Dear Nathan, You have grown up so much in the last few weeks! You had a growth spurt and are now fitting in 6 months clothes by length, no problem. Last Sunday I had to dig through boxes before church just to find something that would fit you. With your incredible growing has come lots…
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We gave Emily craft supplies for Christmas. This was our first (and so far, only) attempt to use them. We made a little girl with a pink dress that fit on Emily’s finger. She had her buddy with her for an hour or so going about her usual activities. I’ve reentered the kitchen after a…
A Little Spontaneous Adventure
This morning we hung around the house in the morning, enjoying the warm sunshine coming in through the windows. We did some cleaning, reading, playing (spinning and catch mostly), and watching Emily show us all her tricks. I was enjoying our morning home, but felt obligated to ask if we wanted to go out and…
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Wednesday got off to a rough start. I had an early doctors appointment that I was going to go to by myself, and then at 5am we thought maybe it would be better to take the kids so Andrew wouldn’t have problems getting to his morning class. We realized twenty minutes before it was time…
“I love being your mom.”
I often get the question (and ask it myself), “How is the adjustment from one to two.” It has been really good, but also surrounded by so much other change in my life it is a little hard to know what is causing which emotions and challenges. But the mom part I think is going…
Last Day of School
Today I officially finished teaching middle school (at least until next fall…we’ll see what happens). I absolutely loved working this last year as an adjunct teacher at the best online school. This semester was particularly fun because another teacher (Andrew’s cousin) and I each taught different sections of the same class and we had some…
Eleven Weeks
On Saturday Andrew, Nathan, Emily and I were all lounging in our bed until 9:00, waiting to start the day as long as possible after Nathan’s nightly eating schedule of a meal every 90 minutes (which he is still following – and fits into 6 month clothes for length because of it). As we were…
Today I Choose
“For the Lord shall comfort Zion, he will comfort all her waste places; and he will make her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of the Lord. Joy and gladness shall be found therein, thanksgiving and the voice of melody… Awake, awake! Put on strength… I am he; yea, I am he that comforteth…
The Miracles Continue and the Tears Begin
There have been so many miracles this week. I could only get in to see one doctor before March after calling to three different offices twice, and when I went to my appointment yesterday she is perfect for my situation. She even spent time working in a neonatal unit and was able to give us…
Our New Years Eve Christmas
It took us a few days after getting back from Iowa to settle in to our routines, unpack, and prepare for our own family Christmas. The night before Andrew, Nathan, and I got the wrapped presents we had been hiding in our closet arranged under the Christmas tree. We all slept until after 8:30 (a…