Tuesday, December 28, 2010
Yikes
OK, um, so I was just going through these posts and say that my lost post was November of 2009. Um, welcome to the end of 2010, Jessi! Sheesh! We've had a great year, as is evident by the lack of my time to update my blog! Right now, I'm getting the house ready to have the youth over tomorrow night, but when things calm down a bit, I'll post a year-end wrap-up of 2010 for ya!
Monday, November 16, 2009
Convicted
Yesterday at church, I was handed a book in passing. The woman handed it to me and said "I know you didn't get a chance to go to this Bible study because you had other commitments, but I thought you might be interested in reading through the book." I thanked her, and went on with whatever it was that I was doing. I figured that I would flip through it and see if there were any nuggets I could gather from it. We've been having some anger/tantrum issues with both Gabriel and Graham - they just seem to have been so angry over the past week or so. Since my night was so quiet last night, I was able to get most of my Monday morning housework done before I went to bed, and so this morning, while there is still a lot I could do, I decided to sit down for a bit and read the first day of the Bible study. That's when it hit me. Literally. I am totally floored. The study is called "Creative Correction" and here I am on Day 1 already feeling God's hand in this. Today's lesson was that we as parents are to mirror God's love for our children. That we are models of God's love to them. Then it asked the question "How does your reflection of God look?" I was speechless. Here I have been more concerned with how my children were behaving, and making sure that I was teaching them manners and social skills, and I have been personally neglecting their relationships with God. I guess I was leaving that up to their teachers at church. I had been feeling particularly unsuccessful given the recent rampage of horrible attitudes in my house. At the end of today's lesson it listed a few scripture verses to use when key issues come up like motivation, peer pressure, pride - and the one that convicted me, speaking unkindly. I took a mental inventory of the way that I have been speaking to the boys over the past few days after I read this verse, and my response was "OK, I get it. Thank you Lord, for pointing it out to me, for laying it so heavily on my heart and mind, please forgive me for not showing my children how much you love them by showing them how much I love them, and please help me to live this verse. Amen." The verse? Proverbs 15:1 "A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger." God is good - all the time!
Thursday, August 13, 2009
Oh Geez!
"Last post April 2, 2009" ?!?!? Boy, am I behind! But only by about 6 months *cringe*! Sooo much has happened since then. It will take me some time to catch up, but I assure you that I will try. I am currently hiding in my room (yes, from my children) while I am waiting for Troy to come home. I just need a break! I've kept repeating that to myself today like some kind of mantra, which it is as far as any mom is concerned. I am looking forward to this Sunday, not only because it is my 24th birthday, but also because troy will be beack from chaparoning our youth group on a weekend trip (he leaves tomorrow night). His parents are out of town, his brother is out of town, my mom will be out of town, and so will Troy. Just me and the babies all weekend. Hmmm...
Graham has discovered my hiding spot and is handing me everything that is on my floor - which is a lot of stuff because the boys were playing in here today and made a huge mess out of my Avon samples. Hey, at least he is picking them up.
Gabriel is in the front room watching a movie and at this point in the day, I don't feel bad in the least that he is so zoned out he wouldn't notice if the house burned down until the TV stopped working.
Gabriel starts preschool in a few weeks, and I am thrilled! He needs some new stimulation, and I just don't seem to be able to provide it. I will look forward to having lesson plans from teachers that I can center our days on during the week. His third birthday is Tuesday. I can't believe that he will be 3!! We are having a spider man party for him and he is so excited!!
Graham is walking, talking, throwing, chasing, feeding himself, AND teething. This is all fun except for the last part.
My parents will be here any minute for an authentic Mexican feast which I have yet to start, and so I will sign off to get that ready.
Graham has discovered my hiding spot and is handing me everything that is on my floor - which is a lot of stuff because the boys were playing in here today and made a huge mess out of my Avon samples. Hey, at least he is picking them up.
Gabriel is in the front room watching a movie and at this point in the day, I don't feel bad in the least that he is so zoned out he wouldn't notice if the house burned down until the TV stopped working.
Gabriel starts preschool in a few weeks, and I am thrilled! He needs some new stimulation, and I just don't seem to be able to provide it. I will look forward to having lesson plans from teachers that I can center our days on during the week. His third birthday is Tuesday. I can't believe that he will be 3!! We are having a spider man party for him and he is so excited!!
