This morning was chaotic and hectic, loud and crudeness erupted everywhere!
Mondays are sometimes like that, right?
That's just to make me feel better, saying that, ya know. (or maybe not! ha lol).
If I jotted down (which I was terribly tempted to do) every single crazy and outlandish thing that had happened this morning, I may frighten away any woman out there from having children!!! lol!
Seriously.
I am not kidding, at all. Nope.
I waited to call my hubby to tell him all my life horror stories from a single morning, a measly 4 hours. I waited and I was so in dire need of venting. But I waited. B/c if your hubby is anything like my hubby, he cares so much and loves so tenderly, that when hearing upon my venting words, he wants to come home, fix whatever needs fixing, and that's that. And, of course, he is focused on home, --me, and the kids. Not bad-he's a keeper, for sure. BUT he is at work. It is not good to be focused on HOME when he is at WORK. Someone is making the bread $, and it surely is not me, of course! :)
Anyway, so I finally got him 10 mins before I knew he was heading to noon Mass. (Good and holy hubby! Love him!) When I did talk to him, by that time, I was cooled off, recollected, and ready to tackle at least lunch time. He was proud of how I was handling my self & in control. Hey, I was too! :) It was surely God working through me to get me that cooled off place and definitely not me, by myself. Noway. (Thank You, God!)
So, now lunch is officially over, and some kidos are napping. My sweet little lady is napping for the 2nd time IN HER OWN CRIB and NOT IN MY ROOM but the girls room!!! :) I hope it lasts longer than the 20 min nap this morning (when she usually naps a good 1-2 hours).
My big kids are 'playing school'-I even got them some 'real school books'!!! Phonics for this upcoming year and I am hearing my oldest being the teacher for the 9, 7 and 5yr olds. They are so cute. They don't mind starting school already-they are excited to get going-and since we take a longer Advent and Christmas break, this seems to be perfect :) I was not going to start school till after Labor Day (as in the past 7 yrs) but this year, if they are ready and I have the books, then so am I! :) By the way, I have had them doing some math manipulates and reading the past 4 plus weeks since we got back from our vacation back in June. We stopped school at the end of May, took 3 weeks off, then we went on vacation for a week. I have noticed with my kids that 3 weeks is enough for them of dwadling and having a break. Their souls, minds, and bodies are ready to be scheduled again.
Since we have been working diligently on our very strict and quick changing family schedule, we have instituted FAMILY PRAYER TIME 2x a day! How about that? I love it!!! It was always what I wanted to do but could never 'find the time to do it'. That was my excuse and is was rampant around here. Not now. Things have changed. For the better, I might add.
Feeling it was necessary to show and teach the kids about praying and how God answers our prayers, we began a Family Prayer of Intentions Book. One of my kids jotted down at lunch, today:
1. A family member to go to confession
2. Mom
3. New Baby
What was that?
#3???
Nope, we are not expecting (at least not yet that I am aware of !) but I found it so touching that this child would ask for another sibling after a morning this today. After a morning that held too many regrets on my part of saying too much too flippantly to this child. Yet, he is asking God for a sibling.
Wow, this absolutely amazes me.
I guess I am not so bad of a momma, after all.
All Praise and honor be to God alone. This is not my doing.
God bless your day!
Showing posts with label little lady. Show all posts
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Monday, August 1, 2011
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Chasing a 2 yr old
I haven't posted lately...sorry about that!
I have been busy running after a certain little 2 year old that is super cute *(Thank God!!!!)
but ....
OH MY GOODNESS!!!
He still has not taken a liking to his baby sister and likes to clobber her as well as pull each joint and squish her face. There is a house rule that we cannot put Little Lady down unless he is not around or if Momma is right there. If holding her, then get ready to be a body guard. My big kids are getting pretty good at this. Not that I am proud of the fact that they are good body guards! haaaa
Little Lady is 3 1/2 months now and I thought by now that things would have changed and actually realizes that she really is staying. Nope, not yet! Errrrr... A priest I know says that he is the one that will probably be a priest!!! If this is what I have to endure for his vocation, so be it, I suppose....but I am not having fun.
