Huh?

This morning was the weirdest morning ever!
Everyday I wake Micah up, fight with him to change his diaper,
Fight with him to put on pants, a shirt, socks, shoes, a coat....it's all a struggle!
Well, today is saturday.....the diaper was a fight....but that was it.......and really thats the weirdest part
He was mad at me for not putting his shoes and coat on! He followed me around, ' coat, coat, shoooo, shooooo'
' no, baby, we don't need coat or shoes, we are staying home'
Bawling from Micah! It was crazy!
Then we worked on his new puzzle....you have got to hear him say chicken! You will die, it's the cutest thing ever! And I must say, he has had the puzzle one day, and he has it mastered......

Then I spent the afternoon in the kitchen...making cookie after cookie, after candy after candy! I am beat!
Soooooo good night!

fallen in

when dad and i are out lolly gagging
he always says " I better get home,
or your mother will think I have fallen in"


What ever that means!! but....
it's been so long since I have blogged
"i might have fallen in!!"

so just a quick update
we are doing well! Taking one day
at a time works wonders!!
we are excited for the Holidays!
mainly Christmas! The snow, the
tree, the twinkle lights! I am in
love with this time of year, though
I wonder where the snow is.....
But most of all celebrating the Birth
of My Savior....it leaves me breathless.

we are planning on heading to NYC
just after the holidays....so if we don't
have snow now....I hope it stays away till
our return :-) then snow, snow, snow, snow!!

well, i better run....
I just wanted to let you know
our days are filled with sun, and son :-)

Whispering to my Heart

Jennifer has assured me that it's not selfish to ask for prayer.....
But it's hard for me to admit that I need help, that I can't do it alone, or that I'm not in control.....but God is whispering to my heart that we need help, and it's ok. So when you have a minute could you keep us in your prayers.
We have been going through a tough time again and the minute I think things are settling down.....things get crazy again. I know in my heart the Lord has me in the palm of his hand and would never give me more than I can handle. And with these trials he is trying to draw me closer to him. Mission accomplished. But I am growing weary, and am emotionally drained.
I am learning to Let Go and Let God
So, thank you for thinking of us and praying for us as we get a few bumps along the way.

Dopit

Here it is 3am, and we are wide awake again. (and when I say we,i mean micah....i am a little hazy). Out of the last 14 days he has slept through the night maybe 4 nights.....
I am not sure if it's the 5 new teeth he is working on, the ear infection he is fighting or the cold he has now acquired......poor little guy!
But wide awake none the less
So,i get up, get him some more medicine and we lay down for a bit in my bed....once he starts to get restless I carry my sweet boy back to his own bed........where his music is playing, his stuffed dog is waiting and his silk trim blanket lays waiting. So,i lay him down, cover him up (cus we all know he can't sleep without his silk blanket) and he starts kicking and thrashing shouting 'dopit, dopit'! I muffeled my giggles and ran from the room! He was yelling with his clogged nose Stop It, Stop It! He didn't want to be covered up! oh my sweet sweet boy!
Well, off I go, he is crying again!
We have been at this for 2 hours.........ugh....I need some un-interrupted sleep!



********update
I thought he was asleep.......
He is now laying in there kicking the side of his crib shouting 'dop, dop, dop' (aka stop,stop, stop)
This...... kid....is....too.......much! HE KILLS ME!
sssssshhhhhhhh, I think he finally gave up....HE'S ASLEEP! sssssssssshhhhhhh

"Spider Boy"

'Spider Boy, Spider Boy, does whatever a Spider Boy wants!'
Well I think he had a fun time being a bug for a day! And the great grandparent (and the grandparents) LOVED IT TOO! Hope you all had a spooktacular day!

B Day!

As Johnny mentioned earlier TODAY IS MIGUEL'S BIRTHDAY! He is 36 years old today! Now he would like to crawl under thr rug and forget its his birthday, but we aren't going to let him get away with that! (you know, he is one of those things God gave me before I ever knew I needed him!)

A new look on life

I am truly amazed every time I turn aground and the Lord is providing us with what we need, even before we know we need anything! The Saturn has been on its last leg for a while now and we just kept ignoring the problem hoping it would just....I don't know, go away! Well it got MUCH worse, and very hard to ignore the oil slick in the street! So, Dad went over to Hanleys to kick tires and see what was there. And low and behold, a diamond in the rough! Now let me warn you, she might not sound like it to you, but to us, she is just what we need and cheaper than we dreamed! The day before dad stopped over he Hanley had bought a '96 buick century with only 52 thousand miles on it! So, shes not fancy, but she is exactly what we need, for the price we need. And the Lord has also blessed us with the money to pay for it!
He knows our every need.

Already!

