Monday, March 29, 2010
So Amanda's schedule is all backwards. It has been for about 2 weeks now. Matt & I are totally exhausted from this. We try to grab naps throughout the day, if we can, but it's not helping. We're all screwed up and I don't see a light at the end of the tunnel. It started when we all got sick, and she's still got a pretty congested nose issue going on. No fever, but the NP at our doctor's office thinks it's a case of teething syndrome. I feel bad for the poor little girl. It interferes with nursing, cause she can't breathe. Then we're also dealing with what seems to be nightmares or something. She just suddenly wakes in the night, or even during daytime sleep, screaming her little head off. It's a horrible sound! Most times she's not consolable and it just breaks my heart!
I've missed church so much, and I really miss going. Every week I have the intention of going, and then either I'm sick, Amanda's sick, or I've been up all night with her. There are so many new people at church now, that I kinda feel like a stranger when I *do* get to go! That's one thing I liked about our church so much, when I was the secretary, was that I was involved on the front lines and I knew everyone. Now I feel like the newbie! Speaking of being the secretary...I miss that job soooo much! I told Matt last week that it made me feel needed. Not just at the church, but as a woman. It gave me a different identity from just "mommy". Now I'm back to just "mommy" and feeling lost in the shuffle. Don't get me wrong!! I LOVE being a SAHM!! But I found out that I also love being of need in a different capacity.
Perhaps when Amanda's weaned I will look for a part time job. I just don't think I'll find as much satisfaction in just any part time job, as I found at the church. I was surrounded by upstanding, loving, encouraging men & women every day. If I was having an off day, it was ok, I had a prayer partner near by, ready to lend a hand. I felt more at peace when at the church.
I know all things come to an end. And perhaps there's something else out there for me. I just know that I thoroughly enjoyed my time at the church and hope that I can find something else like that some day, when the timing is right.
Just feeling nostalgic, I guess! And missing good friends!! Well, it's about time for me to get Nathaniel up for school. Just another Monday morning! Blessings!
I've missed church so much, and I really miss going. Every week I have the intention of going, and then either I'm sick, Amanda's sick, or I've been up all night with her. There are so many new people at church now, that I kinda feel like a stranger when I *do* get to go! That's one thing I liked about our church so much, when I was the secretary, was that I was involved on the front lines and I knew everyone. Now I feel like the newbie! Speaking of being the secretary...I miss that job soooo much! I told Matt last week that it made me feel needed. Not just at the church, but as a woman. It gave me a different identity from just "mommy". Now I'm back to just "mommy" and feeling lost in the shuffle. Don't get me wrong!! I LOVE being a SAHM!! But I found out that I also love being of need in a different capacity.
Perhaps when Amanda's weaned I will look for a part time job. I just don't think I'll find as much satisfaction in just any part time job, as I found at the church. I was surrounded by upstanding, loving, encouraging men & women every day. If I was having an off day, it was ok, I had a prayer partner near by, ready to lend a hand. I felt more at peace when at the church.
I know all things come to an end. And perhaps there's something else out there for me. I just know that I thoroughly enjoyed my time at the church and hope that I can find something else like that some day, when the timing is right.
Just feeling nostalgic, I guess! And missing good friends!! Well, it's about time for me to get Nathaniel up for school. Just another Monday morning! Blessings!
Thursday, March 25, 2010
I'm Baaaack!
Holy freaking moly! Okay, so a LOT has happened since my last entry. And there's a VERY good reason for my long absence. We moved last June, and I haven't had internet service until very recently. Now that I'm back online, I tried to access my Blogger account and couldn't remember my password, ugh! So I had to do the whole reset thing with that. But here I am!
Soooo....Since my last post, we've moved to the other side of town. We like where we are. We don't like renting again but it's what we have to do to rebuild our credit. Peanut's in 3rd grade, in a new school. He's had a pretty good school year. He's doing well, and looking forward to summer vacation coming up really soon already!! He was reading a book to me the other day and I was so impressed with his tone and inflection when he reads. Also with the fact that he knew words like "familiar" with no problem! He & I have a standing date every two weeks together, with our local library. We go every 2 weeks and we both check out books. He reads them for his reading program through school and I read for pleasure. He even checks books out for Ben! He's such a great big brother! We're going to be more involved with our library in the future! We've been really enjoying spending time there. And it's so nice for just the two of us to spend that time together!!
