Party On

I'm hoping to fill this bit here with very good and exciting news next time, but for now let's get to what you come here to read... Week 27: I am always busy busy. Every time I roll onto my belly I try to crawl, even if it's in the middle of the night and I'm sleeping. I kick the chair while I eat and I pull off every sock I can to put it into my mouth. I love NPR and it helps me calm down in the car, even more so than music. I had my 6 month check-up and I weighed 16 lbs 10 oz (32nd percentile), was 26 7/8 inches long (56th percentile) and my head was in the 88th percentile! The doctor pushed for 3 meals a day to help me keep growing. I'm still a smartie. Week 28: I like to kiss myself in the mirror and I love splashing in the tub. Eli, in particular, thinks this is hilarious and once he gets laughing I get laughing. I laugh when mom blows her nose and I have a super ticklish belly. Mom thought I had an ear infection (it was on it's way- the doctor ca

Sunday we had the joy of being able to dedicate Anias in my in-law's church. I love baby dedications. They're a nice reminder that the way we raise our kids matters, and that the best way to do it is to give them back into God's hands. It makes me feel at peace knowing that other people are praying for our children. We chose Col. 1:9-10 for his verses, but Pastor Mike felt led to add 11-12 as well... Colossians 1:9-12 International Children’s Bible (ICB) 9  Since the day we heard this about you, we have continued praying for you. We ask God that you will know fully what God wants. We pray that you will also have great wisdom and understanding in spiritual things.  10  Then you will live the kind of life that honors and pleases the Lord in every way. You will produce fruit in every good work and grow in the knowledge of God.  11  Then God will strengthen you with his own great power. And you will not give up when troubles come, but you will be patient.  12  Then you will

As a woman, I've always placed a lot of value into what I weigh and how I look. In the past few years especially I've been doing my best to move away from that, to focus on being healthy and feeling good, but those thoughts creep up for sure. It's my 6 week check in and I've lost 4 more pounds, so basically I still have 18 pounds to go. I started out these 6 weeks by going to the gym and only drinking water, but after week 2 Eli got sick for 2 weeks, then Anias got sick for 2 (make that 5...) weeks, then I got sick for 2 weeks, then Anias got an ear infection and would NOT sleep. He wouldn't fall asleep for 2 hours past bedtime and would wake up for hours. He's actually still doing this and he's still sick. Thursday he had a 101 fever so I took him in to the urgent care and his ear infection in his right ear did not go away. They put him on Augmentin and it just destroys his tummy. He actually vomited 3 times Friday on top of it all. I'm not used to thi