One Month Old

I can't believe my baby is 18 months old!

Or that my sweet girl is 1 month old!

Happy Birthday Mom!

Happy Birthday Mom!
Hope you had a fantastic day :)
Wish we were there...
But you could always come here! *wink, wink*

We love you!

Grateful

A friend of mine enlisted me to start a gratitude journal. Here is what she says about it,

"Reasons why it's a great idea-
*I have moments every day where I think, 'thank you!' because of something going just right (as simple as finding the keys to the car), or having a prayer answered. But often I forget these things when I'm tired and saying my prayer at night. The journal helps me to remember what I've been given, so I can thank Heavenly Father formally.
*If I'm having a dull or tough day, I can just look back on days prior and know I'm okay. I'm reminded He never leaves me without."

So, here are my five from yesterday,

1. A gorgeous view of Mt. Ranier peeking from the rain clouds
2. My Mom
3. Two beautiful, healthy babies
4. Strawberries and honey bunches of oats cereal and my brother in law who bought it with his last dollar...and didn't complain when I ate it all...
5. That God lead us to our church and that we were able to connect with other couples so easily. It's been so, so nice.

Ok, now I'll challenge you readers to do the same, even if you don't blog, it's nice to think of daily things that you are grateful for. Because it's true, God doesn't leave you without. :)

Nothing to talk about.

Evey

Challenges

A couple days ago I woke up with a headache, pain in my ears, sore throat, cough, etc. Not fun. It was that morning that Benjamin chose to take everything out of every cupboard and drawer he could get into. About two hours in, I was maxed out and really tired of saying "no," and "put that back." Then it dawned on me. I didn't feel good, so I wasn't doing much, and he was bored. So we got out some puzzles and some crayons...played with some trains and the rest of the day he was an angel.

Duh! Shouldn't I have known?

Other than Benjamin acting up and attempting to LAY on his sister, all is well around here. I find it a little more difficult to get things done around the house in a timely manner...it pretty much takes me all day to pick up. At least the days go fast...

Another challenge of 24/7 with two babes is having no time to myself. As soon as I'm done with one, it's the other.

They are both excellent nappers, so there's a perk, but so far, I've wanted to nap too, so I have yet to use that valuable nap time for something other than sleep.

I guess I really can't complain too much, Evey has slept through the night twice, and she usually only wakes up once around 3:30 or 4:00. When she is awake though, she is demanding, if her diaper is wet, she screams, if she is hungry, she screams. She's a girl who knows what she wants, and fulfilling her needs immediately quiets her. I wonder if this will always be a personality trait of hers....

Well...I did have some other pictures to post, but again the poopy diapers are calling my name...