Lord, teach me to be patient - with life, with people, and with myself. I sometimes try to hurry things along too much, and I push for answers before the time is right. Teach me to trust Your sense of timing rather than my own and to surrender my will to Your greater and wiser plan. Help me let life unfold slowly, like the small rosebud whose petals unravel bit by bit, and remind me that in hurrying the bloom along, I destroy the bud and much of the beauty therein.
Instead, let me wait for all to unfold in its own time. Each moment and state of growth contains a loveliness. Teach me to slow down enough to appreciate life and all it holds. Amen.
Prayer Source: Unknown.
Clay is back from a week with the Navy. I have NO.IDEA. how real Navy wives do it. He arrived home about 1p yesterday & we had a great afternoon with the kids. Then they went to bed & the reality of buying a home, selling a home & having a baby set in. The sheer volume of paperwork, printing, signing, scanning & emailing with the buying & selling process is ridiculous. We need some patience with one another.
And now I'm here at my favorite office (Starbucks) and there are two lil boys SCREAMING...I can hear them through my headphones. And I need some patience.
I'm off to the OB...where I'm sure I'll need even more patience to get through the wait to see a glimpse our sweet lil baby pea.
And then I'll go home, where the kids will be clingy cause I've been away for a few hours. And I'll need patience.
Then I'll probably start to feel sick, cause that is how my afternoons roll these days. At least the morning & night are getting easier. The laundry will be waiting, and the staging & packing can't wait much longer.
Patience. Please grant me patience & perseverance today. I am blessed and I know it. Help me to keep things in perspective.
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Monday, April 25, 2011
easter in photos
the dying of eggs...
goodies from the easter bunny...
yum, yum!
he's hugging the peeps. it took him about 10 minutes to figure out they were food.
"how did the easter bunny know i wanted strawberry?!?!?!"
goodies from the easter bunny...
yum, yum!
he's hugging the peeps. it took him about 10 minutes to figure out they were food.
"how did the easter bunny know i wanted strawberry?!?!?!"
Friday, April 22, 2011
catch up...
the boy...up to no good...
and he knows it...
so...i needed to post some photos of my lovely peas. it has been a BONKERS two weeks. i'll recap in executive memo fashion, then i'll come back later & fill in some more details. cause to say we've had some serious life changing events happen is an understatement.1. our sweet baby seems to be doing well. i'm actually throwing up...in between anti-nausea meds. for sure the sickest i've been during a pregnancy. we go back to the doctor next week on thursday.
2. i've been having aura migraines...the kind where my vision goes wonky & i literally can't see for about 45 minutes. luckily the best MIL in the world was here to continue to pick up my slack so i could go rest IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY!
3. so, um....we bought a new house. yeah. here in the woodlands....about 3 miles down the road. it's a 5 bedroom, 4.5 bath. this deserves its own entire post, so more to come. and yes...we essentially just bought ourselves 3-5 more years deep in the heart of hot, swampy, bug infested texas. but given all that, we're as thrilled as we can be. and it's on .35 acres, so the man will have a big lot by the bubble standards. and i get a screened in porch :) and everyone gets their own room...including sweet baby & guests...and the only people that have to share a bathroom are luci & gus...and a jack & jill bathroom no less!!! we close june 6th.
4. so...we are selling our house. we hope to have it on the market by the first week of may. wish us luck...say a few prayers...whatever you are most comfortable with ;)
5. flew into chicago last thursday & spent the day with my bff jen & her ADORABLE kiddos. also got to have dinner with long lost
6. i went to galena, il last weekend for a highschool girls weekend. man i love those ladies. we have SUCH a special & unique bond. i'm so grateful that we can go months or even years without talking & then pick up right where we left off. in many ways they are more like sisters than friends. again, more to come!
7. my mom & dad picked me up in waterloo & took me to the airport in dsm. we had a lovely lunch & got some fresh air at the zoo. thanks mom & dad...for driving 6+hours you didn't need to just to hang out. it was fun. i can't remember the last time i got to hang out with them alone :)
8. my very generous MIL stayed with clay & the kids over the weekend and until thursday. clay & i have a few things to do to prepare for the move & the sale of our house & we are incredibly grateful for her help. it kept us sane....sort of ;)
9. i missed my texas bff's birthday. cause i stink :(
i think that is it. surely that is enough, right?
i think that is it. surely that is enough, right?
