Baby Blessings

I took care of my first patient that I knew Wednesday night. I was a little nervous at first, I really didn't want anything to go wrong in her labor. Luckily, the only problems we encountered involved a very stubborn baby that took forever getting down the birth canal,I broke her water with my hand, and then said amniotic fluid ran down my arm. And even though I was a little more vested in this delivery (not that I don't give 100% of myself in every labor/delivery)I found myself very easily moving into the role of a Labor and Delivery RN. She had another girl that I really did want to deliver, but like all babies, they come on their own time and she didn't deliver till I was gone. I tried to stay after, but sleep was quickly winning over. The baby is precious and healthy and Momma is doing good!

October 2009

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Oh geez...

Wow..one of these days I won't let a month pass before I blog again. Fortunately, I can finally take a breath. October almost made me crazy with working, attempting to organize my home and take care of the boys.



Things have been good here. The boys are fastly growing (too fast sometimes). Jacob has another tooth and is trying oh so hard to sit on his own. He's been doing his "baby crunches" for awhile. Daniel is a ball of energy and sometimes it can be overwhelming, but we take it in stride. His tantrums have become more frequent and Ryan and I are learning how to deal with them (it involves lots of prayer and counting to 10 :) but I can't relish the good without the bad. I've noticed that my relationship with Ryan is slowly becoming more about us again. For awhile I was afraid I was never going to figure out how to balance my roles as wife and mommy, but I think I am beginning to get a better handle on things. I do still think we need a nice night away from home to rekindle some things, however. Any takers on babysitting? ;)



I did have one bad moment just the other day where I just wanted to lie down and cry and scream. It was on it's 100th day of rain (an exaggeration, but that is what it felt like) my house was a mess, I was sleep deprived and the children were incorrigible. I really and truly wanted to run away. But how can I run away from my life? I couldn't in the literal sense, but I could, just for a moment, spiritually. I closed my eyes and asked for strength, for renewal, for help. I managed to get to nap time and stole a moment for myself. It was then that I read a blog that touched a thought I had been having since the rain began and she wrote was I so wanted to hear. Seeing all this rain did remind me of the torrents of the rain Noah and his family endured and the promise God made to His people. No matter the day I am having I can turn to Him and all can be right again. I can call on Him, lean on Him, and know I am not alone even when it feels like the whole world is out to get me. And that is a comfort.



I'm going to end this with some pictures of the boys, a request and good news! There is a blog that I have taken to reading and I ask that you place in your thoughts and prayers this beautiful little boy and his family. http://http//www.mycharmingkids.net/



I think I found a church! I am going for the first time tomorrow!

It's beginning to feel like Fall!

Oh man, it feels soooooo nice outside today! I've already taken the kiddos on one walk today and really want to wake them up again to take another (And I cannot believe I just said I want to wake them from their naps) It just feels that good outside! I feel renewed, refreshed and reenergized. (And that's a good thing especially since Jacob just cut his first tooth and let it be known most of the night last night.)

I especially love this time of year because I feel happier and more active than in any other point in the year. It always comes at the best time too. Just when I'm starting to feel the drags of the heat and laziness of summer, the fall smells arrive in the air and the breeze blows and leaves fall and I feel rejuvenated. Yes!

Here's a shout out to anyone that is an avid reader like myself. I need a new book to read! I just finished The Time Traveler's Wife (decent, but not something I would invest in) and need another book! I'm open to anything.

(Welcome to Not Me! Monday! This blog carnival was created by MckMama. You can head over to her blog to read what she and everyone else have not been doing this week.)
And given the fact it's a Monday, here is a nice little "not me" segment. I would not be the type of mom to cut and color my hair and spend a little money on mommy when my kiddos need new Fall/Winter clothes...not me.

Newer pictures of the boys

Honest to goodness, I did not put them this way. Taken from phone

Taken from my phone...he loves loves loves his toes!

Happy 4 month old!

Loves riding in his car

99.9% of the time, he's all smiles

What mom?!

September

Normally this would be a post updating on Jacob's stats from his 4 month check-up, but we all overslept this morning and I had to reschedule. Note to self, never again use children as an alarm clock. If I want to be completely honest, however, I did enjoy sleeping in.

This past month has been so busy I've barely had time to breathe (or sleep). Work has been insane with the arrival of Epic and the sudden shortness of staff and the abundance of pregnant women. The incredible abundance of pregnant women. I really didn't think there would be many left, but as my facebook friends so nicely reminded me, we have a couple more groupings going to deliver within the next 9 months. Job security at it's finest that is for sure!

Daniel has been growing more and more. He can say even more words and has taken a very strong liking to his favorite aunt now that she is living with us. All of a sudden while looking at his seek and find book he got for his birthday last year he started to point at all these pictures and claiming what they were. Some things I didnt even realize he knew what they were! It was a proud mommy moment for sure. His love for music is also growing and he's been showing us all his new moves. I can't believe that is a few months this little boy is going to be a big 2!

Jacob is also growing into an entirely new baby! He smiles and laughs so much and is generally a very happy baby. Loves his toes, too. Loves his brother even more. He'll sit a follow his brother all around the room. He's grown more into his jumperoo and goes crazy, absolutely crazy, when placed in it.

I joke with Ryan about wanting another baby, and I really am only have kidding about it. Not at this time that is for sure, but maybe in 2-3 years? My home still doesn't feel complete and we do make adoring babies. As of right now, we are all living in the moment and trying to relish the precious time that we have. Pretty soon another year will be upon us and I'll wonder where all the time has gone.

Anyway, here are some new pictures of the guys. There sure do look like brothers now!

(Well, this is where they would be but they are all on my other computer. Another time!)

Welcome to Not Me! Monday! This blog carnival was created by MckMama. You can head over to her blog to read what she and everyone else have not been doing this week.

This past week I did not have Jacob sleep with me so that I could get an extra hour out of nap time. I also did not wipe Daniel's snot nose on my teeshirt when it was running therefore ensuring that my firstborn son would proceed to wipe his nose on my tee everytime it ran. I also did not keep my children up past their bedtime just so I could show off how adoringly cute they were to others. I would never give in to my son's demands of cookies before dinner just so I could get some peace and quiet for 1 minute. No, never :)