Places to Go/Things to Do:
Go to light up night at park
Go to downtown light up
Go to night Christmas parade
Ride around in car and look at Christmas Lights
Ride in Golf Cart to look at lights in neighborhood
Host a tacky sweater party
Continue Christmas Eve traditions like snacks, opening Christmas pj's, etc
Watch Christmas Movies
Go to Living Nativity
Attend Christmas Eve service at our church (can you believe we have never done this)
Get T started in T-ball again
Homeschooling:
Begin weekly nature walks
Figure out how we are going to document nature studies: scrapbook, journal, other?
Beach Nature Walk/Beach Day
Do more reading activities
Color one page per day for Christmas
Do one Christmas thing per day starting December 1
Christmas Unit Study
Projects:
Make Christmas tree ice cream cones
Create floating candle/Christmas bulb centerpiece
Ministry:
Find volunteer writer
Discuss with board 2 new programs for next year
Complete 501c3 status
Pro-Life Conference in Jan
Participate in Caroling at the Clinic Day
Memory Preservation:
Finish photo book
Have Christmas pictures taken of boys
Write and mail our first family Christmas letter and pics/cards
Home:
Decorate inside and outside of home
Finish back porch
Health:
Walk for one hour five times a week
Dentist visit
Bloodwork
Thursday, November 29, 2012
It's Beginning to Look a lot like Christmas!~(Last week in review!
Places we went: On Friday night, we got all bundled up and drove off to pick out the perfect Christmas tree. At Lowe's. Every year they set up a huge tent in the parking lot and fill the tent with trees. It is tradition to get our tree here every year!
I took the kids to the park one chilly morning, and we also went to church and made several trips to Publix to get everything we needed for the Thanksgiving dinner we hosted here.
Highlights: We had a lovely Thanksgiving at our house and my mother-in-law came over to join us. Daddy smoked a turkey in our smoker and it was delicious! We also had stuffing, mashed potatoes and gravy, succotash, sweet potato casserole, cranberry sauce, rolls, and pumpkin pie.
My other favorite things from this week were welcoming in the Christmas season by picking out and decorating our tree, and seeing lights that are going up on other people's homes. I am trying to motivate Tim to get our lights up soon:)
Funny Moment: Sometimes I read too many homeschooling blogs and get way too giddy about all this constant, self-directed learning taking place. Earlier this week T was playing out back and I was enjoying watching him. He would run up and gather as many pinecones as he could and then run down to the fence and throw them as hard as he could into the lake. I couldn't wait to find out what it was that he was working so hard on. Was he doing some type of mathematical calculation? making some kind of artistic pine cone pattern in the water? Or maybe working on his pitching arm for t-ball? My mind was filled with possibilities and I was excited to hear all about his project. Finally he was finished and came running up to me out of breath, laughing, face full of amusement as he announced "Mommy, I was throwing pinecones at the ducks."
Homeschooling: Over the past week and a half we worked on a Thanksgiving unit. We found a cute two minute video on GodTube that summarized the First Thanksgiving and we watched that every morning after our devotions. Some worksheets we worked on were looking at a bunch of pictures and finding the one that is different, letter tracing, and a color by number turkey. Projects completed: T colored a nice Thanksgiving book that I printed off from the computer and I am proud of how he is coloring in the lines. He also completed a Thanksgiving trifold board.
This week we intend to take our first official nature walk and work on some activities we already have. I will be planning out our Christmas Unit Study which we will start next week.
I am reading: As much info as I can get my hands on about nature study/nature walks with children
I am thankful for: My family and friends
I am looking forward to: All of the fun and special things that come with the Christmas season. And it will be twice as fun this year, having a new little guy to make memories with!
To do this week: Prepare for and lead our ministry meeting on Tuesday, write out a Christmas season plan, work on several homemade gifts.
I am praying for: The nation of Israel
I took the kids to the park one chilly morning, and we also went to church and made several trips to Publix to get everything we needed for the Thanksgiving dinner we hosted here.
