For the past several months I have been on a journey...a 'getting healthy and losing weight journey.' A few weeks ago, I was asked to share my journey online since I started my 'plan of getting healthier.' I was happy to do so, and glad that I did! I am proud of the hard work I have done over the past few months and I have definitely changed my daily habits and formed better, healthier habits. I believe this has been a good change and definitely a more permanent one for my family in many ways. I mentioned in my 'journey-sharing' time that I was trying hard to keep myself from OBSESSING over my weight in the midst of losing weight and forming new habits. It's a tough balance, friends, let me tell ya! Tough. I didn't realize how tough until today. I didn't have a handle on it like I thought.
I had lunch with one of my best friends today. Well, we actually spent the day together. One of the MANY subjects we talked about was our bodies and a way of looking at our bodies in a healthy way. She mentioned a time a few nights ago, when we were out with a bunch of friends and I had said something to the group about working out extra hard that day in order to have some extra yummy food that night. Her point: making comments like that is not a healthy way to talk and encourages the exact thing we Christian women should NOT be obsessing over, which is getting our confidence and self-worth from the way we look physically. She's right. That is exactly what that comment portrayed. This part of the conversation today was hard to hear and kind of embarrassing, but I am so glad we had it because it reminds me that I need to be more intentional about what I say. While that comment in and of itself was not intended to reflect my opinion of how women should think of their bodies, I realize that our culture is SO obsessed with physical looks and telling our young girls, teenagers, young mamas, and even elderly women that their physical bodies and looks is what makes them acceptable, pretty, and desirable. The obsession with looking good becomes our identity instead of our desire to be like Christ. I was reflecting my culture not Christ. I do honestly believe that we should be teaching our children that physical looks is not something to ignore but it is also something that we need to keep in perspective as a priority in our lives. I need to make sure the words I use backs up my belief. My theory means nothing unless I can apply it in my life. I want my sons and daughter to hear their mama talk in a way that gives them confidence no matter their physical looks because God made them in his image. Physicality is just a part of that image...not the defining factor.
So...for those of you that read this...I need help! Listen to how I talk, the comments I make and tell me when I reflect Christ and when I don't! For my friend who talked to me in love about this...thank you! Speaking the truth is hard to hear but thank you for doing it in love.
Wednesday, April 29, 2015
Sunday, March 29, 2015
Communion joy
I had to take Eden out during service today a little earlier than usual. She, like my boys, HATES the nursery and always gets what I call 'kicked out' during bible class. So I know that during worship I am pretty much just stuck taking her out until she is a little older. This means that both boys sit with Mark for the majority of service, including the Lord's Supper or "the Jesus supper" according to my children. The Lord's Supper is such a special time for my family. We take the bread and juice all together. The boys always find someone around us to tell that Jesus loves them. We commune together. We talk about Jesus and his life/death/and resurrection as we eat this meal. It is one of the most special ways for our children to learn who Jesus is and what it means for us to follow him. Serving children the Lord's Supper in our tradition is not very popular and to be honest I am not quite sure how everyone who sits around us feels about it. I know there are some who frown upon it. Today, Mark was supposed to serve at the table. Aaron loves to help Mark do this and usually does. Today, Corban got upset when he didn't get to help. Aaron willingly let Corban have his 'turn' so Corban wouldn't be upset. Best.big.brother. So there my oldest son sits...alone...to eat the Jesus supper. Mark said he looked up and Aaron had moved all the way down the pew where an older man sat, and shared the meal with him. This warmed my heart so much! So, to the sweet man (I am ashamed to not know your name) who ate the Jesus supper with my child THANK YOU. Thank you for not ignoring him when he sat there alone with no one to eat with him. Thank you for not judging our family negatively since we give our children the Lord's Supper. Thank you for showing him Jesus.