Graham is walking, talking, throwing, chasing, feeding himself, AND teething. This is all fun except for the last part.
My parents will be here any minute for an authentic Mexican feast which I have yet to start, and so I will sign off to get that ready.
Thursday, April 2, 2009
Enter Cheyenne
Ah! We have a new dog! One that has lasted!! Yay! She is a 3 year old black lab named Cheyenne, although Gabriel calls her Shy-dog and Graham says 'doh'. We think she is the best thing ever! She is so pretty and smart, and lets the boys climb on her and pull on her and drive cars on her. She also doesn't put up with any nonsense from Abby, either, which has really won me over. I'll have to post pictures in a bit.
Cute Stories
This is my favorite part: sharing the adorable things that the boys do and say, and saving them for ammo to humiliate them later! Love it!!
It's been quite awhile since I did these, so they aren't going to be in any kind of order... my apologies!
Gabriel:
"Mommy, I don't feel good. I have a temperature"
"Do you want me to take your temperature?"
"No, I just want to keep it."
"Oh, well when I use the thermometer that is called 'taking your temperature'".
"... no its not..."
"Does Spiderman poop in his spidey-suit? No, it makes him so sad!"
When I was pretend fighting with Troy over who got to take a shower first on Sunday:
"It's ok mommy. It's daddy's turn now, it's your turn next. Don't cry."
Graham:
Now has 6 teeth - 4 on top and 2 on bottom.
Learned how to climb up stairs today at church.
Is quite possibly the silliest little guy you've ever seen.
It's been quite awhile since I did these, so they aren't going to be in any kind of order... my apologies!
Gabriel:
"Mommy, I don't feel good. I have a temperature"
"Do you want me to take your temperature?"
"No, I just want to keep it."
"Oh, well when I use the thermometer that is called 'taking your temperature'".
"... no its not..."
"Does Spiderman poop in his spidey-suit? No, it makes him so sad!"
When I was pretend fighting with Troy over who got to take a shower first on Sunday:
"It's ok mommy. It's daddy's turn now, it's your turn next. Don't cry."
Graham:
Now has 6 teeth - 4 on top and 2 on bottom.
Learned how to climb up stairs today at church.
Is quite possibly the silliest little guy you've ever seen.
Wow... 3 months changes EVERYTHING
OK, so here is the update:
Graham finally got over his ear infections - that's right... plural! He had to get some kind of amped-up antibiotic to get better though. He had a check up today and what did we find? An ear infection. There has been talk of possibly needing tubes in his ears, but I am praying that we won't need those. He turned one on Saturday, and it is crazy to think that my tiny little baby is now 1. I don't like it. His party was fun - at the park with all of our friends - and the weather was beautiful. At his appointment today he weighed in at a hefty 19 pounds and is now 28.5" TALL (not long anymore, as he is not a baby). He's still below the 5th percentile for weight and the 10th for height, but he's getting bigger so they are not concerned. As long as he is growing he's fine. We're getting words now, too. Mama, da, ba, bubba, do, dis, dat. Fun fun fun! Also, we got the go-ahead today to try and give him some cheese. BIG steps for us! We are going to wait until the weekend when both mommy and daddy will be home, incase of upset tummies.
Gabriel is now 2 1/2 (more accurately, 2 and 7 months) and weighs 33 pounds. He's been to see the doctor a couple of times in the past few weeks, because he has had non-stop diarrhea for going on 7 weeks now. After doing all kinds of tests and trying to eliminate certain foods, we are now scheduling an appointment with the GI doctor to do a 'flexible sigmoidoscopy' on him. This is the test that Graham had done at 3 months that determined he had colitis. They are thinking Gabriel might have a similar condition. Bummer! On a happier note, Gabriel is now potty trained (mostly) and enrolled in preschool. School starts in August, and every time we drive past it he waves and says "hi, preschool!".
Troy and I are doing well - just busy coping with everything. On top of all this, we are experiencing some serious issues with our van, and are currently working with Chrysler to buy our van back from us, so that we can purchase another one. Just one more thing in the series, right?
