That's Cool Mom

Little J's new saying is "That's cool mom!!"

So, while helping me throw clothes in the washing machine and 

watching the water fill up, he kept telling me "That's cool mom!"

Two Months Old

Our sweet baby boy is two months old today!!!

It is getting much easier to catch smiles on the 

camera now.  He is staring to "talk" with us 

and has lots of smiles when you get 

eye contact with him.

He doesn't take a pacifier - 

we don't need one for this little guy

as he rarely is crying unless he truly

needs something (sleep, food or a diaper change).

But, he does suck on his fist a lot, 

so we will see if this turns to the thumb.

A lot of people have asked how it is with five.

Having five children - having one child -

is life changing and also sanctifying

in my walk with Christ for sure!!!

I ask for forgiveness a lot -

from my Savior and from my children and from 

my husband at times too.

It is a constant humbling experience

as I am daily reminded that life is not about me,

not about my wants or my desires.

It is a good reminder....

the more I let go of me,

the more I love my Savior, 

which in turn the more I love

others in my life.

I am BLESSED!  There is

just no other way to say it...very blessed!

Not because life is perfect or because I have perfect 

kids or even a perfect husband (although he is great)...

but because I have a PERFECT Savior - 

and when I stand before God it is ONLY 

because of Jesus that I will be saved.

So how is life with FIVE?

Life is crazy, life is busy, life is messy,

it is challenging yet rewarding,

it is unpredictable yet fun,

it is hard but worth it all...

but overall life is like it was

with one, two, three, four and now five -

GOOD - because my JOY is found in Christ!

"you make known to me the path of life;

in your presence there is fullness of JOY;

at your right hand are pleasures forevermore."  

Psalm 16:11

Love this guy!!!

Three Generations

GiGi and Baby

Easter Smile

A big mouth open Smile from our Baby on Easter!!

Mommy's Helper

 Purple Girl has really turned into Mommy's BIG helper with Baby J!

She has worked really hard at being able to change his diaper all on her own.  

She may not have it perfect yet, but she does a really good job.

She loves feeding him a bottle.

She also does a good job calming him down if he is upset. 

He is a very happy baby and doesn't get upset too often,

but he still is scared of taking baths.

So the other day she crawled in with him 

and held his hand while I bathed him.

Family of Seven

On Easter Sunday I was finally able to get a nice picture of our family together.

One too many pictures for our baby boy!!

These pictures are always so precious to me

as a mom.  Especially when most of the children

are looking at the camera and every one over the age of

one is not crying!

Bribing the kids with chocolate does help :)