Well life has been busy lately, as usual. We have had a lot of church events. I have had a lot of cheer stuff going on. And we have a 7 month old - that in and of itself will keep you busy!
Parent Life: I am really looking forward to summer to slow down a little and just have time with my boy. We have really been fighting naps lately so hopefully I can conquer that issue this summer. MDO days are very hard - he hardly sleep at all during the day on Tuesday's/Thursday's. Last night I was just holding him a little bit before his bedtime feeding. He was facing out in my lap "watching" tv with us. He layed his head back and passed out. He is so tired on those days. I am not really sure how to fix this because MDO has lots of noise and he just cant sleep. There isnt really anything to fix this - you cannot silence other babies just so he can sleep. So we are just dealing with it. We are trying to figure out a good schedule every other day where he gets 2 good naps but have not found one yet but hopefully will soon.
We are trying to slowly introduce "real" food to B and not baby food. He gags a lot when we do this and frankly it scares me to death. I know we have to for him to get used to it, but he hates new textures and just gags and chokes. I hate it, but we are doing it slowly with tiny bits of food. Hopefully he willl quit that soon!!
He is getting closer to crawling. People ask me a lot if he is yet. Nope hes not. Sometimes I feel like people are thinking - whats wrong with your kid, he should be crawling by now. But hes not and its ok. He will learn and get the hang of it. He has met all other milestones and I am sure he will with this one. It may take him a little longer than "usual" but its ok. I mean if my thighs were the size of mountains and I had no knees it would be hard for me to crawl too.
Aaron and I love being parents but we love just us time too. After we put B down about 730, 745 we relax on the couch together and enjoy some tv. I usually fall alseep on the couch. I am so exhausted by then I just cant keep my eyes open - but I do it so we can have us time to nurter our relationship. We enjoy talks at this time of night too and just being "us".
Youth Life: Senior Sunday is coming up. This Sunday is always sad and especially will be this year. Three girls that I have grown to love and adore are graduating and leaving me :( I am so excited for them and their new adventure but sad for me that I wont see them every week. I often refer to them as "my girls". I am very protective of them and they mean so much to me! I love you Kourtney, Natalie, and Lisa!!
Being a youth pastor's wife can be very hard. We spend many evenings not at home as a family of 3 but at church as a family of 50-75. Sometimes I just want a whole week at home every evening just the 3 of us. But then I get to church and see the faces of those students and interact with them and I get so blessed and I remember how much I love to be a part of their lives and my whole attitude and feelings change! I feel so blessed that they let me in their life and let me take the journey of their youth with them. Being a youth pastor's wife doesnt mean that I have my job and Aaron has his. It means I have my job and we both have his. It is a partnership. Although it is exhausting at times having my own job, being a mommy, and doing so much with his, it is so rewarding. I wouldnt change being a part of those students lives for anything! They bless me all the time and it is such a gift! I hope I have made a positive impact in the lives of these students! They surely have on mine! Love you guys! And I am so blessed to be a part of your lives! Cant wait to see you keep growing and living life and to be a part of it!
Thats all for now! See you soon!
Parent Life: I am really looking forward to summer to slow down a little and just have time with my boy. We have really been fighting naps lately so hopefully I can conquer that issue this summer. MDO days are very hard - he hardly sleep at all during the day on Tuesday's/Thursday's. Last night I was just holding him a little bit before his bedtime feeding. He was facing out in my lap "watching" tv with us. He layed his head back and passed out. He is so tired on those days. I am not really sure how to fix this because MDO has lots of noise and he just cant sleep. There isnt really anything to fix this - you cannot silence other babies just so he can sleep. So we are just dealing with it. We are trying to figure out a good schedule every other day where he gets 2 good naps but have not found one yet but hopefully will soon.
We are trying to slowly introduce "real" food to B and not baby food. He gags a lot when we do this and frankly it scares me to death. I know we have to for him to get used to it, but he hates new textures and just gags and chokes. I hate it, but we are doing it slowly with tiny bits of food. Hopefully he willl quit that soon!!
He is getting closer to crawling. People ask me a lot if he is yet. Nope hes not. Sometimes I feel like people are thinking - whats wrong with your kid, he should be crawling by now. But hes not and its ok. He will learn and get the hang of it. He has met all other milestones and I am sure he will with this one. It may take him a little longer than "usual" but its ok. I mean if my thighs were the size of mountains and I had no knees it would be hard for me to crawl too.
Aaron and I love being parents but we love just us time too. After we put B down about 730, 745 we relax on the couch together and enjoy some tv. I usually fall alseep on the couch. I am so exhausted by then I just cant keep my eyes open - but I do it so we can have us time to nurter our relationship. We enjoy talks at this time of night too and just being "us".
Youth Life: Senior Sunday is coming up. This Sunday is always sad and especially will be this year. Three girls that I have grown to love and adore are graduating and leaving me :( I am so excited for them and their new adventure but sad for me that I wont see them every week. I often refer to them as "my girls". I am very protective of them and they mean so much to me! I love you Kourtney, Natalie, and Lisa!!
Being a youth pastor's wife can be very hard. We spend many evenings not at home as a family of 3 but at church as a family of 50-75. Sometimes I just want a whole week at home every evening just the 3 of us. But then I get to church and see the faces of those students and interact with them and I get so blessed and I remember how much I love to be a part of their lives and my whole attitude and feelings change! I feel so blessed that they let me in their life and let me take the journey of their youth with them. Being a youth pastor's wife doesnt mean that I have my job and Aaron has his. It means I have my job and we both have his. It is a partnership. Although it is exhausting at times having my own job, being a mommy, and doing so much with his, it is so rewarding. I wouldnt change being a part of those students lives for anything! They bless me all the time and it is such a gift! I hope I have made a positive impact in the lives of these students! They surely have on mine! Love you guys! And I am so blessed to be a part of your lives! Cant wait to see you keep growing and living life and to be a part of it!
Thats all for now! See you soon!
