...she's finding her voice! (and perfecting her spit bubbles!)
Friday, February 27, 2009
Welcome to the Family...
...baby Christian! Andrea called me about a half hour ago and then I got a text that reads as follows:
It's a boy!
Christian James Carolan
7 lbs. 7 oz.
21 1/2 " long
born at 8:57 a.m.
My cousin Angela, the "oldest" of the Tallman brood of cousins, delivered her second baby today. She and her husband, Adam, already have a darling 2 year old, Sara June. Congratulations to you all! We love you and will hopefully see you next weekend! Natalee can't wait to meet her new cousin...I'm so glad that she'll have someone so close her age and only wish that you were closer.
Kisses to your new soft baby cheeks!
It's a boy!
Christian James Carolan
7 lbs. 7 oz.
21 1/2 " long
born at 8:57 a.m.
My cousin Angela, the "oldest" of the Tallman brood of cousins, delivered her second baby today. She and her husband, Adam, already have a darling 2 year old, Sara June. Congratulations to you all! We love you and will hopefully see you next weekend! Natalee can't wait to meet her new cousin...I'm so glad that she'll have someone so close her age and only wish that you were closer.
Kisses to your new soft baby cheeks!
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Bumbo Baby
Here she is...SO BIG! She's so proud of herself! I love how she's looking right up at me and that her big grin has little cheek dimples!
(big sigh) Do they all grow up this fast?
SPEED...
...that's what I need to be on! Life is B.U.S.Y. You all obviously know that I must be busy because I'm a faithful blogger and it's been 6 DAYS! Wow!...I also haven't been faithful about commenting on your blogs...sorry about that! Hopefully things will slow down...
I'm swamped at work, at home, with church things, family things, everything. It's a good swamped. I don't feel grumpy or out of sorts...just on-the-go crazy.
Natalee's growing big as ever. I took an adorable picture of her trying out the Bumbo seat. Most people said she was too little but she LOVES it in small time periods. When she's laying she tries to sit herself up so it looks like she's doing little baby crunches. She's laughing lots...thinks Andrea is the funniest person on earth and has successfully mastered spit bubbles, which is a pretty neat trick if I do say so myself! She's still sleeping wonderfully through the night and loves the other 3 children at Miss Patty's, especially the four year old boy, Aden, who calls her Sunshine!
Hopefully I'll get pics up for you soon...Mike took my laptop apart and has pretty much got it all put together again and installed my new mega huge hard drive (yay! for more picture space).
Until next time....
I'm swamped at work, at home, with church things, family things, everything. It's a good swamped. I don't feel grumpy or out of sorts...just on-the-go crazy.
Natalee's growing big as ever. I took an adorable picture of her trying out the Bumbo seat. Most people said she was too little but she LOVES it in small time periods. When she's laying she tries to sit herself up so it looks like she's doing little baby crunches. She's laughing lots...thinks Andrea is the funniest person on earth and has successfully mastered spit bubbles, which is a pretty neat trick if I do say so myself! She's still sleeping wonderfully through the night and loves the other 3 children at Miss Patty's, especially the four year old boy, Aden, who calls her Sunshine!
Hopefully I'll get pics up for you soon...Mike took my laptop apart and has pretty much got it all put together again and installed my new mega huge hard drive (yay! for more picture space).
Until next time....
Thursday, February 19, 2009
yummy nummy
My bad habit is eating...hers is finger sucking. What can I say? It's cute now...I only hope she'll stop when she's a little older because I truly can't break her of it. She takes her paci still, but she just loves her yummy nummy fingers.
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Owen and Mzee
HAPPY 300TH POST TO ME!!
We try to read stories every night. This was the first night for Natalee to read Owen & Mzee...this video is the 2nd time I read it to her this night and I got a very talkative, interactive response both times. I think it's a hit!!!