Saturday, February 7, 2015
Eden 13/14 months
So I didn't get your 12 month post done little girl:( I had ever intention to but this winter I have been lacking in the blogging area. I guess we have just been super busy living life. So I am choosing to do an 'almost 14 months' post. ha! So here it goes...
Eden, you are getting SO big! Here is what I want to remember about you at this age...
-You are able to understand some simple commands now and we have started using the 'no' word.
-So far, you don't seem to have a very strong will.
-You are walking everywhere now and starting to pick up speed. You have this one place on your head that just keeps a bruise on it because it is where you always seem to hit when you fall.
-You are much better about not crying when mama leaves you than your brothers were. Hopefully this will continue:)
-You are saying a few words...'mama' 'dada' 'bobo (brother)' 'ho (horse)' 'Papa' 'uh oh' 'ball' 'ra ra (sometimes)'
-if you don't know the word or the sign for something you want, you just point and say 'eh' until we figure out what you want.
-you are starting to shake your whole body like you are saying 'yes' in the correct context to answer our question
-when we hold a camera up to take your picture you stick your neck out really far toward the camera and crinkle up your nose to smile...it's adorable!
-you still have SUPER long eye lashes.
-you are a snuggler and I LOVE it!
-you use what we call 'the Corban stare.' Most people who try and talk to you get this stare that your brother Corban would give people also. It is a furrowed brow and a stare that is piercing.
-you sleep through the night about 11 hours and sometimes longer. You are the ONLY child of mine who will sleep past 7am!
-You have 10 teeth and eat pretty much everything except hard candy
-you love to watch baby eintstein's 'old macdonald'
-You love all animals. especially horses.
-I love all your little babbles and attempts at words.
-You are pretty easy going. You kind of have to be being the 3rd child and all.
-You still don't have enough hair to clip a bow in. I have to use bands with bows already on them. But you hate the bands now...so we are not really doing bows...ha!
-You play really well with your brothers and they love to entertain you. Corban leads singing and you dance every morning after breakfast. I love your little dance moves!
My sweet girl. You are the most adorable, chubby, giggly, snuggly, happy, easy going bundle of cuteness! We are so thankful for the blessing of your life. You complete our family perfectly! Our prayer is for God to continue to grow you as he has since you were created! And that your daddy and I will imitate His love to you always! We love you so much!
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Eden, you are getting SO big! Here is what I want to remember about you at this age...
-You are able to understand some simple commands now and we have started using the 'no' word.
-So far, you don't seem to have a very strong will.
-You are walking everywhere now and starting to pick up speed. You have this one place on your head that just keeps a bruise on it because it is where you always seem to hit when you fall.
-You are much better about not crying when mama leaves you than your brothers were. Hopefully this will continue:)
-You are saying a few words...'mama' 'dada' 'bobo (brother)' 'ho (horse)' 'Papa' 'uh oh' 'ball' 'ra ra (sometimes)'
-if you don't know the word or the sign for something you want, you just point and say 'eh' until we figure out what you want.
-you are starting to shake your whole body like you are saying 'yes' in the correct context to answer our question
-when we hold a camera up to take your picture you stick your neck out really far toward the camera and crinkle up your nose to smile...it's adorable!
-you still have SUPER long eye lashes.
-you are a snuggler and I LOVE it!
-you use what we call 'the Corban stare.' Most people who try and talk to you get this stare that your brother Corban would give people also. It is a furrowed brow and a stare that is piercing.
-you sleep through the night about 11 hours and sometimes longer. You are the ONLY child of mine who will sleep past 7am!
-You have 10 teeth and eat pretty much everything except hard candy
-you love to watch baby eintstein's 'old macdonald'
-You love all animals. especially horses.
-I love all your little babbles and attempts at words.
-You are pretty easy going. You kind of have to be being the 3rd child and all.
-You still don't have enough hair to clip a bow in. I have to use bands with bows already on them. But you hate the bands now...so we are not really doing bows...ha!