Man oh man are we ever in big trouble! Micah climbed out of his crib on Saturday night! Now, some people feel this is ok, he will climb in, climb out and be just fine. Others feel if we know that he can, we should prevent it. Grandpas suggestion.....put plywood on top, that way he can't get out! :-) So far we haven't done anything. We might put him in a pack and play for a bit....I dont know....it just seems too early for him to be in a big boy bed.

Truth Serum

Sometimes I want to lay down on the floor, kick, scream and cry that I want my sisters.
Its the truth, I can't help it, its how I feel.
Well, today I got a little taste to help me get through another couple of days til they come back. But I must also tell you, I didn't get my jacob fix....he was too busy sleeping! The nerve!
I got to see Nello Amazing, My sweet, sweet Chuckwagon, Eddie D as he entertained the babies, Stud Seve in his sunglasses, Beautiful Sousi in her butterfly glasses.
I got to hug my sister, and see joel (I know why nello is soooo amazing)

Speaking of Nello, Micah.....well lets just say the only child didn't fair so well with the baby of 6....he thought he was bigger and rougher, but his skin isn't as thick......(well that could also be because I am his mother) but they still had fun from what I could tell!
See you soon my travelers!

Screaming past

It feels like Christmas was just a couple off weeks ago. I was holding my still bald 10 month old that was still crawling. Where has the time gone? They say it flies when you are having fun....they lie! It screams past! I don't know where the time had gone......my baby is now 1 1/2 years old people! What is going on! He walks, he talks, he, he, he, he climbs!
But he is still mamma's baby, that will never change. The sweetest thing to me is when he is sleepy he starts sucking on his bottom lip and playing with the hem on my shirt (or whoever is within reach). He has 3 blankets that are silk on one side and the other side has the silk trim on the outside. Now, one is at grandma and grandpa's for nap time and two here......well for the last week or so he has been wetting the bed (and his blanket) and I am not getting them washed fast enough. When I try to put him in bed without his 'silky' Look Out! He has got a scream that can shatter glass and he uses it! And when he goes to bed with a 'silky'.....no cries, no peeps, nothing! It's so crazy the difference in him!
My sweet sweet boy, Aye Lou Lou Lou Lou Uuuuuuu (even if you don't say it to me) (only to grandpa and da)

3 John 1:4

'I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth'


What day it will be when Micah understands what a beautiful sacrifice his Heavenly Father has made for him. I can't wait for Micah to grow up and accept Jesus as his personal Savior! What an amazing day that will be. Please pray for Miguel and I as we strive to show Micah God's love for him. (and for grandma and grandpa too, as we all know it takes a village to raise a child)

'T'rouble with a capital T

Well, micah is starting to get taller, which means his reach is further! Ugh!
And to top it off he has started climbing! Mom and Dad told me it was coming but I just wouldn't listen (as usual). I couldn't believe my eyes when I was brushing my teeth this morning and he pulled out the bottom drawer and stepped right into it....now he can reach Everything on the counter top! Aaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh No place is safe from his reach, where am I gonna hide the brown sugar so I don't have to share?!

Testing, testing, 1 2 3

Today's Bible Verse

…as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.
Joshua 24:15b


we strive for this each and every day.
we are not perfect, but each day is a
new day....a chance to make things right
with the LORD.

I hope you know him as your personal
savior today.....for there may not be
a tomorrow to make things right.

Feeling a little green

The last few weeks have been a little rough around here. First Micah was sick, then I ended up with pneumonia and off work for several days and then Micah ended up sick again! So, I don't think I have really slept for the last month! But things are on the up and up now!
Funny story though....Micah had never puked, lets start with that....and the doctor said he does not need to eat with his meds (its only his second time on meds too).
So, last saturday I gave him his meds, we headed out the door to the farmers market, spent some time there, got in the car and headed to IHOP. We went in and when we were walking to our table I heard miguel, who was carrying Micah say...Janna Janna...i turned around to see green liquid spewing from my baby's mouth! Miguel said what do I do?!, what do I do?! I said GO, GO, GO BACK OUT SIDE! We were both in shock, we didn't know what to do with a puking baby, let alone a puking baby in public! I grabbed a bus boy, told him, said we were sooooo sorry and out the door we went. We stripped his wet clothes off him and laughed all the way home! Poor little guy! But he was back to himself before we ever made it to Harlan St.
So he gets fed with his meds!
Also, heh heh heh...a couple of days later I gave him his meds, through him in the car and off we went to mom and dads.....yeah, Harlan too the highchair on Clifford St. is too long with out food....mom said it looked like the puke came from his toes!....so, no meds til there is food in the belly! We'll get the hang of this parenting thing pretty soon! Its a good thing we have mom and dad to help us along the way!

can you hear me now

everything, and i mean everything.....is a phone!
even the can of sardines under the cabinet
(ps, I don't know why we have a can of sardines!
but we do, and it's a phone! )

vrrrrrrrmmmmm

move over!! he has claimed his seat on the bike!