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My friend, Maureen made Natalee this beautiful, intricate Noah's Ark blanket. The trunk of the elephant even comes out of the blanket! I put Elle on her tummy and she grabbed it right away and tried it out...licking, rubbing it on her cheeking, and eventually holding on to it for all she's worth!!
Here's a fuller shot of the blanket (there are also little fish down in the water beside the boat). It's sooo cute. I can't imagine the time and thought it took. Maureen is quite a gal!!Hamburger Math
So, I'm trying to teach one of my students to add. Keep in mind at the beginning of the year he only knew his numbers consistently through 10 and now he knows them to 50 and is starting to pick up the patterns of the 10's. Anyhow...adding...
When I student taught in kindergarten we would teach the kids to "put the big number in their head and count up." I could not get this kid to understand the concept of this. He knew what the big number was but he just couldn't get "it." He'd painstakingly count on his fingers, but we were starting to add so that the sums were above 10 & I knew we needed another strategy. So, on a whim I said, "You ate 8 hamburgers & I gave you 2 more. How many do you have?" I'd tried this with other things (I gave you 8 crayons, 8 marbles, etc...nothing). Out of the blue he "pops" those 8 hamburgers in his mouth, puts up 2 fingers and mumbles (around his mouthful of hamburgers), 10!!! Hallelujah. He finished the whole sheet on his own!
Always the cynic, I'm expecting this to be a one day deal. I cautiously hand him another Saxon 1 math facts sheet today...adding & subtracting this time. Okay, I thought...here we go. Of course, both adding & subtracting have been taught several times by now, but it's time to see what stuck...does he know the difference in the signs, what will he do? I sit down beside him and wait. He quickly "hamburgers" his way through the 2 rows of adding. Wow!
Now, subtracting. He freezes...I wait, knowing that sometimes special learners develop strategies on their own but it just takes a little longer. And all the sudden he "pops" 5 hamburgers in his mouth. Uh, oh, I think...he's going to try to add. A then, a miracle...he "spits" 3 hamburgers back out & mumbles the answer...2. Tears welling, breathless...if you knew him, knew how far he's come this year, you'd understand. And he figured it out all on his own. As I watched him work, I realized that sometimes he didn't have to "hamburger"...the facts were becoming automatic for him. Praises!
And there you have it folks...a new teaching strategy that I'll be copyrighting later this year...hamburger math. :)
When I student taught in kindergarten we would teach the kids to "put the big number in their head and count up." I could not get this kid to understand the concept of this. He knew what the big number was but he just couldn't get "it." He'd painstakingly count on his fingers, but we were starting to add so that the sums were above 10 & I knew we needed another strategy. So, on a whim I said, "You ate 8 hamburgers & I gave you 2 more. How many do you have?" I'd tried this with other things (I gave you 8 crayons, 8 marbles, etc...nothing). Out of the blue he "pops" those 8 hamburgers in his mouth, puts up 2 fingers and mumbles (around his mouthful of hamburgers), 10!!! Hallelujah. He finished the whole sheet on his own!
Always the cynic, I'm expecting this to be a one day deal. I cautiously hand him another Saxon 1 math facts sheet today...adding & subtracting this time. Okay, I thought...here we go. Of course, both adding & subtracting have been taught several times by now, but it's time to see what stuck...does he know the difference in the signs, what will he do? I sit down beside him and wait. He quickly "hamburgers" his way through the 2 rows of adding. Wow!
Now, subtracting. He freezes...I wait, knowing that sometimes special learners develop strategies on their own but it just takes a little longer. And all the sudden he "pops" 5 hamburgers in his mouth. Uh, oh, I think...he's going to try to add. A then, a miracle...he "spits" 3 hamburgers back out & mumbles the answer...2. Tears welling, breathless...if you knew him, knew how far he's come this year, you'd understand. And he figured it out all on his own. As I watched him work, I realized that sometimes he didn't have to "hamburger"...the facts were becoming automatic for him. Praises!
