"My beloved is unto me as a bundle of myrrh." Song of Solomon 1:13
September 18th, 2013 by Aubri
Last weekend we had Essie’s birthday party. I have always loved Russian nesting dolls or Matryoshka dolls.
I got my first set of Matryoshka dolls when I was ein little Liebchen in Germany and have been given several more since.
I did some decorating in Esther’s room with them so I thought it would be a fun theme for her birthday.
September 14th, 2013 by Aubri
I thought I should update on baby 6, it’s been a while! We’re getting closer to meeting this tiny girl. She could possibly be my biggest, wiggliest and hairiest baby yet. Probably loudest too, they seem to get louder each time. I suppose they have to be at this house though. Thankfully, all seems to be going well with her.
I can’t complain too much about being uncomfortable…yet. I’m on the verge though. So far I’m physically doing pretty well. Meaning my body is holding up BUT I don’t remember being this tired all the time at this phase like I am this time! I’m just so drained.
And back on the heartburn wagon. It has to be worse than it’s ever been. It’s very much stop you dead in your tracks heartburn, so I’m waiting for baby Crystal Gayle to come waltzing out in 8 weeks. But I guess hairy babies can’t be helped…they come by it honestly:
Phil c. Long Ago.
Also with this baby I have been so ITCHY!! Anyone else have this before?! All over, all the time itchy. I had some blood work done to make sure nothing was wrong. Nothing’s “wrong” so I’m hoping it will clear up on it’s own once baby is out. For now I’m just trying to keep as much skin as possible.
AND my sob story gets better. I’ve got a Bronchial infection now. Coughing is definitely not the friend of any pregnant woman.
All that said, it’s always amazing to feel these babies growing and with each one all our other babies realize more and more that we will have another sugar around here soon. They get so excited too which is wonderful to see. I’ll whine about pregnancy until the last minute, but I know, we are blessed.
September 11th, 2013 by Aubri
Joining Camp Patton for this week’s favorites.
I came across some really good posts this week so I had to share them, added are great quotes from each:
1. Hard Times, Pretty Pictures: “I post beauty, even when life is ugly. For me, it’s the only way. Blogs have a way of deceiving, but that’s only if you choose to read them that way. It’s a choice. You can read that I stopped for cherries, and make all sorts of assumptions, or you can simply be reminded that we all have our good moments–you and me.” Ginny
2. Does It Get Easier? : “You are in a season of sowing seeds. Accept that the fruit comes later.” Amy
3. Courage In the Ordinary: “But I’ve come to the point where I’m not sure anymore just what God counts as radical. And I suspect that for me, getting up and doing the dishes when I’m short on sleep and patience is far more costly and necessitates more of a revolution in my heart than some of the more outwardly risky ways I’ve lived in the past. And so this is what I need now: the courage to face an ordinary day” AND “But for those of us — and there are a lot of us — who are drawn to an edgy, sizzling spirituality, we need to embrace radical ordinariness and to be grounded in the challenge of the stable mundaneness of the well-lived Christian life.” Tish
4. My 4th favorite thing this week is this drawing Clara did at school. I love that Ephraim looks like he’s sitting on the floor peeking out from behind me. And I’m glad Lily didn’t notice that she doesn’t have legs. She was very upset the last time Clara drew her without HAIR.
5. If you have a picky eater you’ll know why I’m thrilled to add this 5th favorite. Last night Lily tried roasted potatoes for supper…and LIKED THEM. She’s a big lover of french fries of course but has never attempted potatoes in any other form. I did let her dip them in Ketchup, but ain’t no shame in that! She was pretty proud of herself…I was too.
September 10th, 2013 by Aubri
