Gosh, lots to update y’all on.
1. I knew one day it would come, and it has. Lucy is no longer a “content” baby. Nope. She is going through, what I hope is just a “funk”. Anger. Oh, how angry. Mostly it is at night, during bedtime. She goes down, wakes up an hour later and screams, angry scream, for no reason… just to scream. So, we have to let her scream. It is so hard and she DOES NOT stop. Two nights ago, she screamed from 1am-5am. Last night, they were in 30 minute intervals and then she would fall asleep. Oh goodness. I thought (so I thought) that babies would be sleeping better around 6 months?!! Any suggestions on how to stop or handle this?
2. I bought a Swiffer vacuum. It is AMAZING! I highly recommend it. I no longer hate having wood floors. Ah, the simple pleasures of a housewife.
3. I chopped my hair off. That’s right, I got the “Mommy Cut”. Ha-Ha. I wouldn’t call it a Mommy Cut but apparently it is. Ryan thinks I look older (bonus!) and I think it is soooo much easier to manage. My hair was pretty long. I always try to grow it out and then cut if off and wonder why I can’t grow it out. Well, I remember now, why I always cut it off. My hair is naturally realllly curly so with the heat and humidity it will not stay straight and it just looks bad and stringy all of the time. And, Lucy can’t throw up in it or chew on it anymore. I like it so far.
4. Lucy is now 6 months old. I still think she is the cutest baby in the world. She is still average weight (16.5 lbs) and height and her head, is still a little large (sorry Luc- that is your Dad’s fault). The doctor said that her mouth muscles are pretty advanced for her age and she is very strong, as she is sitting up alll by herself!!!
5. Pleeeaaase someone come over and take care of my gardens!!
6. You can be praying for Ryan’s Mom, she had a minor surgery on Friday that turned into emergency surgery and she is in a lot of pain and very overwhelmed by what has happened. Pray for quick healing and peace for her.
7. We may be getting a room-mate! Our dear and good friend may possibly be renting one of our rooms sometime in the near future. Yay! I know it is going to be a bit of a change, adding another person to the mix, but, hey, who needs privacy?! hehe.. We are excited to open our home to a good friend who is faithfully obeying God’s call on her life. Woop Woop.
8. getting new carpet? I hope so.
9. I should be feeding Lucy two meals a day now and I kind of don’t want to. So, I have been procrastinating. Is she really getting this big?
10. My Brother and Sister in-law have finally found and purchased a home and they get to move out of the in-laws house. I am so happy for them!!! I know that they are probably even happier about it than I am. And, for the first time since they have been married… they have closets! Oh, how simple pleasures are so… simply exciting.
11. When I have our laptop up and working again, I have a few good picture updates to share. Obviously, they are pretty much all of our beautiful, strong-willed daughter.
12. Do you like Wine? I prefer beer myself however I do enjoy white wine on occasion. Boordy has a really good red wine that I actually like, more of a dessert wine really. Wassail. You should try it, great on ice in the summer.
13. Why do I feel the need to number my thoughts? Why can’t I just bullet them? Or, write them in paragraph form? Interesting.
..:: this is the day the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad in it.(psalm 118: 24)::..
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1)I think its ok to number your thoughts…makes it easier to manage!!
2) I love wine, hate beer, but prefer mixed drinks, particularly Margaritas, or things that make me think of vacation:o)
3) You shoudl be thankful that Lucy is already 6 months old and just starting the screaming. That is why I was terrified to have a girl…thats what they do, for some reason. I think its a lack of being able to actually talk….in my childcare experience, it mostly starts between 3 and 4 months, and lasts til 18 months, when their vocabulary picks up speed. Good luck!! Try teaching her sign language…the 1 year old I babysit is doing much better now that she can sign things like “food, milk, more, and all done.” I think God put her in my life to prepare for my pink bundle of joy coming, because all I’ve wanted for the past 2 or 3 years is boys, since they don’t tend to go through the screaming phase!! If you need more help, I will email you the lyrics to “have patience,” which I have to sing to myself frequently;oP