Worst Blogger EVER! ;-)

       Is it really possible that I have not written since St. Patrick's Day. I am a rotten blogger... lol! Well, I guess that I will start over and try to stay on top of things better (at least until I start school again in the fall.)
       There have been a lot of changes going on in my little piece of the world. The hubby has gotten a new job that keeps him away a lot, which is a major adjustment for us all. But at least there is work to be had.
       Meanwhile the kids are growing so fast. Our handsome little man is talking up a storm and taken a great interest in singing recently, and our sweet girl is a cruiser/crawler on the verge of walking. I cannot believe that in 4 months I will have a one year-old and a three year-old. Craziness!
       As if I was not busy enough, I am laying the ground work for launching my new business, "Bright Angel Baby-- Custom hair bows, tutus and more". I love to make bows and tutus, it is so fun, and I have the most adorable little model! (who happens to be quite the little diva girly-girl and actually enjoys dressing up. :-) )
       And now, thanks to one of my bestest friends ever, I am getting into quilting! It is fun, but I have SO much to learn!
       I am looking forward to the good things coming in the near future, and trying to enjoy the here and now at the same time. :-)

Of Blog Addiction and Remembering Maddie!

So I have become a total blog addict!! And it is less with writing in my own, and more with reading the blogs of other people! I read them all the time when my kiddos are asleep and have come across many inspiring people. One such woman is Kellie Staats, whose precious little girl Maddie died 1 month ago today. Her story has particularly touched my heart since her Maddie was born a day after my sweet princess. In honor off Maddie (who wore big bows a lot) my sweet baby girl wore her big green flower for St. Patrick's Day. (We do not have a big green bow)

 This is the outfit that her big brother wore on his very first St. Paddy's Day.
                       Couldn't resist putting it on her!!!

                                          This one looks like she is giving the o.k. sign... lol!

                                                        Such a pretty little girl!!

Kellie asked that in remembrance of Maddie we take our kiddos to the park and love on them extra. It decided to snow here for a while today so the park didn't happen, but we spent family time together and took some pictures!

                                                               My hubby and the kids!

                                                                 Me and the kids!!!

                                                          My princess and I!

                                                     Daddy and his baby girl!!

                                                      He tried to steal her flower!

                                                     Busted...lol.

That was the best pictures we could get of the two of them, before he decided he would rather play!

We are thinking of you always Maddie and we cannot wait to meet you in Heaven precious little angel baby!!!

Tough Work

By no means did I think that parenthood would be an easy task, but I never thought about the enormity of what it takes to raise a little person. To make sure that they are healthy and well-loved and well-behaved and are learning all the things they need to know to lead a wonderful life-- it is a huge task. I am challenged daily to figure out exactly how this is best accomplished, and I often feel like I fall short of my goals. But all I can do is the best I know how every day and hope that it is good enough! Mommy loves you my sweet babies. I am so very proud of the amazing little people you are becoming.  I pray that you know the love of family and above all the love of God, every day of your lives!

Self-Awareness

It has become quite apparent to me lately that we literally spend our whole lives trying to figure out who we are and our place in the world. What, you may ask, brought about this seemingly obvious revelation? Why the little princess of course. As she is the newest to life in our house, I see this with her every day. She is always trying to figure things and people out. Even the simplest of things-grabbing her feet, or getting her hands into her mouth- are quite exciting to her. It is a joy to watch, until it is feeding time. My little princess- the one who was once a very efficient eater- is seemingly whacked over the head with her self-awareness when it comes time eat! She will eat for a little bit, then stop and look around, or smile at me, or stick her fingers in her mouth. After a bit she goes back to eating and the whole cycle repeats itself until she gets drowsy. While I know that this means she is developing appropriately, and she is learning and becoming more interactive, I sometimes long for the blissfully ignorant newborn days, especially when this happens in the middle of the night. But, at the same time, I think it is terribly cute! 

As for the little man in my life... well, he is learning to sing the ABCs. Though he has been able to recite the whole alphabet for months, he was uninterested in the song until recently, despite the fact I sung it multiple times daily. It is so fun to listen to him sing. So far, the ending of the song according to him is as follows: "Now know my ABCs. Now sing with me!" Adorable!!!

My sweet babies are growing up way too fast!

Oh the Frustration!!!

So I went to change the little princess' diaper the other day, and initially the little prince (little man) followed us.Then, as is typical of someone who is in perpetual motion, he was no longer in the room with us. I initially did not think much of it as he often runs into his bedroom to go play. Well, I am paying for that now!! I went looking for him and found him in the living room pulling the keys off of my lap top keyboard. I was able to re-attach about 8 of the 10 that he pulled off, however the "N" and the "O" are not so easily fixed. It is quite difficult to write anything, let alone a blog post without  those letters. I guess he did not want me to be able to even type the word "NO." Maybe someday soon, between the feedings and the diapers changes and the cooking and the cleaning and the laundry, I will be able to figure out how to fix them. I hope!

A New Beginning

And so it happened... I have decided to enter the world of the blogger. I hope that this blog will be entertaining for readers, but my real motive for starting it is for my children. I want them to have a piece of their mommy and snap shots of moments in time as they are growing. Mommy loves you babies!