And there you have it folks...a new teaching strategy that I'll be copyrighting later this year...hamburger math. :)
Monday, February 16, 2009
Bounce Bounce Baby
Sorry, I can't rotate the videos...I'll try to remember to tape them the other direction from now on!
Anyhow, Nannie figured out that Natalee likes to bounce bounce. She was giggling and laughing but of course, as soon as I got the camera out she quit. You can still see the big grin on her face, though, and hear a little breathy laugh if you listen really hard (where she laughs out her nose instead of on the inside).
Aunt Lorn Lorn tested the bounce game later to see if she really likes it or if it was just a fluke. She likes it! Of course, again, she quit laughing by the time I got the camera out. Hopefully I'll catch the laugh later today!
Anyhow, Nannie figured out that Natalee likes to bounce bounce. She was giggling and laughing but of course, as soon as I got the camera out she quit. You can still see the big grin on her face, though, and hear a little breathy laugh if you listen really hard (where she laughs out her nose instead of on the inside).
Aunt Lorn Lorn tested the bounce game later to see if she really likes it or if it was just a fluke. She likes it! Of course, again, she quit laughing by the time I got the camera out. Hopefully I'll catch the laugh later today!
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Happy Valentine's Day! Love, Natalee!
This is the collage picture Natalee gave her grandmas and grandpas for Valentine's Day. This one was a framed 8x10. We made smaller 5x7's with similar pictures for the aunties (& uncle Vance) and little 4x6's for her cousins. I did them at Wal-Mart.com...I like them--the only thing that bums me is that I couldn't pick where the pictures went...you just pick your photos and they automatically put them in. I wouldn't have put the 2 black & white ones together and I had to do a lot of juggling and reloading to get the big ones where I wanted them (if you reload the pics in a different order it reassigns their spots!). Anyhow, for the money it was fun and cute and a great way to share a lot of pictures in one place!She's finding her voice and it's just the cutest little voice I've ever heard! She also apparently thinks blowing kisses is the funniest thing. Sorry about the glaringly shiny blanket she's laying on...didn't think about it being so reflective to the light when I was shooting.
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
well...
...I'm here, barely.
So, I'll take my whiny self and be off. I hope my next post isn't this depressing and I sincerely apologize for this one being as such. To be honest it's just all I got to share tonight--I'm tapped out. So take my depression or leave it...goodnight dears.
- I'm back to work...that's chaotic. Three IEP's to write, 1 student to test & his IEP to write, 3 new students to fit into my schedule, and something else....oh, yeah--TEACH.
- I'm not in love with taking my baby to the sitter. I am in love with our sitter...I trust her& Natalee's adjusting well, but I just hate leaving her.
- Our church needs a Children's Minister. It's not me...I will be addressing this issue soon with the appropriate people and hopefully relieving myself of many duties. I did not sign up for a full-time volunteer position. I love the children and love the programs and love helping with them, but I can't do it all. Thanks to all of you who are helping me keep things afloat in this area--you know who you are!
So, I'll take my whiny self and be off. I hope my next post isn't this depressing and I sincerely apologize for this one being as such. To be honest it's just all I got to share tonight--I'm tapped out. So take my depression or leave it...goodnight dears.
Monday, February 9, 2009
Sundays
I love Sundays...going to church, worshiping my Lord, and spending time with my family. We almost always have family lunch at my folks' and then we just relax...play with the kids, watch TV, and obviously sometimes we nap!
Here's to blessed Sundays passed and many more to come!
Here's to blessed Sundays passed and many more to come!
Grandma Cindy & Natalee Cynthia telling stories.
Whew! Musta been some windy stories to knock them out like this!
The ripple effect of windy stories? Please note the pillows piled on top of Andrea...not sure what's up with that. And the blankets Andrea and I have?...yep, been around since we were babies. I can't remember a time without the "horse blanket" or that lovely striped thing. Ahh...our inheritance!(and yes, my child is pantsless...she's much more content running around with bare legs and toes...she freezes me out but her little body is always as warm as toast. and be honest, who doesn't wish they could get away with running around with no pants and looking that dang cute?!!)
