tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-81057106804857572892024-03-04T23:58:26.021-07:00shenanigansAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12723029950587362416noreply@blogger.comBlogger449125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8105710680485757289.post-13421025421457855392017-11-20T20:47:00.000-07:002017-11-20T20:47:34.461-07:00stripe gang<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12723029950587362416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8105710680485757289.post-56388887030031969082017-06-10T19:59:00.001-06:002017-06-11T18:52:34.021-06:00when family pictures don't include the whole family<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I knew it was going to be stressful, but I didn't realize I would have a son REFUSE to get dressed the morning of family pictures. I promise I hardly bribe my kids... but in this case, on the morning of family pictures, I would give him anything he wanted just to have him cooperate. But I could tell that things weren't going to go smoothly (do family photos ever?).<br />
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We were running late so we just stuck him in the car, with only his underwear on, and prayed he would be willing to get dressed when we got there. But we arrived and realized this wasn't a battle we could win, nor try to win. <br />
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I'm not sure (although I would have like to have tried), but I think yelling <b>"GET YOUR CLOTHES ON RIGHT NOW AND SMILE SWEETLY AND ACT LIKE YOU LOVE YOUR PARENTS! RIGHT NOW! DO IT!</b>... pretty please?!?!" I'll buy you a <i>donut</i> afterwards!" would set a negative tone for family pictures. You would see the tension behind the forced smiles and the boys holding back tears. <br />
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There's several challenges to having three kids within 4 years--- family photos is one of them. But there's one thing that I forcefully have had to learn, and that is to roll with the punches. As we pulled into the parking lot to meet our sweet, patient, and luckily, very understanding friend, I explained a last minute change of plans to our family photos. We decided (okay, <i>I </i>decided) to boot the two older kids out of the family photos and just do pictures with Greyson. Our adorable, sweet, innocent, loving, cuddly baby boy who will wear clothes I put on him and doesn't throw tantrums or talk back to us... yet. :)<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike><br />
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We literally left the boys in the car so Ryan, Greyson, and I could have our own little photoshoot. Just the three of us. Don't worry, we made sure to stay in eyesight of the car. We wanted to make sure the boys could see us swooning on Greyson...and for safety purposes too, I guess. We even cracked the windows for them (parenting win, am I right?). <br />
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Anyway, as frustrating as that morning was, we got some beautiful pictures of Greyson and a story to tell the boys when they're older about why they aren't in these "family" pictures. And instead of donuts, we stopped and got breakfast tacos for Ryan and I and went home and fed oatmeal to the boys. :) I promise we are loving parents who love ALL of their children. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12723029950587362416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8105710680485757289.post-66253361568021111512017-06-07T13:53:00.005-06:002017-06-07T13:53:57.507-06:00When a small house is best... and when it's not. And Grey's 6 month pictures. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir12NxTkjRAT6z67Luzh0FKNoqe5EDoX3CgHqTC8faUwHmKY8Z6gxBi4RdqWLgwYGukCR-PsZccLocC-qPMYML_1KkAVP8rrBe8-kmqs6EcBsifzRFJfyDw0xnTW7hcqcmgNxAuz0F2R4/s1600/DSC_0486.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1060" data-original-width="1600" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir12NxTkjRAT6z67Luzh0FKNoqe5EDoX3CgHqTC8faUwHmKY8Z6gxBi4RdqWLgwYGukCR-PsZccLocC-qPMYML_1KkAVP8rrBe8-kmqs6EcBsifzRFJfyDw0xnTW7hcqcmgNxAuz0F2R4/s640/DSC_0486.JPG" width="640" /></a>The fact that Greyson woke up this morning way too early because of Ryan getting ready for work inspired me to write this down. I felt like this was something I want to look back and remember. And this is it: Greyson sleeps in our closet. <br />
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Simon did too, until he turned 1. Then he graduated from our closet and was moved into the spare room. Is that weird? It never struck me that this might be unusual until after Simon was born and I told Ryan I was going to stick him in there. Ryan seemed confused. We had a spare bedroom, why aren't we putting him in there? Well, that spare room is on the other side of the house and that's too far for me to walk in the middle of the night. Did I mention our house is only 1350 sq ft? And walking from one side of the house to the other probably takes 15 seconds but still, that seemed too far. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7agAsThNOhvMagT2DJHxqtc6Jnj_zCTNxcwtxm7w2G5DZDULU9_kI5p5MP12sEMWuHnvaJfq9FRKkhTVGPTqBFXvFQxvB_1up8gZHSgIHgAkAWlom3WjThaG-wDgLBigs6SB8uDpswaA/s1600/DSC_0489.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1060" data-original-width="1600" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7agAsThNOhvMagT2DJHxqtc6Jnj_zCTNxcwtxm7w2G5DZDULU9_kI5p5MP12sEMWuHnvaJfq9FRKkhTVGPTqBFXvFQxvB_1up8gZHSgIHgAkAWlom3WjThaG-wDgLBigs6SB8uDpswaA/s640/DSC_0489.JPG" width="640" /></a><br />
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I'm not one to co-sleep or even have baby's bassinet next to our bed. I hear them breathing, and cooing, and farting, and grunting, and every little noise keeps me awake. I'm no longer a deep sleeper like I used to be... Man, those were the days. I literally have a box fan next to my bed that I use as a white noise machine. HA. <br />
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Anyway, the closet seemed the most fitting for someone who is too lazy to walk across the house and too selfish to share her bedside with anyone besides the hubby. I feel like I need to preface this by saying the master closet is on the larger side. He's not in some tiny dark dungeon... although it is kinda dark in there. We did give him a night light so he should be fine, right? Plus there's a window so he's got some natural light in there, too. Okay...I'm actually starting to feel slightly guilty typing this like I'm trying to convince myself he's not in some dark hole. <br />
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We laugh that two of our babies have slept in our closet. Seriously though, all they do is sleep in there. They don't need a huge room to themselves. Plus, we get to add a milestone to our baby's life with their "coming-out-of-the-closet" party. Joke. Just don't except to ever see beautiful nursery room pictures on this blog. <br />
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Let's move on to Grey's 6 months and not his current sleeping conditions, shall we? 6 months has been a huge month for us. He's still sleeping through the night, thankfully. There were maybe two days he was up because of teething, but I would quickly feed him and he would be good the rest of the night. Even with teething, he is still the happiest baby. We finally started him on some solid and now he's down to two big naps with a small third nap he'll be dropping soon. He is staying awake longer which has given us a little freedom to get out of the house for a quick adventure to the park or library (you know you're a mom when library trips are considered adventures. ha!)<br />
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When it's getting close to his wake-up time, I'll get the older boys loaded in the car. We'll turn on the music and sit in the car having a dance party while I check the video monitor on my phone to see when Grey wakes. The moment he wakes, I'll hurry and snatch him up and put him in the car and we're burning rubber pulling out of the garage to take advantage of that time. HA! Those two hours he's awake is precious time for us. <br />
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So yes, Grey is on solids now, but the more exciting news is that he's crawling! And he's so eager to get around. He sees an object, locks his vision on it, and hones down on it till he can get to it. There's no stopping him now. He can sit on his own, although it's still a little wobbly. When the older boys come over and talk with him and pull funny faces, Greyson is quick to smile. I'm savoring this baby stage immensely. I'm understanding why the baby in the family is usually the spoiled one. ;) But look at him! He's so stinking perfect!! gahhhh. Happy Half Year, Grey. We LOVE YOU!<br />
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Oh and as far as when a small house is best--- I can literally plug in the vacuum into one of the sockets in the kitchen and vacuum my entire house without having to unplug it. I don't know why this makes me so happy, but it does. Pretty much the main perk for a small house is less space to clean and it can be cleaned much quicker. Priorities people. I'm all about less cleaning. <br />