Highlights: We had a lovely Thanksgiving at our house and my mother-in-law came over to join us. Daddy smoked a turkey in our smoker and it was delicious! We also had stuffing, mashed potatoes and gravy, succotash, sweet potato casserole, cranberry sauce, rolls, and pumpkin pie.
My other favorite things from this week were welcoming in the Christmas season by picking out and decorating our tree, and seeing lights that are going up on other people's homes. I am trying to motivate Tim to get our lights up soon:)
Funny Moment: Sometimes I read too many homeschooling blogs and get way too giddy about all this constant, self-directed learning taking place. Earlier this week T was playing out back and I was enjoying watching him. He would run up and gather as many pinecones as he could and then run down to the fence and throw them as hard as he could into the lake. I couldn't wait to find out what it was that he was working so hard on. Was he doing some type of mathematical calculation? making some kind of artistic pine cone pattern in the water? Or maybe working on his pitching arm for t-ball? My mind was filled with possibilities and I was excited to hear all about his project. Finally he was finished and came running up to me out of breath, laughing, face full of amusement as he announced "Mommy, I was throwing pinecones at the ducks."
Homeschooling: Over the past week and a half we worked on a Thanksgiving unit. We found a cute two minute video on GodTube that summarized the First Thanksgiving and we watched that every morning after our devotions. Some worksheets we worked on were looking at a bunch of pictures and finding the one that is different, letter tracing, and a color by number turkey. Projects completed: T colored a nice Thanksgiving book that I printed off from the computer and I am proud of how he is coloring in the lines. He also completed a Thanksgiving trifold board.
This week we intend to take our first official nature walk and work on some activities we already have. I will be planning out our Christmas Unit Study which we will start next week.
I am reading: As much info as I can get my hands on about nature study/nature walks with children
I am thankful for: My family and friends
I am looking forward to: All of the fun and special things that come with the Christmas season. And it will be twice as fun this year, having a new little guy to make memories with!
To do this week: Prepare for and lead our ministry meeting on Tuesday, write out a Christmas season plan, work on several homemade gifts.
I am praying for: The nation of Israel
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Fall Bucket List
My favorite time of year has arrived! October, November, and December are my favorite months out of the year and I am super excited for this year. I love the cooler weather, all the special activities, and making priceless memories with my family. I wrote out my Fall 2012 Bucket List and wanted to share what my goals are for this season. Hope you enjoy!!
Places to Go:
Pumpkin Patch to pick out pumpkins
Visit the various Fall festivals
Go to the big fall festival that is an hour from our house
Attend Fall/Winter Clothing Consignment sales
Check out and possibly buy membership to Costco
Go to a Farmers Market
Go shopping on Black Friday
Take boys to big church carnival
Get my hair cut
Health:
Get back to walking 40 minutes a day
Drink more healthy drinks/juices
Visit with natural doctor
Get knees x-rayed and possibly start back to physical therapy
Go to the Dentist for cleaning/checkup
Lose 8 lbs
Family Memories:
Have Fall pictures taken of the boys
Decorate pumpkins
Go on a hayride
Make a fire pit and have smokes on a chilly evening
Spend more time outside and on back porch
Take trip to West Palm
Make Pumpkin pie smoothie, pumpkin muffins, and crock pot baked apples
New fall dinners to try: Roasted tomato with Rosemary and Kale soup, Chircken and Dumplings in the Crockpot, and roasted vegetable enchiladas
House and Home:
Decorate house for fall
Decorate porches
Finish back porch remodel
Homeschool:
Fall Unit Study
Thanksgiving Unit Study
Work on lots of handwriting
Read aloud from Chapter book most days of the week
Do school from 9-10:30 most days
Make a Thankful Tree
Concentrate on reading lots of homeschooling books
Ministry:
Find a volunteer writer for press releases, blogs, etc
Get most of youth pro-life rally in order
Attend Pregnancy Center Gala
Throw Community Baby Shower for Pregnancy Center
Complete 501c3 stuff
Run meetings on Poor prenatal diagnosis for Oct and adoption for Nov
Places to Go:
