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Sunday, May 5, 2013
Friday, May 3, 2013
May has arrived!!
Well, this week we are packing and getting ready to move on Saturday. So it has made life quite interesting. Moving is annoying without children. And with a baby it is a lot harder. It's hard to know what to pack and what not to pack. I have a suitcase full of Elijah's clothes. And that has seemed to work pretty well. My mom has come driven the 20 minute drive to help me Thursday and today. And that has been nice. It has been such a blessing to be able to live here for the past year and spend time with my mom and my family.
But we both feel that this is the next step for our family and it is what the Lord is telling us to do. And it is what is best for our family, our pocketbook, and our future.
I am very grateful to Kaleb for commuting the one hour to work and 1 hr back home again each day for the last year. I was able to be near my family, especially my mom during my first pregnancy. And that was a wonderful joyous thing!
But this little house that we are living in now is much too small. We have outgrown it. Elijah loves his bouncy toy and it takes up a lot of space. And he really doesn't have much space to learn how to crawl in this house.
Moving will be hard because we will have to find a new church and started new different life down there but we are both very excited!
But I do not want to be afraid of hard things. I also want to stay as positive as I can. Because this is where we know we need to go.
I will be posting pictures and whatnot as we move into our house. And I am including a few previews the Elijah's three months/four-month photo shoot.
This week I also had to go to a funeral of a woman who was apart of our Tuesday morning Bible study. She took her own life. It was tragic. No one knew she was struggling or sad or anything. She smiled and loved life, or so we all thought. Even her husband and her two daughters had no idea she was in emotional pain.
This event once again left me sad.
and left me pondering life and thanking God for things.
Family,
Love.
The cross.
Jesus' sacrifice of unconditional love. God's love and forgiveness does not depend on my past or present wrongs. If I hold tight to Jesus, I am forgiven. There is NOTHING I do in this life that can get me in to Heaven or closer to Christ. He is near to the broken hearted and brings them peace.
I watched a movie yesterday called, "World Changers" it is on Netflix and it is good! I will end this entry with a quote from that movie.
It just hit home after this year. After losing my grandpa and then attending this funeral.
The pastor at the funeral said a good thing and I have been sharing it a lot!
1. No one knows everything.
2. No one has everything together.
3. We all depend on God's love, grace and mercy.
"This is how life goes. One minute it's bright and hopeful. And the next, something seemingly inexplicable happens. But God is there."
But we both feel that this is the next step for our family and it is what the Lord is telling us to do. And it is what is best for our family, our pocketbook, and our future.
I am very grateful to Kaleb for commuting the one hour to work and 1 hr back home again each day for the last year. I was able to be near my family, especially my mom during my first pregnancy. And that was a wonderful joyous thing!
But this little house that we are living in now is much too small. We have outgrown it. Elijah loves his bouncy toy and it takes up a lot of space. And he really doesn't have much space to learn how to crawl in this house.
Moving will be hard because we will have to find a new church and started new different life down there but we are both very excited!
But I do not want to be afraid of hard things. I also want to stay as positive as I can. Because this is where we know we need to go.
I will be posting pictures and whatnot as we move into our house. And I am including a few previews the Elijah's three months/four-month photo shoot.
This week I also had to go to a funeral of a woman who was apart of our Tuesday morning Bible study. She took her own life. It was tragic. No one knew she was struggling or sad or anything. She smiled and loved life, or so we all thought. Even her husband and her two daughters had no idea she was in emotional pain.
This event once again left me sad.
and left me pondering life and thanking God for things.
Family,
Love.
The cross.
Jesus' sacrifice of unconditional love. God's love and forgiveness does not depend on my past or present wrongs. If I hold tight to Jesus, I am forgiven. There is NOTHING I do in this life that can get me in to Heaven or closer to Christ. He is near to the broken hearted and brings them peace.
I watched a movie yesterday called, "World Changers" it is on Netflix and it is good! I will end this entry with a quote from that movie.
It just hit home after this year. After losing my grandpa and then attending this funeral.
The pastor at the funeral said a good thing and I have been sharing it a lot!
1. No one knows everything.
2. No one has everything together.
3. We all depend on God's love, grace and mercy.
"This is how life goes. One minute it's bright and hopeful. And the next, something seemingly inexplicable happens. But God is there."