(dad, stop reading this post now!) Everything I need to know......I learned from my mother

You taught me to love God and seek him first in everything I do.

You taught me that a paycheck is just a paycheck and you can't put a price tag on the things that really matter.

You taught me to forgive and to love unconditionally.

You showed me that there is no limit as to how far family will go to help one another.

You showed me that loving others is showing love for the Lord.

You taught me that not everything is fair.

You taught me to give until I can't give anymore, and then to give more anyway.

You taught me that its ok to stand up for myself.

You taught me that its ok to cry when I need to.

And to be able to laugh at myself.

You showed me that I can do and be anything I want to be.

You showed me how to be a wife.

But today above everything else, I want to thank you for teaching me how to be a mother.

arranged marriage

Arranged marriage

I just don't think this is gonna work......every bad habit micah has picked up, he has learned from devyn!!!!

1. She started crawling, he started crawling

2. She started walking, he started walking

(Last week I saw a boy the same age as micah, he wasn't standing yet....I can't imagine how nice that would be! Not only does micah walk, now he runs! And laughs that you can't catch him!

3. She fell down the steps, he fell down the steps

4. She climbs onto the kitchen table, he climbs into his highchair

5. She does head stands, now he does head stands on the couch!

Micah, we might have to start looking for a different girl.

back by popular demand!!

on the road again........ sing with me!

well, the travelers left at about 11 today,
mom and dad are headed to jennifer's and
I am just ooooozing with jealousy...I know
I shouldn't be jealous, but I am!!!
I WANT TO HOLD MY WHITE SON!! HA HA HA





Brothers for sure!!

kiss kiss my caleb

Bye bye blues

I know I have told you before, that when I drop micah off at mom and dads, he could care less that Iam leaving.....I am not complaining...I love that he loves to be there! But it does hurt a little ok.
Well, today was the BEST day ever! Now when I leave, I poke my head through the railing and he will laugh and come over to give me a silly kiss bye bye......well, today he wouldn't give me a kiss, so I needed to go or be late for work.....as soon as I got to the bottom of the steps I looked up to wave bye, and there he stood with his face pushed through the railing waiting for a kiss.....but as soon as I started up the steps he would back away laughing his head off.....so, back down the steps I went.....turned to wave....there he was waiting for a kiss.....ha ha ha ha......we did this about 3 times before I raced to the top to snatch my kiss! Oh, that boy of mine, he is too smart for his own good ;-)

Toofers

Also we had tooth , teeth, what ever... #'s 7 & 8 come in in the last two weeks! They are the left and right of thebottom center

Some Bunny Loves You!!

back by popular demand...........Micah and real live bunnies!

my baby loves me!!

miguel and i both had to get to work super early today, so, mom came to the house so micah could sleep as long as he wanted :-) when he got up, mom said he looked for us....(lets just say, he looked for me) and when he couldn't find me he cried! my baby loves me!! He really loves me!!
I must say, every day when I drop him off at mom and dad's he is just so excited to wave bye bye, he is such an easy going, laid back guy.....
but today, today he cried for me!!
my sweet, sweet baby boy loves me!!
(I just needed to shout it to the world. ok, I am better now :-)

give thanks with a greatful heart

I am thankful for a roof over my head, a job, and food on our table every night.

I am thankful for health insurance, even though it stresses me out.

I am thankful for bright sunny days.

I am thankful for a car that works (today at least…we’ll have to see about tomorrow…)

I am thankful for being able to see my Grandparents often.

I am thankful for true, real, lasting friendships that keeps me grounded and brings out the best in me.

I am thankful for my friends who love me even thought I am not a very good friend :-)

I am thankful for our church family who love us like they are realted by blood... (because we are)

I am thankful for my family – for their help, their patience, their steadfast loyalty, and their unconditional love.

I am thankful for my parents, who go above and beyond their call of duty for us. (I would be lost without you, and the Lord knows it)

I am thankful for my husband, who, for some reason is crazy about me.

I am thankful for my son who gives me fresh eyes and a new start every single day.




But today I am the most thankful that I serve a loving, gracious, unconditional Lord who has blessed me with trials and triumphs, with good, strong people in my life, and with my own little family who brings me so much joy and peace.

life

we are going through a time in our life and marriage
where things are really sad and stressful
things are really stressful for both of us right now....
and it seems there is no end in sight....

there is also a lot of death near us too
and it reminds us of other things from the
past and it just makes life really hard right
now....

for me, all of these sad things help to put
everything else into perspective...

it makes you look at life through God's eyes
and you see, work,bills,health ins.
all of those things become very minimal....

life is too short to stress about
every little thing....