-You play really well with your brothers and they love to entertain you. Corban leads singing and you dance every morning after breakfast. I love your little dance moves!
My sweet girl. You are the most adorable, chubby, giggly, snuggly, happy, easy going bundle of cuteness! We are so thankful for the blessing of your life. You complete our family perfectly! Our prayer is for God to continue to grow you as he has since you were created! And that your daddy and I will imitate His love to you always! We love you so much!
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Tuesday, January 20, 2015
We can't seem to stay healthy!
I want to use this blog as a kind of journal entry. Our last several days have been almost comical with all of the sickness that is happening. This is super long so if you are one of the few who read this blog it won't hurt my feelings if you stop here...ha! It's mostly for me to remember!
We got back from Christmas and weren't back for a week when Eden got a double ear infection. The antibiotic the doctor put her on didn't work and after a week she was back to running a fever and pulling at her ears. Back to the doctor we went for a series of rocephin shots...one per day x3. Saturday afternoon Aaron was riding Mary and fell off. He landed on his elbow. Saturday night he didn't sleep but a few hours because he was in pain. We decided to wait until Monday morning to try and get him into an orthopedic doctor since he was using his arm and there was minimal swelling. Sunday night Corban woke up with a high fever and was up most of the night. I was on the phone as soon as the clock struck 8am Monday morning to try and get Aaron into a doctor about his arm. Here is how the rest of our day went...
-Called orthopedic doctors in Murfreesboro and Tullahoma only to be on hold for 20min+ and then told that there were absolutely NO openings the rest of this week and to call our Pediatrician and get an xray and referral for their office.
-called Pediatric center, talked to Nurse and explained Aaron's situation. Told to wait for a call back after she talked with doctor.
-30min later nurse called to say that they would order an xray for Aaron's arm and to come get it today.
-got everyone fed and dressed (all except Corban who won't eat and has been crying every second I have been on the phone because the poor kid just wants to be snuggled since he is sick).
-By this point it is 10:30 and I have to get Eden in for her 3rd and final Rocephin shot. This is great because I can just pick up the order for Aaron's xray at the same time. Except I have a sick kid who can't go now.
-Call Mark to come home immediately to watch Corban while I take the other two to the doctor and then hospital for the xray.
-Corban cries because he doesn't want me to leave.
-Get Eden her shot and wait 15min to make sure she has no reaction. Get to the hospital and find a line out the doors just for signing in to be registered.
-fight off a guy who wants to HOLD my one year old daughter. A total stranger was trying to grab her cheeks and hold her in a germ infested hospital. we were holding our breath and using a crazy amount of hand sanitizer!
-wait for an hour before we get to register for the xray.
-got to a different part of the hospital and sign in to wait to be called for the xray. we wait for 25minutes.
-get called for the xray. get 3 pictures and then shoved in an uber small room with my 2 kids to wait to see if the xrays were clear. done.
-go home. mark goes to work. put eden down for a nap and clean kitchen.
-call from Doctor Bard. something got messed up and she asks us to go back to the hospital to get more xrays. ugh. sure.
-call Mark to come back home. Corban cries because I am leaving AGAIN.
-go back to the hospital with just Aaron to get MORE xrays. Radiologist wants to talk to me about results. No fracture can be found but fluid is noted in the elbow joint. don't know why.
-got back home, get a call from pediatrician who recommends going to orthopedic doc. she will arrange it in the morning.
-got home at 5pm. Mark goes to physical therapy. attempt to make spaghetti for dinner. Corban cries the entire time I cook and Eden is clingy.
-Mark gets home at 6:45. Aaron and Eden eat. Corban won't eat and just sits with Mark while I give Eden a bath and put her to bed.
-7:30pm - boys go to bed. Mark and I attempt to watch a show on TV. Corban keeps crying out and still running a fever even after meds. keeps saying his ear hurts.