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Thoughts from this mama
Since becoming a mom Many things have become apparent to me.
All the expert advice is annoying.
I feel like my instincts Are better than any advice that anyone could give me.
Mostly because I know my baby and my baby knows me. And the two of us seem to coexist very well together.
I am seeing that in America we think that if our baby is sleeping alone and putting themselves to sleep and in their own room by 6 to 8 months old that we have succeeded.
But as I have studied other cultures especially indigenous cultures and families it seems that they spend a lot more time together. Mom's only main job is to take care of the children and provide food. And they don't seem annoyed about that. They seem to enjoy it. The children appear very well-adjusted to their life and independent. Even though they all closely. Live together. And depend upon one another.
I'm starting to see what we have lost in our culture. As Christians. As mothers. Mothering appears to be A burden! And it doesn't seem like women are enjoying themselves while they are doing it.
I don't find myself annoyed with every dirty diaper or spit up or what have you. I feel joy inside of my heart knowing I am caring for another human being.
I don't worry if my son will sleep through the night or if he won't or if he is going to nurse every two hours or when was the last time he . I just go with his flow. One day he may eat every two hours on the dot. And that is fine. However, there are some days where He will eat Every three hours but then he wants to eat an hour later. It is constantly changing.
Either way it all seems to work out fine. I truly believe you cannot spoil an infant.
I also feel God telling me that as I don't worry about what is to come I am taking a burden off of my own shoulders. Worrying causes us to be stressed. Which will rub off on our children.
It is our duty as women to set the tone in our households.
I am really seeing that it is about what is best for baby. What his little body needs is the most important thing. And even though I could start him on cereal or some whole milk or some formula and it would sit in his stomach and keep him feeling full all night long and then I could get a full nights rest. But I would rather nurse my baby and have to feed him two or three times in the night because I know that is what is best for his digestive system and for his future. But I've also seen that I have been blessed with a baby who is calm and collected and enjoys sleeping. I do like to believe that is because I am being selfless and doing all I can for him.
I am doing what I know is right in Gods eyes. Thinking about his well being above ALL!
And even though I have to feed him 2-3 times each night, it isn't stressful and I am not tired at all. I am glad to do it!
I love him to pieces!
He is a great baby!
I know we have been blessed with a baby that doesn't cry very much!
But even if he was crying and upset, I would still sacrifice for him. And I wood still nurse him!
All the expert advice is annoying.
I feel like my instincts Are better than any advice that anyone could give me.
Mostly because I know my baby and my baby knows me. And the two of us seem to coexist very well together.
I am seeing that in America we think that if our baby is sleeping alone and putting themselves to sleep and in their own room by 6 to 8 months old that we have succeeded.
But as I have studied other cultures especially indigenous cultures and families it seems that they spend a lot more time together. Mom's only main job is to take care of the children and provide food. And they don't seem annoyed about that. They seem to enjoy it. The children appear very well-adjusted to their life and independent. Even though they all closely. Live together. And depend upon one another.
I'm starting to see what we have lost in our culture. As Christians. As mothers. Mothering appears to be A burden! And it doesn't seem like women are enjoying themselves while they are doing it.
I don't find myself annoyed with every dirty diaper or spit up or what have you. I feel joy inside of my heart knowing I am caring for another human being.
I don't worry if my son will sleep through the night or if he won't or if he is going to nurse every two hours or when was the last time he . I just go with his flow. One day he may eat every two hours on the dot. And that is fine. However, there are some days where He will eat Every three hours but then he wants to eat an hour later. It is constantly changing.
Either way it all seems to work out fine. I truly believe you cannot spoil an infant.
I also feel God telling me that as I don't worry about what is to come I am taking a burden off of my own shoulders. Worrying causes us to be stressed. Which will rub off on our children.
It is our duty as women to set the tone in our households.
I am really seeing that it is about what is best for baby. What his little body needs is the most important thing. And even though I could start him on cereal or some whole milk or some formula and it would sit in his stomach and keep him feeling full all night long and then I could get a full nights rest. But I would rather nurse my baby and have to feed him two or three times in the night because I know that is what is best for his digestive system and for his future. But I've also seen that I have been blessed with a baby who is calm and collected and enjoys sleeping. I do like to believe that is because I am being selfless and doing all I can for him.
