I have the two sweetest girls ever! Lucy will be 3 in March and Emma is 4 months now. They are so much alike. In looks especially, but their personalities are similar, too. Emma does a lot of the same baby things that Lucy did. They both have the sweetest little faces and the best chubby cheeks for kissing.
Right now Emma is experimenting with all the different sounds she can make. She squeals and screams a lot. Just for fun though. She doesn't usually do it when she's really crying. It's really funny. Of course I've tried several times to get it on some sort of recording, but she always stops before I can get it. One of these days...
We tried out cheaper diapers with Emma. We did this with Lucy and just forgot how it turned out for us. There is just nothing like Pampers. They feel better, they hold everything in better, and it doesn't get really puffy between her legs when it's full. I remembered that we didn't switch to the cheaper ones with Lucy until she was walking around. When they are always sitting and laying around, you just need a better diaper. Hopefully we will remember with our next baby.
Lucy is sooo smart! She amazes me. She learns things so quickly and remembers things easily. I have taught her the alphabet and numbers and she knows them quite well. She has flash cards and homework with her Bible class and she learns them so quickly. She can tell you how many books are in the Bible, and she know the words "firmament" and "vegetation." She can look at the cards and tell you the answer without asking them. She just recognizes the card and knows what the question is. She does that with other things, too. Resturants and such. I really need to start "Your Baby Can Read" with her. I know she would have it down in a flash. She does "school work" too. She asked me on her own today if she could do it. It's magnetic letters and flash cards. She find the letters and spells the words out. She is always so proud of herself when she spells a word on her own.
Today Lucy brought me the remote and asked me if I wanted to watch Martha Stewart! She picks up on everything! It really makes me think about what I say and how I speak around her. Such simple things that are innocent coming from my mouth do not sound that way when she says them! She really is a good girl. She is very polite, too. She always says "excuse me" when she starts talking to me! It's sooo cute. I would like to think that I have something to do with her good habits! I keep hearing that she's going to go through "phases" where she is unmanageable or something. I haven't felt that way yet. She is not perfect, of course, I mean she's 2, but I believe that her father and I have done a pretty good job training her and keeping those "phases" away. Work in progress of course!
So Jon is my husband of 7 1/2 years. I think we get a long pretty well! We're figuring out what marriage is all about and what it takes to have a happy one. Every year we spend together is better than the last. He truly is my best friend. I feel more comfortable with him than anyone. He knows the side of me that I hide from everyone else. He loves me and all my imperfections. I'm not just saying that like some cliche. I know he loves me that way. He shows me and tells me. And I love him the same way. We realize that we are not perfect and we won't always agree on everything. But we love God first and respect His role in our marriage. THAT is what makes a marriage stick. First you know that you can't turn your back on something so serious, and then you learn that you don't want to. People without God first in their marriage don't take their vows seriously enough to do what it takes to make it work. Like the song says, "Love isn't something that we're in, it's something that we do."
Forgive me for my rambling on what some may think is too mushy! You can't really explain the love you feel for your spouse, you just have to know it for yourself. The same goes for your children. You just won't understand until you have it for yourself. It's all amazing and it's all a gift from God. He planned for us to have families. The home is a divine institution and we must all realize how seriously he takes the roles we choose to step into. These role are optional! We don't have to get married and have children, but when we do, we must realize God's commands that are to be followed when we take them on. Read Titus 2:3-5 and Ephesians 5:22, 23. It is the father's responsibility to instill love and respect for God in our children (Ephesians 6:4), but that doesn't mean that we as mother's cannot help! Thinking about the souls of my little girls takes my mind to a very serious place. I think of the families that I know who's children have left the Lord and I want to make sure that I don't do anything to lead my children astray. I know that my actions or inactions will and can affect my daughters eternity. Then I remember my parents. I can confidently say that my sisters and I are all committed to the Lord and His church. I don't know everything my parents went through as they raised me, but I do remember a lot of how they did it. I believe with all my heart that they did their best to be consistent in their example, discipline, and teaching me to have a personal relationship with God. I have no doubt in my mind that I can do the same things that they did and instill the same faith in my children. I know my husband has the same goal and he will do his best to get his children, and me, to heaven. It's great to know that my parents are just a phone call away and I can always get their advice! So many people are free to offer their advice on how to raise children, but my parents are the ones I will always turn to! What a blessing!
Well, you can probably tell from this post that I love my family! This was on my mind and so it went into my blog...Does anyone else find that this is just a diary for adults? I hope to include crafts and ideas, etc. So it won't always be so serious! I hope this part of me (the biggest part!) was worth your time! Thanks for reading!
You have such a sweet family!
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