But I want to note how happy I am right now with life. My girls are insanely amazing! I am blessed beyond my own imagination.
Tommi is definitely 3 aka has a tude and is down right crazy sometimes but that girl has the sweetest heart and is such a sponge when it comes to learning things. She has such a sweet heart and amazing personality. She is born leader...aka bossy! :) She is all about pretending right now and it is so cool to watch and be a part of! Tonight we were reading some kid devotionals and they were about Gods love and how to show Gods love and she came up with all kinds of ways she can show Gods love to her friends who in her words "have Jesus in their hearts too b/c they are nice". Then when I went to kiss her good night for bed she asked "Is Jesus still in my heart when I am not kind to my friends? B/c sometimes I forget to be nice." Of course I told her that he never leaves her and when that happens we just have to ask him to forgive us and do better. She said "Good b/c I want to have Gods love." OMG! If I can do nothing else for my girls I want them to KNOW Gods love and to love him back! B/c everything else will fall into place if they love God and trust in him. I'm one proud momma!
Tommi started dance last week...she switched from gymnastics and I think it was a great switch for her. She has such a love for music and movement that I think she will find so much value in the class. It is much more calm and organized and she is SO over the top happy. Plus who can not resist a little girl in a leotard, tutu, and ballet slippers?!?!
Miley is honestly such a joy to be around (most of the time) She is so happy and is just totally full of herself. Like always when she is mad, she is really mad and when she is happy, she is over the top happy. She completes a piece of my heart I never knew was missing. She is such a little sunshine in any room she enters. I have people stop all the time to admire her and just have her smile at them. It is awesome! She doing pretty well in her bed. She has good nights and bad nights. But I really think some teeth must be messing with her b/c she gets down right uncomfortable sometimes. None the less she does love her bed and I really think she is happier in her crib. On Sunday after a rough night she woke up at 8am and played in her bed till 845am. I wished I had a video monitor to watch her but listening to her on the monitor was entertainment enough. So no we are still not sleeping through the night and her nursing and eating vary by the day but she just likes keeping me on my toes. All of this too shall pass and I will miss her sweet little body laying on my chest at 2am and knowing I am her world and I make her feel as safe as possible! If it did not interrupt my sleep I'd let her stay there all night!
I'm so crazy in love with her and her crazyness. She is fearless compared to Tommi. She climbs and tumbles and is just full force. Love it...and fear it.
For note purposes that I will laugh at one day...in the last month I have asked my breast feeding moms group about Mileys crazy schedule a million times. First she was nursing "too much". She would nurse before naps, after naps/before meals, and sometimes more random snacks in there. Then she was only wanting to nurse before naps and leaving me engorged esp in the mornings (she would go 4am-10am with out nursing). Now she is back to before naps and before meals and back to nursing in the mornings when she gets up. I'm learning to take it moment by moment with her and since she is one and knows best for her body I know she will be ok. She can use a cup but mainly wants to play with it so trying to make her skip a feeding and just use a cup at a meal is not happening. I'm not planning on weaning but tried it when she was skipping meals last week. If I can remember anything for my potential next one (maybe not after this crazy child) take things in strides and unless they seem like they are missing something (nutrition) and are happy just let it be, tomorrow is a new day. Phases happen and it will be ok.
The new house has been a dream come true for all of us. I finally feel "free" and not trapped to the living room. Miley can go everywhere with no baby gates and Tommi just seems more "at home". I can not explain it but I feel like I am living a dream! I'm even doing better cleaning b/c I love my house that much! haha
God is SO good!
