Weight loss posts are at a hold until I reach my goal because I get bored writing them and I’d rather write about being a mommy!
This past week has shown me how blessed my family is. A vent session between friends as to how expensive contacts can be lead to a friend giving my hubby her contest prize. She had won a years worth of contacts but had not redeemed it. She emailed the company it was through and they were more than happy to transfer those winnings over. It is a HUGE relief that we don’t have to stress over that cost this year and we know where to get them in the years to come. Thank you God for awesome people and that only one of us in this house needs visual assistance!
Yes, we do plan to pay it forward to others as soon as we can. Once the car gets paid off, we can start. Otherwise, volunteering as much as we can helps us give back, even if it is only our time.
My kids are blessings too. Our oldest helps out a ton. If I am taking two seconds to go to the bathroom and Lil Miss fusses, he is there, Soothie in hand. In the car, he wipes up spit up and finds the ever bouncing Soothie (seriously, they shoot out of her mouth and bounce on every surface possible). His conversations are “Kids say the Darndest Things” worthy. Yes, he is always good for a laugh!
Our youngest boy is just so sweet on his sister. He always has to give her hugs and kisses and pleads, “I just want to touch her!” He has become a better helper now too. Now he can put his laundry away. His snuggles are the best too!
Lil Miss flashes some pretty awesome smiles! It makes me eager to hear her laugh. She holds onto toys now too and has attempted to roll over. As much as I dislike my baby growing up, it is great seeing her do new things. I absolutely love when she looks into my eyes while she nurses!
My husband, GamerDad. He works hard every day and comes home to an insane house. At least that is what it would feel like to me. Boys carrying on like boys, fussing baby, wife holding/wearing baby and trying to cook. He still puts on his happy face amid the chaos. I love that he is working along with me to be a gentler parent. We yell, I admit it. However, we are toning it down. We call each other on it too and we apologize and give the kids hugs and explain. The boys call us on it now too. Now it occurs maybe once a day and I would love our home to be yelling free. Hmm, and the kids listen better when a calm tone is used. This means less frustration all around, yay! I got sidetracked there a bit. Right now, I love that my hubby listens when I say that I meant to get to whatever it was that didn’t get done and does it! It is hard wrangling the kids and maintaining the house.
Count your blessings folks. Keep a smile on your face! 🙂
God bless!!
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