Pumpkin Patch to pick out pumpkins
Visit the various Fall festivals
Go to the big fall festival that is an hour from our house
Attend Fall/Winter Clothing Consignment sales
Check out and possibly buy membership to Costco
Go to a Farmers Market
Go shopping on Black Friday
Take boys to big church carnival
Get my hair cut
Health:
Get back to walking 40 minutes a day
Drink more healthy drinks/juices
Visit with natural doctor
Get knees x-rayed and possibly start back to physical therapy
Go to the Dentist for cleaning/checkup
Lose 8 lbs
Family Memories:
Have Fall pictures taken of the boys
Decorate pumpkins
Go on a hayride
Make a fire pit and have smokes on a chilly evening
Spend more time outside and on back porch
Take trip to West Palm
Make Pumpkin pie smoothie, pumpkin muffins, and crock pot baked apples
New fall dinners to try: Roasted tomato with Rosemary and Kale soup, Chircken and Dumplings in the Crockpot, and roasted vegetable enchiladas
House and Home:
Decorate house for fall
Decorate porches
Finish back porch remodel
Homeschool:
Fall Unit Study
Thanksgiving Unit Study
Work on lots of handwriting
Read aloud from Chapter book most days of the week
Do school from 9-10:30 most days
Make a Thankful Tree
Concentrate on reading lots of homeschooling books
Ministry:
Find a volunteer writer for press releases, blogs, etc
Get most of youth pro-life rally in order
Attend Pregnancy Center Gala
Throw Community Baby Shower for Pregnancy Center
Complete 501c3 stuff
Run meetings on Poor prenatal diagnosis for Oct and adoption for Nov
Sunday, September 30, 2012
Summer Memories
I can't believe it is Fall already! Where does the time go? We had a good summer; although a little more low key than usual with having a new baby in the house. The other night I was reflecting on some of the fun things we did over the summer and made a list of things I would like to be sure to do next summer. While I was reflecting, I started thinking about some of my favorite childhood summer memories. Soon my mind became flooded with memories of good times with family and friends, and I decided to write a blog about it to list them out. Here are my top twenty most favorite childhood summer memories, in no particular order!
1. Trips to the Dairy Queen: Of course this would be listed first;) I always loved going to the DQ with my family. Sometimes we enjoyed a full meal with ice cream for dessert, and other times we would just go for an evening snack. My favorite meal was the footlong hot dog and onion rings. Well, really just the batter on the onion rings considering I pulled the onions out and threw those away. My absolute favorite Dairy Queen treat was a Double Delight. When I got older I also enjoyed the Blizzards, with Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough being my favorite. My brother's favorite was an Oreo Blizzard.
2. Our Dance Recitals: I LOVED dancing and was always so excited and proud when recital time came around. It's funny how certain sounds and smells can evoke certain emotions within you, because to this day I still feel butterflies in my stomach when I hear Kenny G songs (this music would play prior to the start of the recital).
3. Playing Spotlight: I always enjoyed playing Spotlight at night with my brother and sometimes our neighbor friend. I am still very proud of my best hiding spots under the neighbor's tree and lying on top of the monkey bars.
4. Idlewild: I remember being very little and getting so excited to go to Idelwild park with the family. It was kind of like a small reunion and we always started with a picnic/BBQ. My favorite ride at Idlewild was called The Spider or something like that! I hope to be able to take my children to Idlewild one summer.
5. Summer Thunderstorms: I always enjoyed the nice breeze that blew before the start of a storm and the sounds and sights of evening/nighttime storms. Unless, of course, this storm occurred anytime after bedtime, in which case my brother and I could be found sleeping on the floor of my parents room:)
6. Beach Vacations: I have always loved the beach and enjoyed our family trips to the ocean. Some of my favorite trips involved a car ride to North Carolina where we rented a condo for the week. Once we went with extended family and another time it was the 4 of us. Both were great times!
7. My Birthday: My birthday is in July and I always looked forward to celebrating with family. My favorite party was the year my parents held a swimming party for me at the Holiday Inn! My mom always made whatever dinner I wanted for my birthday, and I almost always requested Chicken Divan!