Saturday, February 7, 2009
These Boys & Their Girls
Rough, tough, & gruff on the outside.
Quishy, soft, & pathetically in love on the inside.
Quishy, soft, & pathetically in love on the inside.
Mike & Bob went to college together & have been great friends since. Bob stood by Mike as his best man when we were married and even though Bob lives in Columbia they talk almost daily and remain close in each others lives. Bob's daughter, Anna, is Mike's goddaughter. Both Mike & Bob are computer "geeks" (not nerds) and both appear big and tough on the outside. God decided it would be wonderful for both of these gruff fellas to have baby girls. And somehow, with their girls on their laps, these boys just don't seem as tough!
Mike & Natalee; Bob & AnnaliseColumbia Mall Food Court
Thursday, February 5, 2009
A Thousand Words Thursday
My hippies...my baby sister should have been born in the 70's...she's always loved hippie clothes, big flowers, you name it. She got this outfit for Natalee for Christmas...the pink shirt has peace signs all over it and the jeans are wide-legged and very fashionable. (Mike's uncle bought the shiny baby Converses) Oh, I love my hippies...both of them!
and yes, that's my hand in the picture...I asked Mike to take it and he didn't get up to do it...grr!
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
A Playdate!
We had a playdate today. We went to Greentop & got to see my friend & HS classmate's new house. Another friend & classmate joined us with her new baby. We had so much fun visiting...it's exciting to see us all in a whole new light...as mommies!
A few pictures from our day...
Sleeping baby #1, born August 20th
Mason Hiram...he fell asleep in his walker. I was eating and kept rocking it back and forth for him with my feet & he finally gave it up.
Sleeping baby #2, born December 9th
Sleeping baby #3, born January 2nd
They're awake!! They all woke up for a little bit of playtime on the floor...amazingly they actually did kick around and play for a few minutes without any of them getting fussy! What fun we had!
A few pictures from our day...
Sleeping baby #1, born August 20thMason Hiram...he fell asleep in his walker. I was eating and kept rocking it back and forth for him with my feet & he finally gave it up.
Sleeping baby #2, born December 9thNatalee Cynthia...Saturn's holding her while I finished eating & foot rocked Mason!
Sleeping baby #3, born January 2ndQuinlee Jo...wait this one's not sleeping! She was until I got ready to take the picture :)
They're awake!! They all woke up for a little bit of playtime on the floor...amazingly they actually did kick around and play for a few minutes without any of them getting fussy! What fun we had!Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Random Facts 2
I'm back, because only I would put my favorite flannel sheets in the washer at 9:30 and expect them to be ready to go on the bed tonight...so I'm waiting for the dryer to finish. I've got other sheets, but I really want my good ones...
16. I use dandruff shampoo every night because one time someone told me that the medication in it deters head lice, and well...I work at a public school.
17. I have a horrible gag reflex. I rarely take tylenol and when I do I have to swallow them one at a time. I take Flinstone chewable vitamins because I can't swallow grown up ones.
18. I rely on my parents like I never thought I would 10 years ago. I'm always calling mom to see what she thinks about this or that, and I probably wear my dad out wanting advice on cars and household needs. Sometimes, even when Mike's pretty firm on thinking he knows something I secretly call my dad just to double check (sorry Mike). I can't imagine ever making a mechanical decision without 'checking' with my dad first.
19. I am not a healthy person. My sisters must have gotten the immune-o genes in our family because if it's out there I'm going to catch it. Every sickly gene that runs through both sides of my family seems to have entered my body. I've had laproscopic surgery to remove an ovarian cyst, mono, CMV, a heart fluttering issue, low blood sugar. I'm constantly telling myself that I'm just a dramatist or a hypochondriac, which sometimes simply results in me letting things go too long (perhaps if I woulda told someone I hadn't been feeling well we could have avoided the ambulance ride when I had mono). In all seriousness, my sickliness does make me feel apprehensive for my future and my children. Mike and I try harder each day to make wiser food choices and health decisions that will positively impact our kids.
