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super jonah!

baby, blessings, Jonah April 27, 2012 1 Comment

Jonah is 7 months old! Chris has started to call him super Jonah because he is already sitting up unassisted and starting to crawl. He can also get from his belly to sitting, has 3 bottom teeth and his top 2 are breaking through. Long story short he’s growing way too fast! None of our babies sat up or crawled this fast. He still has a super sweet personality and seems so content unless he’s hungry or tired. He will play on the floor or in his johnny-jumper for a really long time without complaining. Of course, anytime he makes a grumpy sound the other 4 kiddos are jumping up to talk to him and play with him. They get so excited every time he reaches a new milestone. I think it’s just as amazing to them that he has changed so much so fast.

WW: progress

baby, Jonah, memories, Wordless Wednesday April 18, 2012 Comments: 3

Linked up with Wordless Wednesday.

Jonah (5 months)

baby, Jonah February 29, 2012 Comments: 2

Rolling over, cutting his first tooth, smiling, laughing, trying some infant cereal…growing too FAST.
But, I guess that’s what you say when they’re the LAST!

Jonah – 4 months

baby, Jonah January 31, 2012 Leave a comment

My last baby is growing too fast!

I need some sleep

baby, breast-feeding, Jonah, marriage January 24, 2012 Leave a comment

Remember when you had a 3 month old baby who slept 8-10 hours? Yeah, me neither.

I have nursed all my babies, breast milk just doesn’t last like formula (apparently). Also, when I had my first baby I followed all the rules for bedtime. Well, all except the put them to sleep on their back rule. I would get up and go to Foster’s room and nurse him on one side for approx. 10-15 minutes, change his diaper, nurse on the other side 10-15 minutes. Then he would sleep another nice, long 4-5 hour stretch.

Well, then came baby #2 and in our little 2 bedroom house that meant that Katie would be waking up her 2 year old brother in the night if she was crying incessantly (which she did). Katie wanted to nurse for approx. 5 minutes and fall back asleep. Then she would sleep about 45 minutes and want to nurse again. Enter, co-sleeping. Chris was working 2nd shift then and so he would bunk on the sofa bed, while Katie and I had our bed. And so it has been our routine for babies #3,4, and 5.

I am thankful that I have a husband who is so understanding. Although, it works for both of us. He suffers from sofa bed uncomfort but doesn’t get woke up to feed or change a crying baby.

In fact, nobody hears the baby crying except mommy.

Chris and the kids often say in the mornings, “I didn’t hear Jonah cry at all last night. Did he wake up at all?” Ha, ha so funny.

I will try not to resent your long, peaceful night’s rest.

After all, it’s only for a season.

The way He cares

baby August 20, 2011 Comments: 2

God is so amazing. In the big things that are obvious, like the new life He has been forming inside of me. But what amazes and thrills my heart even more are the little ways He shows His love and care. Each time we have had a child I have just passed along most or all of our baby clothes, gear, etc. I don’t keep stuff. We have some of the baby gear that they use for long periods of time like high chair, car seat, etc. But the smaller things I just move out to someone else who needs it or sell it for things we need more at the time. After baby #4, Parker, we were pretty sure we had completed adding to our family. Well, God had other plans for us and we are so excited about adding a new member to our crew.

Ever since I found out I was pregnant again, I have been overwhelmed at the way people have been so generous with their stuff. I have had maternity clothes, a swing, 2 woombies, NB onesies, etc. passed my way. Since we don’t find out the sex of the baby until he or she arrives, I just sort of settle on a neutral theme. With this baby it has been a brown and green trend that started with baby’s bed. I haven’t registered for those colors or told anyone that, but guess what colors the woombies I received were? You got it, brown and green. Oh and a nursing cover, green/blue with brown. And today in the mail from a friend who is delivering twins anytime now – a diaper bag she bought and then decided she didn’t need. She didn’t have pictures when she offered it to me but I needed one and didn’t really care what it looked like.

So the way He cares blows my mind. The diaper bag is EXACTLY what I would have chosen if I could just go out and buy one. It’s the perfect size. Brown with green accent colors. Brand new and free to me. I know that for some people this wouldn’t be that big of a deal but if you think of searching for just the right gift to give your husband or wife or your child, you try really hard, right? I mean especially for Christmas or birthdays you just want to get them something that says “I know you, I love you, I want you to be happy”

That’s the way He cares for me!!!! He does know the desires of our heart. He does know His plans for our life are better than what we consider “good”. He does know the number of the hairs on our head and the comfort of that is beyond explanation!

Happy Birth Day Parker Elijah

baby, Parker August 10, 2009 1 Comment

We did not find out until he got here if baby #4 would be a girl or a boy. It makes it so much fun that way. So now we know – another brother. Katie was excited anyway. Her first comment after she found out the baby was a boy was “Yeah! I like boys!”