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I'm so late on posting these pictures from Easter, but here are a few after our little Easter egg hunt. One thing worth noting that I will remember about this Easter, considering it was Simon's first time finding eggs, is that we forgot to explain to Simon the concept of finding the hidden eggs in the yard. We were so excited for him, but just assumed he knew what to do so as the boys darted out the back door with their baskets, Simon just stood there dumbfounded while Lincoln was running around yelling "Found one! Found one! Found another one!...... Got another one!" And Simon stood on the patio just watching as we tried coaxing him into the yard. Finally, it dawned on us that this was his first year and he has NO IDEA what we're doing. Oops. We told Lincoln to stop finding them so that Simon could get some. Simon still made out like a bandit after he realized candy was hidden in the eggs. Lincoln was generous, although somewhat forced, to help Simon find some. Next year will be interesting now that Simon knows what's up. It will be an even battle ground between the two of them to fill their basket. :)<br />
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On the spiritual side of Easter, after church Lincoln came home with his picture they made in class and he was able to tell us the whole story of Christ's resurrection. Hearing a 4 year old retell the account was sweeter than all their Easter candy combined. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12723029950587362416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8105710680485757289.post-81522435581035481252017-05-07T20:02:00.000-06:002017-05-07T20:02:02.501-06:00Grey 4 &5 <br />
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You are getting to big, much to quickly. Why must every child grow up at a much more quickly than the previous ones? you'll be half-a-year next month which means you're practically almost a year and that just can't be!!! ;)<br />
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You're 4 month appointment revealed how much of a giant you are. 17lb and 11oz. I can't remember height but you're ABOVE 99% and will probably be the biggest boy out of all three. You just got your two bottom teeth in and your teething was rather easy. We had our hiccups with naps, but you've still been cheerful and sleeping through the night. <br />
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You're so close to crawling. You'll get yourself up on your knees and try so hard to bring them forward. SO CLOSE, bud. I love watching you hit these milestones, but at the same time I'm realizing it will becoming more chaotic with another kid on the loose in this house. ahhhh!! <br />
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One of my favorite things right now is watching your brothers interact with you. No joke, this just happened yesterday at lunch: your brothers would take turns taking a bite of their lunch and then running over to you as you were laying on the rug. They would run over and get down by your face and say something weird and random (mostly "pooooop") and then run back to the table to take a bite with the other ran over to say something to you. LITERALLY, this probably went on for 10 minutes, which may not seem that long, but to have two boys running back and forth, back and forth... well, they didn't show any signs of slowing down so I told them to just sit and finish. But you would lock eyes on them and they would try so hard to get you to laugh and smile. It really doesn't take much though, you're so quick to smile when your brothers come interact and play with you. I tell ya, I really lucked out in this family. You three boys are pretty stinking awesome. <br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12723029950587362416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8105710680485757289.post-60463070933018722782017-04-19T13:29:00.002-06:002017-04-19T13:29:15.799-06:00greyson 2 & 3 month pictures<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3NHy8kjLXQf7ixdYITfurNp9ZjE-tuFLVWfQQKgHjfPybD7SOL3EiMT_rUSMXstfju58A6ql5Xrh7XOqIBIy4iU_dxhqovLXDxlg0_eMUQxs6bN3Xbx6YewFLp2RoR1mz1ET0-F6Dg70/s1600/DSC_1150.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3NHy8kjLXQf7ixdYITfurNp9ZjE-tuFLVWfQQKgHjfPybD7SOL3EiMT_rUSMXstfju58A6ql5Xrh7XOqIBIy4iU_dxhqovLXDxlg0_eMUQxs6bN3Xbx6YewFLp2RoR1mz1ET0-F6Dg70/s640/DSC_1150.JPG" width="640" /></a><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJi8b8XYmHD6PCPgK8dfvbVekygb89nJTkHMbjg39VCFnjcmaHZ7IcvXsEsV8ddxqM0BoCNCMR6CB18nwJLsWV6QWqzUHh-sTkfD6HztVv5jRHCkqT5JbJlZsBSILAx0og3jIK00Jnmvw/s1600/DSC_1171.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJi8b8XYmHD6PCPgK8dfvbVekygb89nJTkHMbjg39VCFnjcmaHZ7IcvXsEsV8ddxqM0BoCNCMR6CB18nwJLsWV6QWqzUHh-sTkfD6HztVv5jRHCkqT5JbJlZsBSILAx0og3jIK00Jnmvw/s640/DSC_1171.JPG" style="cursor: move;" width="640" /></a>This BOY!!! I love him so much, and maybe a little more now that he's sleeping through the night.The night before he turned 3 months. You never forget your first night because you wake upfeeling like a million bucks and that you can take on the world!!! or at least until the other kidswake up and then you realize, will I ever NOT be tired? Yeah, maybe when they're all finally out of the house. <br />
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Anyway, he's such a good baby. Although, since he's been sleeping through the night, he started taking only 45 minute naps all day. This initially drove me crazy. But I don't even mind anymore because 1. He's sleeping through the night and 2. He's so happy!! He goes down for naps like a breeze and wakes up happy. I can't complain. He's starting to stay awake for longer stretches so his naps are finally starting to stretch out, as well. <br />
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He's wearing size 4 diapers, which is totally ridiculous, right? I mean, his 2 year old brother is wearing size 4 ---he shouldn't be in the same size as his older brother!! But what's throwing me off even more so are his looks. He has a reddish-tinge to his hair and he has BLUE eyes!!!!! We laugh at how dark Lincoln is, and Simon is white, but still has dark eyes, and then BAM! There's pasty-white Greyson with blue eyes and reddish hair. <br />
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My dear Simon, <br />
You have grown so much this past year. These past few months you have really started talking more, mostly becoming a parrot and repeating everything your brother and I say. Whenever I correct you or Lincoln on a behavior, I have you both repeat back to me, "Yes, mam." Although you've confused mam for man and your strong personality has turned the phrase to "No, man!" instead. It can be quite frustrating, but also ridiculously funny at the same time. <br />
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You are still as curious as ever. Your first birthday party theme of Curious George is still rather fitting to this day. Your daddy and I are convinced we never had this many issues with Lincoln and as a result we have been gravely ill-prepared to toddler-proofing the house. Bowls and flour containers from the cupboards, all the forks and spoons from the silverware drawer, food from the fridge, makeup from the bathroom, garbage cans--- pretty much anything that can be opened and rummaged through, you have done it. You would think we would have learned our lesson by now, especially when it comes to my lipstick. I should know that it needs to be kept in the highest place possible, otherwise it's broken and smeared all over your face. <br />
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And is it possible to be fiercely independent but adamantly clingy at the same time? Yes, it is. Sadly, you refuse to let me help you at the playground when you're climbing up or coming down, and you want to be the one to fill your own cup up and open up your own cheese stick, but when it comes to walking, you depend solely on the arms of your daddy and I. I have you to thank for keeping my arms toned, even when everything else is weak. Ha!<br />
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You love to color and you love to read. And your most FAVORITE thing involves anything with water. Bubble baths, turning on and off the hose in the backyard, taking 20 minutes to wash your hands in the bathroom sink, or filling your cup up with water from the fridge only to dump it in the sink and do it again at least 15 more times. And your latest obsession, which is slightly weird and will bring a good laugh for many years to come, is with the local grocery store H-E-B. Whenever we mention that we are going, you clasp your little hands together and excitedly yell, "H-E-B!!!!" We've even written an H-E-B lullaby to sing you at night. <br />
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You love your oatmeal every morning and although you don't eat a TON of food, the food you do it is not typical for two-year olds. You'll eat asparagus and sautéed green beans, you've eaten plain spinach out of a salad and devour anything dipped in ketchup. But oddly enough, I can't seem to get you to eat a quesadilla or eggs. <br />
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You are still incredibly sweet and give kisses so freely when someone gets hurt. You're our cuddle bug and I'll always remember you at this age as being glued in our arms and laps. I love you, Simon. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12723029950587362416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8105710680485757289.post-1388452152789120852017-01-18T08:03:00.000-07:002017-01-18T08:03:05.160-07:00Halloween 2016(an old post I forgot to share!!!)<br />
