5 Months

Blog Roll

I thought I would share some blogs (of friends) that I have been keeping up with lately.  Warning: They are not always happy reads.  Actually, a lot of the posts are downright heartbreaking but also a reminder to pray for these friends who at times are in the midst of deep suffering.  Thanks for checking them out.

Lindsy and William are in the process of adopting a little boy from the Democratic Republic of the Congo.  Read about their process and lots of good information on adopting at their blog which is Word From The Wallaces.  There are also ways to donate to their adoption fund on their site.

My friends from college, Molly and Kendrick, have a blog for their little girl.  They found out last month that their 4 year old daughter, Izzy, has stage 4 cancer.  Read more about her at Izzystory .

3 Little Ones List

People are always asking how it is with 3 kids and whether the transition from 1 to 2 was harder or 2 to3.  I don't know...it is all hard but kind of a good hard.  Parenting is hard...harder than you would ever expect but when I say it is the "good" kind of hard I mean...in the end I know it is making me a person who is more dependent on God and less dependent on myself.  So, here is my list of things that I have learned/realized since having three little ones:

1.  I am one of those "late" people now.  You know, the ones you can always count on showing up 15-60 minutes late.  Yep, that is our family.  Kind of humbling

2.  I cannot do it on my own. 

3.  Planning the night before is no longer a "good idea" it is a necessity if we are going to leave the house before noon.

4.  Breastfeeding is easier with number 3...or maybe I am just wiser/more laid back with him.

5. It is impossible to have a completely clean house.  The dishes may get done but the floor will not be swept.  The laundry may get washed and dried but it won't get put away.  C'est La Vie

6.  I can go to the grocery with all three of them but it has to be the exact right time of day...a couple hours before naptime for Telia, right after a feeding for Caius, and before 5 for Ruby.  So, 10:15 a.m. is sort of doable if I have a short list.

7.  I can go about 3 nights on little sleep before I completely melt down

8.  I have had to change how I do things like cooking.  It is really hard to find the time to meal plan.  Right now I am doing good to get a meal on the table that is half way healthy.

9.  Nothing beats those 3 smiles, 6 arms for hugs, and all the giggles I hear throughout the day

10.  God has equipped me to parent these three children no matter how much I doubt that day in and day out.

11.  My husband is also a really good Daddy to our 2 girls and our boy

Growing and Growing

Caius is growing and growing and changing everyday. I am trying to take his picture each month on this quilt my cousin made. The pictures with his white animal onesie on is from when he was 3 months old.

Here is our little UofL fan at 4 months. 

A Normal Summer Day

Photo Credit to Bill Laffin