8. Catching Lightning Bugs: It was always lots of fun catching lighting bugs on those warm summer nights. I can remember my mom not being too happy with me because I kissed one of my lightning bugs once before releasing it!
9. Trips to Library: I have always loved to read, and I really enjoyed taking trips to the library with my dad to stock up on some good reads. I remember borrowing lots of Sweet Valley books.
10. Summer Food: I still think BBQ food is delicious. I especially loved my mom's BBQ chicken and the way she made iced tea.
11. Holiday Inn: One of my favorite things to do was go with my dad and brother to the Holdiay Inn for swimming. After we swam we would always play the mini golf course or play in the arcade. And many times we would get food from McDonalds to enjoy there or afterwards. Sometimes before or after we would also take a trip to my grandparents house.
12.Community Pool: Every summer I looked forward to swimming at the local pool just up the road from our house. After fun in the pool, it was always great to grab a snack from the vending machines and drink a "Yellow Mellow" as my brother called it!
13. 4th of July: Independence Day was always a time of fun and I loved getting to go and watch the fireworks. One year we rented a hotel and watched the fireworks from our room which was very special!
14. Trips to Maryland: We took many trips to Maryland when I was younger and I always enjoyed getting to stay with my Aunt, Uncle and cousins. My brother and I loved swimming in their pool and playing in their treehouse. I still can remember riding in the back of my Uncle's Truck and going to get Sno-Cones very often:)
15. County Fair: I loved going to the county fair and always had a blast. I will never forget my poor brother throwing up on the Bumblebee ride.
16. Riverfest: I also enjoyed the Riverfest activities, including attending the pageant and going to the festival itself. Our dance school performed there on several occasions and that was fun.
17. Summer Cheerleading: I absolutely loved being a cheerleader and enjoyed every minute of practices, games and performances. Our cheerleading camp was held locally in the summer, and this was when we would learn our competition routine and the new cheers we would use for the year.
18. Coal Show: One of my fondest childhood memories still includes Coal Show Week. The Coal Queen pageant was always entertaining and exciting, and I loved reconnecting with friends who I hadn't seen all summer, The cheerleading competition was also awesome, especially when I was a part of it. When we were younger, it was a blast to go to the Coal Show carnival and ride the rides and play games. I also enjoyed watching and participating in the bike parade and especially the pet parade. I will never forget one of the years we entered our Cocker Spaniel Brandy and she was too nervous to walk in it so I had to carry her the whole time, and by the time I got home that night I could barely even straighten my arm out from holding her for so long! Finally, I loved the Coal Show Parade. Whether participating in the parade itself or just watching as a spectator, it was always great fun. I still remember how proud I was when I was in the parade for the first time with my dance group. I would have had to have been 4 or 5 years old. And in high school. I enjoyed marching with our band and riding on the fire trucks with our cheerleading squad.
19. Flips in the yard: I remember spending hours and hours out in our back yard practicing flips, jumps, and many dances. I was so proud and excited when I got my back tuck and loved throwing it
20. Family Gram: My last favorite memory from summer is getting the Family Gram. This was the booklet that announced which Teacher/homeroom teacher we would have and who was in our class. I remember wanting Mrs. Brioli in 6th grade so bad that I chanted her name over and over in my mind for days before, and especially on my walk down the driveway to get the mail the day I knew it was in there. I practically screamed with excitement when I scanned though and saw that indeed Mrs. Brioli would be my teacher and was thrilled because all my friends got her too!
I hope you've enjoyed this walk down memory lane! Feel free to share some of your favorite summer memories too!!!
1. Trips to the Dairy Queen: Of course this would be listed first;) I always loved going to the DQ with my family. Sometimes we enjoyed a full meal with ice cream for dessert, and other times we would just go for an evening snack. My favorite meal was the footlong hot dog and onion rings. Well, really just the batter on the onion rings considering I pulled the onions out and threw those away. My absolute favorite Dairy Queen treat was a Double Delight. When I got older I also enjoyed the Blizzards, with Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough being my favorite. My brother's favorite was an Oreo Blizzard.