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I don't care when this third baby comes, but I was really keeping my fingers crossed (and legs) that he would wait until <i>after </i>Halloween night. I've always loved Halloween--- who doesn't right? But having your own kids to dress up and watch them do the dirty work... it's pretty much the absolute best. All these little kids look so incredibly cute and there needs to be more holidays like this one where they get to dress up.<br />
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Nana and Papa Z had bought these costumes for them, but the past two months, Lincoln has had his mind set up on being a pumpkin. A PUMPKIN! which is totally fine other than the fact that I already had a costume for him AND that now I needed to track down a pumpkin costume. I finally got one from a friend but of course, come Halloween night and it's time to get dressed, he decides he doesn't want to be the pumpkin anymore and the two months of him requesting to be a pumpkin mean nothing. Aye aye aye. Lesson learned: my kids no longer get to choose. I'll buy whatever is cheapest and closet to their size and that's what they get. HA!<br />
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Another testament to how different Simon and Lincoln are was manifested through Halloween. Simon was loving running from house to house with his little pumpkin basket so much that he would biff it several times (the steep driveways didn't help much either). Minor war injuries and scrapes across the knees and nose wouldn't stop him from wanting to run again to the next house. And he's a mastermind and found out that as the person was putting the candy into his basket, that he had a clear shot to the candy bowl to grab one extra piece of his own. Sneaky and smart.<br />
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Lincoln on the other hand had fun for about 5 houses and was SO OVER it. WHAAATT? I've never heard of a kid not excited to receive candy from strangers. But he wasn't. I think for Lincoln he got enough pieces to satisfy him and he was ready to retire. Aye Aye Aye.<br />
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We made it out to a pumpkin patch a few weeks ago. It was about an hour drive away so we were planning on spending a good chunk of the day there. But it started out rough before we even left the house, which should have been a sign that we needed to postpone. Simon was tugging on his ear crying (he ended up having an ear infection) and Lincoln was incredibly quiet that morning (Lincoln quite in the mornings???? NOT NORMAL). Anyway, we were there for an hour and a half and the boys were absolutely MISERABLE!!!!!! We packed up and headed home for another hour drive and the boys fell asleep within the first few minutes of drive home, slept the entire way, then transferred to their beds and slept for another 2 hours. Oh the memories...<br />
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A few pictures <i>mostly </i>in between the pumpkin patch meltdowns...<br />
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And lastly, trying to do a fun little Halloween painting project with the boys and realizing it's hard sit back and let them dip the same paint brush into different colors. (DEEP BREATH). It's all about letting them play and be creative, right?<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12723029950587362416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8105710680485757289.post-70387266654948480882017-01-17T10:52:00.002-07:002017-01-17T10:52:44.961-07:00little chefs in training<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I found these pictures from over the summer. It was one of those days where I said, "Screw keeping the kitchen clean and making this pizza dough by myself quick and efficiently!" That's one of the million things I struggle with as a mom--- Letting the kids be kids, even if it means flour everywhere and dinner taking twice as long to get ready and cook. They loved it and the mess was totally worth it. I think Lincoln had some built up frustration and took it out on the dough. :) Either way, the pizzas turned out great, the flour was eventually cleaned out of every crevice in the kitchen, and mama scored some points from the boys! I have to remind myself that the sooner they learn to cook, the sooner I can pass off that responsibility to them!!!! And now a few pictures of my little chefs in training... </div>
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Here are some one month photos of Greyson. Technically the first ones were taken at 5 weeks and the second batch at 6 weeks and now I'm posting them at 8 weeks... Yikes. I'm learning very quickly why with each child, less and less photos are taken. When do I have a minute to take pictures anymore?! And getting photos of <i>just </i>Greyson is impossible. That's okay--- he can see all the love he was getting from his brothers. </div>
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The other day I was rocking Greyson before putting him down for a nap. Lincoln came in and was whispering something to me from across the room and I would nod my head at whatever he was saying just so he would stay quiet. (Also another impossibility--- putting Greyson to bed peacefully without having one of the boys barging in.) I watched Lincoln grabbing pillows off my bed and leave. He came back for some more and left again. When he came back the third time, he quietly walked over and whispered, "I have Greyson's bed ready in my room." After putting Greyson to bed, safely in his own crib I might add, I went in to Lincoln's room and saw his ENTIRE floor covered in pillows. Now you may have misinterpreted when I said his entire floor and think I was exaggerating. No. I'm not. His ENTIRE FLOOR. He told me he wanted Greyson to sleep on his bed and the pillows were just in case he rolled off. By the number of pillows sprawled out, he must have thought Greyson would fall and roll 10 feet away. :) He's such a sweet brother... when he wants to be. Ha.</div>
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And a little sneak peak of these sweat pants I've been living in the past month. I figure I better have some ceremonial burning of them once Grey is sleeping through the night and I can put more effort into my appearance again. I was changing Greyson's diaper one night when he started to pee mid-change and to my misfortune, his aim got my sweats. I debated how long it would take for the urine to dry and then realized he probably just did me a huge favor because I really needed a wardrobe change. Is that what my life has come to? Only changing my clothes when I've been peed or pooped on???!!! Aye. </div>
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And since we're on the subject of my total lack of appearance, here's an embarrassing moment:<br />
Greyson had his one month appointment and because I am rarely getting out of the house, I actually put on make-up. It's only slightly pathetic the only times I've put on makeup the past month are for doctor's appointments.... yikes. <br />
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Anyway, from the shoulders up, it looked like I made a decent amount of effort in my appearance. The rest of me though? Eh. Not so much. My go-to post-pregnancy sweats I had been living in were dirty so I stuck on the only other pair I had which were high-waters. Lovely, I know. It gets better...<br />
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Ryan has a pair of really thick camping socks I've been wearing around the house. It's freezing outside and they feel so nice and cozy and warm and magical on my feet. That morning, I didn't think about taking them off. I just slipped on some shoes and left. It wouldn't have been THAT big of a deal if the shoes I had slipped on were boots--- ya know, something that would hide these enormous bulky socks, but instead I chose birkenstocks. Oye. <br />
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I didn't really even notice until I was in the waiting room with another mom and her little girl. The mom's makeup looked professionally done, so did her hair, and she had her designer handbag and those big knee-high furry boots (which is not my style at all, but still a better choice than what I had on). I gave myself a lookover and realized my perfectly shortened sweats clearly revealed the ENORMOUS socks bulging out of my sandals. And you know the heel part of the sock?? It was above my ankle. And I'm sure she could see I hadn't shaved my legs in... well, a month. <br />
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Whatever. I'm really not one to care or be bothered by such trivial things like fashion and shaved legs after having a baby. I had a good laugh. Especially after the fact that I met the boys at the mall afterwards to get Santa photos done. I wasn't planning on being in the picture AT ALL, but Lincoln was crying and didn't want to sit by Santa so Ryan and I joined in for moral support and because we didn't make the effort of going to the mall and not have him sit with Santa. Gosh dang-it we are making memories and you better like it!!!! Anyway, when they printed our pictures, I saw we weren't cropped in close. Nope, a full head-to-toe shot.... Now there's printed evidence of one of my many fashion faux-pas. But let's look at something much more attractive, eh?.... Greyson at one month. <br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12723029950587362416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8105710680485757289.post-50946251096482399912016-12-19T11:58:00.001-07:002016-12-19T13:37:21.413-07:00Greyson Porter<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Greyson is coming up on 6 weeks on Wednesday and I'm looking at these pictures like... huh? Who dat baby? I tell ya, the little newborn look doesn't last long. He's changed so much! </div>
