Just a wee bit behind - B90Days

My heart is full today.
I just looked through the pictures from Maddox's dedication and Mason's 5th birthday party.
I will share more soon, but here's a sneak peek....

 

Is that not the cutest cake you have ever seen????

After the party ended Saturday night and we got the house put back together, we officially listed our house for sale.  It is a bittersweet decision, but we are trusting God on this one.  We honestly have no idea where we will end up and are looking in about 3 different areas of town. 

Because of all the craziness this week, I got a bit behind on my Bible reading.  Remember that plan to read it in 90 days?  Yeah.  I spent every quiet (or half-quiet) moment reading and catching up yesterday.  I almost made it.  I ended the day with just 7 chapters left in yesterday's reading.  So, I am about to do that and today's reading now.  While Max is sleeping. And Mason and Miles are at school/MDO.  LOVE a quiet house.  

(Updated:  finished yesterday's reading. On to today's.  Will have read thru 2 Chronicles 23 by bedtime tonight!)

Ok, here's one two more.....(I can't leave the middle child out or Uncle Kelley will call me out on it!)

Max at 4 months

Today we (finally) had Max's 4 month check-up and Mason's 5-year check-up at the pediatrician.
Whew!  Two appointments at once is interesting......

Anyway, here are Max's stats (at almost 4 1/2 months)
weight: 15lb 3 oz (50%)
length: 26" (85%)
head: 42.6 (55%)
He got 2 shots and 1 oral vaccine.  It all must have kicked in tonight because at about 6:30, he didn't want to eat (really odd behavior from the boy that won't take a bottle) and just cried and cried.  Very unusual for him.

Mason's stats at 5 years old:
weight: 47 lb 2 oz (80%)
height: 44 1/2" (80%)
When do you go from saying length to height?  Just wondering......
Mason got the H1N1 mist today and suddenly has a cough.  I am blaming the crazy weather, but it is hard not to think that they are linked somehow.


Well, it is 9:30pm and I did not do my bible reading yesterday and have not started today's either.  Better get on that.  If I get too far behind, I know that I will not be able to catch up!

Wordless Wednesday

I've been picture heavy around the blog lately.... but here is one more to make you smile :)

 

Mason and his teacher, Mrs. Dillard

This woman is a saint!  She gives each student a hug each morning and I often hear her telling the students that she loves them.  She is patient and kind to a bunch (9) of 4-year-olds that I am sure push her to the limits at times.  But I have only heard her calm, sweet and collected.  I strive to be more like her. 

And, her classroom is awesome!  I want to be in preschool again!

Five!

5 years ago today.......  about to leave for the hospital to become Mommy

 

 

4 years ago......1 year old - "Where the Wild Things Are" pajama brunch

3 years ago .... 2 years old - party at the Little Gym

2 years ago .... 3 years old - the obsession with Thomas begins.  Our first train party

1 year ago .... 4 years old (Mason was about to tell everyone his special birthday surprise from mommy and daddy:  "Mommy has a baby in her tummy!")

today ..... 5 years old!!!!! 

Happy Birthday sweet Mason!  You hold a special place in my heart that no one else will ever have.  My first born - you made me a mommy.  You fulfilled my life-long dream of motherhood.  You push me, you stretch me, you amaze me, you frustrate me, you make me laugh, you make me wonder, you remind me how fun it is to be a kid, you bring out sides of me I never knew existed - like how much I enjoy soccer games (when you are playing, of course), fishing, running around just because it is fun, going down slides, playing legos, reading and making up silly stories, coloring, building new houses, learning.  You have such a sweet, sensitive heart.  I pray you never lose that but also that you learn to use it to glorify and serve God all the days of your life.

I love you Mace-a-Roni!

Mommy

Project life

Just a quick update so I keep up with this project.  Loving it, by the way!

1/17 - Wrestling with daddy on the floor.  What a great way to spend a morning!

1/18 - Sweet Maddox is getting so strong and is doing a great job holding his head up.  And, look at those sweet, chubby thighs!  And, the cute cloth diaper! :)

 

1/19 - Poor Max is struggling with teething.  This is how I see him most of the time - two fingers shoved into his mouth.  Hope they pop through soon and give him some relief!

1/20 - Nana and Maddox.  Her brown-eyed grandson.

1/21 - Always SO happy.... unless his gums hurt, of course!  Love that sweet smile!

