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Bedrest… you must be kidding!!! June 20, 2008
Well, posting shouldn’t be a problem for the near future. Bedrest is on my list of things to do. Yes, to keep baby healthy I must lay here and go crazy myself! Well, bedrest would be pretty hard for most wives with two children 4 and 2 and a husband deployed but my wonderful church family has taken care of everything! Can you believe it? I was pretty suprised myself. I even got dinner delievered by my best friend. So the kids are not at all happy but we are all together, moma is laying down and baby is still growing and kicking. All gifts from God! Of course, I’ll post again, not much else to do 
What was I thinking? June 4, 2008
Okay, I haven’t posted in a long while. I have felt very busy with the little ones and dad’s deployment. It always seems that I can never get ahead of the game. Most of you saw my sincere worry about staying home with my children. Well you will be happy to know, I am no longer worried. I have my military drill over the next two weeks. I am only two days in and I miss my children terribly, I don’t want to go back to work, and my children don’t want me to leave them. Yes!!!( wineymomma was right) I would rather be home with my children. Believe me; this is a huge shock for me too! I have always considered myself a career woman. I like worked. I liked the challenge. I liked the reward. (Lets be honest “mom” is many times a thankless job). So I worked myself up the ladder. Very successfully I might add. I was very proud. I really thought the kids might be doing better in daycare. They came home with great “Art” work. The read lots of stories, had a schedule, went for naps daily, and had other friends their age. I was SURE this was the best place for them; not home with me! My mom even agreed.
Then today I returned from work and both little ones ran to each other, they missed their mom but their bond for each other was stronger than I had ever seen it. Daddy’s buddy was full of bad behavior all night and my princess won’t sleep without me in her room. Then I realized, my discipline and guidance has made them secure and now they are very unsure of what is going on. Security. There are so many times in my life where I wish I could be secure. Secure in my relationships, secure in my jobs, secure in my faith. I am giving my children something that will mean so much more than their art work and daycare friends. I’m kinda successful at being a mom too Man that feels great!
How did we get here? May 16, 2008
Frustraion! I am full of frustraion! I called one of my best friends this morning to vent all this frustration but I still feel no better. First of all, we have an amazing church family. Since my husband has been deployed they have been more than amazing! I have gotten babysitters for my drill weekend, boys to mow my grass, they have really stepped up to help during this crazy time. So the last couple weeks in church they announced they were having a father and son campout. Anyone who did not have a “dad” to come, they would help work something out. Well, we found a “dad” to take my little man. We went shopping and got stuff for smores and packed his camping gear for his departure today. He was so excited! Last night we get a call that due to church regualations “no child can share a tent with someone that is not a parent”. To be honest, I have not told my little guy that he’s not going, I don’t know how to. How do you explain why to a 3 year old. I don’t understand it myself. How did our world get here? How have so many people done so many bad things that there is a regulation to prevent molestation of a 3yrd old boy? This hurts my heart! I am angry. Frustrated. Sad. I can’t believe this is were we are in today’s day!
Oh, if your looking for us tonight, we will be camping (probably in the back yard), making smores. I will not be totally defeated!
Monday, Monday, Monday April 28, 2008
The only think I hate worse than the Monday’s is being sick. I am a miserable sick person. I don’t function. I totally shut down. If there weren’t children to care for, I wouldn’t even get out of bed. So I’ve been sick for the last two days and finally this morning I am feeling better. It helps that the kids are so excited this morning. The woke up extremely happy to start the day and their mood has brushed off on me. Its supposed to be great weather here and I am determined to get out into the sun! Pile on the sunscreen and lets go!!!!
Pictures of the little ones, making my day brighter!
Daddy’s Buddy April 22, 2008
So most of you know that little man is not liking his daddy’s recent deployment. I’ve been trying to keep him very busy! We started soccer for the first time, I signed him up for T-ball starting next month, and I have tried to take him to baseball games (he loves baseball with dad). So he informed me that girls don’t go to baseball! Girls don’t play soccer. When I tried to tell him mommy and sissy will be his buddies he promptly stated “Girls can’t be buddies”. I was at a loss.
Then last night when leaving his bed for multiple reasons , bathroom, kisses, hugs, anything but sleep, he said “Mommy I need to sleep in your bed to protect you from the Lions”. Since I have gotten no where with all other attempts to provide him comfort, I woke to a protecting little “spiderman” this morning! Here’s a picture.
These mornings remind me how great it is to be their mother!