2. Our Dance Recitals: I LOVED dancing and was always so excited and proud when recital time came around. It's funny how certain sounds and smells can evoke certain emotions within you, because to this day I still feel butterflies in my stomach when I hear Kenny G songs (this music would play prior to the start of the recital).
3. Playing Spotlight: I always enjoyed playing Spotlight at night with my brother and sometimes our neighbor friend. I am still very proud of my best hiding spots under the neighbor's tree and lying on top of the monkey bars.
4. Idlewild: I remember being very little and getting so excited to go to Idelwild park with the family. It was kind of like a small reunion and we always started with a picnic/BBQ. My favorite ride at Idlewild was called The Spider or something like that! I hope to be able to take my children to Idlewild one summer.
5. Summer Thunderstorms: I always enjoyed the nice breeze that blew before the start of a storm and the sounds and sights of evening/nighttime storms. Unless, of course, this storm occurred anytime after bedtime, in which case my brother and I could be found sleeping on the floor of my parents room:)
6. Beach Vacations: I have always loved the beach and enjoyed our family trips to the ocean. Some of my favorite trips involved a car ride to North Carolina where we rented a condo for the week. Once we went with extended family and another time it was the 4 of us. Both were great times!
7. My Birthday: My birthday is in July and I always looked forward to celebrating with family. My favorite party was the year my parents held a swimming party for me at the Holiday Inn! My mom always made whatever dinner I wanted for my birthday, and I almost always requested Chicken Divan!
8. Catching Lightning Bugs: It was always lots of fun catching lighting bugs on those warm summer nights. I can remember my mom not being too happy with me because I kissed one of my lightning bugs once before releasing it!
9. Trips to Library: I have always loved to read, and I really enjoyed taking trips to the library with my dad to stock up on some good reads. I remember borrowing lots of Sweet Valley books.
10. Summer Food: I still think BBQ food is delicious. I especially loved my mom's BBQ chicken and the way she made iced tea.
11. Holiday Inn: One of my favorite things to do was go with my dad and brother to the Holdiay Inn for swimming. After we swam we would always play the mini golf course or play in the arcade. And many times we would get food from McDonalds to enjoy there or afterwards. Sometimes before or after we would also take a trip to my grandparents house.
12.Community Pool: Every summer I looked forward to swimming at the local pool just up the road from our house. After fun in the pool, it was always great to grab a snack from the vending machines and drink a "Yellow Mellow" as my brother called it!
13. 4th of July: Independence Day was always a time of fun and I loved getting to go and watch the fireworks. One year we rented a hotel and watched the fireworks from our room which was very special!
14. Trips to Maryland: We took many trips to Maryland when I was younger and I always enjoyed getting to stay with my Aunt, Uncle and cousins. My brother and I loved swimming in their pool and playing in their treehouse. I still can remember riding in the back of my Uncle's Truck and going to get Sno-Cones very often:)
15. County Fair: I loved going to the county fair and always had a blast. I will never forget my poor brother throwing up on the Bumblebee ride.
16. Riverfest: I also enjoyed the Riverfest activities, including attending the pageant and going to the festival itself. Our dance school performed there on several occasions and that was fun.
17. Summer Cheerleading: I absolutely loved being a cheerleader and enjoyed every minute of practices, games and performances. Our cheerleading camp was held locally in the summer, and this was when we would learn our competition routine and the new cheers we would use for the year.
18. Coal Show: One of my fondest childhood memories still includes Coal Show Week. The Coal Queen pageant was always entertaining and exciting, and I loved reconnecting with friends who I hadn't seen all summer, The cheerleading competition was also awesome, especially when I was a part of it. When we were younger, it was a blast to go to the Coal Show carnival and ride the rides and play games. I also enjoyed watching and participating in the bike parade and especially the pet parade. I will never forget one of the years we entered our Cocker Spaniel Brandy and she was too nervous to walk in it so I had to carry her the whole time, and by the time I got home that night I could barely even straighten my arm out from holding her for so long! Finally, I loved the Coal Show Parade. Whether participating in the parade itself or just watching as a spectator, it was always great fun. I still remember how proud I was when I was in the parade for the first time with my dance group. I would have had to have been 4 or 5 years old. And in high school. I enjoyed marching with our band and riding on the fire trucks with our cheerleading squad.