20. Both of my sisters are upwards of 6 feet tall with size 11 feet. I'm 5'7" and wear a 9 1/2 or 10. I must have come from a different cabbage patch.
21. Speaking off...I still have my cabbage patch. Her name is Virginia and I loved her as a child. She is sitting on the quilt rack in Natalee's room with Mike's cabbage patch.
22. I'm sentimental. I keep everything. I can't imagine ever wanting to get rid of any of Natalee's clothes or toys (I know, that'll catch up with me) and am already sad at the outfits she's outgrown. I'll never sell the coral/peach outfit my mom got her and just the other day did I finally give it up and put away her furry Christmas dress with the striped tights. I didn't want to put it away so I left it hanging on the door to her closet for a month after Christmas.
23. I'm fashion illiterate and fear the same for my daughter. I'm grateful to my sisters and their fashion sense and know that at least she has them & Emma to get her through.
24. I'm a very nervous mother. I didn't think I would be. I second guess every decision I make. I working on this with The Power of a Praying Parent.
25. I often wish life were simpler. Not so busy, not so chaotic. I fight to remember to stop and smell the roses. When I'm too busy and go too much, I'm a crank. I like to enjoy each day and make memories as often as I can.
16. I use dandruff shampoo every night because one time someone told me that the medication in it deters head lice, and well...I work at a public school.
17. I have a horrible gag reflex. I rarely take tylenol and when I do I have to swallow them one at a time. I take Flinstone chewable vitamins because I can't swallow grown up ones.
18. I rely on my parents like I never thought I would 10 years ago. I'm always calling mom to see what she thinks about this or that, and I probably wear my dad out wanting advice on cars and household needs. Sometimes, even when Mike's pretty firm on thinking he knows something I secretly call my dad just to double check (sorry Mike). I can't imagine ever making a mechanical decision without 'checking' with my dad first.
19. I am not a healthy person. My sisters must have gotten the immune-o genes in our family because if it's out there I'm going to catch it. Every sickly gene that runs through both sides of my family seems to have entered my body. I've had laproscopic surgery to remove an ovarian cyst, mono, CMV, a heart fluttering issue, low blood sugar. I'm constantly telling myself that I'm just a dramatist or a hypochondriac, which sometimes simply results in me letting things go too long (perhaps if I woulda told someone I hadn't been feeling well we could have avoided the ambulance ride when I had mono). In all seriousness, my sickliness does make me feel apprehensive for my future and my children. Mike and I try harder each day to make wiser food choices and health decisions that will positively impact our kids.
20. Both of my sisters are upwards of 6 feet tall with size 11 feet. I'm 5'7" and wear a 9 1/2 or 10. I must have come from a different cabbage patch.
21. Speaking off...I still have my cabbage patch. Her name is Virginia and I loved her as a child. She is sitting on the quilt rack in Natalee's room with Mike's cabbage patch.
22. I'm sentimental. I keep everything. I can't imagine ever wanting to get rid of any of Natalee's clothes or toys (I know, that'll catch up with me) and am already sad at the outfits she's outgrown. I'll never sell the coral/peach outfit my mom got her and just the other day did I finally give it up and put away her furry Christmas dress with the striped tights. I didn't want to put it away so I left it hanging on the door to her closet for a month after Christmas.
23. I'm fashion illiterate and fear the same for my daughter. I'm grateful to my sisters and their fashion sense and know that at least she has them & Emma to get her through.
24. I'm a very nervous mother. I didn't think I would be. I second guess every decision I make. I working on this with The Power of a Praying Parent.
25. I often wish life were simpler. Not so busy, not so chaotic. I fight to remember to stop and smell the roses. When I'm too busy and go too much, I'm a crank. I like to enjoy each day and make memories as often as I can.
