Song from bedtime tonight
He's got the whole world, in His hands
He's got the whole world, in His hands
He's got the whole, wide world, in His hands
He's got the whole world in his hands.
He's got Handy Manny, in His hands
He's got Handy Manny, in His hands...
He's got Mickey Mouse, in His hands
He's got Mickey Mouse, in His hands...
He's got Einsteins, in His hands
He's got Einsteins, in His hands...
One of the new outfits...
The new casual shoe...
I have been bothered by some comments I have received lately. I am probably just a little sensitive (Me sensitive?!?:) ) about the subject but I need to vent- I guess to make myself feel better.
The comments boil down to this- "Oh, working 4 days now, huh? But your in a new house." This makes me feel like we picked the house over me staying home with Addison on the 4th day. Grant and I worked hard to stay within our budget to make sure our house payment stayed where we were comfortable. We achieved this! (Despite my brother-in-law and father-in-law's predictions..HeHeHe!)
We had always planned on me going back to work 4 days before we had another baby. We were not in any hurry for either, but, yes, with building the house a little extra money did come in handy. I was the one that offered to go back 4 days until January to take some pressure off of us. Money pressure is not good for a happy family and we didn't want that stress! So now it is February. I am still working 4 days. We plan on me going back to 3 days, but it has been nice to buy blinds for the house and know we were able to put extra money down on the house and can now build our savings back up. I also hate to go back to 3, and the other therapists I work with have to pick up extra work. AND when we do have another baby, they technically wouldn't have to hold my 3-day a week position while I was on leave. So this leads to the next comment... :)
We will start trying for baby #2 when we are ready. We are not there yet so you don't have to ask:)
My Thursdays aren't bad. I work extra the other days so I can leave early on Thurs and usually pick Addison up after her nap. This works for us now and will probably continue untill baby #2, whenever they may be!
So, thanks for listening...even if it isn't anyone else's business, I feel better.
So I don't really remember the saying...A heart makes a house a home, maybe? Well, we have been in the new house for over 2 months now. We are truly enjoying making it a home. We already have made some great memories! However, when I think back to the rent house, I think that we made the best of living there and made it our "home" for almost 7 months. Addison changed so much while we were there! I don't want to forget what all she accomplished during that time...She turned 2! She began putting herself to sleep at night instead of being rocked. She was potty trained. Her speech took off and she began using sentences. She learned her colors and shapes. She began to get interested in dressing up.
If you know me well, you also know we battled the fleas while we lived there! Not a great memory, but still a memory. It was a 3 bedroom house, but one little bathroom. I cleaned the baseboards, but still never got them to look clean! It wasn't a nasty house by any means, and only one family had lived there before us since it had been remodeled. All the cabinets had been redone, new carpet, and new appliances. Still, it took some getting use to, and Grant and I were ready to get out of there!
So, why did I think of this today? I went to Addison's Valentine's Day party at MDO. Grant had to work late, so I just took off the rest of the afternoon to spend it with Addison. (Instead, I am blogging and she is sleeping!) While we were driving home, Addison asked, "Are we going to the rent house, or our house?" We haven't talked about the rent house in a while. I told her we were going to the new house, but we could drive by the rent house and so we did. That was home to Addison for a while. She doesn't remember or ever thought much about the nasty baseboards, the fleas, or the inconvenience of only one bathroom. It makes me happy to know that no matter where we live, or what the circumstances are, we can make a house a home for our family!
Every night, Grant gives Addison a snack, they read a book, and then brush her teeth. Then she and I read some books, turn lights out, sing songs, say prayers, and then say goodnight. Tonight we were singing and she said, "I want to say night night prayers" so I started:
Me: thank you God for
Add: Grammy and G Dad
Me: thank you God for
Add: Nana and Daddy Dick
Me: thank you...
Add: Boo Boo (Grant's step grandfather that recently passed away)
Me:
Add: Mam Maw
Me:
Add: Aunt Karen and Uncle Buddy
Me:
Add: Gigi and Shug
Me:
Add: Aunt Anna, Kane and Uncle Jay
Me:
Add: JESUS
Me: (heart full, smiling, and so proud now) thank you God for
Add: my clock
and so on...
Something really strange has been happening at gymnastics. Some of the other moms are asking me for advice! Now, I still feel like a new mom who doesn't know what she is doing at times, so this has been a little strange. Addison is one of the oldest in her gymnastic's class and her cute little panties often hang out of her cute little leotard. So, I have been getting the how did you potty train her questions. It's kinda fun saying, "Well I..." I actually feel like I did something right! But I must say, Addison really caught on fast and was easy to potty train. Here is what I tell them:
1. We did a sticker chart
2. I put her in panties as much as possible. She didn't like them to get wet!
3. I figured out the most predictable time for her needing to go to the bathroom and had her sit on the potty at that time. We read books, did puzzles, etc.
4. We had a poo poo sack with candy, bracelets, a movie and so on that she got when she pooped-hince the name!
5. We read a book that talked about mommy and daddy clapping. We made a big deal about this and she loved it when we clapped and danced!
I have misplaced my memory stick reader, so I haven't been able to post any picts lately. I was going to wait until I found it, but Addison has said some cute things that I don't want to forget...
A leaf from a plant was torn into many pieces on the floor the other day. I asked, "Who did this?" and Addison said, "A caterpillar!" She later admited to it!
We were all three in bed the other night reading books before bedtime. Addison looked at her daddy and said, "My gonna marry you daddy. My put on my princess dress, my earrings, my crown and we dance!" (We are working on this my vs. I thing :) )
I had just finished reading a post about baby Harper and I picked Addison up and hugged her and was going on and on about how much I loved her, and how proud of her I was, how blessed we are to have her, etc. She wrapped her arms around my neck and said, "Don't cry mommy. Don't cry. It's OK!)
Tonight when I came home from work, the cutest thing was happening. Grant was cooking dinner (gymnastics night so he fixes whatever I lay out) and Addison had her ironing board in the kitchen right beside her daddy. She was stacking ALL of her panties neatly in a pile on the floor- of course after they had been "pressed."
Please click on the button on the side to read Harper's story. I do not know this family personally, but 2 of my friends have met her and have become good friends with her. Also, small world, Kelly's husband went to high school with my sister-in-law's husband.
They need our prayers!