19. Flips in the yard: I remember spending hours and hours out in our back yard practicing flips, jumps, and many dances. I was so proud and excited when I got my back tuck and loved throwing it
20. Family Gram: My last favorite memory from summer is getting the Family Gram. This was the booklet that announced which Teacher/homeroom teacher we would have and who was in our class. I remember wanting Mrs. Brioli in 6th grade so bad that I chanted her name over and over in my mind for days before, and especially on my walk down the driveway to get the mail the day I knew it was in there. I practically screamed with excitement when I scanned though and saw that indeed Mrs. Brioli would be my teacher and was thrilled because all my friends got her too!
I hope you've enjoyed this walk down memory lane! Feel free to share some of your favorite summer memories too!!!
Monday, September 3, 2012
A peek at last week
Places we went: Publix, church for my pro-life meeting, the dentist, gymnastics, and Target
Highlights: This has been an extremely painful week for me as I have a complication from the dental procedure done last week. One night we were all hanging out in the office and T was bouncing up and down on the bed and I said silently to God that I would love it if the baby would give his first belly laugh. I barely was finished praying when I heard the most adorable sound of the baby giggling and laughing at his big brother. What a fast answer to prayer!
Low of the week: As an unfortunate result of last week's dental work, I ended up with an excruciatingly painful condition known as dry socket. I would have to say that pain is some of the worst I have ever experienced. For the majority of the week I have been on round the clock pain killers, both over the counter and the prescription pills prescribed by the dentist. It's crazy because even these strong pain killers barely do anything to relieve the pain, and it breaks back through every two hours or so. Total misery!
We Watched: The RNC
Ministry Update: 14 people came out to our August meeting. Everyone there was very excited about the ministry and the many things going on with it. We have completed our website, which was a big task! We also added an awesome outreach coordinator and she has just done a phenomenal job!
I am praising God for: The many doors he has opened for our pro-life ministry
I am looking forward to: An upcoming two night stay in Orlando!
To Do this week: Conference call for pro-life conference in January, start making arrangements for National Community baby shower day event
I am praying for: My tooth to heal quickly. I read it can take up to six weeks to heal:( Im also continuing to pray for our friends and their newborn little girl. She was scheduled to have heart surgery last week but it was cancelled due to an infection she developed.
That's all for now! Check back next week for a new update!!
Highlights: This has been an extremely painful week for me as I have a complication from the dental procedure done last week. One night we were all hanging out in the office and T was bouncing up and down on the bed and I said silently to God that I would love it if the baby would give his first belly laugh. I barely was finished praying when I heard the most adorable sound of the baby giggling and laughing at his big brother. What a fast answer to prayer!
Low of the week: As an unfortunate result of last week's dental work, I ended up with an excruciatingly painful condition known as dry socket. I would have to say that pain is some of the worst I have ever experienced. For the majority of the week I have been on round the clock pain killers, both over the counter and the prescription pills prescribed by the dentist. It's crazy because even these strong pain killers barely do anything to relieve the pain, and it breaks back through every two hours or so. Total misery!
We Watched: The RNC
Ministry Update: 14 people came out to our August meeting. Everyone there was very excited about the ministry and the many things going on with it. We have completed our website, which was a big task! We also added an awesome outreach coordinator and she has just done a phenomenal job!
I am praising God for: The many doors he has opened for our pro-life ministry
I am looking forward to: An upcoming two night stay in Orlando!
To Do this week: Conference call for pro-life conference in January, start making arrangements for National Community baby shower day event
I am praying for: My tooth to heal quickly. I read it can take up to six weeks to heal:( Im also continuing to pray for our friends and their newborn little girl. She was scheduled to have heart surgery last week but it was cancelled due to an infection she developed.
That's all for now! Check back next week for a new update!!
