Amongst Friends

Stack of girliness! Pink is such a beautiful thing.

Oh how I love the monogram machine:)

April and I

Me with the "Mom's" at the shower.

All the younger girls...sorry Val:)

The hostesses from the side. They make me look so small.

Being silly...

Me with the hostesses minus Taron:(

I've always wanted to be on a cake:) Thanks Taron! I even got to take home a thigh...

Part of my gifts for the girls that matched the table decorations...that match Sadie Jane's room!

Today I had a shower with some of my closest girlfriends and some Mom's:) I hadn't planned on having a shower with my second but three of my best friends surprised me by planning one anyways! Amy, April and Taron (who had a sick baby and didn't make it:( threw me a small shower today and it was so much fun. My sister in law Wendy is throwing me another one in a bit so don't be offended if you didn't get invited...your turn is coming...I am totally teasing! It was a rainy mess and Micah was a terror so it was so nice to get together with friends and celebrate Sadie Jane who is growing rapidly. I got tons of monogrammed things...which I love. I would monogram anything that sat still. I feel a little more prepared for the big day knowing she will be so well dressed. Seriously I am so thankful for the friends God has blessed me with that all minister to me in different ways. Thank you, Jesus!

Sidenote: Some of the monogrammed stuff was given early by my cousin Sissy...and I wanted to make sure I said thank you and I love it! Since I don't have her email I thought I would say thanks here:)

Second Sidenote: All of the personalized stationary, etc. for Sadie Jane was done by another of my best friends, Alison who just opened her own business. www.theenglishpea.com. If you need a really neat unique gift she is your girl! Thanks Alison!

boring?

Terrible pic of me, but the only one of me, Jane and Sadie Jane!
Paul and Hayden

Jane and Hayden*

My mom says my posts lately have been boring, especially if they are without pictures. But it is hard to take picture with snot running down your face:) Now I am all better, except for the whole baby in the belly thing...and back to pictures...and hopefully excitement for Jenny! Friday we headed to the lake to hang out with my parents and Hayden and my cousin Jane and her husband Paul. Jane is who Sadie Jane is named for so it was fun to catch up with them and play a little at the lake. I didn't get very many pictures there either because it was hot and our lake house is on top of a hill. That is a great combination to create some really nasty "cankles" (for those that don't know, that is where you see no difference between your calf and ankle) With all the swelling my toes looked like they might pop off. Pictures of that to come. It was a short trip and Micah got attacked by ants...his arch enemy so he is one unhappy boy. But it was still good to see Paul and Janie and spend time with them on the water. Mick did get to put the seadoo in for a few hours! Only once the whole summer...hopefully next year we'll do better.

*Micah was so grumpy he did not want his picture taken or anyone to look at him for that matter. So Hayden was happy to get all the attention:)

lessons from the Lord

So I've been sick for what seems like forever. Finally got an antibiotic after my second- husband initiated- trip to the doctor. I am feeling much better so it looks like Mick is as smart as he says he is...This being sick so close to Sadie Jane's arrival has served the Lord's purpose I think. My controlling nature is in full force this close to me being out of control with a new baby and all. I am so used to taking care of everything with Micah and getting a good bit done at work and keeping the house somewhat together...but with this sickness and my really large (just ask anyone) belly it has all gone kaput. I got nothing. My child's watching tv nonstop, work is all drama, and the house is a complete and utter disaster. It isn't that I was perfect at any of these things but I had control. Or I thought I did...so God gently...ok painfully used being sick to remind me that none of these things are in my control and reliance on Him is the only way I am going to have a chance of making it as a mother of two. He was gracious and compassionate to remind me of this truth BEFORE Sadie Jane comes so as to lesson the blow. Not that I could even begin to understand the mind of God but in talking and praying with Him I feel that to be His character in this situation. He is so good and is slowly easing me into a refining process and I am thankful for it because I am being drawn closer to Him. I am sure in the weeks to come and months...ok years...I will get closer and closer to this truth and I look forward to not buying the world's idea of together and control...but I sure haven't gotten close to attaining it yet. Rambling...I am...but just had to get it out there.

funny bird

Micah is a funny bird. Lot of times we tell him he is just weird. I wish I could remember all the funny stuff he does...but I have a hard time remembering if I had a shower today or not. So I thought I would list a few funny or sweet stories about Micah...the first one is more about Haydee than Micah actually.

