In the past 3 weeks I have gained a whole new appreciation of motherhood. Experiencing all of this for the first time and in awe of so many amazing women who go by the title of Mom. The sacrifice, patience and love that is poured out every day has me stepping back and realizing just how easy the past 7 years of marriage were before children. There are many things I am learning as we go along and taking each moment in stride. Even when it means allowing your living room to look like this, because so much fun was being had loading everything from the pantry onto toy trucks. Only the start of the loading... And ... view the post
Embracing Motherhood
I will see how much of a post I can formulate while the boys watch Curious George, a special treat after doing so well at the doctor's office today and enduring another blood draw! They were troopers having just had one three days ago. Of course typical boys proud of their battle wounds, showing off their bandaids to everyone. It's hard to believe we have been back from Ghana for almost two weeks, yet it seems like the boys have always been with us. On the other hand, sometimes I feel like it has all been a dream. It could be attributed to the lack of sleep I am still trying to adjust to or the fact that we ... view the post
Snow, snow!
One thing is for certain, the boys absolutely love the snow!! They have acclimated better to the snow and cold than I have living in the Midwest 30 years! Requests to play in the snow begin as soon as they wake up, even if that time is 5:00am and it is still dark out. They have also perfected the sentence in English, "I want to go in the snow." A few of their favorites in addition to the snow are cars and trucks, Curious George and books about Jesus. Most requested at mealtime is chicken, rice with shito, eggs and shrimp. Biscuits (animal crackers), milo, tea and bananas are the usual snack of choice. ... view the post
Introducing…
...our FAMILY!!! I realize I have a lot of blogging to catch up on from the past 14 days. For now a very brief summary, we flew to Ghana two weeks ago as a family of 2 and yesterday we landed on U.S. soil as a family of 4!! As our sons repeat us saying, God is good all the time!!! Thank you everyone for the kind words and prayers! The boys did incredibly awesome spending 24 hours making our journey back, on 3 flights and 18 hours in the air. More to come, but I better catch some sleep while the boys do. The time change has definitely thrown them and we were wide awake ready to start the day this morning at ... view the post
Becoming MOM
Filling a suitcase with goodies, books and lots of love! As I prepare for this new role as MOM, which comes with incredible responsibility I am filled with excitement, hope, love and new-mom nerves!! I hear the nerve thing is natural, but with it I wonder a few things. Will I change out of pajamas before my husband comes home from work. Perhaps it will just routinely be pajamas to yoga pants and reverse. Will I have time to shower and perhaps throw on a little mascara or will I be unrecognizable by dinner time. Will I pack on my own "pregnancy" 20 from all day grazing and constant meal prepping. Not to ... view the post