Saturday, September 1, 2012
Places we went: Family Christian, Publix, the Dentist, and a Radio Station for our planning meeting for the big pro-life conference in January. Over the weekend, Daddy took Little T camping and they had a great time! Baby and I stayed home and enjoyed a nice, quiet time together:)
Highlights: I am loving watching our boys interact with each other. Little C just adores his big brother and is constantly watching him, completely fascinated. It was also exciting to finally be able to start driving both boys by myself. Little C did not like his carseat a few months ago and would scream the whole time in it, but he does MUCH better in it now so we feel comfortable with me being up in the front. The final big highlight last week was purchasing $350.00 worth of good homeschool books for $25.00. I am SO excited about this and can't wait to start reading the books!
Low of the week: I had a weird, painful week:( I developed a mysterious red rash all up and down my left arm, had a toothache all week, and my knees have been hurting worse than ever.
I watched: Fireproof. I love that movie!
I am reading: 1000 Gifts
I am looking forward to: Our pro-life meeting next week
To Do this week: plan and prep for meeting, call churches about 40 Days For Life
I am praising God for: A miracle that happened this week! For the past 4 years, Little T has never wanted to go to bed by himself and would cry and cry every time we tried (he normally just went to bed when I did at 10pm). This week, we decided we needed to enforce an earlier bed time and that he was just going to have to deal with it (he is normally too scared to be in there by himself). On our first night, we told him about our plan and as expected, he cried. But then we reminded him that his little brother was in there sleeping too and he wouldn't be alone. Little T's attitude completely changed as he realized this, and apparently considers his baby brother to be sufficient company because he stopped crying and actually was completely fine with it. He snuggled next to brother (who sleeps in a co-sleeper in our bed) and slept the whole night. And this has been our new routine. He goes to bed without a problem now! I think it is SO sweet that just having someone in there, even a baby, is enough to make him happy and somehow feel safer.
I am praying for: Our friends have a newborn baby girl who was born with Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome. The sweet little baby must have open heart surgery, and soon. She has had her surgery cancelled twice already due to an infection and complications. We are praying that God would heal her body of the infection and that she would be able to have her much needed surgery as soon as possible.
That's all for last week! Check back to see what all went on this week:)
Highlights: I am loving watching our boys interact with each other. Little C just adores his big brother and is constantly watching him, completely fascinated. It was also exciting to finally be able to start driving both boys by myself. Little C did not like his carseat a few months ago and would scream the whole time in it, but he does MUCH better in it now so we feel comfortable with me being up in the front. The final big highlight last week was purchasing $350.00 worth of good homeschool books for $25.00. I am SO excited about this and can't wait to start reading the books!
Low of the week: I had a weird, painful week:( I developed a mysterious red rash all up and down my left arm, had a toothache all week, and my knees have been hurting worse than ever.
I watched: Fireproof. I love that movie!
I am reading: 1000 Gifts
I am looking forward to: Our pro-life meeting next week
To Do this week: plan and prep for meeting, call churches about 40 Days For Life
I am praising God for: A miracle that happened this week! For the past 4 years, Little T has never wanted to go to bed by himself and would cry and cry every time we tried (he normally just went to bed when I did at 10pm). This week, we decided we needed to enforce an earlier bed time and that he was just going to have to deal with it (he is normally too scared to be in there by himself). On our first night, we told him about our plan and as expected, he cried. But then we reminded him that his little brother was in there sleeping too and he wouldn't be alone. Little T's attitude completely changed as he realized this, and apparently considers his baby brother to be sufficient company because he stopped crying and actually was completely fine with it. He snuggled next to brother (who sleeps in a co-sleeper in our bed) and slept the whole night. And this has been our new routine. He goes to bed without a problem now! I think it is SO sweet that just having someone in there, even a baby, is enough to make him happy and somehow feel safer.
I am praying for: Our friends have a newborn baby girl who was born with Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome. The sweet little baby must have open heart surgery, and soon. She has had her surgery cancelled twice already due to an infection and complications. We are praying that God would heal her body of the infection and that she would be able to have her much needed surgery as soon as possible.
That's all for last week! Check back to see what all went on this week:)
Thursday, August 16, 2012
Week In Review~I'm Back!!