Gabriel, Graham and I witnessed a robbery yesterday, too. That was not fun. We were leaving the health food store where I purchased a foul-tasting tea that I am supposed to drink twice a day to help with nursing. As we headed out to the car, a nice gentleman from the store offered to hold the door for me. Just as we went out, we all noticed a man run out of the $.99 store with a bunch of stuff in his hand and dash into a car that was waiting in the parking lot. The man that was with me called 911 and told me I could leave with the kids and that he would stay behind to talk with the police. While I was buckling Graham into his seat and telling Gabriel to sit in his, the car returned and the man dashed back into the 99 cent store! The man on the phone with the police told me to get out of there, and jumped in his car. I slammed the door shut on the van and peeled out of the parking lot to the other side of the street where I could make sure that the man was OK, and buckle the kids into the car. It was crazy! Oh, the joys of living in a big city.
Graham finally got over his ear infections - that's right... plural! He had to get some kind of amped-up antibiotic to get better though. He had a check up today and what did we find? An ear infection. There has been talk of possibly needing tubes in his ears, but I am praying that we won't need those. He turned one on Saturday, and it is crazy to think that my tiny little baby is now 1. I don't like it. His party was fun - at the park with all of our friends - and the weather was beautiful. At his appointment today he weighed in at a hefty 19 pounds and is now 28.5" TALL (not long anymore, as he is not a baby). He's still below the 5th percentile for weight and the 10th for height, but he's getting bigger so they are not concerned. As long as he is growing he's fine. We're getting words now, too. Mama, da, ba, bubba, do, dis, dat. Fun fun fun! Also, we got the go-ahead today to try and give him some cheese. BIG steps for us! We are going to wait until the weekend when both mommy and daddy will be home, incase of upset tummies.
Gabriel is now 2 1/2 (more accurately, 2 and 7 months) and weighs 33 pounds. He's been to see the doctor a couple of times in the past few weeks, because he has had non-stop diarrhea for going on 7 weeks now. After doing all kinds of tests and trying to eliminate certain foods, we are now scheduling an appointment with the GI doctor to do a 'flexible sigmoidoscopy' on him. This is the test that Graham had done at 3 months that determined he had colitis. They are thinking Gabriel might have a similar condition. Bummer! On a happier note, Gabriel is now potty trained (mostly) and enrolled in preschool. School starts in August, and every time we drive past it he waves and says "hi, preschool!".
Troy and I are doing well - just busy coping with everything. On top of all this, we are experiencing some serious issues with our van, and are currently working with Chrysler to buy our van back from us, so that we can purchase another one. Just one more thing in the series, right?
Gabriel, Graham and I witnessed a robbery yesterday, too. That was not fun. We were leaving the health food store where I purchased a foul-tasting tea that I am supposed to drink twice a day to help with nursing. As we headed out to the car, a nice gentleman from the store offered to hold the door for me. Just as we went out, we all noticed a man run out of the $.99 store with a bunch of stuff in his hand and dash into a car that was waiting in the parking lot. The man that was with me called 911 and told me I could leave with the kids and that he would stay behind to talk with the police. While I was buckling Graham into his seat and telling Gabriel to sit in his, the car returned and the man dashed back into the 99 cent store! The man on the phone with the police told me to get out of there, and jumped in his car. I slammed the door shut on the van and peeled out of the parking lot to the other side of the street where I could make sure that the man was OK, and buckle the kids into the car. It was crazy! Oh, the joys of living in a big city.
Friday, January 23, 2009
Why I LOVE Having 2 Boys (pt. 3)
18. Again - anything is a weapon, even a cast.
19. "I'm not spitting, I'm just washing this window."
20. "Here mommy, its a treat for you" (when handing me boogers)
21. "I'm nudie cutie!"
22. "No, that's not a dinosaur, its just a toy."
23. "Mommy, you can give me candy, its OK."
24. "Gabriel, what do you get when you mix a brown cow with a brown chicken?" "Brown chicken brown cow!"
25. When getting the 'silent treatment' while putting him back in his bed for the umpteenth time "Mommy, talk to me!"
19. "I'm not spitting, I'm just washing this window."
20. "Here mommy, its a treat for you" (when handing me boogers)
21. "I'm nudie cutie!"
22. "No, that's not a dinosaur, its just a toy."
23. "Mommy, you can give me candy, its OK."
24. "Gabriel, what do you get when you mix a brown cow with a brown chicken?" "Brown chicken brown cow!"
25. When getting the 'silent treatment' while putting him back in his bed for the umpteenth time "Mommy, talk to me!"
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