Random Facts
I'm kind of in a funk, so we'll have to see how far I can get. No promises that I'll make it to 25 tonight.
1. I'm obsessive compulsive about a lot of things. I didn't realize this until a couple of years ago and one day it hit me that it's not normal to have to turn the lights on and off multiple times to make sure the door is locked or to walk into the same room 3 times to make sure I really did blow out that candle. The other day I realized that I fasten & unfasten Natalee's diaper 2-3 times on each side to make sure it's on straight. I'm working on these OCD tendencies.
2. I often struggle with bending to God's will for my life...I'm THAT headstrong.
3. I'm cheap. If it's not on sale, I don't buy it. I'm always looking for the better deal. Buying full price makes my grumpy & I often buy things that I don't really need because they are on sale (I know, it doesn't make sense).
4. I'm a grudge holder...thanks, Mom!
5. I'm very sensitive...I'm a peacemaker and hate it when people argue or are angry at each other. I often cry when other people fight because I hate seeing others unhappy.
6. Being a mom is the hardest and very best privilege in the world.
7. I love to make people happy...I truly believe that random acts of kindness make the world a better place.
8. My sisters and I have never been as close as we are now...a fact that makes me sad for our past and delighted for our future.
9. When Mike & I started dating I was 16 and he was 21. I did not think this age gap was any big deal at all until my baby sister turned 16 and then it seemed huge. Sorry, Mom & Dad...at least I met him at youth group!
10. I love photography...if I could afford it, I would quit my job and become a professional.
11. I am not a social butterfly. I always feel socially inept, constantly cave to peer pressure (even now), and often watch other people's social cues so that I know how to act. Many times I don't feel comfortable in my own skin...something else I am working on.
12. I like my job, but I don't love my job...I very much miss my special autistic students...they were my niche in the world.
13. I often have too many irons in my fire but I never know how to lessen that load. I feel guilty asking others for help because I hate "bothering" or disappointing people, therefore I carry burdens on my own until the weight crushes me.
14. I am just now learning to tell people 'no'...which goes back to having too many irons...
15. I don't know how to go to bed early. I try, but I can't...there is always one more thing I can get done (like blog) and then before I know it it's midnight.
Okay...ten more another day!
1. I'm obsessive compulsive about a lot of things. I didn't realize this until a couple of years ago and one day it hit me that it's not normal to have to turn the lights on and off multiple times to make sure the door is locked or to walk into the same room 3 times to make sure I really did blow out that candle. The other day I realized that I fasten & unfasten Natalee's diaper 2-3 times on each side to make sure it's on straight. I'm working on these OCD tendencies.
2. I often struggle with bending to God's will for my life...I'm THAT headstrong.
3. I'm cheap. If it's not on sale, I don't buy it. I'm always looking for the better deal. Buying full price makes my grumpy & I often buy things that I don't really need because they are on sale (I know, it doesn't make sense).
4. I'm a grudge holder...thanks, Mom!
5. I'm very sensitive...I'm a peacemaker and hate it when people argue or are angry at each other. I often cry when other people fight because I hate seeing others unhappy.
6. Being a mom is the hardest and very best privilege in the world.
7. I love to make people happy...I truly believe that random acts of kindness make the world a better place.
8. My sisters and I have never been as close as we are now...a fact that makes me sad for our past and delighted for our future.
9. When Mike & I started dating I was 16 and he was 21. I did not think this age gap was any big deal at all until my baby sister turned 16 and then it seemed huge. Sorry, Mom & Dad...at least I met him at youth group!
10. I love photography...if I could afford it, I would quit my job and become a professional.
11. I am not a social butterfly. I always feel socially inept, constantly cave to peer pressure (even now), and often watch other people's social cues so that I know how to act. Many times I don't feel comfortable in my own skin...something else I am working on.
12. I like my job, but I don't love my job...I very much miss my special autistic students...they were my niche in the world.
