(NOTE: the above pictures have nothing really to do with this post....I just thought they were really cute!!).
I am sooooo excited that it will officially be fall in a couple of days!! This is absolutely my favorite time of year! I can't wait to pull out my fall decor! Everything about this time of year makes my heart happy. It starts to cool off here in the big state and the leaves start turning colors (not as long or as bright as where I grew up or where we lived before, but it will do) and it's just beautiful. I also love the smells associated with fall...pumpkin spice, etc. And my daughter has already been asking me when we are going to the pumpkin patch! I can't wait!! Oh...and did I mention that I LOVE to wear jeans! It's probably my favorite piece of clothing to wear and tis the season for them! :-)
And really, what's on my mind, is that it was one year ago this week that I discovered I was pregnant with our son. I was so excited and yet so scared. I had no idea if he would survive or not! And now, I sit here in my family room, perched on my coffee table, looking at him in his bouncy seat just a snoozin. And I'm totally in love. And so blessed. Boy, are we blessed. This year has been so different from last year. Last year was full of much sorrow. So many dark days and so many questions and many of them unanswered. Lots of dark days. Until...
.....Until I saw the little guy's heartbeat for the first time in October last year. I remember being filled with incredible joy. So many prayers went up that day. Please God, please let him live! I had no idea what his answer would be. Well....God let him thrive inside my womb and to our GREAT joy, we met him a little over three months ago! Yep...he's three months old now and such a schnooker! We love him so much.
He's smiling all the time (which I just can't get enough of) and he'll laugh at you when you tickle him in just the right spot under his chin or play peekaboo with him. He's been "standing" in our laps for quite sometime now and holding his head up high. He doesn't mind being on his belly for too long and he'll actually turn over from his belly to his back!
And our sweet A is now 4 and a half years old! My goodness how I love her. Seems like we've had some moments of willfulness lately from her...more than we'd like, but I think she's just testing the waters to see if we're serious or not about discipline. Boy, are we serious. Disobedience gets no reward from this family. We're all learning about that. That obedience. That thing that God requires of us. And it is hard.
And really, what's on my mind, is that it was one year ago this week that I discovered I was pregnant with our son. I was so excited and yet so scared. I had no idea if he would survive or not! And now, I sit here in my family room, perched on my coffee table, looking at him in his bouncy seat just a snoozin. And I'm totally in love. And so blessed. Boy, are we blessed. This year has been so different from last year. Last year was full of much sorrow. So many dark days and so many questions and many of them unanswered. Lots of dark days. Until...
.....Until I saw the little guy's heartbeat for the first time in October last year. I remember being filled with incredible joy. So many prayers went up that day. Please God, please let him live! I had no idea what his answer would be. Well....God let him thrive inside my womb and to our GREAT joy, we met him a little over three months ago! Yep...he's three months old now and such a schnooker! We love him so much.
He's smiling all the time (which I just can't get enough of) and he'll laugh at you when you tickle him in just the right spot under his chin or play peekaboo with him. He's been "standing" in our laps for quite sometime now and holding his head up high. He doesn't mind being on his belly for too long and he'll actually turn over from his belly to his back!
And our sweet A is now 4 and a half years old! My goodness how I love her. Seems like we've had some moments of willfulness lately from her...more than we'd like, but I think she's just testing the waters to see if we're serious or not about discipline. Boy, are we serious. Disobedience gets no reward from this family. We're all learning about that. That obedience. That thing that God requires of us. And it is hard.
Besides that, our girl is smart. Really smart. At least, that's what her slightly biased parents think. She is starting to read and it is so cool! She amazes us daily at how much she knows. And she is writing too. Alas, I know some former elementary school teachers who may look distastefully upon her improper strokes, but doggoneit, she knows how to write the letters!
And she truly loves her little brother. I think it's hard for her sometimes when our moments, just me and her, get interrupted often with having to take care of baby brother. I mean, she did have me to herself for four plus years! I'd think it would be quite an adjustment myself. But, she has handled the change quite well. I truly love her so much. I so want to be a good mom to her and for her.
Well, I'd better wrap this up for now. Blessings to all and Happy Fall!!
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