Benjamin turns 4 in two weeks! I know!! Already!! He has grown in leaps and bounds!! Not so much physically...he's still on the small side. He's only 28 lbs. But his speech has gotten so much better! You can have a conversation with him and understand all of it, with the occasional issue of a word he doesn't quite know how to pronounce. That's still normal at his age. He is such a little ball of comedy, I'll tell ya! He comes up with the funniest things to say.
His latest thing is when he gets upset or mad, he tells you (in a very stern voice) that he's going to turn into the Master. Then he does this boxing thing with his hands. Then a while later he looks down at his chest and says "Turn back to Ben". That's him "talking to himself". LOL It is the funniest thing. He was having some behaviour issues a few weeks ago and Matt told him..."You'd better tell yourself to be good!" Ben looks down at himself and says "Ben, be good!" LOL Goofy kid!
Then there's our newest addition...Miss Amanda Lynn-Marie (aka Mandy, Mandy Lynn, Amanda Panda, Tootie, Angel, Bunkabunk). Amanda made her entry into this world on Tuesday, June 22nd, 2009. She was my biggest baby, tipping the scales at 8lb.s 7 oz. and 21 inches long. She was born healthy and perfect!! There were no residual side effects for her (or me) from my gestational diabetes, thank the Lord! She nursed for the first time while I was in the recovery room, it was unreal! She had NO issues at all. She latched on the first time with no trouble whatsoever. No pain to me AT ALL and has continued that way all this time. She's still breastfeeding and doing well with it. She's up to 1 meal a day, of a fruit or veggie with rice cereal. She's now 8 months old and thriving and happy and healthy! She's started crawling backwards over the weekend! Go Love Bug go! She's mommy's little Angel! She is just SO happy ALL the time (with the exception of when she's tired or hungry)!! She's always got a smile for you and they just light up her entire face!! I can sit for hours watching her smile and laugh and just being happy.
The boys just adore her. I knew Peanut would. It was Ben we were worried about, but he adjusted beautifully! We have been so proud of him! And we recognize how truly blessed we are, to have 3 beautiful children, who are healthy, happy, loved, and they love each other. The boys play so well together. They often play video games together, play cars with each other, color together, etc. Peanut's a good teacher to Ben.
We haven't been involved with church much, since Amanda's birth, purely because of circumstances. At first (even still sometimes), it's because of me being exhausted from being up with Amanda at night. Then we've had vehicle issues. Our car started taking a turn for the worse. Matt was the only one driving it, deeming it unsafe for me to drive around with the kids in the car. Then he was involved in an accident, nothing life-threatening, but it certainly didn't help the car any. A few weeks later, it just totally died all together. So we went quite a few weeks with no vehicle at all. Our neighbors and Matt's dad took him back & forth to work during that time.
We now have 2 vans, woohoo! Mine is awesome, they're used, older, but I love my van! They're in good condition and should last us the next several years. So we've been trying to get re-involved with church but then we've all been sick, off & on since Februrary! I cannot wait for summer weather to kick all this back & forth weather out of here for good!!
On a more personal note, Matt got me the Wii Fit Plus and I have been using it to work out with. I haven't lost weight yet, but I am loving the workouts!! I can workout as much, or as little, as I want. It keeps track of everything for me, including my weight & bmi. I have a goal in mind and am working towards it. I can't wait to start working out again...I've had to take a break during being sick because of this stupid cough. It doesn't take anything to get me into a coughing fit that lasts for a good deal of time. So I'm hoping to be able to update on that on a regular basis!
So for now, that's all. It's late and I need a few hours of sleep before I get Peanut up for school. Until next time!