-by 9pm we decide to go to bed and bring Corban in our bed. he coughed and cried out constantly. We got about 3 hours of sleep the whole night. Aaron comes in at 1am and wants to sleep on the couch. Mark goes to sleep in the recliner. Corban literally lays on top of me. He feels horrible and looks pitiful.
-I hear Eden crying at 1am. She cries off and on for an hour. Everytime I check on her she has lost her nuzzy.
-4am I realized I had fallen asleep since 2:30am. Corban seems like he is finally close to a normal temperature. I didn't even take it because I was so tired.
-Eden starts crying again at 5:30.
-Corban is up for the day at 6am. He is happy. Still says his ear hurts but is happy and temp is 100.8. He and Aaron watch TV for a while. Eden went back to sleep. Got everyone out the door to take Aaron to school by 7:45.
-Got Corban in to see doctor to check his ears at 10am. He ends up with a double ear infection and needs a prescription. Temp is normal now.
-Eden refused to take a morning nap.
-Doctor Bard calls right as we leave parking lot of office (on our way to pick Aaron up LATE from school). They got Aaron into Pediatric Ortho doc in Murfreesboro today..in 2 hours.
-call Mark to come home. go pick up Aaron at school.
-Stop by hospital to pick up CD of xrays taken yesterday while Mark drops Corban's prescription off at Kroger to be filled.
-Feed kids quickest lunch ever. Corban stays with mark while I take Eden and Aaron to Murfreesboro.
-Ortho doc says arm is actually broken. Get a cast for Aaron and drive back home.
-pick up Corban's prescription on the way home.
-Got home at 4:30. Mark goes back to work and picks up a pizza on the way back home. We are all sick of pizza.
-Kids are in bed and Corban has already woken up once since 7:30. Aaron keeps saying his arm itches under his cast. :(
We will see how the rest of the night goes...I think we can only get better from the past 2 nights. Here is the result of our day today.
Aaron has been a champ through this whole ordeal. He continues to make us so grateful for how easy he is to deal with. He LOVES his soccer ball cast, although it was a tough choice between it and the Kentucky blue cast. He will wear the cast for 3 weeks. I am praying for things to go smoothly and his arm is healed by the end of the 3 weeks! I am so glad Mark was able to leave work at a moments notice and stay with Corban. I don't know what I would have done without him! I am also grateful for Dr. Bard and the ortho doc (Christopherson) we saw today. Surely life will calm down for the rest of the week!
We got back from Christmas and weren't back for a week when Eden got a double ear infection. The antibiotic the doctor put her on didn't work and after a week she was back to running a fever and pulling at her ears. Back to the doctor we went for a series of rocephin shots...one per day x3. Saturday afternoon Aaron was riding Mary and fell off. He landed on his elbow. Saturday night he didn't sleep but a few hours because he was in pain. We decided to wait until Monday morning to try and get him into an orthopedic doctor since he was using his arm and there was minimal swelling. Sunday night Corban woke up with a high fever and was up most of the night. I was on the phone as soon as the clock struck 8am Monday morning to try and get Aaron into a doctor about his arm. Here is how the rest of our day went...
-Called orthopedic doctors in Murfreesboro and Tullahoma only to be on hold for 20min+ and then told that there were absolutely NO openings the rest of this week and to call our Pediatrician and get an xray and referral for their office.
-called Pediatric center, talked to Nurse and explained Aaron's situation. Told to wait for a call back after she talked with doctor.
-30min later nurse called to say that they would order an xray for Aaron's arm and to come get it today.
-got everyone fed and dressed (all except Corban who won't eat and has been crying every second I have been on the phone because the poor kid just wants to be snuggled since he is sick).
-By this point it is 10:30 and I have to get Eden in for her 3rd and final Rocephin shot. This is great because I can just pick up the order for Aaron's xray at the same time. Except I have a sick kid who can't go now.
-Call Mark to come home immediately to watch Corban while I take the other two to the doctor and then hospital for the xray.
