Things have changed for our family in the past few months. Bert has gotten a new job working for UK and I have gone part-time at my job. I had the job of my dreams. It took nothing less than the love of a mother for her kids for me to give it up. I was in tears nearly the entire first week of the change. I was terrified that I'd made the mistake of my life. I don't feel that way now. After just two weeks of the new schedule I am sure I love my kids at least 10x more! I love having the time to enjoy them everyday. My heart is so full. I feel like the grinch in that it must be growing to contain all of this! Yes, there are parts of my job that I miss. But college students will always be there, my kids will not. I want to cherish these years.
Just a few fun facts about the kids these days:
Temperance has a few funny quirks. When we paint her nails, one hand is ALWAYS white and one hand is ALWAYS pink. Same with her feet. It's actually quite cute. I did my nails Tempie style once. When she has pig tails in, one of the rubber bands is pink, and the other is red. When she eats fries or carrot sticks, she will very often eat it down to the last bite and then leave that one on her plate. So she ends up with a bunch of french fry nubs on her plate. It's funny. She sleeps with a book every night. Her Bible is her favorite book. I'm so proud of her on so many levels!
JJ is tiny and super strong! Due to his reflux issues, he hasn't gained weight like he should. He's in the 5% for his age, but he is a He-man! He sits up unassisted, stands up while holding on to things and is really close to crawling. It's mighty cute to see something so small doing all these things! He is the happiest baby I've seen. He just smiles all the time. He is also VERY SOCIAL! He would rather have a person's face than a toy any day! I already have to tell him to be quiet and eat! He and Tempie play so well together. He puts up with a lot from her...haha. They laugh so much together. It's the best sound in the whole world!
As soon as I figure out how to get pics and videos off my ipod I'll post some on here.
Consider giving of your self today for love, for God. You will be blessed beyond your wildest dreams!
I am sorry to say I did not know about your job change, but if you are happy, I am happy for you! You may as well keep having more kids because it would be hard to go back to full time now that you have tasted the sweet part time! Yes, my evil plan is to have the most grandchildren! hahaha You take care...miss you all so much and plan to see you soon! Love, Deb
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