Blog vs. Personal Hygiene

I just want everyone to know that I decided that I should blog today over taking a shower...with 3 kids under 5...alone time is hard to come by. But I realized I haven't written anything in quite a while, so decided my time would be best spent journaling on the latest events in family life. Also, I couldn't let this day go by without praising God for one of His many miracles. On the side bar there is a link to what I call a "miracle in the making" (http://www.mycharmingkids.net/) It is a blog about a young mom who is pregnant with a son who, at 20 weeks, was diagnosed with severe heart abnormalities. She was told by the medical team that he would surely die in utero...but today, 19 weeks later, she is delivering a full term healthy baby boy. His APGAR scores were 9 & 9 and so far, the NICU team hasn't been able to find anything wrong with him. What makes this story so interesting is that she started a blog to document the journey and in doing so has acquired hundreds of followers who all have been praying for her and baby Stellan the entire time. It has been amazing to watch this story unfold. And what is making this the most interesting to me is that she has 3 other kids...hold on...ages 3, 2, & 1. Wow. That's crazy. Check it out!



The past couple weeks have really gone by in a blur.

The details:

• Grandma "with the glasses" came for a visit last week and it was wonderful to have her here! She played hours of GO FISH, had sleepovers with Hannah, and took care of the kids while I went to class.






• Jacob has mastered crawling and sitting (although he never stays sitting for long...don't know if this is because he falls over or just always wants to crawl.)



• Jacob has not mastered sleeping. Last night was officially awful with 1:00 am & 5:00 am feedings. At 7 months & 20 pounds...he is about to learn the art of self-soothing.


• Calah, at 21 months, is a perfect mix of snuggling and stubbornness.
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  Hannah is getting taller by the second. I swear she grew 3 inches this summer because all of her 4T pants are more like capris now. She is Sleeping Beauty for Halloween this year.



• Jon is excited because he has finally moved into his new office building 1 mile away. He has been riding his bike to work everyday and even rides it home and back again for lunch...that's 4 miles/day. I better start working out!



• School is going very well with its only downside being that I don't have the energy to keep up with blogging. I guess I never realized how much nurses actually have to know...I thought it was just learning how to torture people with needles!


• My sister's housewarming party was a success...I think we had more fun with the blow-up arena than the kids!