-Corban cries because he doesn't want me to leave.
-Get Eden her shot and wait 15min to make sure she has no reaction. Get to the hospital and find a line out the doors just for signing in to be registered.
-fight off a guy who wants to HOLD my one year old daughter. A total stranger was trying to grab her cheeks and hold her in a germ infested hospital. we were holding our breath and using a crazy amount of hand sanitizer!
-wait for an hour before we get to register for the xray.
-got to a different part of the hospital and sign in to wait to be called for the xray. we wait for 25minutes.
-get called for the xray. get 3 pictures and then shoved in an uber small room with my 2 kids to wait to see if the xrays were clear. done.
-go home. mark goes to work. put eden down for a nap and clean kitchen.
-call from Doctor Bard. something got messed up and she asks us to go back to the hospital to get more xrays. ugh. sure.
-call Mark to come back home. Corban cries because I am leaving AGAIN.
-go back to the hospital with just Aaron to get MORE xrays. Radiologist wants to talk to me about results. No fracture can be found but fluid is noted in the elbow joint. don't know why.
-got back home, get a call from pediatrician who recommends going to orthopedic doc. she will arrange it in the morning.
-got home at 5pm. Mark goes to physical therapy. attempt to make spaghetti for dinner. Corban cries the entire time I cook and Eden is clingy.
-Mark gets home at 6:45. Aaron and Eden eat. Corban won't eat and just sits with Mark while I give Eden a bath and put her to bed.
-7:30pm - boys go to bed. Mark and I attempt to watch a show on TV. Corban keeps crying out and still running a fever even after meds. keeps saying his ear hurts.
-by 9pm we decide to go to bed and bring Corban in our bed. he coughed and cried out constantly. We got about 3 hours of sleep the whole night. Aaron comes in at 1am and wants to sleep on the couch. Mark goes to sleep in the recliner. Corban literally lays on top of me. He feels horrible and looks pitiful.
-I hear Eden crying at 1am. She cries off and on for an hour. Everytime I check on her she has lost her nuzzy.
-4am I realized I had fallen asleep since 2:30am. Corban seems like he is finally close to a normal temperature. I didn't even take it because I was so tired.
-Eden starts crying again at 5:30.
-Corban is up for the day at 6am. He is happy. Still says his ear hurts but is happy and temp is 100.8. He and Aaron watch TV for a while. Eden went back to sleep. Got everyone out the door to take Aaron to school by 7:45.
-Got Corban in to see doctor to check his ears at 10am. He ends up with a double ear infection and needs a prescription. Temp is normal now.
-Eden refused to take a morning nap.
-Doctor Bard calls right as we leave parking lot of office (on our way to pick Aaron up LATE from school). They got Aaron into Pediatric Ortho doc in Murfreesboro today..in 2 hours.
-call Mark to come home. go pick up Aaron at school.
-Stop by hospital to pick up CD of xrays taken yesterday while Mark drops Corban's prescription off at Kroger to be filled.
-Feed kids quickest lunch ever. Corban stays with mark while I take Eden and Aaron to Murfreesboro.
-Ortho doc says arm is actually broken. Get a cast for Aaron and drive back home.
-pick up Corban's prescription on the way home.
-Got home at 4:30. Mark goes back to work and picks up a pizza on the way back home. We are all sick of pizza.
-Kids are in bed and Corban has already woken up once since 7:30. Aaron keeps saying his arm itches under his cast. :(
We will see how the rest of the night goes...I think we can only get better from the past 2 nights. Here is the result of our day today.
Aaron has been a champ through this whole ordeal. He continues to make us so grateful for how easy he is to deal with. He LOVES his soccer ball cast, although it was a tough choice between it and the Kentucky blue cast. He will wear the cast for 3 weeks. I am praying for things to go smoothly and his arm is healed by the end of the 3 weeks! I am so glad Mark was able to leave work at a moments notice and stay with Corban. I don't know what I would have done without him! I am also grateful for Dr. Bard and the ortho doc (Christopherson) we saw today. Surely life will calm down for the rest of the week!