13. I often have too many irons in my fire but I never know how to lessen that load. I feel guilty asking others for help because I hate "bothering" or disappointing people, therefore I carry burdens on my own until the weight crushes me.
14. I am just now learning to tell people 'no'...which goes back to having too many irons...
15. I don't know how to go to bed early. I try, but I can't...there is always one more thing I can get done (like blog) and then before I know it it's midnight.
Okay...ten more another day!
Oh, Jenn...Where Have You Been?
I've been trying to adjust to taking my baby girl to the sitter. Monday I went to work from 9-12 and today from 8-11:30. Natalee's doing better than mommy...she doesn't seem to mind and, of course, Miss Patty gives her all the love a girl could want.
Let me tell you...the last few weeks I'd been telling myself that I was meant to be a stay-at-home mommy. God must be calling me to stay at home with my baby...how could He ask me to go to work? But, something wasn't setting right...and after much prayer I realized...it was because I was the one who wanted to stay at home and He was telling me that I have been called to be a teacher & it is time to go back to work. Once I realized that my stomach has felt better, but that doesn't make my heart hurt any less when I leave my little girl in the arms of someone else. Sometimes doing what's right/what you're called to do and doing what's easy aren't necessarily the same thing. Bending to His will instead of living mine is sometimes hard, but I'm convinced I'll see His glory if I stay obedient.
I start back full time next Monday...please pray for me.
Let me tell you...the last few weeks I'd been telling myself that I was meant to be a stay-at-home mommy. God must be calling me to stay at home with my baby...how could He ask me to go to work? But, something wasn't setting right...and after much prayer I realized...it was because I was the one who wanted to stay at home and He was telling me that I have been called to be a teacher & it is time to go back to work. Once I realized that my stomach has felt better, but that doesn't make my heart hurt any less when I leave my little girl in the arms of someone else. Sometimes doing what's right/what you're called to do and doing what's easy aren't necessarily the same thing. Bending to His will instead of living mine is sometimes hard, but I'm convinced I'll see His glory if I stay obedient.
I start back full time next Monday...please pray for me.
Sunday, February 1, 2009
Before I Was a Mom
I got this in an e-mail...rings pretty true to me right now:
Before I Was a Mom...
Before I Was a Mom...
Before I was a Mom, I never tripped over toys or
forgot words to a lullaby.
I didn't worry whether or not my plants were poisonous.
I never thought about immunizations.
Before I was a Mom, I had never been puked on.
Pooped on.
Chewed on.
Peed on.
I had complete control of my mind and my thoughts.
I slept all night.
Before I was a Mom, I never held down a screaming
child so doctors could do tests.
Or give shots.
I never looked into teary eyes and cried.
I never got gloriously happy over a simple grin.
I never sat up late hours at night watching a baby sleep.
Before I was a Mom, I never held a sleeping baby just
because I didn't want to put her down.
I never felt my heart break into a million pieces
when I couldn't stop the hurt.
I never knew that something so small could affect
my life so much.
I never knew that I could love someone so much.
I never knew I would love being a Mom.
Before I was a Mom, I didn't know the feeling of having
my heart outside my body.
I didn't know how special it could feel to feed a
hungry baby.
I didn't know that bond between a mother and her child.
I didn't know that something so small could make me
feel so important and happy.
Before I was a Mom, I had never gotten up in the
middle of the night every 10 minutes to make sure
all was okay.
I had never known the warmth, the joy, the love,
the heartache, the wonderment or the satisfaction
of being a Mom.
I didn't know I was capable of feeling so much,
before I was a Mom.
Am I...
...the only creepo that looks at the backgrounds of other people's pictures? You know what I mean...someone puts up a picture of their kid in the living room and you look at how the living room is organized. I'm intrigued by other people's arranging of furniture, organization, etc. And I also think about these things when I'm taking pictures of Natalee. I will kick clutter out of the way so you think my house is super tidy in the picture.
And now you know the rest of the story!
And now you know the rest of the story!
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