I mean, what is the point of a fenced in yard when he climbs over the fence??? I have it locked up w/a key but it does not matter.
He is an early riser--unlike myself. He even enjoys singing at this early time but his singing is more like screaming. Ay ay ay.....He asks and then tells me very loudly that he wants oatmeal or cheerios or whatever. He is ready to go go go very early around here. Let me get my coffee first, lil buddy...I have resorted to him watching a little show in these hours, super idea ...or so I thought. He is not old enough to really get the idea of sitting still and quiet. haa haaa!!!
I swear I need a babysitter JUST FOR HIM ALONE. No joke, it is sooooo true. One eye off of him for just 5 seconds can bring surprises you'd never dream of!!! He is something else, this 2 yr old...
On a positive note, did I mention he is really really REALLY cute? Yes, I know a mothers love goes beyond boundaries and she sees her children as the cutest, but seriously, this little guy is a head turner! :)
Did I also mention that he loves loves loves books? I am so glad he actually knows how to stay put for a minimal amount of time! He loves when I bring a huge bag full of library books home. At that point, at least I know I have a few minutes that I know exactly where he is :)
He is also good with his words and is easy to have a conversation with. It is worth the time to spend talking with someone when they are 2 years old!!! Oh, the stories he has and the words he uses and the faces he makes while he is trying to think of a word-so unbelievably cute!!! :)
One last thing to make sure you know how cute this stinker is...not that he is an all out crazy 2 yr old. (then again, maybe this list is more for me! haa haa LOL!!!)
He loves his biggest brother! He loves to ride on his shoulders. He loves it when big brother reads to him and plays trucks and blocks with him. I am so glad b/c that big brother sure is someone to be following-he is awesome too!
Anyway, I have not forgotten about my blog...it's just that I have running ragged around here chasing after my little priest.
Please say a prayer for me, if you will. A Prayer for greater sacrificial love for this child in particular, and for new ways of how to meet his needs. Thank you kindly!!!
God bless,
M
I have been busy running after a certain little 2 year old that is super cute *(Thank God!!!!)
but ....
OH MY GOODNESS!!!
He still has not taken a liking to his baby sister and likes to clobber her as well as pull each joint and squish her face. There is a house rule that we cannot put Little Lady down unless he is not around or if Momma is right there. If holding her, then get ready to be a body guard. My big kids are getting pretty good at this. Not that I am proud of the fact that they are good body guards! haaaa
Little Lady is 3 1/2 months now and I thought by now that things would have changed and actually realizes that she really is staying. Nope, not yet! Errrrr... A priest I know says that he is the one that will probably be a priest!!! If this is what I have to endure for his vocation, so be it, I suppose....but I am not having fun.
I mean, what is the point of a fenced in yard when he climbs over the fence??? I have it locked up w/a key but it does not matter.
He is an early riser--unlike myself. He even enjoys singing at this early time but his singing is more like screaming. Ay ay ay.....He asks and then tells me very loudly that he wants oatmeal or cheerios or whatever. He is ready to go go go very early around here. Let me get my coffee first, lil buddy...I have resorted to him watching a little show in these hours, super idea ...or so I thought. He is not old enough to really get the idea of sitting still and quiet. haa haaa!!!
I swear I need a babysitter JUST FOR HIM ALONE. No joke, it is sooooo true. One eye off of him for just 5 seconds can bring surprises you'd never dream of!!! He is something else, this 2 yr old...
On a positive note, did I mention he is really really REALLY cute? Yes, I know a mothers love goes beyond boundaries and she sees her children as the cutest, but seriously, this little guy is a head turner! :)
Did I also mention that he loves loves loves books? I am so glad he actually knows how to stay put for a minimal amount of time! He loves when I bring a huge bag full of library books home. At that point, at least I know I have a few minutes that I know exactly where he is :)
He is also good with his words and is easy to have a conversation with. It is worth the time to spend talking with someone when they are 2 years old!!! Oh, the stories he has and the words he uses and the faces he makes while he is trying to think of a word-so unbelievably cute!!! :)
One last thing to make sure you know how cute this stinker is...not that he is an all out crazy 2 yr old. (then again, maybe this list is more for me! haa haa LOL!!!)