Wednesday, January 7, 2015
Christmas recovery.
I am calling this post Christmas recovery because that is the mode we are in right now. The whole family.
We went to Melber for Christmas! Everyone had a great time together. It is so great as the kids are getting older and really look forward to getting to play with their cousins. My family played Dirty Santa! We laughed and laughed and laughed. We enjoyed our time so much. That's for sure. My kids love their grandparents, aunts and uncles. What a blessing we have in that.
After Christmas we had a birthday party for Eden. She turned one on the 12th of December but it was too close to Christmas to make a trip to Melber so we just had a little family party after the holidays. She certainly didn't know the difference..hehe! We ended up staying longer in Melber than planned for Christmas. Mark took an impromptu trip to New Mexico (and the surrounding states) just before New Years so the kids and I stayed in Melber for the rest of that week. We were there for about 13 days. It was a long time to be away from home. I have so much love for that place and the people there, but I was definitely ready to be back in my own house. Jenny, Sarah, and my parents were so gracious to help me out a lot and keep me company (I am a baby when Mark leaves). We kept busy pretty much the whole 6 days he was gone. We left to come back home as soon as Mark pulled in the driveway. It still put us in Tullahoma at bedtime. The next morning the boys had school so we didn't have much recovery time:( We have all had a hard past few days of trying to get back into the groove of things. Corban always shows his difficulty in the form of refusing to sleep in his own bed. It didn't help that he slept most nights with me while Mark was gone. The transition was not pretty yesterday or today for him. Eden ran a fever the second we stepped through our door and ended up with a double ear infection. So we have already been to the doctor this year! Aaron has always been extremely emotional when we make a transition like this one. He cries a lot over little things and keeps saying that he can't get used to be back home yet. Poor guy. Part of it is the fact that he is spoiled rotten when we are around family and getting back to reality is tough.
My Christmas tree is still up and I have no clue when I will get it down. The boys keep begging me to leave it up 'just one more day.' The really cold weather has begun. Now that Christmas is over I am ready for warm weather...ha! Hopefully I can get a 12 month post on our little girl soon! Here are a few pictures...
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We went to Melber for Christmas! Everyone had a great time together. It is so great as the kids are getting older and really look forward to getting to play with their cousins. My family played Dirty Santa! We laughed and laughed and laughed. We enjoyed our time so much. That's for sure. My kids love their grandparents, aunts and uncles. What a blessing we have in that.
After Christmas we had a birthday party for Eden. She turned one on the 12th of December but it was too close to Christmas to make a trip to Melber so we just had a little family party after the holidays. She certainly didn't know the difference..hehe! We ended up staying longer in Melber than planned for Christmas. Mark took an impromptu trip to New Mexico (and the surrounding states) just before New Years so the kids and I stayed in Melber for the rest of that week. We were there for about 13 days. It was a long time to be away from home. I have so much love for that place and the people there, but I was definitely ready to be back in my own house. Jenny, Sarah, and my parents were so gracious to help me out a lot and keep me company (I am a baby when Mark leaves). We kept busy pretty much the whole 6 days he was gone. We left to come back home as soon as Mark pulled in the driveway. It still put us in Tullahoma at bedtime. The next morning the boys had school so we didn't have much recovery time:( We have all had a hard past few days of trying to get back into the groove of things. Corban always shows his difficulty in the form of refusing to sleep in his own bed. It didn't help that he slept most nights with me while Mark was gone. The transition was not pretty yesterday or today for him. Eden ran a fever the second we stepped through our door and ended up with a double ear infection. So we have already been to the doctor this year! Aaron has always been extremely emotional when we make a transition like this one. He cries a lot over little things and keeps saying that he can't get used to be back home yet. Poor guy. Part of it is the fact that he is spoiled rotten when we are around family and getting back to reality is tough.
