do is look over the post and then comment about it! She is giving 7 other ways to earn bonus entries too! So take a few minutes and check out her blog....and maybe, if you take time to enter, you'll be the lucky winner of a new laptop. (Or maybe I will be the lucky winner..that'd be pretty great too!)
I just ran across this Mother's Day Giveaway Extravaganza on Metropolitan Mama's blog.....and you could win.....you ready for this......a LAPTOP and CARRYING CASE! And it's an AMAZING one too : ) So...go check it out. All you have to do is look over the post and then comment about it! She is giving 7 other ways to earn bonus entries too! So take a few minutes and check out her blog....and maybe, if you take time to enter, you'll be the lucky winner of a new laptop. (Or maybe I will be the lucky winner..that'd be pretty great too!)
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Summer Fun Give-away at Kiki's Korner!!
Well....it is pushing the 100 degree mark and swimming season is OFFICIALLY here! I've always HATED trying to find a good bathing suit...one that isn't hundreds of dollars....one that is cute...one that is modest...it almost seems impossible. I almost always have to "settle" on a bathing suit. Usually modesty and price tie as my top two priorities...and the cuteness factor gets left out.
But my friend Kiki just reviewed some ADORABLE....MODEST....NOT-TO-PRICEY suits on her blog! The best part is...she is GIVING ONE AWAY : )
Go visit Kiki's blog at the link above for the details of the giveaway....you seriously NEED to check out the Lime Ricki website! Even if you don't win the giveaway, Lime Ricki is giving a 10% off discount to Kiki's readers with the coupon code 10KIKI at checkout.
But my friend Kiki just reviewed some ADORABLE....MODEST....NOT-TO-PRICEY suits on her blog! The best part is...she is GIVING ONE AWAY : )
Go visit Kiki's blog at the link above for the details of the giveaway....you seriously NEED to check out the Lime Ricki website! Even if you don't win the giveaway, Lime Ricki is giving a 10% off discount to Kiki's readers with the coupon code 10KIKI at checkout.
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