I am doing what I know is right in Gods eyes. Thinking about his well being above ALL!
And even though I have to feed him 2-3 times each night, it isn't stressful and I am not tired at all. I am glad to do it!
I love him to pieces!
He is a great baby!
I know we have been blessed with a baby that doesn't cry very much!
But even if he was crying and upset, I would still sacrifice for him. And I wood still nurse him!
Monday, April 22, 2013
Happy Birthday, Kaleb!!
This is what I wrote on Facebook today! And thought I'd share it here!
Happy Birthday, Kaleb! Thank you for:
-Working hard so I can stay home with Elijah!
-Accepting me as I am, but pushing me to grow beyond myself
-Saying, "I love you" out loud and often because it never gets old
-Moving to MN 3 years ago
-Staying positive even in the winter
-Choosing the narrow path even when people ridicule you
-Fixing my car and changing the oil
-Holding Elijah in the foyer so I can worship and take notes in church
-Loving my sisters and brother as your own
-My iPhone 5
-Letting me sleep when I need it
-Being silly when life gets serious
The list could go on and on! But the bottom line is,
Thank you, for choosing me and loving me!
I love you! ♥
Happy Birthday, Kaleb! Thank you for:
-Working hard so I can stay home with Elijah!
-Accepting me as I am, but pushing me to grow beyond myself
-Saying, "I love you" out loud and often because it never gets old
-Moving to MN 3 years ago
-Staying positive even in the winter
-Choosing the narrow path even when people ridicule you
-Fixing my car and changing the oil
-Holding Elijah in the foyer so I can worship and take notes in church
-Loving my sisters and brother as your own
-My iPhone 5
-Letting me sleep when I need it
-Being silly when life gets serious
The list could go on and on! But the bottom line is,
Thank you, for choosing me and loving me!
I love you! ♥
Saturday, April 20, 2013
Visiting Auntie Kiah!
We are about to spend the weekend with my sister in Minneapolis! I am excited to see her! It has been far too long! I will update as to how the weekend goes once we are back home.
So far, we have hit 80 billion pot holes! Gotta love Minnesota Roads after winter ends! Yikes!
Elijah is asleep. He is teething and his left cheek is a little swollen. We are going to lunch with my sister. And then we are going to meet Kiah's nanny family and babysit their daughter •A• for the day! Kaleb is going to go see a movie with a friend later on this evening!
More updates to come!
We had a great weekend!
Saturday we hung out until we had to go babysit •A• (kiahs nanny family)
Kaleb picked us up Chinese food. Then Kiah, Eli and myself went to babysit. Kaleb had movies and shows on tv he wanted to catch up on.
I loved hanging out with Kiah and •A•
She is a sweet little girl!
Timid
Funny
Silly
A thinker
She warmed up to me and we played and giggled!
We babysat til 10:30pm
We went home (Kiah's) and hung out with Kaleb. We watched Parks and Rec and talked.
I miss my sister!
Moving to be 3 hours from her is scary for me! And I'm sure, for her as well.
Sunday, we decided to sleep in and relax. I didn't want to go to a church because our time with Kiah is precious.
We wanted to sleep in, but Elijsh was up at 7! But only for an hour, then he slept 8-11
Praying his sleep schedule isn't too screwed up!
Sunday was fun! We all woke up at 11 and just had a lazy afternoon with Ebear. Kaleb ventured out into the rain and picked up burgers from Five Guys! That food was amazing! A burger and fries has 900 calories! good thing breast feeding burns 500 calories just creating the milk! We relaxed until 4pm {we had to! Those burgers were intense!} then we made our way to Costco and Ikea!
Kaleb loves Costco!
He found his Birthday gift, luggage!
His mom is buying it for him!
He is excited for his next business trip so he can try them out!
We also bought the usuals:
Bulk diapers- size 3 nowadays
Bulk wipes! They last a long time! I am set for another 4 months or more!
Elijah clothes! I found some cute onesies! And a sleeper-bib-pants-onesie set!
We also found a "tank top onesie" my brother will appreciate that! He loves man tanks!
I love the popular nautical theme this year!
