Dried Baby Food

While sitting in church Sunday morning, I noticed a spot of dried baby food from Reese's breakfast on my arm. Yes, most normal people would have tried to get it off thinking how gross! I, on the other hand, savored in the moment. Reese was not with me...she was in the nursery. But in my heart, all I could think about was this spot of food dried to the hairs on my arm. I gently rubbed it with my hand thinking to myself how I didn't want these precious days to end.

Being a mother is the one and only thing I have ever imagined being. This little spot reminded me that once I wipe it away, these days will end just as soon. Silly to think about dried baby food this way, but for some reason my heart hurt for these days to stay.

I rubbed it gently throughout the service thinking about all these wonderful years I have had so far as a mother, and the years I have to come...

As soon as the service was over, Mark and I immediately went to get Reese. She was so ecstatic to see me! I love that about babies! They are always so happy to see you...even if you only left the room to use the restroom. As soon as you are back, they react to you as if they haven't seen you in forever!

We got the other girls, got in the car to head home. We were all talking about church, what the girls learned, listening to Sophie sing, stopping a couple arguments (like always), and just being together. In all the togetherness, I forgot about the dried baby food. Once we got home, my hand rubbed against that spot, and it was gone. I looked twice...and yes it was gone.

I thought to myself that how weird that I noticed this spot when my children weren't with me, but as soon as we were all back together again, it was gone.

I think God was telling me to enjoy even the smallest of things...like the baby food that Reese spits everywhere while I feed her and she blows raspberries!

Take in the small things in life and especially in motherhood...it goes by too quickly!

Every Texas Mom's Dream *The Perfect BlueBonnet Picture!*

With one child-super easy!
With two children-very do-able!
With three- well, she looks cute even when she doesn't smile!
With four- GOOD LUCK! We will take what we can get...

What you can find Madalyn doing...

Madalyn has really turned into a avid reader this last year. She is always reading, has finished an entire 5 set book series and is starting it over! I love this about her because neither me nor my husband ever really got into reading. I would love to sit down with a book, but I would get about halfway down the first page and I would hear "MOMMY!" Excuses, I know... I am just glad my daughter has found something all on her own that she loves!

Easter 2010 (Reese's first!)

The girls Easter baskets from the Easter Bunny! There was a trail of eggs from Sophie and Reese's rooms, and a trail going down the stairs for Madalyn and Loraly.
Here is Reese with her first Easter basket! (and her infected eye) :o(

Loraly hunting eggs.

Madalyn hunting...

Sophie FINALLY got in the grass to hunt for eggs. She didn't want to get dirty or wet...

All of beautiful girls...I am so blessed!

Reese's Nursery******(for Shannon) :o)

Just wanted to post some pics of Reese's nursery. We really hadn't done a lot with it since she slept in our room for so long. We rarely even went in there except to get clothes. But she is officially sleeping in her own room now, so we moved the cradle out of our room and into her room, cleaned up my scrap booking stuff (yes, I was using her room to scrap book) and now have it pretty for her :o)

SeRiOuSlY!!!

We have been through the ringer!!

So as long as I can remember, we have been going to the doctor for at least one kid every week since right before Christmas! It started the week before Christmas when Loraly has ear infections. We went from that to a month later her and Sophie having the flu! and Reese having ear infections, 2 weeks later Madalyn having strep and ear infections, a month later Madalyn having yet strep again and ear infections!, now we are hear again with Reese having ear infections, strep, and RSV!!! Poor thing, she has lost 9 ounces in the last 2 weeks! Not good for such a tiny body. The doctor said her lungs are having to work so hard that it is causing her to lose the weight.

What is a momma to do!?

We have been on so many medicines lately! My counter looked like a pharmacy SeRiOuSlY! I love and adore my children but have got to get them well! If this weather cooperates we can get outside and hopefully kill some of these germs!

3/4 of my girls are or have been on breathing treatments in the last 2 months!

2/4 of them are currently on allergy meds and will be for the unforeseeable future.

Please say a special prayer for our family (and others who are fighting illnesses) to get well! It is so hard to watch your child suffer! And it is tiresome, miserable, and devastating when you are having to watch/ care for so many of them being sick at the same time.

My oh My where have the days gone...

March 1st, 2001 changed my life in a way I would have never imagined! God chose me to be Madalyn's Mommy. She came into my life so sweet, precious, and absolutely perfect in every way! She turned 9 yesterday and what an amazing 9 years it has been! She is and has always been so beautiful, sweet, caring, respectful, honest, compassionate, and MINE (well, and Mark's)!

We have enjoyed the last 9 years watching her grow, leaving her while I worked the first 5 years, watching her dance in ballet/ tap/ jazz/ hip hop, become best buds with Paul, being by her side as she told him bye, leaving her at kindergarten with Mrs. Humphrey, watching her become such a smart girl, overcoming a speech delay, becoming such an awesome and compassionate reader, watching her become a big sister, bigger sister, and the biggest sister :o)

Madalyn we have loved each and everyday God has given us with you! You are amazing, brilliant, and the most special first born daughter! We fell so deeply in love with you, that we insisted we wanted more daughters! You were and still are wonderful to us and your sisters and we are so proud to call you ours!

I love you and Happy 9th Birthday!