~While riding in the car on the way home from dinner Micah starts telling Hayden how Sadie Jane will eat. I am trying to transition him into the fact that Sadie Jane will nurse...and I know he will be so interested in this function. (he's always been a boob man) So Micah tells Hayden that Sadie Jane will eat boobies because their will be milk in them. Mick is not really laughing...he is a little uncomfortable that I am discussing this with Micah and that Micah is in turn discussing it with Hayden). Hayden says oh yeah, I remember that, he used to stand and stare until I sent him packing when I fed Micah. Hayden thinks for a minute and then says " are you gonna use that pump thing again?" I said "Probably" ...to which he replies "Good, because I really like to watch that thing". Soooo, we know who is now too old to be around the nursing scene this go round. (BTW, Mick's uncomfortableness definitely grew once Hayden stated that!)

~Micah understands that we go to church to learn about Jesus and we try to talk about him alot today he asked me to hand him his Bible and then he smartly stated "we read about Jesus in there".

~ We pray every night and I have had the joy of overhearing Micah's prayers when he says them with Mick. When he says them with me it is pretty routine but with Mick he either prays for something very random or surprises us with his insightfulness...here is a list of the last few times: -golf balls and golf clubs -mommy and Sadie Jane - his big boy bed and Sadie Jane's crib - Aunt Heather (this one got me, it was the only person he wanted to pray for two nights ago...I am hoping God was doing something big and let Micah in on it:)) - Daddy - Haydee, Jenny, Budda (always all together) - who knows what tonight will be!

~ Tonight we celebrated Nana's birthday a few days late (Happy Birthday Nana!) and Micah insisted on putting her card in a ziplock bag instead of an envelope...he would not let me put it in the envelope and cried until I got a baggie out and put it in.

~Micah loves to hit the baseball...or at least swing the bat and he has a great time "running the bases" from the living room to the bathroom and back. He does this for 3o minute intervals and on his return trip always yells "here comes dirt!" and then slides in in front of the tv. Sometimes I even have to wipe the "dirt" off his knees.

~Yesterday Micah had a really bad fall. And got the worst goose egg yet on his forehead. Which says alot because its probably the 100th. We had quite a time getting ice on it and he and I both were in tears by the time Mick had administered proper medic care. After he finally calmed down Mick and I found out what really happened. We thought he slipped on the stool in the bathroom trying to wash his hands but turns out...he tells us...he was stacking the ittle ool on the big ool (little stool on big stool) and when he jumped he went BAM on his noggin. Lovely...the boy just oozzes testosterone.

There is more but here comes the bird now...lucky you I will stop!

My Supermen!

After dinner last night the boys had me put on matching Superman tattoos...ok, it was my idea.
Just one of the Bird's usual photo op face...nice.

Being sick so far hasn't been fun, BUT, my boys have been pretty good to me considering. Mick has been so much help with Micah and even came home for lunch yesterday to check on us. Micah was also pretty good sensing that I needed a little mercy yesterday. So, maybe life after Sadie Jane will take a little more work on each of our behalves, but from encouragement from you all and my two supermen...(which is all the work of the Lord), then I think we'll be just fine.

preparation

So there is so much to be done before Sadie Jane makes her arrival. I have been stressing a little about it...ok alot. With Micah I had everything laid out and ready to go by this time...but poor Sadie Jane notsomuch. We did get the rocker for her room yesterday so I will post pictures once we get two more things...see so much to prepare. My main concern has been how will I handle Micah when I am trying to nurse a baby 12 times a day (if she's anything like her big brother, she'll come out hungry). Well God decided to give me a trial run because I am sick. I think it is just a sinus infection, etc. but for some reason when you are pregnant everything seems way worse, plus I am not a good patient in the first place (shocking, I know). So today and yesterday I have had to put Micah under the loving care of his favorite babysitter- Mickey the Mouse. It is so hard for me but I have no choice when I can't move my head or it feels like it'll burst. So, this is life after baby? I am not sure, but hopefully it'll be somewhere in the middle but I am definitely turning that anxious corner and hope I can get well so I can get everything done, like yesterday!

sweetest story...to me:)

Today has been a busy yet productive day. I had to work and Micah stayed with Destiny for the morning...then lunch with family then the dreaded grocery store. I always talk about Micah being difficult and I am sure dinner will be its own story but he was great at the grocery store. Which is no small task. Anyways, we left the grocery store and walked outside...the sun was so bright and I said oh I wish someone would turn that sun off it is too hot! Micah said I can't turn it off Mommy. I said oh well...We get in the car and head to the bank...he was being so good I figured one more errand was in order. I look back and he has his hand to his ear like he's on the cell phone this is how his conversation went:

Hey Jesus

Can you turn the light off?

Thank you Jesus

Bye Jesus

Then he hung up his pretend phone. I said who did you call and he told me he had asked Jesus to turn the light off. Boy does he get things more than I know. I was so proud that he at least knew Jesus was in charge of the sun:)

I know, not exactly rocket science but it was the sweetest story ... to me. And that was all that mattered. Thank you, Jesus!