Just take each day, each moment and enjoy it!!

Life is a gift from God, and it will
be gone before you know it!

'For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.'
Jeremiah 29:11

oh, man

we are in big, big trouble!
or should i say grandma and grandpa are in big trouble :-)
but i still can't figure it out....dad says that this is my fault....yes, i did help mom hang some curtains this morning....but as you can clearly see, Micah is on a chair at grandma and grandpa's house...in the middle of the day (note the sunshine in the window and the clock on the tv)
Momma was at work when this 'incident' took place
but to me the best part is that grandpa didn't get him OFF the chair...he got the camera :-)
heh heh heh
so, again, i beg the question...my fault?

The Big B-Day Celebration.......

SO, the day started a little rocky....we got 2 shots in each leg and then blood drawn from the arm ( after digging around to find a vein ) but micah was a champ through all of it....

then home for a nap and a little cuddle time

then off we went to have lunch with grandpa and grandma
mmmmm butterburgers mmmmmmmmm

then home for cake and ice cream!!!
the minute he saw the cake he started
screaming and wouldn't stop till he put
CAKE into his mouth!! we we're all laughing
our heads off!!

scrubbed clean
( to find a rash under the frosting )

now it's time to play with my puppy!

sweet, sweet, sweet

It's coming, It's coming, It's coming
Grandma is gonna be 90 before you know it!

busted

someone didn't shut the door tight :-)

February 16, 2011

my, oh, my, how fast time goes!
I can't believe that it's been
a year already!! There are times
that it seems so long ago that
julie was here and we were in the
hospital....but it just seems like
yesterday that i was cuddling my little
baby in my arms! He has grwon up so
quickly! (we are up to 6 teeth and it
look like there are 3 more on the horizon)
we go in for his 1yr apt in the morning...
i will let you all know how much he weighs...
then off to lunch with grandma and grandpa!
what a birthday celebration we will have tomorrow!

phwwwwww

leave him alone with grandpa for even a minute, trouble!

heh heh heh

tottle tottle

speak softly

They say to "speak softly and carry a big stick"
I am pretty sure thats not meant for a 1 year old
:-)
but you know micah....always trying to do what he shouldn't......
carried a wooden spatula through the kitchen and fell with
it in his mouth = blood on his shirt....

How Many!!!

well, micah now has a fourth tooth!!
he has his bottom left, bottom right,
top right and now the top left.....
and it looks like the teeth to the
left and right on top could come
through any day now....but he is in
a really good mood all the time!
he wakes up at night sometimes and
goes right back to sleep, but all in
all he is a happy go lucky little guy!
he is getting more giggly, and happy...
not so Mr. Serious all the time any more.

With only a few bumps along the way.....

41 years ago today my dad took my mom out on their first date......and they lived happily ever after. Happy anniversary mom and dad! I am so proud of you both!

aunts.........

the aunt that micah's shirt is referring to must be aunt lina, without question because the shirt came from her.......
(ps for the rest of you...thats only when she is around ;-)

vrrrrrrr vrrrrrrrr let's smoke 'em

Natalia and Micah playing with the race car that he got for Christmas from Grandpa Mike

delay....it's a dirty word in my book

Micah being the best baby ever and entertaining himself at the airport during one of our many, many delays!

lovin' the baby!

hanging out with the family

snow, snow, snow

Lina and Miguel digging the cars out while Destiny and Micah played in the 24 inches of snow that we got in a 24hour period!

just the monsters :-)

Michael Jr., Matthew, Micah, Destiny & Kiki

the whole gang

from left around the table
Kiki, Matthew, Miguel, Micah, Destiny, Lina, Mike, Victor, Damaris & Uncle Jr.

january 16, 2011

he does amazing things on amazing days!
yesterday he was 11 months old and he got
his third tooth! it's the top left front tooth.
i have been watching it for days cus it looked
like any minute it was just gonna bust through!
and low and behold, yesterday when i rubbed my
finger on his gums....there it was, tooth #3!

i stink

christmas pictures, vacation, and snow....soon to come.....
i am sorry it is taking me so long to get them up.... i stink.

my, oh, my

I just can't believe that on sunday my 'baby' is 11months old! the past year has just screamed past..... 4 more weeks and my boy will be a 1 year old!! ( I think that is as hard to swallow as turning 30 was....ugh.....old, old, old......I just need to keep reminding myself that you are older than me.....it will help me get through the day :-)

Home sweet home

To most of you this looks like a boring and average house....but it is so much more than that to us and we are sooooo glad to be here...we had a wonderful visit in NYC but are glad to be home safe and sound. We were delayed, canceled, loaded, unloaded and on two buses.. home sweet home never meant so much to us!!
Micah traveled like the perfect little boy that he is....momma on the other hand was the cranky traveler :-)