Monday, April 11, 2011
8w3d
meet our sweet baby. measuring right on at 8 weeks & 3 days.
forgive the flash orb in the bottom right.
i was too lazy to scan it when i could just take a photo with my phone and email it to myself.
feeling so, SO blessed. and so, SO full of gratitude.*also thank you to my fabulous bff for watching my boy while i waited 2 hours to see sweet baby. the wait itself was hard enough...
it would have been ROUGH with my active 15 month old to contend with!
Sunday, April 10, 2011
dear babypea,
hello my sweet baby. we've known about you for 4 weeks and 2 days now. tomorrow we hope to see you for the first time (well...your dad will be at work, but dr. j will take your first photo and of course i'll share)...fluttering heartbeat and all. i haven't thought much about actually holding you or meeting you cause your dad & i have a tendency to make babies that go straight to heaven. but we're so hoping & praying that you come play with us here on earth. if you have any say in the matter please be a good listener to mama's words. ;)
when we told your big sister she was full of pure joy. she literally said, "oh thank you, thank you!!" while jumping up & down. in fact, she was so full of joy that it brought tears to your daddy's eyes. (he's a softy, don't let him fool ya). i wasn't sure if we should tell her so soon, but i figured it would be better for her to understand what was going on cause it was likely i'd be acting a little different soon. we told her that mom, dad & Jesus made a baby (you) in mom's belly. and that sometimes when mom, dad & Jesus make a baby it goes straight to heaven to live with Jesus. sissy said, "but i want them to come live with us!" we reminded her of how we pray at night for her brothers & sisters in heaven. but we told her that sometimes, the baby does get to come here & live with us. like brother gus did. then she asked when you would be here and we told her around thanksgiving. she said, "i can't wait for thanksgiving! i think i want a baby sister! what is the baby's name?" having that conversation filled our hearts with joy.
i've been a bit anxious for 4 weeks and 2 days now. it's kind of just my nature. but i promise, i am working very hard on trusting God's plan for our family. you've been helping out too by making me feel so nauseous all of the time. thanks for that. it's an easy cross to bear when the reward is holding you in 9 months.
all that said, the real reason i'm writing this is because i want you to know, my pea, that no matter what i see on that fuzzy screen tomorrow, you are acknowledged as part of our family, and most of all...you are loved.
love,
mama
when we told your big sister she was full of pure joy. she literally said, "oh thank you, thank you!!" while jumping up & down. in fact, she was so full of joy that it brought tears to your daddy's eyes. (he's a softy, don't let him fool ya). i wasn't sure if we should tell her so soon, but i figured it would be better for her to understand what was going on cause it was likely i'd be acting a little different soon. we told her that mom, dad & Jesus made a baby (you) in mom's belly. and that sometimes when mom, dad & Jesus make a baby it goes straight to heaven to live with Jesus. sissy said, "but i want them to come live with us!" we reminded her of how we pray at night for her brothers & sisters in heaven. but we told her that sometimes, the baby does get to come here & live with us. like brother gus did. then she asked when you would be here and we told her around thanksgiving. she said, "i can't wait for thanksgiving! i think i want a baby sister! what is the baby's name?" having that conversation filled our hearts with joy.
i've been a bit anxious for 4 weeks and 2 days now. it's kind of just my nature. but i promise, i am working very hard on trusting God's plan for our family. you've been helping out too by making me feel so nauseous all of the time. thanks for that. it's an easy cross to bear when the reward is holding you in 9 months.
all that said, the real reason i'm writing this is because i want you to know, my pea, that no matter what i see on that fuzzy screen tomorrow, you are acknowledged as part of our family, and most of all...you are loved.
love,
mama
Thursday, April 07, 2011
HOT MESS
the boy is STILL one.hot.mess.
he sneezed a lot last week. i had a feeling a cold was coming. it was.
green goo, wet cough, raspy voice, up several times a night...fun times. on top of teething.
then on sunday he wakes up from his nap with a 100.8ish fever. i medicate before bed but he's up several times. monday his mood is even worse. he wakes up from his afternoon nap with a seemingly broken fever.
but his breath. ugh...his swampy, chicago summer hot garbage breath. just horrendous. starting sunday, getting worse & worse & worse as time went on.