"Captain Cutie"
"SSS Cutie"
Etc!
My dad was in the Navy so the boats and such make me smile big!
After Costco we went to IKEA!
I
L O V E
I K E A!!
What a great place! I found some super cute lantern decorations!
I also found a cute orange moose stuffed animal! It made Ebear laugh out loud and giggle! Probably because he wants to chew/gum it and slobber all over it!
My sister is shopping for a bed! We found one! So exciting! She will buy it this week! And gave it delivered!
She is growing up!
We are all grown up now! Well, almost! Our little sister is 17! She is almost done with her 11th grade year of high school!
It was fun to visit! I can't believe we are old enough to visit one another!
The love between sisters is unbreakable and such a thing to cherish!
I thank God for the sisters He has blessed me with!
We know that no matter what happens we have each other!!
The drive home went quick! As usual, I cried a bit! I miss Kiah and leaving is hard! I wrote this blog entry to distract my brain! And we only had to stop once to feed Ebear!
The last few photos of Elijah were taken right when we got home! So happy to be out of his car seat!
God Bless you all!
So far, we have hit 80 billion pot holes! Gotta love Minnesota Roads after winter ends! Yikes!
Elijah is asleep. He is teething and his left cheek is a little swollen. We are going to lunch with my sister. And then we are going to meet Kiah's nanny family and babysit their daughter •A• for the day! Kaleb is going to go see a movie with a friend later on this evening!
More updates to come!
We had a great weekend!
Saturday we hung out until we had to go babysit •A• (kiahs nanny family)
Kaleb picked us up Chinese food. Then Kiah, Eli and myself went to babysit. Kaleb had movies and shows on tv he wanted to catch up on.
I loved hanging out with Kiah and •A•
She is a sweet little girl!
Timid
Funny
Silly
A thinker
She warmed up to me and we played and giggled!
We babysat til 10:30pm
We went home (Kiah's) and hung out with Kaleb. We watched Parks and Rec and talked.
I miss my sister!
Moving to be 3 hours from her is scary for me! And I'm sure, for her as well.
Sunday, we decided to sleep in and relax. I didn't want to go to a church because our time with Kiah is precious.
We wanted to sleep in, but Elijsh was up at 7! But only for an hour, then he slept 8-11
Praying his sleep schedule isn't too screwed up!
Sunday was fun! We all woke up at 11 and just had a lazy afternoon with Ebear. Kaleb ventured out into the rain and picked up burgers from Five Guys! That food was amazing! A burger and fries has 900 calories! good thing breast feeding burns 500 calories just creating the milk! We relaxed until 4pm {we had to! Those burgers were intense!} then we made our way to Costco and Ikea!
Kaleb loves Costco!
He found his Birthday gift, luggage!
His mom is buying it for him!
He is excited for his next business trip so he can try them out!
We also bought the usuals:
Bulk diapers- size 3 nowadays
Bulk wipes! They last a long time! I am set for another 4 months or more!
Elijah clothes! I found some cute onesies! And a sleeper-bib-pants-onesie set!
We also found a "tank top onesie" my brother will appreciate that! He loves man tanks!
I love the popular nautical theme this year!
"Captain Cutie"
"SSS Cutie"
Etc!
My dad was in the Navy so the boats and such make me smile big!
After Costco we went to IKEA!
I
L O V E
I K E A!!
What a great place! I found some super cute lantern decorations!
I also found a cute orange moose stuffed animal! It made Ebear laugh out loud and giggle! Probably because he wants to chew/gum it and slobber all over it!
My sister is shopping for a bed! We found one! So exciting! She will buy it this week! And gave it delivered!
She is growing up!
We are all grown up now! Well, almost! Our little sister is 17! She is almost done with her 11th grade year of high school!
It was fun to visit! I can't believe we are old enough to visit one another!
The love between sisters is unbreakable and such a thing to cherish!
I thank God for the sisters He has blessed me with!
We know that no matter what happens we have each other!!
The drive home went quick! As usual, I cried a bit! I miss Kiah and leaving is hard! I wrote this blog entry to distract my brain! And we only had to stop once to feed Ebear!
The last few photos of Elijah were taken right when we got home! So happy to be out of his car seat!
God Bless you all!
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