Saturday, May 30, 2009
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
my new best friend, maybe...
i can't believe i am doing s post without pictures! a short, very random post, but no pictures?!
*first of all, i am happy to say that after ONE MONTH, eleanor and will have had 5 DAYS straight with no digestive issues! yep, for one month, no more than 2 days passed that someone wasn't having diarrhea, vomiting, up in the night crying with tummy pain, not eating...it was weird and concerning. tests came back fine and now all is well, praise the LORD! miraculously, by God's good grace, i escaped the illness. i can't even say that for the dog. true story. eleanor has learned a lot the last month of sickies: we were out to eat a few nights ago and the waitress brought her some milk...she exclaimed with a little laugh, "no, don't bring me MILK, i have DIARRHEA!"
*eleanor and will are now sharing a room! as of monday night. it is very cute and very sweet and also tiring. up late, up early, but hopefully things will smooth out soon! i will post pictures soon. they were pretty excited that first night! we heard eleanor coming out to go to the bathroom, "i'll be right back, william!" he cried until we heard her walk back in, "i'm back, will!" so sweet! i remind myself of the sweet stuff when i start thinking about how much less sleep they are getting...
*will is saying "mommy" now instead of "mama"! so cute. "mommy, mommy, MOMMY!" he has also added a good number of words to his vocab over the past couple of weeks. up, off, diaper, yellow, apple, oops, no wipes, birdie...and so on and so on! i love it.
*on a final note, the day that eleanor and will seemed to really be WELL, i got sick with a bad sore throat/head cold. after 2 nights of poor sleep and one night of almost NO sleep, when i got to the point where i started to go crazy, my good husband made me take tylonol pm. yes, it is dr. approved for pregnancy, but i was still hesitant. but all i can say is, that stuff just may be my new best friend...!
so that's what's been happening here. and, by the way, our new little guy is due in just 6 weeks!!
*first of all, i am happy to say that after ONE MONTH, eleanor and will have had 5 DAYS straight with no digestive issues! yep, for one month, no more than 2 days passed that someone wasn't having diarrhea, vomiting, up in the night crying with tummy pain, not eating...it was weird and concerning. tests came back fine and now all is well, praise the LORD! miraculously, by God's good grace, i escaped the illness. i can't even say that for the dog. true story. eleanor has learned a lot the last month of sickies: we were out to eat a few nights ago and the waitress brought her some milk...she exclaimed with a little laugh, "no, don't bring me MILK, i have DIARRHEA!"
*eleanor and will are now sharing a room! as of monday night. it is very cute and very sweet and also tiring. up late, up early, but hopefully things will smooth out soon! i will post pictures soon. they were pretty excited that first night! we heard eleanor coming out to go to the bathroom, "i'll be right back, william!" he cried until we heard her walk back in, "i'm back, will!" so sweet! i remind myself of the sweet stuff when i start thinking about how much less sleep they are getting...
*will is saying "mommy" now instead of "mama"! so cute. "mommy, mommy, MOMMY!" he has also added a good number of words to his vocab over the past couple of weeks. up, off, diaper, yellow, apple, oops, no wipes, birdie...and so on and so on! i love it.
*on a final note, the day that eleanor and will seemed to really be WELL, i got sick with a bad sore throat/head cold. after 2 nights of poor sleep and one night of almost NO sleep, when i got to the point where i started to go crazy, my good husband made me take tylonol pm. yes, it is dr. approved for pregnancy, but i was still hesitant. but all i can say is, that stuff just may be my new best friend...!
so that's what's been happening here. and, by the way, our new little guy is due in just 6 weeks!!
Sunday, May 10, 2009
me and mine on mother's day
First of all, how thankful I am for my own Mom! I realize more and more how significant her investment in my life has been...and still is! She has always been a giver, such an example of giving herself to her children. I love you, Mom! And my dear mother-in-law...how grateful I am for her years of investing in and raising her wonderful, amazing, Godly son - my husband! I love you, too! And now I have the blessing of watching these two women with my own children.
And my own sweet ones...I echo Psalm 127, what a blessing they are from our good and gracious Lord!! I LOVE being their Mommy. For those of you who read my "Overwhelmed" post...these last couple weeks have not been quite so challenging, I am thankful! All in all, I have been reminded through the past 2 months that mothering is about sowing...and knowing that although there are MANY daily rewards, much of the reaping will be future!
Some of the daily rewards I have enjoyed very recently:
* Eleanor singing so, so many songs to and about the Lord, about Jesus!
* Eleanor's questions about God, salvation, Heaven. Her sweet spirit.
* Her love of books, the way she grasps letter and numbers, watching her do a gymnastics class!
* Watching silliness and senses of humor continue to develop in both my kiddos!
* Eleanor and Will p
laying so happily together! Eleanor calling him, "William! William! Come on! Come play over here!"...encouraging him, "You can do it, Will!"...even "William Robert, don't disobey me!" *grin* Will looking for her after his nap, "Sister, sister!"...copying her...making her laugh.
* Will's love of planes, trucks, dogs, birds, and especially TRASH CANS. Driving in the car, listening to him yelling in the backseat as we drive through neighborhoods, "Trash! Trash! Bye-bye trash!"...repeated every 10 seconds!
* Will's growing vocabulary and love of moving - running, jumping, somersaults! Also, the way he loves to play with things that are not toys (outlet protectors, paper cups, anything with a lid, egg cartons...)
* Spontaneous expressions of affection from Eleanor and Will toward me, Todd, one another.
* New baby - lots and lots and LOTS of movement!
It's been a good Mother's Day. And to top it all off, Todd brought me a gorgeous red geranium, it's hanging on the porch!
And my own sweet ones...I echo Psalm 127, what a blessing they are from our good and gracious Lord!! I LOVE being their Mommy. For those of you who read my "Overwhelmed" post...these last couple weeks have not been quite so challenging, I am thankful! All in all, I have been reminded through the past 2 months that mothering is about sowing...and knowing that although there are MANY daily rewards, much of the reaping will be future!
Some of the daily rewards I have enjoyed very recently:
* Eleanor singing so, so many songs to and about the Lord, about Jesus!
* Eleanor's questions about God, salvation, Heaven. Her sweet spirit.
* Her love of books, the way she grasps letter and numbers, watching her do a gymnastics class!
* Watching silliness and senses of humor continue to develop in both my kiddos!
* Eleanor and Will p
laying so happily together! Eleanor calling him, "William! William! Come on! Come play over here!"...encouraging him, "You can do it, Will!"...even "William Robert, don't disobey me!" *grin* Will looking for her after his nap, "Sister, sister!"...copying her...making her laugh.* Will's love of planes, trucks, dogs, birds, and especially TRASH CANS. Driving in the car, listening to him yelling in the backseat as we drive through neighborhoods, "Trash! Trash! Bye-bye trash!"...repeated every 10 seconds!
* Will's growing vocabulary and love of moving - running, jumping, somersaults! Also, the way he loves to play with things that are not toys (outlet protectors, paper cups, anything with a lid, egg cartons...)
* Spontaneous expressions of affection from Eleanor and Will toward me, Todd, one another.
* New baby - lots and lots and LOTS of movement!
It's been a good Mother's Day. And to top it all off, Todd brought me a gorgeous red geranium, it's hanging on the porch!
Thursday, May 7, 2009
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