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So Greyson's birth story goes a little something like this...</div>
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The last month of my pregnancy, I was having <i>severe </i>pain in my groin from Greyson's positioning. The doctor said I could either do physical therapy (which wasn't realistic with two kids and only a few weeks left of pregnancy), be on bedrest (which once again, isn't that realistic taking care of two kids), OR be induced early. Hmm.. being induced actually seemed <i>super </i>nice and convenient with planning a place for the boys to go. So we set a date to be induced. And then a few days before I was to be induced, I called it off. I was in pain---yes, but I was getting so anxious about "knowing" I was going to have him on a certain day and I decided I'd rather let him come on his own. </div>
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Well, my due date came and he wasn't here. My pain had gotten tremendously worse and I thought, "dang girl, you crazy for canceling your induction." Yeah, maybe. I went in for a check-up the following day and guess what, I was 4cm and 50% and the doctor asked if I wanted to go to the hospital and have this baby today. Umm...yeah!!! Let's do this. </div>
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I was at the hospital by noon. Ryan took the boys to a friends house and joined me. I got my epidural <i>right away</i> because the last two pregnancies resulted in being induced after a long day of labor and this time I wanted to enjoy my epidural from the get-go!! </div>
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Ryan and I played scrabble---which I was kicking his butt in, and watched some funny youtube videos. Just the typical "waiting-for-baby" stuff. I was pushing that epidural button every few minutes. I wanted to make sure I was completely comfortable and taking FULL advantage of the epidural this time around. </div>
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Mid-scrabble game, I was feeling some intense pressure and pushed my epidural button a few more times. I know pushing it 10 times in one minute doesn't give you more, but mentally it helps. The pressure got more intense and the epidural wasn't doing anything. Not that I was having any pain... I just didn't want to feel anything... not even an itch on my pinky toe. :) ha. </div>
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The nurse grabbed the doctor for a cervix check (jeeze those are fun) and he informed us.... you're a 10! </div>
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It was 430pm and they started setting up the room. We joked that the doctor wanted to head home by 5pm. </div>
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Can I tell you how weird this was for Ryan and me. We were like, "Uh, we were just playing scrabble and now we are going to have a baby??" It's these few moments that always get me anxious. It's also these few minutes that I remember specifically with each delivery. Ryan will lean his head in to mine and say a prayer. And he gives me the most encouraging uplifting words. It's loud and chaotic in the room, but he always makes me feel calm and peaceful. He's seriously the best cheerleader when it comes to our deliveries. Give that guy two pom-poms and he'll make up your own personal cheer and make you feel like you can do ANYTHING!!!!!</div>
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Two contractions later, this angel was put into my arms. 4:47pm </div>
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Greyson Porter Shideler</div>
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Ryan brought the kids in the next day to meet their newest brother. Luckily, my friend didn't come until the following day to take pictures because these boys were complete animals. I take that back--- they were intrigued for the first few minutes, but once they learned my bed had buttons that made it go up and down and there was a remote to a TV AND a bulb syringe to play with, Greyson became second tier. </div>
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(also, can we note how Ryan dressed Simon in a skull sweatshirt for our pictures?! :) I was laughing so hard. Good thing his sweet face softens the roughness of the sweater.)</div>
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Simon actually was very sweet with Greyson. He asked, "hold it?" and would NOT let go when we tried to get him back. Simon's chubby hands wrapped around tiny Greyson with a death grip. :)<br />
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They've really been into magic tricks lately and there was only one thing I could come up with in the moment to get the boys to gather around Greyson for a decent picture. :) So no, they're not looking at Greyson's adorable little facial features... they're looking in his ear trying to find the quarter mommy said was in there. </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12723029950587362416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8105710680485757289.post-2247264062758273752016-12-19T10:18:00.000-07:002016-12-19T10:21:01.450-07:00emma long holidayWe hadn't been to Emma Long Park since we first moved to Texas, which is a total shame because it's the PERFECT outing to escape the hot weather (which is like 8 month of the year). Ryan had taken a random Monday off work this summer, which is seriously the best. A day with daddy during the week is like a freaking holiday! A holiday that everyone else has to work on, except you. <br />
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So we went to Emma Long Park and we were the ONLY PEOPLE THERE!!! We had snacks, of course, and a blanket, and sunshine, and it was a wonderful family holiday. <br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12723029950587362416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8105710680485757289.post-17920381276008433932016-12-16T16:49:00.000-07:002016-12-16T16:49:09.222-07:00secret "beach"This summer we went to the "secret beach" here in Austin. We tried coming once before, but we had trouble finding the path. So I finally found an Austin mom-blog that gave great directions and woohoo! We made it! The only thing is, Ryan had it in his head a different way to get down there, even though the blog gave easy instructions and PICTURES of the path taking you down.<br />
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I would have argued to go the way she explained, but I stepped back and let him be our guide. Do you see all those trees behind Lincoln and I in the picture below? Of course you do. It's a freaking forest of a mess. Well, we went through <i>THAT! </i>And there was a huge drop off that Ryan had to maneuver down first in order to catch the rest of us as we practically threw ourselves to his mercy. Also, it was crazy muddy. The kind of muddy where you take a step and your flip-flop gets sucked in. Here we are, with two kids in tow, trekking through a swamp. I didn't say a word... but I was sure thinking it--- if we had only gone the way the instructions told us....<br />
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And then the other fun part, because there were lots of those, was Simon REFUSING to leave our laps. That sand sure can be intimidating. Finally, after much bribery and using all of our tactics, he decided he would venture out of our laps once he discovered he could start throwing rocks. And throwing rocks he did....</div>
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And there was more throwing. Look at the muscle behind this particular throw!! That also happens to be the throw where he nailed me in the face with a rock. Yep. <br />
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And lastly, we weren't paying attention to our flip-flops RIGHT along the water shore and Ryan's shoes got swept away. He walked a ways down trying to find them because they happened to be his favorite pair, but to no avail. Gone. And one of the hardest parts of him losing his shoes?? Taking that monstrous of a hike back to our car through the muddy forest carrying Simon. I didn't say anything, but I was sure thinking it---- that <i>other </i>trail wouldn't have been so rough on your feet. :) I felt bad, so I ordered him a new pair of his favorite flip-flops like any good wife who doesn't say, "I told you so."<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12723029950587362416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8105710680485757289.post-13199538422204879392016-12-06T13:41:00.001-07:002016-12-06T13:41:24.215-07:00Children's Place<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Ryan had to work a Saturday a few months ago. Whenever he has to work a Saturday, the boys and I need some adventure to break up the long week we just survived. So first thing that morning, I loaded up the boys in the car for a 40 minute drive to another city for this magnificent park. I guess that's what you do once you become a mom. You look up the cool parks to go to and that becomes your day of adventure hitting them up and exploring. And this park... Let's just say it was worth the 40 minute drive, for sure. I mean seriously--- do you ever see playgrounds like this anymore? In all my years of adventuring to playgrounds, this one was a favorite. </div>