A day of learning… April 20, 2008
Today was a very busy Saturday. We spent about 5 hours in the car traveling in and around Denver. One of our many stops was big-sis’s soccer game. We don’t get to spend much time with her (every other weekend) but when we do the kids just have a blast! So…getting to the meat of tonight’s blog. I continue to see sides of my little princess and learn from her. Now she just turned two and has always been VERY different than big-brother. She is EXTREMELY stong willed and cannot be argued with. She yells at her brother and any other person who tries to tell her what to do. Now my honey and I have tried to get her to ‘listen’ to what Mom and Dad say to do but not qwell her spirit of independence. I thought about how hard it is to be a teenage girl, the peer pressure, the friends, the acceptance and I want so much to foster her to be a leader and not a follower (she leads EVERYONE in our house right now). So… in a effort to promote her ’spirit’ we have let her stand her ground ‘most’ of the time.
Many of you can imagine that today at the soccer game big-sis’s step day decided to chase the little kids around. To set the stage there were three little 2-3yr olds sitting on the blanket with me eating popcorn. He sneaks up and pretends to be ‘getting’ them. The two boys run away to play ‘chase’ when little miss ‘independent’ stands up, points her finger, and promptly yells “NO SIR” at him! Mom of course could not stop laughing. For a minute should I tell her “no yelling” or “we don’t yell at adults”? Believe me, I grew up in the south I’m a “yes maam” kind of mom. We obey adults! We don’t talk back! But man, I was floored! I didn’t know what to do. Obviously since the boys ran off to be chased the nice man ran after the boys but my princess ran chase after them yelling “no” to all of them, pointing her finger and yelling, she was convinced that they were misbehaving!
The entire trip home I thought about this. When she becomes a young woman I don’t want her to give in to others demands. I want her to stand up and yell no when she doesn’t think something is right. I also want her to respect adults. At the same time how much of this is just crazy two yr-old behavior?
I didn’t come up with any answers to this and I am continuing to ponder it. The one thing I am sure of is this is one fiesty little girl. If she stays like this the boyfriends will be small in number due to her high demands! I’m sure Dad won’t mind!
I want some warm weather!!! April 9, 2008
Okay, I was really upset that we were on a winter storm watch. Then I read Prudie’s post and learned the south hasn’t had the arrival of spring yet! Come on though, yesterday my son was kicking the soccer ball around in the sun and now we are under a winter storm watch! Snow tonight and tomorrow; locked in the house with the kids…..HELP! Then again, I don’t know why I want the warm weather so bad, we don’t have air conditioning (like most people in colorado springs). Since I grew up in the south I am pretty addicted to A.C. and would love to have it. Should be an interesting pregnancy this summer!!!
Today’s Reflection April 2, 2008
Today is my princess’s 2nd birthday. I can’t believe it has been that long. Most of you remember that I only wanted to have boys! NO GIRLS! I grew up with sisters and had a very bad taste in my mouth for what sisters are capable of doing to each other! As I watched my husband’s relationship with his brothers I quickly decided there would be no girls in this house! PERIOD! Of course, I couldn’t have an only child either. Soon after our son was born we were pregnant again and I was heartbroken when the dr. said “its a girl”. Now as I reflect on that day I realize how much God understood and how little I knew what was best for my family. My children are so close. The love and bond they have amazes me everyday! Now as we are expecting our third I have learned that Heavenly Father knows what is best for my family and I will be blessed if it is a boy or girl. I also know now from staying home with the kids that their relationship will be what I help them make of it. They don’t have to grow up with dislike for their siblings. Although I long for the closeness my husband has to his brothers I also have come to accept that I cannot change the past but I can help my children to build long and lasting love and friendships with their brothers and sisters as well as our closest friends. There have been friendships I have made recently that feel like brothers and sisters. I love these friends so much and I have been blessed to have them! Those relationships provide the closeness of sisters even if not by blood! THANK YOU to so many of you!
I attached a pretty amazing video link in case you have not seen it! Stay tuned… tomorrow will be birthday party pictures!
HOLY COW! March 18, 2008
Here we are another monday! WOW! I have to say I don’t know how we are supposed to get our children to ever listen to a word we say! The old saying “in one ear and out the other”. Today I attempted to go to COSTCO. I left without an ounce of patience left in my body. I would give anything to have one trip to the store, nap, breakfast, really any daily milestone completed without an arguement from one of my angels! Errands are the worst! Why do I even agree to have more children? Where does the madness in my mind come from that blocks out these daily struggles and tells me “lets have more angels”?? ANYONE?
I decided to give myself one room to get done each day (thanks to my great friend Lisel) although I haven’t completed one room in the last 3 days, I’m sticking with that goal! ONE DAY I will get it done and feel victorious!
