The arrival of baby #2 and a full year of buying and fixing up a foreclosed house, two busy sports seasons and two very busy boys has kept me from blogging, but in order to remember the memories we are making as a family and I as a mother, I want to continue blogging.
This blog is just going to be a list of things I want to remember from the last year and then I will get back into true blogging.
- L S F came into this world at his own pace, his birth canal journey started out fast, then slowed down then sped up again. Could have been due to a crazy doctor I did not know because mine was on vacation (of course!). But he finally arrived and we were blessed with a healthy baby.
- He has always loved to eat
- He has not really liked sleeping but is getting better.
- L has always been busy and active, crawling at five months, walking at ten months, climbing everything and trying to keep up with his brother and friends. He has always been on the smaller side, but strong.
- D's two year old obsession with baseball and all sports has continued into his three and four year ages.
- He really started to catch onto basketball as a four year old and went to practices with his dad and sat on the varsity basketball bench as a four and a half year old.
-D is still a picky eater and most of his meals revolve around pb&j or cheeseburgers. Thank goodness he loves fruits and veggies too.
- D loves to spend time with friends nd his cousins. He is working on being a gracious loser, (his competitiveness is a little too strong) and humbling himself when he needs to admit he is wrong (has a bit of a ego issue) and appreciating prayer (he acts like he is too busy at times.
- L is loud for his age, at almost one, he makes himself heard over the loud chaos of his brother and the other I watch. He chews on everything and esp likes to eat tissues and paper.
- D has enjoyed storytime this year, as well as swim lessons, craft time, and Sunday school at church. He will start preschool next year as a five year old three days a week, half days and will start full day Kindergarten at age young six (birthday is in July).
- Dylan went to his first Monsters hockey game, and will be going to his first CAVs basketball game. We went to a fun Tribe Fest for the Indian's and Orbit from the Aeros came to our house for Valentine's Day surprise. No vacations this year, just family trips to Michigan and Columbus. Lots of Indian's games to look forward to this Spring!
- Trying to fix up a foreclose house, with two young children, while in the midst of two sports seasons was INSANE. And we couldn't have done it without the amazing help of our family and fiends. We still have a LONG way to go on our home but it is liveable for now!
- This winter was a winter of the stomach flu, puking was the name of the game this winter! Along with pink eye, some viral fevers, bumps and bruises.
- Hard lessons learned: sometimes you have to lose something in order to gain it back. Sometimes you have to be completely financially humble in order to gain a small amount of security. Trust in marriage is so key. Sometimes things are not as bad as they seem. Taking a step back and being patient for God's loan is ultimately worth it although extremely difficult. Gos is good to those who love Him but He will send trials and tribulations to teat your faith. Marriage does get sweeter with time and with every obstacle overcome together. Parenting is never the same twice. Kids are different and so parents have to adjust every time. This year has been the most challenging year of our lives as a family, but it has also been one of the most rewarding, amazing year. I have learned so much and grown so much as a mother, wife, friend, and daughter of Christ.
That is just a tidbit of info from the last year, so I can remember some of the thoughts I had this past year. Now I hope to keep up with blogging more!
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