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The boys loved exploring and we had the park a good chunk of the morning to ourselves. It was a pretty dang cool way to spend a Saturday before Greyson came. I would have LOVED chasing these boys around here. Instead, I wobbled through a bit and sat on a bench and watched them go wild. <br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12723029950587362416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8105710680485757289.post-40289879027505927322016-10-26T19:49:00.002-06:002016-10-26T19:49:29.528-06:00we run this playground<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
I don't know if this pregnancy will be our last or not, I guess it depends how this child turns out :). But since it possibly is, I thought I would get "maternity" pictures taken. I never got them during my first two pregnancies and thought it would be nice to have them this time around if this pregnancy does happens to be my last. </div>
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Instead of posing full-force with just me caressing my big belly (which would have been a real treat to see), I decided on having photos taken with me, my big belly, AND the boys. I wanted to capture not just my pregnancy, but this stage of my life. Yes, my patience is tested every day and I play referee more than I'd like to, but I know this is one of the best stages of my life. My kids are still excited seeing a bus or garbage truck drive by, they stop to watch the airplanes fly overhead, they have the best imaginations and never run out of things to talk about, they want to play with me and follow me around, they're curious and eager to learn, and the simplest things still make them so happy. And Lincoln still says I'm his best friend so really, what can top that? If our biggest concern is what park to hit up that day, I'd say it's a good life we have---me and my boys. </div>
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The morning of these pictures started off on an awesome note. We were planning on meeting at the park at 8 and around 6:45 am, Lincoln came into my room covered in blood. He had a bloody nose in the middle of the night and dry-caked blood covered his face, ear, hand (just one though, I'm guessing the one that did the nose-picking), arm, and leg. It really looked like a war-scene. Oh, the memories! Just grateful for these beautiful pictures my dear friend captured. They really soften the memory of Lincoln's blood-stained face that morning. </div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12723029950587362416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8105710680485757289.post-22324906832854181202016-10-20T19:42:00.004-06:002016-10-20T19:42:54.483-06:00a growing belly and growing faith<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
This third pregnancy was a surprise (and to be honest, so was our first--- clearly, you can see how we roll in this family. HA!) Don't get me wrong---getting pregnant is a huge blessing and I already love this baby with all my heart, but the timing of this pregnancy came during a very difficult time in my life.</div>
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Oh Simon. That boy can sure pull on my heart strings and bring a tremendous amount of joy into my life. He is so incredibly sweet, and sensitive, and will stop in the middle of whatever he is playing to walk over to me and give me a big fat kiss and then walk back to his toys in a nonchalant manner. Whenever Lincoln gets hurt or upset, Simon walks over immediately and plants a fat kiss on him and rubs his head. He loves being cuddled and is as sweet as pie, but there's also another side to him. I had been struggling <i>immensely</i> with Simon who requests a lot of attention and loves to be carried ALL.THE.TIME. When I found out I was pregnant, Simon was 13 months and had been sick for almost a month straight, which added to the feeling of being utterly worn out. I still felt like I wasn't able to accomplish or do anything because I was constantly holding him. Long story short, Simon was trying my patience every day and the idea of being pregnant and having another baby seemed nearly impossible.</div>
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I knew I was pregnant for almost 3 weeks before telling Ryan. THREE WEEKS! Who waits that long before telling their husband? This emotional-mess-of-a-mama who had little-to-no faith in the timing of this baby and my abilities to care for the demands of a growing family. </div>
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The day I told Ryan I was pregnant was on the night of Lincoln's 3rd birthday. We had an awesome weekend celebrating. That night of his birthday, after we put him to bed, I became so emotional (definitely enhanced by the pregnancy hormones). Just thinking of our first born turning three, how big he was getting, how much I hated him losing his arm rolls that had been prominent for so long and that he was practically a teenager and would want nothing to do with us anymore and... well, ya know... all those rational things mothers conjure up in their heads. And that's when my husband suggested we say a prayer of gratitude for our children and for the happiness and joy they've brought into our lives. He said even though these were trying times, that we were grateful to be parents. His prayer was so sincere, humbling, comforting, and anything and everything a wife and mother full of doubt and fear needed to hear. I knew his prayer was truly inspired. </div>
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After his prayer, I knew I had to tell him. This moment was perfect to tell him---Not because I was already bawling my eyes out, either :). I walked into the bathroom and pulled out the pregnancy test I had been hiding for the past few weeks and said, "I hope you meant everything you just said, because... we're pregnant again." And <i>literally</i>, without any hesitation, Ryan responded, "Really?? THAT'S AWESOME!" </div>
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(sigh) This man is my rock, I tell ya. </div>
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I wish I could say that spiritual experience alone erased all my doubts and fears and anxiety over baby #3. It didn't--- but that was definitely the turning point in this pregnancy that made me trust my Heavenly Father and the plan He had for me and my family. I found myself crying... a lot... over the next few weeks. I found myself excessively praying (can you really pray too much??) because I needed help. What I really needed was faith. Faith in myself and faith in Heavenly Father's plan. Thankfully, I had 9 months ahead of me to work on that and luckily, it happened much quicker. </div>
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Simon suddenly became more independent and his never-ending sickness finally cleared up. He wouldn't cry when I left the room, which allowed me to feel like I could breathe again. Ryan buzzed his long-locks and we joke that was the turning point for him. Maybe he really did hate having his long hair, but I also like to believe it was Heavenly Father's way of lightening my burden and showing me that things will get better. I know more trials will come my way--- that's part of life. But I know, through this experience and many others I've had, even when those difficult times come, I am not alone. The Lord is aware of me and is aware of what I'm capable of overcoming. </div>
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We were really impressed with Lincoln this year around. He actually agreed to get in the water this time. Yes, the choke-hold was still in full swing. Luckily, Ryan has awesome lung capacity and didn't pass out.<br />
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More chips. I promise we had other stuff to eat for lunch besides chips. But chips may have been the main staple.<br />
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oh, ya know, just working on my synchronized swimming routine... by myself.<br />
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And for his birthday, Ryan requested an ice cream sandwich cake which I had never made but was thrilled to see how stinking easy it was. I felt like an awesome wife for unwrapping ice cream sandwiches and layering them in a dish with cool whip and crushed Oreo in between. They loved it!</div>
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Bottom left picture: Lincoln cried because he thought the previous bite was going to him... but I ate it. C'mon! Pregnant lady here!<br />
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Also, his birthday weekend was father's day. And my dear friend made some gender reveal cupcakes for us. Here it is! Finding out baby #3's gender!<br />
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I wish I had something to write about this day other than slapping a bunch of Memorial Day pictures down and saying, "that's all." And even if that was all, it's perfect because they're pictures of some pretty stinking-cute boys. And also, some of the last pictures I have of Simon with his long hair before Ryan betrayed me and buzzed it all off while I was taking a nap...<br />