He loves his biggest brother! He loves to ride on his shoulders. He loves it when big brother reads to him and plays trucks and blocks with him. I am so glad b/c that big brother sure is someone to be following-he is awesome too!
Anyway, I have not forgotten about my blog...it's just that I have running ragged around here chasing after my little priest.
Please say a prayer for me, if you will. A Prayer for greater sacrificial love for this child in particular, and for new ways of how to meet his needs. Thank you kindly!!!
God bless,
M
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Freeze!
You know those times that you just want to freeze time, right then and right there? Those moments when life is just soooooo good, and the moment is so real, so precious? that you don't want it to end?
That is what life has been like most of the time with our precious bundle of joy who is now 10 weeks old today! I have just called her 'baby' on the blog, but I feel like the name from now on should be "Little Lady" since that is just one of many nicknames thrown around here. It fits her perfectly!!! :)
It's almost like I cannot remember how life was without her!
When she smiles those big smiles at me and looks at me with those big blue eyes, I cannot help but see that her eyes smile too! I am not kidding!!! I tell my family that or friends or people that see her smile. It is so beautiful=she lights up the whole room. When I give her kisses in the air, she smiles so widely-I don't know anything more adorable than that.
It is as if God is smiling through her to me, letting me know that everything is going to be okay and to keep plugging away on this path of life set before me. As I have said before, she loves the pouch sling that I put her in and she is in it for most of the day! That is not the only reason why she gets to be in it, but mainly it is b/c of a certain 2 yr old that loves her so much, almost a little too much at times...if you get my drift. I think he just does not know what to with this little girl in the family!!! It's like that flower "He loves me, he loves me not..."!!! TIme will only tell how it goes with these 2 munchkins. ANYWAY...
Our family just adores her and all the kids just love on her every moment they can. If they have not seen her (which is pretty rare since she lives in that pouch sling!) they immediately ask for where she is. If one of the big kids are watching her for a few mins and taking care of her, the others ask where she is. Each of our kids is such an incredible blessing to our family. The all love on their new sibling so much. But with this little lady, it is just a tad different. She brings the joy to their faces like I have never seen. We call her "Peace Baby" too b/c she brings such calmness and joy and peace in this storm at times.
Little Lady is needing me now so best go!!!
God bless,
Mary
That is what life has been like most of the time with our precious bundle of joy who is now 10 weeks old today! I have just called her 'baby' on the blog, but I feel like the name from now on should be "Little Lady" since that is just one of many nicknames thrown around here. It fits her perfectly!!! :)
It's almost like I cannot remember how life was without her!
When she smiles those big smiles at me and looks at me with those big blue eyes, I cannot help but see that her eyes smile too! I am not kidding!!! I tell my family that or friends or people that see her smile. It is so beautiful=she lights up the whole room. When I give her kisses in the air, she smiles so widely-I don't know anything more adorable than that.
It is as if God is smiling through her to me, letting me know that everything is going to be okay and to keep plugging away on this path of life set before me. As I have said before, she loves the pouch sling that I put her in and she is in it for most of the day! That is not the only reason why she gets to be in it, but mainly it is b/c of a certain 2 yr old that loves her so much, almost a little too much at times...if you get my drift. I think he just does not know what to with this little girl in the family!!! It's like that flower "He loves me, he loves me not..."!!! TIme will only tell how it goes with these 2 munchkins. ANYWAY...
Our family just adores her and all the kids just love on her every moment they can. If they have not seen her (which is pretty rare since she lives in that pouch sling!) they immediately ask for where she is. If one of the big kids are watching her for a few mins and taking care of her, the others ask where she is. Each of our kids is such an incredible blessing to our family. The all love on their new sibling so much. But with this little lady, it is just a tad different. She brings the joy to their faces like I have never seen. We call her "Peace Baby" too b/c she brings such calmness and joy and peace in this storm at times.
Little Lady is needing me now so best go!!!
God bless,
Mary
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