I can't believe how long it's been since I've actually blogged. Sheesh. It's amazing how life is so busy, yet I can never think of anything to jot down here. I am really missing keeping thoughts and such here. I really must work on it!
Does anyone even still read this? Please say hi if you do! :)
Anyway, as you can imagine life with Grayson and Liam is amazing. Crazy and hectic. But, Uhhhh-mazing!
The photo above is a snapshot I caught yesterday. Grayson (19 months)just hanging out on his box of Hotwheels, watching Mickey Mouse or Bubble Guppies. Fighting a cold he most likely got from Nate or I. And Liam (6 months...ack. SIX months!! Next week)just lounging after rolling and rolling and taking a break from trying to CRAWL! Oh gosh, when did my babies get so big?!
There are toys strewn about. Dust on the mantel. Toys and dust bunnies under the counch. A half-drank bottle thrown to the side. A broken-in couch and snack crumbs on the floor.
I'd be lying if I said it doesn't bother me most days. Because it does. It feels like I am always picking up, cleaning up or putting up (because I am. ;))
And three days out of the week we have another little guy around here for close to 10 hours each day. Yeah, things get busy! ;)
But, I have a LOT to be thankful for.
I have these beautiful boys who are my everything. They are more than I ever imagined when I prayed those long prayers through the many years of infertility. They are down right awesome!
Grayson is doing so, so much! He can recite 3/4 of the letter of the alphabet (and can even say "A, B, C, D, E" in a row without repeating after me! He is counting to 3 now. Im not saying this to brag (okay, maybe I am just a smiiidge ;)), but I'm mostly saying this because the Lord has blessed him with the ability to learn quickly and also to have a passion for learning new things! I absolutely LOVE watching him try and accomplish new things, many times a day even! Amazing!
And then there's sweet, precious Liam who is just sooo full of joy! He absolutely adores his big brother and watches everything Grayson does. It's so fun watching them together. Kissing, hugging, "chatting!" Liam is sitting up on his own now and rolling all over the place! He does lots of baby pushups and tries soooo hard to crawl! He gets in position a LOT, so we know it will happen very soon! He is a champ eater and is getting much better at night with sleep. We FINALLY have a routine in the evening that is working very well for us. I am so grateful for that.
I simply cannot believe that just one short year ago we had just found out we were expecting again. There was so much shock and worry. How would we ever be able to do it? Two babies, just 13.5 months apart? How could we ever love another child as much as we loved Grayson? How would we afford it so soon?
Today, Nate and I just sit and smile and thank God for His blessings. His SURPRISE ones, especially! ;) I am so thankful that even though it's not easy (have I mentioned I miss some of my "old" favorites like blogging, scrapbooking, sleeping more than a few hours at a time, etc? hehehe)and things get stressful at times that He never fails me. Us. I know each day is a gift. My husband is a gift. My sons are gifts. Just being alive is a gift.
I struggle every day it seems. Often wondering if I'm doing it "right" or okay. Cringing at another doctor bill or bill in general. But, how blessed am I to get to stay at home with them? To have them? VERY!
So, I'm just getting through each day like everyone else. Just trying to count my blessings and make the time slow down. Because I know it will be too soon that the messes will be gone, they won't want to be cuddled, that they won't "need" me as much.
Just trying to savor it all while I can, and even that can be hard sometimes! ;)
Aside from my amazing boys, Nate and I celebrated six years of marriage this month! Whoa. That flew by! I started selling Scentsy and continue to make diaper cupcake boxes. Love being crafty a bit and making some spending money (for the boys, of course! ;))
I am getting so excited for the holiday season! Especially can't wait for Grayson to experience it all this year because he "gets" it more now. Eeeep! Excited!
We are busy, but grateful. Tired, but happy. Stressed, but blessed!