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But that's all. Some pictures from forever ago and I can hardly remember anything about this time in my life because I was newly pregnant and in that constant walking-zombie state. If it weren't for these pictures I don't think I would even remember what we did that day. But let the record show, we went to the park.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12723029950587362416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8105710680485757289.post-72290344655896153502016-10-04T18:08:00.002-06:002016-10-04T18:08:40.055-06:00roller coasters make me sick....especially this oneIt was almost 3 in the morning when I woke up. I woke up with a distinct thought in my mind. I wasn't even a day late, but I knew. I knew because of a gift us women are given--- mother's intuition.<br />
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If you've ever been woken up in the middle of the night with the thought you might be pregnant, it's really hard to go back to sleep. I had two choices: lay here until I get up for the morning thinking about how I <i>might</i> be pregnant, or actually get up and go find out. I was planning on getting up in 2 hours anyway to run to the gym and there was no way I would be going back to sleep for those last two hours--- might as well get a jump start on the day, right? I grabbed my phone to see which store was open at 3am. EVERYTHING was closed... well, everything but Walmart. <br />
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I got out of bed, threw on some gym clothes and drove to Walmart at 330 in the morning without telling Ryan where I was going. Probably not the safest thing to be doing, but clearly, I <i>had</i> to know right then and my safety at a Walmart at 330am wasn't my concern at the moment. <br />
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I grabbed two pregnancy tests and a box of tampons. Obviously, if I wasn't pregnant, I clearly needed a box of tampons, too. I was only <i>slightly</i> embarrassed as the cashier rang up my items. I figured I'd make a joke out of the uncomfortable situation--- "Bet you get a lot of these purchases in the middle of the night, huh?" She looked back at the items and back at me, "Uhh, actually I didn't notice what you were buying."<br />
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FACE PALM. <br />
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I thought about running into the bathroom there, but went with my better judgment that I'd rather not have the memory of finding out if I'm pregnant again while in a stall at Walmart. I went to the gym and was home by 5. Ryan wasn't awake yet and I took my tests into the bathroom. I realized I bought the crappy pregnancy tests that require you to pee in a separate cup, then use the syringe to put a few drops of urine on the test. REALLY??? WHY WOULD ANYONE WANT TO BUY THESE???? AND WHY DO THOSE PREGNANCY TESTS STILL EXIST?! The last thing a woman wants to do when she's trying to find out if she's pregnant is do these extra steps. I figured it really wasn't necessary and decided to just pee on the whole thing. Nope. Test error. I guess the steps really are important. Ugh.<br />
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Take II. <br />
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Luckily I bought a second test and had some pee left in me. I made sure to follow the instructions on this one. Two lines for positive, one line for negative. Within 5 seconds, it was a clear one-liner. Wow... I'm really glad I lost those hours of sleep to find out I'm not pregnant after all (sense the sarcasm?). I threw the tests and boxes in the bathroom cupboard and figured I would wait for Ryan to leave for the day before properly disposing of them. I wasn't trying to hide it, but I would rather have waited and told him how silly I was later in the day when he was more awake and could maybe laugh at the fact I went out in the middle of the night without him knowing. <br />
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The whole day I was thinking about what it would have been like to be pregnant <i>again</i>. It was a roller-coaster of emotions that day. First I was scared I could <i>actually</i> be pregnant--- I was not feeling ready in the slightest for our third. Surprisingly, after I took the test, I felt a little disappointed when it was negative. But to make myself feel better about being surprisingly disappointed, I convinced myself this probably wasn't the best timing. <br />
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When the boys went down for their naps, I remembered I needed to throw the tests away. I grabbed them from the cupboard and started walking them straight to the trash. I just happened to glance down at the test again, not even intending to look at the results, but when I did, I saw two lines.<br />
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TWO DISTINCT LINES. <br />
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TWO!<br />
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WHAT?!?!?!?<br />
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I literally dropped to my knees crying. The initial cry was probably because I was already on that emotional roller coaster all day--- scared straight thinking I'm pregnant, finding out I'm not pregnant, being slightly sad to find out I'm "<i>not pregnant"</i>, then feeling somewhat better after telling myself it wasn't the right time, AND <i>THEN, </i>finding out that I actually <u><i>AM</i></u> pregnant? GAHHHHHH!!!!!<br />
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Those initial tears of complete emotional madness turned into tears of gratitude. I was shocked and terrified--- heck, I still am, but immediately saw the big picture and was grateful that our family was being blessed with another baby. They say that each child makes you a better person. So in my case, I better keep these babies coming cause I need a lot of work. :)<br />
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And now, the blurriest, most off-centered 22 week baby bump pictures brought to you by the cutest 3 year-old-photographer...............THIS GUY!<br />
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I laughed at the picture he snapped of me mid-shushing. He kept telling me to say "CHEEESE POO-POO!!!" and would laugh hysterically while his brother was napping. Seriously though, "cheese poo-poo?" I'm definitely in a house of boys. :)<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12723029950587362416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8105710680485757289.post-44216775909057250752016-09-15T13:31:00.002-06:002016-09-15T13:31:39.338-06:00wild and threeno Lincoln, you can't turn three<br />
YES! I'M A BIG BOY. I TURN THREE<br />
nope, you're not allowed to get any older. <br />
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A conversation Lincoln and I have been having repeatedy the past month. Apparently I convinced myself that if I told him he wasn't allowed to get older, he would actually listen. Silly me.<br />
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Our little boy is THREE. He's still the comedian of this house and has more energy than he, nor I, knows what to do with. He loves a good laugh and is always pulling funny faces, or saying the silliest things to get us to laugh. <br />
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I love going into his room in the morning to get home up for the day. He's always awake, talking to himself--- either singing a song or making up some story. Every morning, I ask him what he dreamed about and every morning, without fail, he says Jesus. (Not sure how entirely true that is, but it still melts my heart.) He loves reading. Every day we go through a pile of books together. <br />
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And when daddy gets home, he usually runs outside to meet him. Sometimes we will be down on the corner waiting for him and Lincoln gets to drive on daddy's lap the half-a-block home. He's in pure heaven. He loves wrestle time with daddy because he gets to scream and smack pillows at each other and do body-slams and all that boy-stuff mom would rather not participate in. Every night, after daddy gets home, he follows daddy into the backyard to check on the garden. He loves to be right in the action, and apparently, pruning the garden is full of action. He has daddy read the same pile of books again, PLUS, he gets a new story every night made-up by daddy in his bed. I'm not sure where Ryan comes up with something new every night, but he does. <br />
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He still loves oatmeal and requests most mornings. We can go a month and he wouldn't care for a bowl of cereal. He strangly likes cucmber sandwiches with nothing but cucumber and a little mayo, but try having him eat any type of beans and he'll refuse it. His favorite treat is an ice cream cone. He doesn't get them often, but when he does, he is SO excited and it brings the biggest smile to my face watching him eat it. He always ends up with an ice cream ring around his mouth. <br />
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He's really into our "learning time" we have during Simon's nap. Having a chart for him to put stickers on and treats at the end of our lesson sure are motivating to him. He knows his numbers 1-50, can identify about 30 states, and can read a good chunk of sight words. He learned to spell and write his name. We practice tracing letters and seriously, the boy is pretty good. I'm trying to hold out teaching him as long as he'll let me.... The incentives though are becoming more sweet... He used to be happy with just cheerios, then we moved to raisins, and now I'm having to throw some chocolate chips and marshmallows in the mix. <br />