being the good mama i am i remember the pedi telling me the recipe for an infection. 1. green goo out of the nose &/or eyes (check) 2. fever (check) 3. stinky breath (super check)
and i happen to have had a 'just in case' prescription from the last time g had fluid on his ears, but no redness - when we were about to hop on an airplane...so pedi gave me a script 'just in case'.
i confirmed with dr. brooke that this could be 'the case' cause no way i was getting into the pedi for probably 24 hours. so i filled the script and started it around 5:30p on monday.
by bedtime i noticed a rash. i figured it was just one of those post viral fever rashes.
worse on tuesday. he's still one.unhappy.lil.dude. still sleeping horribly.
wednesday the rash is even worse. dr. brooke & i decide it might be a reaction to the omnicef. i make an appt at the pedi. he's only had antibiotics twice, and it was the same one (not omnicef) both times. and the lu is allergic to omnicef & penicillin. so it wouldn't be shocking for him to have a reaction.
but our pedi is out. of course. so we see another. he actually lets me look inside g's ears. now i'm no doctor, but they looked pretty good to me. throat looked fine. but the rancid breath i say...sub pedi says could be a sinus infection, but we have to wait 10 days before they 'should' prescribe something else.
now i am not really a huge antibiotic fan for my kiddos unless they REALLY need it. so in theory i'm fine with this.
but if he had the words, i'm pretty sure g would tell me that he HATES EVERYTHING right now. and i want my happy lil dude back.
so please bottom one year molars...please just bust through. and pleeeezzeee....whatever swamp monster has taken up residence somewhere in his ENT area...GET.OUT.
he sneezed a lot last week. i had a feeling a cold was coming. it was.
green goo, wet cough, raspy voice, up several times a night...fun times. on top of teething.
then on sunday he wakes up from his nap with a 100.8ish fever. i medicate before bed but he's up several times. monday his mood is even worse. he wakes up from his afternoon nap with a seemingly broken fever.
but his breath. ugh...his swampy, chicago summer hot garbage breath. just horrendous. starting sunday, getting worse & worse & worse as time went on.
being the good mama i am i remember the pedi telling me the recipe for an infection. 1. green goo out of the nose &/or eyes (check) 2. fever (check) 3. stinky breath (super check)
and i happen to have had a 'just in case' prescription from the last time g had fluid on his ears, but no redness - when we were about to hop on an airplane...so pedi gave me a script 'just in case'.
i confirmed with dr. brooke that this could be 'the case' cause no way i was getting into the pedi for probably 24 hours. so i filled the script and started it around 5:30p on monday.
by bedtime i noticed a rash. i figured it was just one of those post viral fever rashes.
worse on tuesday. he's still one.unhappy.lil.dude. still sleeping horribly.
wednesday the rash is even worse. dr. brooke & i decide it might be a reaction to the omnicef. i make an appt at the pedi. he's only had antibiotics twice, and it was the same one (not omnicef) both times. and the lu is allergic to omnicef & penicillin. so it wouldn't be shocking for him to have a reaction.
but our pedi is out. of course. so we see another. he actually lets me look inside g's ears. now i'm no doctor, but they looked pretty good to me. throat looked fine. but the rancid breath i say...sub pedi says could be a sinus infection, but we have to wait 10 days before they 'should' prescribe something else.
now i am not really a huge antibiotic fan for my kiddos unless they REALLY need it. so in theory i'm fine with this.
but if he had the words, i'm pretty sure g would tell me that he HATES EVERYTHING right now. and i want my happy lil dude back.
so please bottom one year molars...please just bust through. and pleeeezzeee....whatever swamp monster has taken up residence somewhere in his ENT area...GET.OUT.
Saturday, April 02, 2011
and the culprit is...
the one year molars. this morning i spotted two partially poked through one year molars on the top. that means more to go on the top, and then another two on bottom. luci was a great teether and i don't think i even noticed her molars. g hasn't been sleeping well, day or night, for weeks now. when he sees a medicine bottle he cries because he wants it. and he makes a sound that sounds like the most annoying sound in the world pretty much all.day.long. (in case you haven't seen the movie dumb & dumber or want to be reminded of the noise, click here) poor thing. the good news is that he's kept his sense of humor. he loves to say 'cheeeeze' and pose for the camera ;) 
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