After two and a half weeks of sickness in our house spread between all four of us things seem to be looking up this week! Not only are we healthy BUT both of my kids have hit a milestone:) ( in my eyes at least) My son who has been attached to a binky since day 1 has FINALLY given it up! This past Friday Lolly took both Beau and Pike to the ranch. I decided to make choose, either stay home and keep his binky or no more binkies-be a big boy-and go to the ranch with primo! Well he chose to go to the ranch. Lolly said he did just fine without it and here we are on Day 6 and still no binky. Two things I have noticed since giving up the binky. 1. Beau is not throwing his little fits (for the binky) it has been so nice. He knows he isn't going to get comfort from the binky so why throw a fit?!? Second, his lisp is disappearing. Today we were talking about his birthday and I asked to tell me when his was and he said 25th CLEAR as day when typical the TH part would have had an S in it!!! I was so excited I made him repeat it a few times!
Now for Brooklynn she is on DAY 3 of NO DIAPERS! Yesterday was her first day at school with no diaper and she had a minor accident, and today being day #2 she had NO accident:) So excited and proud of her! The no diaper is not just during the day, she is in big girl panties (hello kitty of course) 24 hours a day!!! and NO accidents in bed during the night or naptime. Since switching her to underwear she her naps have stretched to 3+ hours and at night gone from 11-12 hrs. to at least 13 hours! It's been great! Not sure if it will stay like this forever but I'm enjoying it nonetheless!!!
I'm praying we continue to progress with these milestone and they stick so that way we can move to sisterbaby not having a binky!!!
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Saturday, February 20, 2010
Where Does Time Go?!?
It has been so long since I have spent time checking in on everyone's blogs and writing my own! I began blogging because it's therapy to me to just sit down and type, then I thought it would be great to have one because I could keep up with what my family is doing thru the months!!! Well I have totally lost that battle but am hoping to get back in the groove of things.
Updates.......
It is now mid-February and I can't believe it! I know that before I can blink again I will have a 3 & 4 year old:( Speaking of.....
Beau is absolutely amazing!!! He is such a kind hearted and loving little man! He is currently having a blast by recognizing letters that he sees on signs that we pass when driving or picking up something around the house and telling us what they are! He loves to sing and dance but I would have to say above all and this goes for his sister as well they LOVE to play with each other! The two are inseparable and because of that it makes it a lot more easy for mommy:) It is a true blessing to get to sit back and watch the two of them love on each other! Beau's favorite thing of course is still tractors and making "roses on the floor or tracts in the dirt" He spends as much time in the barn with his daddy as possible! He loves to bake in the kitchen with mommy too!
Brooklynn is our Princess:) She has her daddy wrapped around her fingers to tight it can be pretty comical! She totally rules the roost and knows it! She LOVES to sing to Jesus and read her "Bible Stories" Dora the Explorer is hands down her favorite tv show and Hello Kitty is her favorite for everything else! She is a very bright little girl and keeps me on my toes as far as keeping her entertained! I don't have to physically be in her presence for her to enjoy things BUT I have to make sure I have activities ready for after naps etc!!!!
As for Levi and I all I can say is God is so Good and His blessings are amazing! Levi and I both committed to each other in this New Year that we would grow our relationship with our Lord and make sure He was put FIRST each day! It gives me goosebumps to see the Lord really working in Levi and seeing Him so evident in our daily lives! We serve an awesome God who loves us more than we deserve and I am in awe of Him!!! If we could get a few weeks of no rain things would be perfect for Levi and his farm! He has so much planting to get done and we just keep looking out for that bright shining SUN:) Just this week Levi purchased a new gun and the man could not be anymore excited as all the pieces come in! As you know just a plain gun isn't enough, have to have the scope, laser, silencer etc.... I am happy for Levi because other than BIG GREEN AND YELLOW OBJECTS I haven't ever seen him so excited about a toy so I hope this brings him some good fellowship with his cousin Andy and friends! Of course I'm not sure how often he'll get to sneak away without Beau attached but it's all good:)
As for me, several months ago I declared to my sister-in-law that 2010 was going to be my selfish year! Since getting married and having children I have become extremely involved in many things that was leaving no time for me and not much "enjoyed time" for my children! Time was flying by way too fast and I was beginning to get depressed on feeling stretched to thin. So my wonderful aunt Lisa sat down with me one day, asked me some HARD but TRUTHFUL questions that help me prioritize and get my life back into order. Since then I have been able to say NO to things without feeling guilty and realize when enough is enough! I have slowed down so much and I am so grateful the Lord has been so patient with me! I am now in my 6 month of working out and am beginning to dip my feet into the "eating right" phase so that my weight can hopefully begin to drop off! I have since working out lost over 14 inches and I'm only two sizes away from my goal! I work out with a trainer 3 days a week and take 3 zumba classes a week as well:) I have begun a Bible Study at the church on Sunday afternoons and doing these 3 things have been a blessing to my soul! This semester marks my last semester as coordinator for MOPS and although I love MOPS so much I am happy at the same time knowing that I will have an extra 10-15 hours back of my life on the weeks MOPS meets!!!!
