Nate came into the world yesterday at 1:31 PM. With his birth, God completed our family with another son. So far, he’s a great eater, sleeper, and cuddler.The last 24 hours have been so fun–well, except the c-section. Big brother and sisters are ecstatic. M and I are elated and exhausted.– Posted using BlogPress from...Continue Reading
Oh, Ellie. None of our children surprise us like Ellie does. Sam can be so similar to Catie, and like I said, Catie taught us what to expect of our kids. Ellie changes our expectations every single time. We expect them to hate new experiences, Ellie talks for days about starting ballet camp. And then...Continue Reading
Although Sam is only one minute older than his sister, he shares so many older-child characteristics with Catie. Both take themselves pretty seriously. Both are sensitive. And can be very emotional. And, yes, I’m talking about a three-year-old here so aren’t those kind of characteristics that fit every three-year-old? Well, no. Not Ellie. Twins are...Continue Reading
As you may remember, I’m a big believer that birth order shapes personalities. The more kids I have, the more I see it happening in my own family. Oldest kids (at least Catie) are not as flexible because they don’t have to be. As a newborn, when she needed to nap, we came home so...Continue Reading
No question about it, I don’t want a c-section. But every day that the baby gets bigger, and I’m still not in labor, the c-section becomes our inevitable delivery method. Ugh. There are so many reasons I’ve hoped this wouldn’t be the case. Maybe venting about it here would help me get over it. Because...Continue Reading
So many discouraging headlines recently (which is exactly why I don’t read the full stories) that I have to share an event that happens every single morning and makes me so happy. No, I don’t force Sam to vacuum the rugs. Mostly because our HandiVac is a lightning rod of conflict for our kids. If...Continue Reading
Maybe my first mistake was trying to prepare the birth announcements before the baby was born. But I had a few minutes to kill, a package to mail, and was right by a post office. Unfortunately it was a branch not known for their customer care. Infuriating customers with their apathetic tellers? Definitely. Giving a...Continue Reading
Right now, lots of things. Specifically four. *A book contract. The world of book publishing is the slowest industry still thriving this century. Sure, you might be able to download any book onto your Kindle in about four seconds, but I can guarantee that author did a lot of waiting to get it to that...Continue Reading
1. What are the chances that Ellie will be this careful with our new baby? Or will she, in a fit of jealousy, treat him like Sam treats most of the dolls–by dragging it around by its hair? 2. I have not had experience around someone terminally ill, so please forgive my obvious naiveté. That...Continue Reading
This picture is from Sam and Ellie’s three-year-old birthday party. They had the time of their lives playing on gymnastics equipment, dancing, and eating cake. It could have gone either way. Because for every party that our kids have jumped right into the action, there’s been another that they’ve sat on my lap the whole...Continue Reading
