Lots of excitement around here!!

Miss Priss Kenleigh
So our niece Kenleigh is going to be a big sister in May!! We all just found out today, and we are super excited! Merit is already asking when the baby is going to come play....little does he know this baby will be Myla's little play partner just like Kenleigh is his! Kenleigh and Merit are 6 weeks apart in age and they are best friends...it's so precious. So now we know Myla will have a cousin to be close to as well....and that is super sweet! I aka Aunt Bug can't wait to meet baby McIver.

My SweetP just made 2 months yesterday! I can't believe she is getting big already...:( She has really started noticing her surroundings and cooing and smiling a lot! When I'm talking to her she locks eyes with me and I feel her telling me she loves me. I see so much in her eyes....she is absolutely gorgeous and perfect! She thinks it is funny when I open up her little clenched fists and stretch out her fingers...she gives the most beautiful little smile. I love you Myla Joan...you'll never know how happy you make me.

On another note, yesterday was our 2 year anniversary! It has been such a blessing to be married to such an incredible man. He is truly my soulmate and everyday I love him more and more. He puts me first...right behind Christ and I am so lucky to have someone who lets me be me. When I need to cry...he just lets me cry. When I am down...he comes up with a game plan of my favorite things(food and movies on the couch with him). And more importantly...I wouldn't want to share happy times with anyone else! He is such an amazing father and I am so blessed to be married to him. I love my husband. Happy Anniversary Damion.

It has also been our first week at our church preschool where I am working part time and taking the kids with me! It's going to be great for Merit, he is really enjoying spending time with other kids again and playing hard too! Myla is in the room next to me and I love it! I can actually hear if she is crying, which she never does, and I love grabbing her up when it's time for me to feed her and having some one on one time to love on her! I have some pretty incredible little 1 year olds I get to love on too in my class! Beck, Audrey, Parker, Naaman, Charli, and Landon. Charli is our little sweetie...she loves to snack and play hard! She is really walking well and is all over the place in our room! Beck is my little buddy..he loves to fall asleep on me and get's really really excited when I sing to him! Audrey and Parker are our little worker bees...they are all over the place learning and trying to talk. Naaman is my snuggle buddy who comes to me when his Mommy drops him off ready to be comforted...he has the sweetest smile and likes for me to hum to him and rock him. These little ones are a joy to be around and I am loving my job. I get to have the mommy role 24/7 which couldn't make me happier!
Have a great rest of the week everyone! It's been exciting so far!

Wow

Myla and I had an okay night but even getting up twice is starting to wear me down. She was pretty fussy...i shouldn't have eaten pizza I'm guessing. Sometimes she has amazing nights...so really I can't complain.  We had meet the teacher at the preschool so I had to get everyone ready today...at some point my 3 year old told me to...and i quote.."Take a deep breath"! That's right...Merit told me to take a deep breath and I couldn't believe that came out of his mouth. lol...He has definitely started having these 3 year old tantrums so maybe his daddy has told him to take a deep breath.  Neither here nor there I took one and it didn't help.  I've been feeling like my heart is running a race....weird.  Myla slept a lot this morning at the church...every time I peeked in on her she was knocked out...i wish i knew what to tell them to keep her up more so she would sleep a little better at night...but at 7 weeks that's kinda pointless.

On another note I am feeling pretty over-whelmed lately.  This is my blog so I'm supposed to be able to write about whatever I want...even if it is ridiculous.  Sometimes I get pretty sad that I don't have the energy or the time to spend with Merit.  Sometimes I get sad and don't have a reason or explanation for it.  Then there is the fact that...I want some time with my husband soon...we can't even carry on a conversation right now without a million interruptions and I need a date night with him....on the other hand I never want to be away from Myla.  I have always had to leave Merit and he loves doing new things with new people, but I feel completely different about leaving her. I hate my hormones right now! I'm looking to the Lord to help calm my anxiety/weird sad feelings.

I don't feel like doing anything today...not cooking supper...not thinking of groceries we need....not folding the clothes I have to fold....nothing...I'm tired. And if you're going to read my blog please be aware I am not aways going to be upbeat...sometimes I'll be writing about a day like today...that was the point was to be able to write about my crazy emotional days....Wow. Hope everyone else is having a better day.  I'm ready for the weekend so my loving hubby can be home.  He really is my very best friend.

The First

Today has been a pretty great day....woke up with Myla around 2:30 and then 5:30(the norm).  Then when the hubby woke up for work I went ahead and did my devotion.  I was in a growth group(a small group Bible study) last spring but started in the middle of it and never really got to do the devotions, so I'm doing it now.  It's called Victoriously Frazzled, hence my description of my blog.  Merit and I went outside while Myla was sleeping and picked our little tomato(one of three that has actually grown in our garden:( poor thing)! Then he made a game out of throwing pine cones over the fence...this child is going to be so happy to be back in preschool next week!  So i'll start working part time next week at our church preschool and this is going to be good for all of us.  I also just took on the position of Worship Team Director for Club FX..our family worship experience for children and their parents.  I'm so thankful I have somewhere to use my voice and serve Christ.  I still get to be "stay at home mom" for the most part and get some socialization in too!  Merit is going stir-crazy in this house so he is really excited! I did a photo-shoot of Myla today in the tutu her Aunt Stephanie gave her and I thought they were pretty darn cute! Today being my first Blog I am just typing away and trying to get things started...i needed an outlet he he:)  And as far as firsts go...Myla has been doing alot of first cooing and real smiling. I'm loving it.