Highs & Lows

It has been a roller coaster ride these days with my emotions. It is cd3 and I have moments of peace and happiness and then at 2 am there of moments not so grace-filled. Today my husband reminded me of my 2 am grumpiness and we just laughed about it! Gotta love him. It also helps that when Joseph woke up for the 3rd time last night at 5 am, my husband rocked him back to sleep. He has not rested too good the last 2 nights and we think it has to do with transitioning him from his n/ap nanny bed. We love that thing, but he is starting to sit up on his own and it is not safe for him anymore. We ALL miss it! Tonight when my husband got home right after I just feeding and changing the baby he took me out to dinner and Joseph was cooperative! It was good for me and for our marriage. Joseph attracted all kinds of good attention and I was so thankful he was in great spirits. He is a great baby, but just keeps a full tank of gas and it makes it uncomfortable for him. We use all kinds of solutions and they help, but sometimes we just have to massage his little belly and wait it out when we have done all we could for him. Today, he is 17 weeks old. He is such a big potato! He is trying to sit up on his own and pushes up on his arms when he is on his belly and we just started belly time this week. He is a snuggler and I love every moment - these are the moments we have waited so long to have with our sweet baby. These days he is loving his bumbo, thanks Stacey! It is a lifesaver for me!! Hope you are all doing well, Lent is flying by and I am enjoying praying for my prayer buddy. There is a lot being offered up as well during these moments of transition and sleeping pattern changes :) One more positive note, I have been working on a no-cry goal (really a less cry goal) and I am seeing some improvement. We have almost managed to avoid all crying at naps/bedtime and that is a HUGE accomplishment for us! I just learned a different method/position that makes him happier and that makes me thrilled! God's great love for me is being revealed everyday and I am so thankful! Prayers continue for you all reading this post, I know our days are all so different, but we are all workng toward the same goal of growing in love for Christ and showing the world his great love for them!

Not about me!

Yesterday I was writing a post in the afternoon about Joseph's great sleeping these days and was interrupted by him waking up quickly after I just put him down. I knew I should not have even thought about writing that because it seemed like we reverted back to newborn days. Since he woke up from that nap, he has not slept very well or for long periods. My husband was going out of town today to fish with his brother, but because he felt so bad for leaving me all alone again he did as much as he could during the night and rocked him back to sleep each time until he left at 4am. He is sleeping now, so I am going to hop back in bed. I love him so much, I am blown away at how big he is getting, but have been wondering why my energy just won't return lately. I thing my hormones are still nuts. In other news, I am trying to not be so self-centered in regard to my mom anymore. I am just trying to understand that what she offers in our relationship is her best. I need to accept that and be thankful (somehow) for it. It hurts my feelings a bit because of the choices she makes but she is who she is and she does have some amazing qualities and I will focus on those right now. We are different. We each came to motherhood by different roads and while the vocation is the same, we see things differently. Note to prayer buddy: My husband has been able to return to work and he is feeling better and our family is making it - God is in control of all of our days. I am hoping that Joseph's disjointed sleep pattern is not related to a possible ear infection but related to starting teething. I am completely paranoid about ear infections and try really hard to just be objective about it. Ear infections seem to plague the children in my husband's family and one our our nephews just got his 4th set of tubes. Hope you all have a happy and relaxing Saturday. I feel so disconnected from everyone lately and need to make a better effort to stay connected to the world but it seems so much easier to stay home most of the time to keep his nap schedule on time. We live so far from town that a little trip to get groceries, etc turns into a long trip. My husband mentioned moving the other day and while that has been a dream for me to live closer to friends and family, I have gotten quite happy in my small town. There are some shortcomings, yes, but I feel safe here and it is about one of the best schools in our district so I am not really ready to leave just yet. Gas prices were a reason he mentioned this, so we shall see what the future holds for us. Sorry for the lack of comments lately. I read the blogs on google reader and fail to actually click on each blog to make a comment. You are all in my prayers.

10 Random Things - Hebrews Style :))

My good blogging buddy, Hebrews, recently posted 10 random things about her and her husband so I decided to follow-up and do the same. Here goes: 1. My husband and I have the goofiest sense of humor and we are constantly able to laugh through life. Even when Joseph is crying/thrashing as we put on his pjs we giggle as we wrestle him! We had fun even before Joseph arrived, you have to be creative when you are waiting 10 years for a baby! Yet, now that we are sleep deprived and flying by the seat of our pants "newbie parents" we just think we get funnier everyday! That is not always a good thing, for example we are catching ourselves blowing raspberries even when we are not trying to console Joseph and that is both embarrassing and funny. 2. We are almost total opposites in regard to what we like to watch on tv or at the movies. My husband comes around to my favorites more than I do for his favorites. When we find something we both like, we have hit the jackpot! 3. On our first date, we went for pizza, a movie, and ADORATION. It was his first time. I remember I told him "I just want to introduce you to the love of my life." He offered me his coat because it was chilly in there, now my heart was smitten. 4. We both love kids. Nuff said. 5. We are total opposites in regard to styles of t-shirts. He hates wearing a plain shirt with no words or pictures. I would rather just a plain t-shirt. It took me years to accept this, go figure. 6. We are good in the kitchen together. We work well as a team and it helps that he is an amazing cook and he teaches me things all the time. He has helped me to learn to a variety of foods, no small feat. I am a food snob. I cannot eat anything crunchy in cooked food, primarly onions. 7. I am slightly taller than my husband and it used to bother me but it never bothered him :) 8. When we went to Omaha for my first surgery his destination wish list: Cabela's & Bass Pro Shops. My wish list: The Holy Family Shrine & the Cathedral. We both got our wishes. Thankfully we know how to make each other happy! 9. We are both incredibly competetive against one another during our Wahoo games. We love to play pairs with our friend, men against the women and the winner get the prized "championship belt" (imaginary, of course) 10. We both have amazing friends. Somehow I wonder how we are so lucky to be surrounded by such caring and amazing people. Our friends are a complete mixture of people but the amazing part is that when they all get together in one setting, everyone gets along and they immediately become friends too. I just love how our circle keeps getting bigger. We are very blessed indeed!