Thursday, December 18, 2008
2 Months
Micah is 2 months as of the 8th. Gotta love the man boobs- hopefully they will go away before he is in Junior High! He loves to smile and talk. The other night I was rocking and singing to them- he was talking on and on- it was like he was trying to sing with me. He is really starting to watch Laekin and smiles at her. Laekin is growing in her love for him and will not go to bed without kissing him goodnight. They took a bath together the other night and she loved trying to wash his hair and rinse it over and over with a cup. So cute. It is so fun watching them together and I can imagine that it will just get better!
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Saturday, December 6, 2008
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Cheeks
My friend just asked me the other day- "Where did Micah get those cheeks?".
Here is the answer- this is me (Jen) when I was 3 months old.
Here is the answer- this is me (Jen) when I was 3 months old.
Monday, December 1, 2008
Present.
Today was kind of a blah day. One of those days that you wish you could do over. I was home all day and preoccupied by things I needed/wanted to do: get my online Christmas shopping done, return phone calls, make appointments, make my to-do list, take a shower, and some other time-sucking things. My kidos were wanting me and I was not "present" for them today. As Laekin and I sat down for dinner I realized what my day had entailed as she told me a couple times "Mom- look over this way" wanting me to look at her, make eye contact with her, be present. Micah needed me too today... and was tired of me picking him up and then setting him down. He was finally content tonight as he layed in my arms as I rocked him to sleep.
After dinner I finally shut everything else out and bathed them, read "Just The Way You Are" by Max Lucado, and held them. As I read Max Lucado's book it was a good reminder to me to slow down and spend quality time with my kids. The book is about 5 orphan kids that get wonderful news that a king is going to adopt them. They all desire to please the king and they work really hard on their talents. They each have a different talent- wisdom, creativity, carving wood, and singing. One of the girls has a difficult time knowing and finding her talent and she goes to her brothers and sisters asking them to teach her a talent but none have the time for her. She on the other hand spends time in the town talking with people, taking care of animals, and just being there for people. One day she meets a man that comes into the town and she helps him take care of his donkey. As they talk and get to know each other the girl finds out that he is the king. He has come to adopt the 5 children, but 4 of them turned him away as he sought their time. They were too busy "working" on their talents. But the girl with "no talent" was there to listen to him. She was the one that was present and gave the king the best talent she had which was her time and he loved her "just the way she was." This book spoke to me tonight in a few ways. God desires us- He seeks after us-He wants our time. My children reminded me of this Truth today as they sought after me and I was "too busy"-they just wanted my time. I am grateful that God's mercies are new every morning and I look forward to a new day and another chance to be PRESENT.
After dinner I finally shut everything else out and bathed them, read "Just The Way You Are" by Max Lucado, and held them. As I read Max Lucado's book it was a good reminder to me to slow down and spend quality time with my kids. The book is about 5 orphan kids that get wonderful news that a king is going to adopt them. They all desire to please the king and they work really hard on their talents. They each have a different talent- wisdom, creativity, carving wood, and singing. One of the girls has a difficult time knowing and finding her talent and she goes to her brothers and sisters asking them to teach her a talent but none have the time for her. She on the other hand spends time in the town talking with people, taking care of animals, and just being there for people. One day she meets a man that comes into the town and she helps him take care of his donkey. As they talk and get to know each other the girl finds out that he is the king. He has come to adopt the 5 children, but 4 of them turned him away as he sought their time. They were too busy "working" on their talents. But the girl with "no talent" was there to listen to him. She was the one that was present and gave the king the best talent she had which was her time and he loved her "just the way she was." This book spoke to me tonight in a few ways. God desires us- He seeks after us-He wants our time. My children reminded me of this Truth today as they sought after me and I was "too busy"-they just wanted my time. I am grateful that God's mercies are new every morning and I look forward to a new day and another chance to be PRESENT.
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