Six Month Stats- Sydney Anne

Happy 6th Month Birthday to you!

Weight: 11lbs 12 ounces -1%

Height: 23 1/2 inches 1%

Head Circumference: 15 3/4 Inches 2%

You wear a size 2 diaper and 3-6 month clothes. You had a double ear infection this month and I am so glad you are feeling better. Oh Sydney, your eyes melt my heart!! They remind me of this cute character from Shrek. See what I mean?

You are starting to sit up too and like to play with this ball. (this same ball makes Sarah scream???)

Your favorite time of the day is bath time and I love to snuggle with you after a bath.

You love to lay on your tummy too and suck your fingers.

Every time I look at you, I am reminded how blessed we are to have you in our family!! We love you.

Six Months Stats- Sarah Beth

Happy 6th Month Birthday!

Look how much you have grown Sarah

Weight: 13lbs 2 ounces 4%

Height: 24 inches 4%

Head Circumference: 16 1/4 Inches 15%

You have a beautiful smile and 2 teeth!! You wear a size 2 diaper and 3-6 month clothes. You are starting to sit up on your own.

You love to be on your tummy and are starting to rock back and forth. I think you’ll be on the move in no time.

You light up whenever you see Gameboy and Princess and they can make you laugh out loud.

We love you Sarah!

Happy Birthday Sweetie!

Spending your special day here…

with these great friends… was so much fun!!  Here’s to another wonderful year full of good times and hopefully a few more vacations. Thank you for being a wonderful husband and daddy! I am so blessed to be your wife.

Thanks Grammy and Mimi for taking such good care of our babies!

Spring Break Recap

Okay…maybe that’s an exaggeration, but this momma is tired.  I loved spending time with the kids this week, but entertaining them all can be a challenge.   I often feel like a cruise director and my kids don’t want to just relax.  They like to go…so we went!!!

Monday:  Dad took the day off (Praise God) and we had a wonderful time at the park.  Princess and Gameboy played, rode their bikes and scooters.  Sarah and Sydney loved the stroller ride and being outside.  The weather was beautiful and we had a nice picnic lunch.  In the afternoon, the kids got in the hot tub and swam in the freezing cold pool.

Tuesday:  I completely lost my marbles when I agreed to take all four kids to Chuckie Cheese.  The big kids had a blast playing games, earning tickets and pooling the $$ to get cool junk prizes.  The place was so crowded, but I was lucky to find a spot near the door.  Sarah and Sydney weren’t big fans of the loud noise and even covered their ears with their hands.  I decided it was time to go when a kid ran by and knocked Sarah’s car seat off the highchair.  Thankfully she was strapped in, but there was no calming her down after that scary fall.  Even though my wallet was drained the trip was worth it.  Princess and Gameboy were super happy. 

Wednesday:  Daddy was getting jealous of my mom of the year status, so he decided to take the kids fishing.  I was thrilled to have a little break and they loved it.  They even caught a bass.  We had friends over for take out and late night swimming.

Thursday:  This was movie day!!  We headed out to buy dad’s birthday gift, eat out for lunch and go to the movies.  We saw the “Spy Next Door”.  The kids enjoyed the movie and Sarah and Sydney were good.  We got there early and were able to sit in the handicap seats.  The girls stayed in their stroller and did not fuss until the end of the movie.  I held them and stood the last 30 minutes and was thankful we had such a great day.

Friday: Princess and I headed to the nail salon for manicures and pedicures and it was so nice to spend time with just her.    She loved the treat and had a friend over to play all day.  Gameboy was off at a sleepover with his best friend

Saturday: The kids spent some time with Mimi and Papa!!  They love their grandparents and were thrilled to sleep over there Saturday night.

Sunday: We headed to church and did some chores to get ready for the week.

It was hard to get moving this morning for everyone.  I reminded the kids that summer was just around the corner.  I better start planning our summer of fun now, but first I am off to take a nap!!

Happy St. Patrick’s Day!!

Love, Sarah and Sydney

5 Months Old!!!

I can’t believe my little sweeties are 5 months old. They are so precious to me and our time together is going by so fast. I have not gotten a good picture of them together but I will post a few of them. They have really started to notice each other and they laugh at each other all day.

They are loving trying new foods, but are still really messy eaters. I think they spit out more than they eat.

They can sit with help for a few seconds and love to watch Princess and Gameboy play.

These pictures did not turn out well. See Sarah…she’s pinching Sydney in the arm. The next few are of them crying.

Sweet Sarah

This is still her favorite toy!!

Sydney Anne

She loves to suck these two fingers.

5 months is a great age! Lots of smiles and laughs, sleeping through most nights, and not moving around when you set them down to play. Thank you Lord for these precious babies!!

Making a change

Bye bye donuts, fried foods, french fries, anything Paula Deen, crawfish fettuccine, and so many other things I love.  It’s proven that I don’t make changes in my bad habits too easily, so I joined a cool free online weight loss tool.  It’s similar to Fly Lady because it sends me lots of e-mails.  It’s found at www.sparkpeople.com.  It has some great tips for making changes to your lifestyle and it’s a great way to keep track of what you are eating.  I making all these changes for several reasons.  My sweetie has high cholesterol and blood pressure and the thought of raising these sweet children alone MOTIVATES me.  I love him so much and want to grow old together.  Doc says we need to make some changes to avoid heart disease.   I still eat as though I am eating for 3 and my body still looks pregnant.  I am not sure my stomach will ever be the same, but I want to be healthy.  So here goes.  I will update you periodically on our progress. 

On this journey, we have discovered some pretty good foods.  Turkey burgers are really tasty and I love eating more fruit.  If I keep eating veggies, they will start to taste good soon right???  A lady at my sweeties office said that we would fall in love all over again on this journey.  So every time we are eating healthy we joke about falling in love again.  I have never been successful at weight loss before and I am hoping this change sticks. 

My poor children hate the change, but I am praying they too get healthier.  Princess was grumbling about the whole pasta and ground turkey spaghetti.  I was not so understanding of her complaints and felt terrible when they turned out to be a severe allergic reaction to our dinner.    We have had her allergy tested and are anxiously awaiting the results.  I am hoping she allergic to something we can easily avoid so this doesn’t happen again.  It was so scary and I am so thankful she is okay. 

I know change is hard, and I am relying on Him to help us. 

Don’t you realize that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, who lives in you and was given to you by God? You do not belong to yourself,  for God bought you with a high price. So you must honor God with your body. 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 (NLT)

You (God) satisfy me more than the richest of foods. Psalm 63:5 (NLT)

So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God. 1 Corinthians 10:31

On this journey, I have discovered that I eat when I am stressed and I need to turn to God for comfort not food.

Then Jesus said, “Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you. Let me teach you, because I am humble and gentle at heart, and you will find rest for your souls.” Matthew 11:28-29 (NLT)

Happy Monday!!