I've missed blogging. I really enjoy keeping up my blog and feel it is so important because it is how I document all of our memories. With a new baby in the house, we have been very busy, but have lots of good stuff to share! I am excited to have a new site up and running and am praying that I can set aside time each week to keep up with it! Here is our first week in Review.
Places We Went: We are still not going too many places yet. All four of us went to Publix, and one evening I ran to the Post Office and to pick up my contacts.
Highlights: I am trying to soak up every minute with our new little guy, remembering that they grow up WAY too fast. I love when baby smiles at me. Although he sometimes smiles at Daddy and Big Brother, it's mommy who gets the ear to ear grins! I am also enjoying watching Little T in his role as a big brother~he does such a good job! He is very interested in his little brother and is always touching him and kissing him. I can already tell they are going to be the best of friends!
Funny Moment: I always tell people I am not a good multitasker, yet there I stood in the kitchen one day nursing the baby while stirring our dinner on the stove. Who knew I possessed such talent!
Low Moment of the week: Watching both boys suffer from colds:( Baby was especially congested, although he did not act fussy from it.
I am reading: Why Pro-Life by Randy Alcorn
Ministry Update: We have made incredible progress in our pro-life ministry! WE are officially a nonprofit with our state and are just waiting on our tax ID number. We received a $1,000 donation after our last meeting which we were super excited about. We are averaging about 15 people consistently at our meetings now and there are lots of outreaches going on. One of the most exciting things happening within the ministry is that we are going to be sponsoring a HUGE pro-life rally in our city in January. It is amazing to see all the doors God is opening for us!
I am praising God For: Last Wednesday I missed a call from my OB at 6pm~closing time. It was the nurse and told me to call her in the morning regarding lab results. I immediately became very fearful because I had just had my annual exam, and have never gotten a call back afterwards. I called a dear friend and asked for prayer. I spent most of the night thinking what if's, and considering the possibility that they may have detected cancer cells. After a long night, I called in the morning only to find out they were calling about a bladder infection that I already knew about. And my results from my annual are completely fine~Praise God!
To Do this week: Make reservations for our upcoming Disney trip, continue working on pro-life website, select read aloud for homeschool this year.
I am praying for: All of the women who did not get good results after their annual exam
Places We Went: We are still not going too many places yet. All four of us went to Publix, and one evening I ran to the Post Office and to pick up my contacts.
Highlights: I am trying to soak up every minute with our new little guy, remembering that they grow up WAY too fast. I love when baby smiles at me. Although he sometimes smiles at Daddy and Big Brother, it's mommy who gets the ear to ear grins! I am also enjoying watching Little T in his role as a big brother~he does such a good job! He is very interested in his little brother and is always touching him and kissing him. I can already tell they are going to be the best of friends!
Funny Moment: I always tell people I am not a good multitasker, yet there I stood in the kitchen one day nursing the baby while stirring our dinner on the stove. Who knew I possessed such talent!
Low Moment of the week: Watching both boys suffer from colds:( Baby was especially congested, although he did not act fussy from it.
I am reading: Why Pro-Life by Randy Alcorn
Ministry Update: We have made incredible progress in our pro-life ministry! WE are officially a nonprofit with our state and are just waiting on our tax ID number. We received a $1,000 donation after our last meeting which we were super excited about. We are averaging about 15 people consistently at our meetings now and there are lots of outreaches going on. One of the most exciting things happening within the ministry is that we are going to be sponsoring a HUGE pro-life rally in our city in January. It is amazing to see all the doors God is opening for us!
I am praising God For: Last Wednesday I missed a call from my OB at 6pm~closing time. It was the nurse and told me to call her in the morning regarding lab results. I immediately became very fearful because I had just had my annual exam, and have never gotten a call back afterwards. I called a dear friend and asked for prayer. I spent most of the night thinking what if's, and considering the possibility that they may have detected cancer cells. After a long night, I called in the morning only to find out they were calling about a bladder infection that I already knew about. And my results from my annual are completely fine~Praise God!
To Do this week: Make reservations for our upcoming Disney trip, continue working on pro-life website, select read aloud for homeschool this year.
I am praying for: All of the women who did not get good results after their annual exam
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