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He's just recently started gaining interest in fishing. Can't quite say if it's the "fishing" he likes, or being able to go with dada on an adventure and use his buzz-lightyear fishing pole. He's already caught his first fish and it was a "big whopper". I hope this will be a special bond for him and Ryan throughout the years. <br />
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After finding out we were expecting another baby, he's made the executive decision that we are naming it "Chocolate". He thought it was a girl, but after finding out it was a boy, we asked him again what we should name <i>him</i>. The name remained the same, "Chocolate". I guess it's a gender neutral name. :)<br />
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We just recently moved him out of the crib. I didn't like the idea of it--- mama likes to keep her kids caged in as long as possible, but he would wet his nap and night-time diapers and figured getting him out of the crib would allow him to get up and use the potty on his own. The transition has been beautiful. He's out of diapers completely for nap time and first thing in the morning will get up and go use the potty on his own. YAY! The only downside is situations like today when I didn't hear him leave his room to go potty and ended up emptying an ENTIRE roll of toilet paper into the toilet. He usually calls for me to wipe him--- what parent doesn't love to hear, "Come wipe me!" ? But since it was during nap time, I guess he was trying to stay quiet. I went to go check on him and there was the tallest mountain of toilet paper that had soaked up every drop of water in the toilet bowl. I put in the rubber gloves and had to shovel out the toilet paper into the garbage can and give him a quick lesson about not using the whole roll and until he can efficiently learn to wipe his on bum, that mama gets to be the lucky one to do the job. He put both of his hands on my checks (it did cross my mind that he probably had some remnants of poop on his hands but at the moment his face and demeanor was utterly cute I didn't mind) and with wide eyes and a soft voice said, "I'm sorry mama.... I had to get the poop off!" Oh child...<br />
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He had a week of church camp at a nearby Lutheran school. We're not Lutheran, but when a Lutheran school offers to do a week long camp for free and will take your active 3 year old for 3 hours a day, you're suddenly all on board. After his first day he came home and we were in my bedroom playing when out of nowhere he says, "Only Jesus gives us hope." I acted like I couldn't hear him and kept having him repeat it because it was the sweetest phrase a little boy his age could mutter. It melted my heart and made me so incredibly grateful that at such a young age he is learning about Jesus. Every night when he prays he says that he's grateful for Jesus, church, and nursery. I hope that his humble testimony of the gospel continues to strengthen and grow. Our last day at camp I bought one of their kid's Christian CDs. LINCOLN IS UTTERLY obsessed. He's learned several of the songs and will ask me to turn it up louder. I must confess, the songs are pretty catchy. I really do find myself dancing and singing along with him. <br />
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And lastly, two little things that he does right now that are really cute and they're at such random times that it makes me laugh every time he does it. First, his "thumbs up, dude." I may ask him to go do something and he'll pause in his tracks and say "mama!" I'll look up at him and he gives me the biggest grin and a thumbs-up until I do it back. Then we say, "thumbs up, dude!" Seriously, it gets me every time. And lastly, his favorite show is SuperWhy! In the show, the characters all put their hands in a circle and then raise them up high shouting, "To the rescue!!!" Now, when we leave the house to go run an errand or go on an outing he'll ask us to put our hands in, Simon included, and we all do the motions and shout, "To the rescue!!" I don't know about the boys, but it sure does pump me up to go do whatever it is we're about to go do. :) <br />
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Lincoln, aka Dewey (He likes to be called Dewey), I love you SOOOO MUCH! but seriously, you're not allowed to get any older. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12723029950587362416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8105710680485757289.post-2843834325633599332016-09-15T13:27:00.000-06:002016-09-15T13:27:43.974-06:00the best family pictures look like this...As I'm playing catch up on the blog and going through pictures from the past few months, I came across these from February. It was right after church and we had taken our dinner to the backyard for a picnic. Ryan was the only who managed to change fully out of his clothes, Lincoln had stripped his pants off, and I was still fully dressed most likely because I was running around trying to get everything ready to take outside so I could hurry and eat. You go three hours without eating and suddenly you're starving and have to stuff your face RIGHT AWAY!!! THERE'S NO TIME TO CHANGE!!!<br />
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Anyway, I remember grabbing the camera to take a few pictures and I set up the timer to get a family photo. But any parents who have tried to get everyone to cooperate, look at the camera, AND smile all at the same time, <i>knows</i> it is a huge success to get one single decent photo. <br />
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I decided last second to pull Simon out of his chair so I'm working on that almost every picture and we didn't get one of us all posed before the timer ran out. But as I went through them, I thought, "This is my beautiful family. This is how I want to remember these moments by." Not fighting my kids to smile perfectly for the camera, but just real moments, un-posed, although mostly chaotic, but my family sure is beautiful, aren't they? :) I think so. <br />
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You know what's really funny? Looking back at a picture after finding out shortly after that you were pregnant then, but just didn't know it yet. Yep, 2 weeks and 1 day later I found out I was pregnant. :)<br />
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Any kid projects regarding food, especially lucky charms cereal, is a project within a project. Trying to get kids to actually string sugary-rainbow colored cereal when all they really want to do is just sit and eat is an accomplishment in itself. We (and by we, I mean mostly me) managed to do one little rainbow necklace, which naturally Lincoln didn't even want to wear. One necklace, two rainbows, totaling 10 fruit loops was an accomplishment worthy pictures.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12723029950587362416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8105710680485757289.post-24108727427972521252016-03-08T05:31:00.002-07:002016-03-08T05:31:38.386-07:00february recap- when crackers just don't cut it<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Simon's favorite toy right now is the fire truck. Luckily, Lincoln likes pushing him around just as much as Simon wants to be inside of it. <br />
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A few weeks ago, Simon was sick, which meant quarantining ourselves home for a few days. We made it 4 straight days at home and then finally decided to make it out of the house for a "quick" trip to the grocery store. (I say "quick" because even though I try to convince myself that taking the kids grocery shopping for a few items will be quick and easy, it never is.)
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We got to the grocery store and we were lucky enough to score the double-car carts for the kids to ride in. Those are one of the best inventions ever--- clearly invented by a mom.
Anyway, things were going well the first part, but I was only half way through my list when Simon became fussy and wanted out of the cart. Do you know how hard it is to carry almost a 25lb baby AND maneuver that beast of a cart?? Very. That's the only downside of that cart--- it's nearly impossible to steer with one hand.
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I started to become flustered because Simon is a hard one to pacify when he's angry. I picked up the pace to finish my list, racing down the isles as fast as "the beast" would allow. I busted open a box of crackers straight off the shelf to shove in Simon's mouth to calm him down. (Don't tell me I'm the only one who does that.) Unfortunately, when he's angry, food sometimes won't even do the trick. Luckily, Lincoln tried a different approach.
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He started stroking Simon's head ever so gently and singing, <strong>"I am a Child of God..."</strong> And guess what?! Simon calmed down. He calmed right down and just stared all wide-eyed as Lincoln's singing continued <strong>"...and He has sent me here."</strong> I was so taken back by the effect this nursery song was having on Simon and that my two year-old was managing my cranky baby better than I was. So I joined in with Lincoln, <strong>"Has given me an earthly home, with parents kind and dear."</strong> (Or in Lincoln's words, "with parents <em>kinda</em> dear".)