Soooo....Since my last post, we've moved to the other side of town. We like where we are. We don't like renting again but it's what we have to do to rebuild our credit. Peanut's in 3rd grade, in a new school. He's had a pretty good school year. He's doing well, and looking forward to summer vacation coming up really soon already!! He was reading a book to me the other day and I was so impressed with his tone and inflection when he reads. Also with the fact that he knew words like "familiar" with no problem! He & I have a standing date every two weeks together, with our local library. We go every 2 weeks and we both check out books. He reads them for his reading program through school and I read for pleasure. He even checks books out for Ben! He's such a great big brother! We're going to be more involved with our library in the future! We've been really enjoying spending time there. And it's so nice for just the two of us to spend that time together!!
Benjamin turns 4 in two weeks! I know!! Already!! He has grown in leaps and bounds!! Not so much physically...he's still on the small side. He's only 28 lbs. But his speech has gotten so much better! You can have a conversation with him and understand all of it, with the occasional issue of a word he doesn't quite know how to pronounce. That's still normal at his age. He is such a little ball of comedy, I'll tell ya! He comes up with the funniest things to say.
His latest thing is when he gets upset or mad, he tells you (in a very stern voice) that he's going to turn into the Master. Then he does this boxing thing with his hands. Then a while later he looks down at his chest and says "Turn back to Ben". That's him "talking to himself". LOL It is the funniest thing. He was having some behaviour issues a few weeks ago and Matt told him..."You'd better tell yourself to be good!" Ben looks down at himself and says "Ben, be good!" LOL Goofy kid!
Then there's our newest addition...Miss Amanda Lynn-Marie (aka Mandy, Mandy Lynn, Amanda Panda, Tootie, Angel, Bunkabunk). Amanda made her entry into this world on Tuesday, June 22nd, 2009. She was my biggest baby, tipping the scales at 8lb.s 7 oz. and 21 inches long. She was born healthy and perfect!! There were no residual side effects for her (or me) from my gestational diabetes, thank the Lord! She nursed for the first time while I was in the recovery room, it was unreal! She had NO issues at all. She latched on the first time with no trouble whatsoever. No pain to me AT ALL and has continued that way all this time. She's still breastfeeding and doing well with it. She's up to 1 meal a day, of a fruit or veggie with rice cereal. She's now 8 months old and thriving and happy and healthy! She's started crawling backwards over the weekend! Go Love Bug go! She's mommy's little Angel! She is just SO happy ALL the time (with the exception of when she's tired or hungry)!! She's always got a smile for you and they just light up her entire face!! I can sit for hours watching her smile and laugh and just being happy.
The boys just adore her. I knew Peanut would. It was Ben we were worried about, but he adjusted beautifully! We have been so proud of him! And we recognize how truly blessed we are, to have 3 beautiful children, who are healthy, happy, loved, and they love each other. The boys play so well together. They often play video games together, play cars with each other, color together, etc. Peanut's a good teacher to Ben.
We haven't been involved with church much, since Amanda's birth, purely because of circumstances. At first (even still sometimes), it's because of me being exhausted from being up with Amanda at night. Then we've had vehicle issues. Our car started taking a turn for the worse. Matt was the only one driving it, deeming it unsafe for me to drive around with the kids in the car. Then he was involved in an accident, nothing life-threatening, but it certainly didn't help the car any. A few weeks later, it just totally died all together. So we went quite a few weeks with no vehicle at all. Our neighbors and Matt's dad took him back & forth to work during that time.
We now have 2 vans, woohoo! Mine is awesome, they're used, older, but I love my van! They're in good condition and should last us the next several years. So we've been trying to get re-involved with church but then we've all been sick, off & on since Februrary! I cannot wait for summer weather to kick all this back & forth weather out of here for good!!
On a more personal note, Matt got me the Wii Fit Plus and I have been using it to work out with. I haven't lost weight yet, but I am loving the workouts!! I can workout as much, or as little, as I want. It keeps track of everything for me, including my weight & bmi. I have a goal in mind and am working towards it. I can't wait to start working out again...I've had to take a break during being sick because of this stupid cough. It doesn't take anything to get me into a coughing fit that lasts for a good deal of time. So I'm hoping to be able to update on that on a regular basis!
So for now, that's all. It's late and I need a few hours of sleep before I get Peanut up for school. Until next time!
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