Easter or Passover: What Does the Bible Teach? - March 15, 2010 > GN Commentary

Easter or Passover: What Does the Bible Teach? - March 15, 2010 > GN Commentary

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What we're up to...

Here are some things we've been up to...

Article about Spirited Children

Here is a good article about spirited children and what it's like to be the parent of a spirited child. I get lots of looks and have had some comments from people that I didn't appreciate.
http://www.momsrefuge.com/family/9802/spirited_child/index.html

More of the same

Many days I wonder if I'm cut out for this-this motherhood thing. It seems that I have more bad days than good days since Liam was born. I don't get along well with Rowan -we have our moments, but overall we argue and fight a lot during the day. It makes me really sad and I'm not quite sure what to do or who to turn to.

Sadness

I'm not sure if our son is ever going to get over the birth of his little brother. This is heartbreaking.

Motherhood

Motherhood is hard...that is all.

Ho hum

I'm not sure what has been going on with me lately, but I have not felt like myself in a while. Not sure if it's winter blues, postpartum blues, being overwhelmed with everything on (including being a stay at home Mom to 2 boys) or what. That is probably enough, but I just feel like I'm losing my grip on sanity. I can't seem to make the things that I want to happen happen (like get my 3 year old to sleep better and get my 7 month old to nap by himself), etc. Life just seems really hard right now. And I feel like I have no right to feel that way, because I am so blessed. God has no reason to bless me, but He does. And I feel like I should wake up happy every day, because I have a husband who loves me, 2 beautiful, unique children, the knowledge of the truth, a beautiful house to raise my kids in and parents who love us. What more could I need or want? Why am I not feeling happy?

Decorating

We just moved into our new house about a month or so ago. We absolutely love our house and I am so anxious to get it exactly the way I want it. But I get very overwhelmed and decorating is not a monetary priority right now, so I have to be frugal. I decided to take it one room at a time. I think I'm going to start with Liam's room. Now decisions, decisions, decisions (which I'm no good at!). We just got him a new crib (which he doesn't sleep in, but that's another story) from Ikea and I am trying to decide what to do for a changing table. He is almost too big for one, so I'm thinking it would be best not to buy one. But what do I do with all of the cloth diapers and storing them? I was thinking of building a shelving unit or just buying one of the Expedit bookshelves and turning it on it's side for storing stuff in his room. We have a cute rocker but it could use a new cover or something to make it look better. I'm so bad at this! Ahh!

Just press pause

I wish that I could record my children's lives and watch them later, because at some point I forgot what Rowan was like as a baby. It pains me terribly to know at some point that I will forget exactly what Liam looks like, smells like and sounds like at this point as a baby. I wish I could remember every detail. Life is so bittersweet.

Winter blues

I have the major winter blues. Keeping an incredibly energetic 3 year old inside all winter is torture. Add to that no sunshine, a baby who won't nap outside of the car, a hormonal mommy (among other things) and that equals a really bad day!

Very important blog about carseat safety

I wanted to post a link this blog that has so much great information about carseat safety. Please take the time to read it.
http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/CPSTblog/

Happy New Year

Can't believe it's 2010!
We enjoyed a quiet evening at home last night with the in-laws over. Watched a movie, had a drink and sat by the fire.
We moved into our new house 2 weeks ago and we love it so much. We are so comfortable here. The view is wonderful, we have so much more room and we just feel so at home here. There are all sorts of wildlife tracks on the snow and birds everywhere. I can't wait to see what blooms this spring-that will be a nice surprise!
Lots of exciting things happening for us.
We are so truly blessed.