My Christmas tree is still up and I have no clue when I will get it down. The boys keep begging me to leave it up 'just one more day.' The really cold weather has begun. Now that Christmas is over I am ready for warm weather...ha! Hopefully I can get a 12 month post on our little girl soon! Here are a few pictures...
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Wednesday, November 12, 2014
Eden 11 months
Eden, you are 11 months old today! You are really starting to show your personality now! We are so loving this! Right now...
-You are almost walking...you can take 2 or 3 steps alone and then you dive!
-Your eyes are my favorite thing about you! You definitely use them to show how you are feeling. We say that you have the "corban stare." Those lashes are just as long as ever!
-You can say "Da da" "ma ma" "ra ra" (at least it sounds like it) No real purpose to your mumblings yet though:)
-You eat everything and anything!
-You love all animals. When you see them you start kicking your feet, pointing to them and saying 'mmmmmm...ooooo...'
-You are still waking up once in the night most of the time. It kinda drives me nuts, but it's my fault for not making you sleep all night. This definitely needs to change soon though because mommy and dadddy are going away in March and the grandparents will NOT be happy with me if you are still waking up in the night...yikes!
-You are super snuggly:) I absolutely love this about you!
-I nurse you twice a day. Once in the early morning and once before bed. You aren't too attached to it...just like your brothers, it looks like you will wean yourself.
-You use a pacifier and nuzzy to sleep still. I love that you are so easy to put down. I just sing you a song and give you your paci and nuzzy and you go straight to sleep.
Eden, you are so beautiful! What a blessing you are to our family. Next month we will celebrate your 1st year of life! Love you sweet girl!
-You are almost walking...you can take 2 or 3 steps alone and then you dive!
-Your eyes are my favorite thing about you! You definitely use them to show how you are feeling. We say that you have the "corban stare." Those lashes are just as long as ever!
-You can say "Da da" "ma ma" "ra ra" (at least it sounds like it) No real purpose to your mumblings yet though:)
-You eat everything and anything!
-You love all animals. When you see them you start kicking your feet, pointing to them and saying 'mmmmmm...ooooo...'
-You are still waking up once in the night most of the time. It kinda drives me nuts, but it's my fault for not making you sleep all night. This definitely needs to change soon though because mommy and dadddy are going away in March and the grandparents will NOT be happy with me if you are still waking up in the night...yikes!
-You are super snuggly:) I absolutely love this about you!
-I nurse you twice a day. Once in the early morning and once before bed. You aren't too attached to it...just like your brothers, it looks like you will wean yourself.
-You use a pacifier and nuzzy to sleep still. I love that you are so easy to put down. I just sing you a song and give you your paci and nuzzy and you go straight to sleep.
Eden, you are so beautiful! What a blessing you are to our family. Next month we will celebrate your 1st year of life! Love you sweet girl!
Wednesday, September 10, 2014
A Birthday Get-a-way!
I can't decide whether getting away for a weekend with my husband is a good thing or a bad thing. Ha! No I'm serious...kinda of. For my birthday, (and his too!) my husband whisked me off to St. Louis just the two of us! We stayed at the fabulous Union Station Hotel and went to two Cardinal games. Does he know me well or what???!!! We ate dinner, stayed up late and slept in late! My wonderful mother-in-law kept the boys and my mom and sister kept the sweet girl (who happened to be sick - it's extra awesome they still we were willing to keep her)! The trip was SO needed and I'm glad we were able to get away. The only problem: I want to go away ALL THE TIME now! I have a new found sense of freedom and can't wait til we get to go away again! This is bad. While I nkow the Grandparents love my kids, I'm pretty positive they don't want them EVERY weekend! Plus, I'm pretty sure Mark isn't going to get a 5 start hotel every weekend for us to 'get away.' Anyway, best birthday present in a long time! 
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