Hello World.
How have you been?
Can you believe it's been so long since I blogged and we are still waiting on the newest member
of our family to arrive?
Sheesh.
I said it before,
I'll say it again,
waiting is hard!
Here are some pics,
then I'll fill you in on life :)
Babies are popping up EVERYWHERE.
I first made these burp cloths as gifts last fall
for my friend Shelbie and another friend at work.
They are now my official go-to gift for baby showers.
I enjoy making them
(they are the only things I've really learned how to make on my sewing machine)
and I love the slightly personal touch it adds to a gift
(plus, they're super functional!)
I made these monkey ones for a friend who I hadn't seen since high school.
It was so good to see her and I wish her the very best
with her little boy on the way!
I made these for my friend Sylvia,
whose little boy is due just weeks after our Reese.
Can't wait to meet baby Robert!
And these are for our little girl :)
Elijah spends part of every day playing with his Daisy girl.
He loooooves her :)
Big Brother book Elijah got from his Grandma.
How can I describe how much joy I burst with,
with how much my kid loves puzzles.
:)
During my baby shower a couple weeks ago
Adam watched both Elijah and Aiden.
I admit, I was... curious, how it would turn out.
After Aiden went home, I'm not sure who I heard more excitement about the day from,
Elijah or Adam.
Come back anytime A! We love you around here :)
Baby buddies
Me & Sylvia
with Reese & little Robert on the way!
Last weekend we took what is probably our last trip to Sea World
before Reese comes.
Elijah LOVES the shark exhibit!
We were making monster faces.
Testing out his little sister's bed.
Bubble face
Reese's butterfly mobile.
Ok, now to update on our lives.
We are anxiously awaiting the arrival of Reese.
Although this week it really hit me how soon she'll be here
and I've just been soaking up every moment I can with Elijah.
I can't wait to meet her and have her be a part of our lives,
but at the same time,
I'm a little fearful of the change,
especially when it comes to my time with E.
I know when she's here everything will fall into place,
but for now, it's just fear of the unknown.
We were working on getting Reese's room ready,
we have the room painted, all the furniture set up,
bedding on the crib and we were ready to start hanging shelves and decorating...
and then...
we decided about two weeks ago to buy a house.
Yup.
I know.
Now? Really?
That's what my thoughts were.
We knew that we wanted to try and buy a house this year.
But in my mind, I thought LATER this year.
There was a house we had seen online a couple months back that we really liked. Then it turned out Adam's mom #2 (his BFF Robbie's mom) was selling it. We kind of talked to her about it but I wasn't ready. My mind was set on having a baby first. Someone else was interested and the house was pending for a while. Then one day, Mrs Baer walked by and said it was going back on the market. We went to look at it and I really hoped I wouldn't like it. That would just make everything easier. I would walk it, say "Nope!" and we'd move on. But I did like it. A lot. It needs some love, but it's a perfect next step for us. We love the neighborhood (Adam's grandma is only 10 houses down from us), and the schools (sheesh, I sound so adult) and the house had all the things were were looking for: 2 car garage, screened in back porch, TWO bathrooms. We told Mrs Baer the next day we wanted it, a week later the contract was signed and here we are now, less than a week after that, just waiting on the financing to go through. If all goes as they tell us, we'll be closing on April 29.
Does anyone else ever feel knocked to the ground by God's timing?
I had a plan... but so does He.
All of this has been quite a test on me.
I am NOT a patient person.
And now here I am,
waiting on two huge life events.
And I'm just so excited about them both. :)
So, given the house situation, Reese's room has been put on hold.
Why get her room all ready if we're going to be buying a house a month after she arrives?
As for our most favorite little boy,
Elijah is wonderful :)
We've been struggling with nap time lately as we finally pulled the plug on the binky. He was only getting it at nap time and was really using it more as a security item that anything else. It's been a little rough. Some days take HOURS to get him down. And now, to replace his binky as a security item he is using me. I lay down and read his a couple books, we sing a couple songs and then he wraps his arms around my neck so tight. Even after he falls asleep, if I try to move his clings on tighter. I admit. A large part of me savors it. But, I know in a couple weeks I won't be able to lay with him like that. I've tried giving him stuffed animals, blankets, pillows to cuddle with but he still prefers ol' momma.
Some of his favorite things right now:
puzzles (i'm so proud!)
animals, Superman, and singing songs.
The kid LOVES to sing songs!
Some he knows the words to, some he knows the movements to,
and some he just makes up.
Every night after bathtime, the three of us sit in his room and sing two songs together before Adam reads him his bed time stories. He has two songs that he'll sing on his own: his train song and his Cars song.
The words are different every time but the theme usually stays the same.
While he sings he instructs us to snap our fingers and clap our hands.
It is hilarious.
The kid brings a constant smile to my face.
That's all for now.
We go to the Dr today to check in on our little girl.
I will do my very best to blog again before she comes...
but with my track record lately,
I wouldn't hold my breath waiting for it :)