Not me Monday

Welcome to Not Me! Monday! This blog carnival was created by MckMama. You can head over to her blog to read what she and everyone else have not been doing this week.

This week I certainly did not leave the dirty dishes in the sink for three days till the sink overflowed. And there was Not a leftover cereal bowl with milk left in it which did not curddle. I would never let my kitchen be that bad.

I also did not kick my husband out of bed to change our darling son's poopy diaper. While I played as if I didn't know he had a big time poop. I would never try to get out of changing a poopy diaper now would I?

I did not have the biggest blonde moment of my life and stared at the OJ bottle's clear fill line and then ask my brother why it was made that way. Then saw the words underneath the line which would have told me all that I needed to know without looking as a fool.

I also did not call my darling son Avery , Nathaniel (my nephew) the other day talking to my sister. I know my own son's name!!

So what else did you not do this week!

For the second day in a row....

Avery took a nap in his crib!
For those who don't know... Avery never used to let us lay him down for naps. So, we would cuddle and nap with him ALL the time. But yesterday, I tried again to lay him down (this time on his tummmy) and he stayed asleep! And again today! This months goal is to get him used to his crib at nap time for a month, then begin switching him there at night. He has so many milestones its crazy! This morning I caught him reaching for his star toy on his play mat. Next month we are also purchasing a jumparoo for him so he can finally jump around as he likes. He was ALWAYS a kicker in the womb and now even more so! Here are some other great pics of this month.


TUMMY TIME


HE LOVES BATHS

My Little Man


With His cousin Ellie!

Life changes

This past week has been memorable, tearful and emotional. It has marked 13 years that my mother has passed away. It marked 13 years of my growth that she has missed, the grandson she never got to meet, the momemts that see missed. It marked the journey that I have taken through grief, acceptance and now goal to still make her proud and be like her. And just when I thought I was okay with it and know that God has plans for us and our time here is limited, God threw me and my family into a loophole. Not only did this past weekend mark 13 years for my moms passing, it marked the 1st year of my sweet newphew, my sister and brother in laws son passing away and entering heaven. At 18 months, Brayden Russell was so much fun. Fearless, he loved music, obsessed with pinwheels and for some reason his belly button, walked around sticking his toungue out and overall oneof the happiest babies I have seen. God had a plan for Brayden to eb with us for a short time here on earth. But it is so much more harder to swallow that concept because he was so young. And the passing of a child is the most tragic event for a parent there can be. And probably nothing more painful. It hurts to see my sister and brother in law ache for their baby. I want to fix it for them. But not matter what I or anyone does we cant change God's plan.
And even though in each instance, I wanted life to stop. And how it didn't seem possible that it could, we still grow, days come and go and we grow each day. My baby sister finally graduated high school. She is 18 and driving. It really does seem like yesterday, she was a curly haired little girl running around like a 4 year old girl should. Now she is a graduate and headed to the Navy!
And crazy as it sounds, I am a MOM! A year ago, Avery wasn't even a thought in our minds, now he is my every thought! Life continues and as we all learn, God has a plan and we may not be able to understand the why's and everything, we have to still keep going. We need to grow and hold on to the memories.

Okay... next post will be fun.. I keep writting all this serious sad stuff!

AVERY IS TWO!

I can't beleive my baby boy is two months old!
Avery can:
*coo and mimick you
*smile
*laugh
*hold his head up while on his tummy
*his eyes follow you around the room
*swats at objects
*turn over
*sleep 4 hours at night
*Weights in at 10.55lb
*Stands at 22in
*and is the cutest baby boy!

Can't wait to see what he does this month!

A new Perspective...

It is crazy how your perspective changes once you are a mother. Things that I have heard in the past may made me feel one way or another, hearing them now I feel a completly different way. This past week, I heard of a a tradgey that occured in my old neighboorhood in Crofton. A 14 year old boy was beaten to death while he was riding his bike home. I am completly saddened. That poor guy died by himself, probably hoping that his mom and dad were there to comfort him in those last minitues. I hear prayer requests on another blog of termoil/pain/and hurts occuring in certain families, and my heart goes out to those in need of a miricle and healing. I know I can not protect my son and family from hard times and hurts. And it seems that some families have it harder than most. Its a scary thought knowing that sometime in my life, Avery is going to face some hard truths about the world and some hurts in his life that I am not going to be able to protect him from. Life is going to take its toll. Its a fact. No matter what. I just pray that God gives me the wisdom to raise Avery in a way that he can handle life situations. And I pray that Brant and I will always be able to help him through it. That he will never have to face it alone. I can't imagine what the parents of that boy are feeling right now. And I know they probably can't imaigne going on. Even this past year, I have had to watch and even expierence learning to have new normals in my family. I know God has a plan for all of us. And we always complain that life isn't fair. Its not fair for a mother/father to live without their child. Its not fair to have a family member in sickness. etc.. Its not fair to have a boy beaten to death... These times when faith becomes hard. But not impossible. I pray that I can be an example to my son. Teach him the ways of the Lord and he will lean on God ultimetly. Because God has a plan for all of us even when we think its not fair. He is God after all.

I am sorry if this blog is a little mixed up and doesn't flow perfectly....It just kinda all came out.