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And there we sat in the middle of the cracker aisle singing the rest of "I am a Child of God" <em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">together</span></em>. <strong>"Lead me, guide me, walk beside me, help me find the way. Teach me all that I must do, to live with Him someday."</strong>
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It was a short-lived peaceful moment (I'm pretty sure Lincoln grabbed the graham cracker out of Simon's hand moments later), but nevertheless, a moment that I'll never forget.
It was that experience that my little 2-year-old taught me a valuable lesson. He was an example to me. He was quick to turn to the Savior for help. I find myself wanting to accomplish everything on <em>my own</em> because I tend to believe I can do everything by <em>myself! </em>Why do I do that to myself? I don't have to feel that way. I don't have to do things on my own. And what a relief that is!!
I would never want my kids to feel like they couldn't turn to me for help. I know God feels the same way; He wants us to turn to Him. He is there to lead and guide us, to walk beside us, and help us find our way.
If there's one thing I've learned this past month, it's to rely more on my Savior--- to turn to him as my first resort, not my last. Allow Him to help me, calm me, and strengthen me through everything I do... even at a grocery store when crackers off the shelf aren't helping. :)
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I keep telling Ryan how much I'd love for all of us to go camping. Ryan and I used to camp all the time when it was just the two of us. Our summers in Idaho were the ultimate--- campouts by the Snake River and views of the Teton mountains. Ryan would fish, I read; it was peaceful and quite and sunny and beautiful! Something tells me adding kids to the mix wouldn't be quite as relaxing... </div>
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Anyway, Ryan promised Lincoln we would have a little camp-out in our backyard and I'll tell ya, it actually ended up being a brilliant idea. We didn't have to pack up our car with all of our camping gear, I didn't have to prepare food to take in the cooler, we didn't smell like smoke for the next few days, there was no popping-squats behind trees, AND we were still able to put the kids down at their bedtimes in their own beds! We had the basics: a tent and s'mores. And yes, we even toasted the mallows on our grill. :)</div>
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I had made Simon his own birthday cake and he didn't even touch it. Not one nibble. I thought it was because of my baking skills, but the other day I tried giving him a donut and after a few chews, he spit that out, too. Boosted my confidence a bit knowing it wasn't just my baking. But seriously, is he my kid? Point being, he technically hasn't had much sweets. But a s'more? He loved it! I know it's hard to tell with his somber expressions, but he did. :) Nom Nom Nom!</div>
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We saw the doctor for his 1 year checkup and he's 22lb 8oz. It's weird having a baby in the 60% percentile. I'm used to a 90% percentile with Lincoln and now I feel like I need to fatten Simon up.</div>
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Last month had been challenging for me and if it's a preview for what's in store this year, I'm screwed. I had the most horrendous experience with Lincoln. HORRENDOUS. I'm not sure if I can even type this out because I'm already feeling my blood pressure rise recalling the incident. Oh well, it's already risen and it's not coming down till I spill it out. </div>
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I was trying to get the boys out of the house one afternoon because Simon had been extremely fussy all week and afternoons were when stress levels peaked. I had this brilliant idea to take them to Barnes &Noble to play with the train table and Legos they have set up there---oh yeah... and uh...maybe read some books to them?? Anyway, Lincoln was being a terror the moment he got up from his nap. Simon had woken up from his nap early crying, which then woke up Lincoln from his nap early, and I'm like, "Freak, Ryan doesn't get home for another 3 hours!!!! GAAAAAAH!"</div>
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I managed to wrestle two crying boys into the car to go on an awesome adventure!!! Right? Wrong.</div>
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Fast forward to our first 3 minutes in the store and Lincoln is screaming BLOODY MURDER on the floor and I'm cupping his mouth to silence the blood curdling screams. Simon was sitting in the cart, but slowly drifting down an entire aisle until he bumped into a rack and some customer pushed him back to me, asking if this was my baby. I had no idea he was rolling away because I'm trying to pick up Lincoln who keeps throwing his head back and arching his back and LITERALLY making it impossible for me to pick him up. Did I mention he's like really husky and heavy for his age? Because he is.</div>
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I had a sales associate try and come over to help me at this point. Not sure if it was out of pity or because I was causing a huge scene. Simon was crying and wanted to be held and Lincoln couldn't be consoled and every soul in the store was glaring at me and my child and I'm thinking, "Heaven help me, I might just crawl under one of these circular clothing racks and hide."</div>
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Just to clarify, when you read that I dragged him, you might be thinking, "Oh, she was pulling on his arm and he was begrudgingly walking behind her." NO. what I said was, I LITERALLY DRAGGED HIM ACROSS THE STORE AND ACROSS THE PARKING LOT BY HIS ARM, his feet dragging, with Simon in my other arm crying, and Lincoln screaming. </div>
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If there was a woman in that store browsing baby clothes and flirting with the idea of having a baby and thinking about how wonderful it would be... I think that scene we just made in the store and parking lot made her celibate.</div>
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After a wrestling match to get Lincoln buckled in his car-seat, all three of us were crying when I called Ryan in the car. I didn't even tell him what happened. All I said was, "I've never called you and asked you this, so please--- I need you to leave work right now and come home." He knew, and he came home right away so I could get out of the house, alone.</div>
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He came into the house and brought in a box that was on the doorstep addressed to me. I quickly opened it before leaving and saw that one of my dearest friends sent me a book entitled, Walking with God in the Season of Motherhood. She had mentioned this book to me weeks before and how much she enjoyed having this book to correlate scripture study with motherhood.</div>
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At that moment, the stress, the frustration, the anger, the embarrassment, the hurt----everything disappeared and I knew that this gift, given through a loving friend, was from my Heavenly Father. He was showing me what I needed to do in my life---study the scriptures.</div>
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The funny thing is, I have read articles and research studies and blogs on dealing with tantrums and what "to-do" and what "not to-do" and I was so convinced that this was a problem that I had to help Lincoln with and if I didn't discipline him the right way, or if I was too strict, or if I wasn't strict enough, or if I wasn't consistent enough... then he'll never behave like an angel 24/7 like I would love for him to do :) A mother can dream, right? He's still TWO!!! Of COURSE he's going to misbehave.</div>
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Not to justify his tantrums and not that what he did was okay (because it TOTALLY WAS NOT), but I've found that I've been so focused on what Lincoln needed to do to be a more behaved toddler that I haven't been focusing on myself and what <em>I </em>need to be doing to be a better mother.</div>
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So even though January was a month of 80% crying, sickness, fussiness, tantrum-throwing, teething, I'm-the-worst-mother-in-the-world and I-think-I'm-ruining-my-kids kinda month, the other 20% has been this awakening experience of turning to the Savior more for help by strengthening my relationship with Him. I'm hoping to share my experiences over the next few months because I've always loved the idea of journaling. I love being able to look back and see how I'm progressing and to remember this time in my life where I'm making some important prioritization of what's most important. </div>
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Don't get me wrong---I love being Lincoln's and Simon's mother and they're freaking awesome kids who bring a tremendous amount of joy to my life. But I know that if I'm not continuously trying to strengthen my relationship with my Savior, I'm missing out on more blessings and being an even happier mother...even though I'm sure there will still be times where they drive me straight-up crazy... :)</div>
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