1/22 - Curious Mason.  He is becoming such a big boy right before my eyes.  So curious and inquisitive.  He understands more and more about the world each day.

short update

Ok, here we go....
today's update will be short.  more later, i hope!

mason: 5 years ago today, eric and i were talking with my ob, family and close friends and trying to decide what to do tomorrow ... induce labor or go straight for a c-section.  ultimate decision?  c-section.  5 years, 2 more c-sections, 28+ hours of labor with baby #2, and failed vbac (vaginal birth after caeserean) later..... shouldn't have stressed it so much.  my body?  NOT made for babies coming out the conventional method. 
max and i took cupcakes to mason's school today for snack time.  kids loved them.  only one (not mason) complained that his did not have enough icing.  love love love his teacher.  good time!

miles:  well, he's miles.  more about him on another day. :)

max:  teething, apparently.  like two bottom teeth are ready to come through, naps not happening, screaming when he is put down (where did my happy, laid-back child go and when is he coming back???), not eating well, drooling and spit-up flying.  yeah.  what a weekend it has been!

me:  Bible in 90 days reading is going well!  I missed reading at all on friday, but read extra saturday and sunday and am almost caught up.  i have an extra 1 1/2 chapters to read today but plan to do that in just a few minutes while the house is quiet.  when today's reading is finished, i will have read through 1 kings 16.  wow!  25% of the way through and it has been awesome!  so proud of myself for sticking with this one!

well, max is up and screaming his little head off.  that would be less than an hour nap.  all day so far. lord help me!

Updates - Bible in 90 days & Project life

Ok, my two updates.....
I am still up-to-date in my bible reading.  I have finished the first 18 days, which puts me mostly thru Judges.  E has been so encouraging and that really helps. I have been finishing my reading most nights and he has sat up with me while I read.  That helps so much!

And, Project Life.... I am not sure about the kits.  I got mine here.  The website said they will be available again 1/22, so keep watching that site (Misty and Tara!).

1/10 - Max has started getting active and getting control of his hands.  It is so fun to watch him start to explore the world around him!

1/11 - This shirt was one of my favorites on Mason.  And, the face Max is making (sucking on his bottom lip) is classic Mason.  Makes me so nostalgic and miss my biggest boy being a baby!

1/12 - This is about as close as Max will get to a bottle.  Silly boy just won't take a bottle - not milk, juice, water....nothing!  What's a momma to do???

1/13 - Laundry.  Laundry.  Laundry.  It is everywhere!  I try to keep up, but when I get behind and let it pile up for a few days, this is what a marathon session looks like.....

1/14 - Mason made Miles' lunch for MDO for me.  It included (lots of) Cheerios, a cereal bar, peaches, Spidey-treat and apple juice.  Everything was put into its own container and ready to go.  Sweet sweet boy helping mom and looking out for little brother!  He's growing up too fast!

1/15 - Not to be outdone, Miles shows off his brotherly love for baby Max.  Well, that and his super-cheesy "cheese" face for the camera! :)

1/16 - Happy 4 month birthday sweet Max!  I can't believe it has been 4 months already.  I was going to hold off on solids, but since you have decided to add a midnight feeding back into the routine, we decided it was time!  You are NOT a fan of rice cereal, but love apples.

Well, that is our week in pics.  Laundry is waiting for me, today's bible reading is not yet started, but it is a beautiful 70 degree day outside, so we are going to spend the afternoon the same way we spent most of the morning - outside!!!! 

Project 365

I really need a new project.
Not much is going on around the house these days... ha. 
Ahem.
I am doing Project Life.
The way it works is you take one picture (at least) per day, every day and do a quick journal about it.  I am really enjoying it and getting into the habit of taking a picture a day is proving to be the most difficult part.  Well, that and choosing just one picture from each day to include!
I am trying to capture shots that really will remind me what life with three little boys is like....the good, the bad and the ugly.  For example, today's pic is of my overflowing laundry - clean and folded, but still sitting on my counter tops.
I am really not doing this new project justice, but you can read more about it here.
In order to keep myself up to date, hre is my first week of pictures:
1/3 - my boys.  about to take down the tree

1/4 - harmonicas. a gift from Grandpa

1.5 -handsome boy

1/6 - project life arrives

1/7 - bedtime

1/8 - bedtime story with Daddy

1/9 - watching the "Puppy movie" - Airbuds

Day 10 of 90

I have completed the first 10 days of the Read the Bible in 90 days challenge.

I hesitated to post about it here or even tell friends or E about it.  I wasn't sure that I could do it and didn't want to have to tell people that I couldn't do it.  So, I kept it to myself for a few days to see how it would go.

I shocked myself because I truly enjoyed it. I felt that I was not just getting through each day, playing games and doing puzzles that are mindless.  I had a goal and adult reading to do each and every day.  I enjoy the challenge.  I enjoy reading the bible in larger chunks.  It honestly flows better and parts read more like a novel than I thought it would.

So, at just 10 days into the challenge (today is day 11 and I am about to get started on that while the house is still quiet), I have read all of Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus and through chapter 8 of Numbers. 

As a side note, let me just warn anyone wanting to read Leviticus, do not do so near, during or after meal time.  The sacrifices are pretty disgusting.  Maybe this will turn out to be a great diet plan too.....

Off to read Numbers 9-21:7   :)

Marshmallows

What I said:  Boys, do not eat the marshmallows off the art project.  They have glue on them. 

What I thought: Sigh.  If only that was the first time I have had to say that. I totally have to blog it though!