Levi and I began a family tradition this Valentine's Day that we plan to continue as the children get older! We both "on our own" went out and bought the kids a Valentine Card along with a gift and then I took Beau out for dinner while Levi took Sisterbaby! I got to take Beau to Great China while Levi took Sister to Luby's. Those were the children's choices:) We then met up at the mall after dinner where Levi's surprised me and took the kids home and let me shop alone! I found two dresses and a few things for the kids so I felt super special and excited:)
Well here is my updated Blog:) Afraid to see how long it looks on the page! I hope to update each week so I can keep count of everything:)
Updates.......
It is now mid-February and I can't believe it! I know that before I can blink again I will have a 3 & 4 year old:( Speaking of.....
Beau is absolutely amazing!!! He is such a kind hearted and loving little man! He is currently having a blast by recognizing letters that he sees on signs that we pass when driving or picking up something around the house and telling us what they are! He loves to sing and dance but I would have to say above all and this goes for his sister as well they LOVE to play with each other! The two are inseparable and because of that it makes it a lot more easy for mommy:) It is a true blessing to get to sit back and watch the two of them love on each other! Beau's favorite thing of course is still tractors and making "roses on the floor or tracts in the dirt" He spends as much time in the barn with his daddy as possible! He loves to bake in the kitchen with mommy too!
Brooklynn is our Princess:) She has her daddy wrapped around her fingers to tight it can be pretty comical! She totally rules the roost and knows it! She LOVES to sing to Jesus and read her "Bible Stories" Dora the Explorer is hands down her favorite tv show and Hello Kitty is her favorite for everything else! She is a very bright little girl and keeps me on my toes as far as keeping her entertained! I don't have to physically be in her presence for her to enjoy things BUT I have to make sure I have activities ready for after naps etc!!!!
As for Levi and I all I can say is God is so Good and His blessings are amazing! Levi and I both committed to each other in this New Year that we would grow our relationship with our Lord and make sure He was put FIRST each day! It gives me goosebumps to see the Lord really working in Levi and seeing Him so evident in our daily lives! We serve an awesome God who loves us more than we deserve and I am in awe of Him!!! If we could get a few weeks of no rain things would be perfect for Levi and his farm! He has so much planting to get done and we just keep looking out for that bright shining SUN:) Just this week Levi purchased a new gun and the man could not be anymore excited as all the pieces come in! As you know just a plain gun isn't enough, have to have the scope, laser, silencer etc.... I am happy for Levi because other than BIG GREEN AND YELLOW OBJECTS I haven't ever seen him so excited about a toy so I hope this brings him some good fellowship with his cousin Andy and friends! Of course I'm not sure how often he'll get to sneak away without Beau attached but it's all good:)
As for me, several months ago I declared to my sister-in-law that 2010 was going to be my selfish year! Since getting married and having children I have become extremely involved in many things that was leaving no time for me and not much "enjoyed time" for my children! Time was flying by way too fast and I was beginning to get depressed on feeling stretched to thin. So my wonderful aunt Lisa sat down with me one day, asked me some HARD but TRUTHFUL questions that help me prioritize and get my life back into order. Since then I have been able to say NO to things without feeling guilty and realize when enough is enough! I have slowed down so much and I am so grateful the Lord has been so patient with me! I am now in my 6 month of working out and am beginning to dip my feet into the "eating right" phase so that my weight can hopefully begin to drop off! I have since working out lost over 14 inches and I'm only two sizes away from my goal! I work out with a trainer 3 days a week and take 3 zumba classes a week as well:) I have begun a Bible Study at the church on Sunday afternoons and doing these 3 things have been a blessing to my soul! This semester marks my last semester as coordinator for MOPS and although I love MOPS so much I am happy at the same time knowing that I will have an extra 10-15 hours back of my life on the weeks MOPS meets!!!!
Levi and I began a family tradition this Valentine's Day that we plan to continue as the children get older! We both "on our own" went out and bought the kids a Valentine Card along with a gift and then I took Beau out for dinner while Levi took Sisterbaby! I got to take Beau to Great China while Levi took Sister to Luby's. Those were the children's choices:) We then met up at the mall after dinner where Levi's surprised me and took the kids home and let me shop alone! I found two dresses and a few things for the kids so I felt super special and excited:)
Well here is my updated Blog:) Afraid to see how long it looks on the page! I hope to update each week so I can keep count of everything:)
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