Happy Thanksgiving!!
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Happy Thanksgiving!!
In our house we are thankful most of all for our Savior, Jesus Christ. We are also thankful for each other and for all of the laughter and love that infiltrates our home each and every day. We are thankful for our family and friends who make our life that much sweeter. We are thankful for our jobs. We are thankful for our freedom. We are thankful for life!
Happy Thanksgiving!!
Happy Thanksgiving!!
Monday, November 21, 2011
Six Month Old Brogan
Brogan cracks me up. He has picked up on a couple things that makes us laugh and so he does them a lot. One thing he loves to do is try to make himself stand up while sitting in his bumbo. He did this once and Addi laughed and that's all it took. Now whenever he is given the chance, he trys to flip out of that seat. I can't really blame him...the seat is pink. Not exactly the manliest of colors. He also likes to spit a lot. He thinks it's hilarious...he.is.such.a.boy!
Brogan also has a such a sweet dispostion. He smiles all the time. Except for the times that he is wailing...which is when he's hungry and at night. Because hey, it sure is fun to wake up mommy and daddy every single night...and it's like he has a score sheet and gives himself extra points if he wakes up his sister while he's at it. Anyway, back to his sweet disposition...he is a great baby. He laughs out loud a lot for absolutely no reason at all. He gets so excited about the simplest things and is just a breath of fresh air to everyone he is around. I love seeing the world through his eyes. I mean, who knew that a piece of lint on the floor could be so exciting? ;)
I will not be surprised if he is crawling before Christmas. While it's great to see him develop, that thought freaks me out, too. I don't know what we're going to do when we have two mobile babies. It will be an adventure for sure!
Brogie's favorite things right now are:
Daddy
Addi
Mommy
Anything he can put in his mouth
Trying new foods
His bottles
Music
His least favorite things right now are:
Sleeping
Getting out of the bathtub
So there you have it. Brogan in a nutshell. In less than a week he will be six months. A half of a year. It seems like just yesterday we were preparing for him to come into the world. Time, PLEASE, slow down. Though you can speed up between the hours of 8:00 am - 5:00 pm, Monday - Friday. :)
Brogan also has a such a sweet dispostion. He smiles all the time. Except for the times that he is wailing...which is when he's hungry and at night. Because hey, it sure is fun to wake up mommy and daddy every single night...and it's like he has a score sheet and gives himself extra points if he wakes up his sister while he's at it. Anyway, back to his sweet disposition...he is a great baby. He laughs out loud a lot for absolutely no reason at all. He gets so excited about the simplest things and is just a breath of fresh air to everyone he is around. I love seeing the world through his eyes. I mean, who knew that a piece of lint on the floor could be so exciting? ;)
I will not be surprised if he is crawling before Christmas. While it's great to see him develop, that thought freaks me out, too. I don't know what we're going to do when we have two mobile babies. It will be an adventure for sure!
Brogie's favorite things right now are:
Daddy
Addi
Mommy
Anything he can put in his mouth
Trying new foods
His bottles
Music
His least favorite things right now are:
Sleeping
Getting out of the bathtub
So there you have it. Brogan in a nutshell. In less than a week he will be six months. A half of a year. It seems like just yesterday we were preparing for him to come into the world. Time, PLEASE, slow down. Though you can speed up between the hours of 8:00 am - 5:00 pm, Monday - Friday. :)
Sunday, November 20, 2011
Awake
Brogan woke up at 2:15 this morning crying and once he stopped, Addi started. It is now 3:44 am and all has been quiet for over an hour and here I am...still wide awake.
So, it is now 4:23...still awake. I was going to write an amazing post (aren't they all? haha), but I got distracted by Facebook. Actually, I got distracted by Facebook stalking Addi and Brogan's daycare teachers. Have to make sure they're not crazy. ;) Don't even start thinking about how I could be the crazy one since I'm checking out their pages at this hour. :)
Enjoy the rest of the weekend and if I don't blog before, have a great Thanksgiving!!! :)
So, it is now 4:23...still awake. I was going to write an amazing post (aren't they all? haha), but I got distracted by Facebook. Actually, I got distracted by Facebook stalking Addi and Brogan's daycare teachers. Have to make sure they're not crazy. ;) Don't even start thinking about how I could be the crazy one since I'm checking out their pages at this hour. :)
Enjoy the rest of the weekend and if I don't blog before, have a great Thanksgiving!!! :)
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Addi Moments
I have often said that there are moments that I want to capture and keep forever in my memory. I had a couple Addi moments today that I'll never forget.
During the crazy rush of a typical morning out the Turner house, Jared helped get the kids into the car so that I could take them to daycare. Just as Jared walked away, Addi yelled out, "Love you Daddy!" I seriously think my heart skipped a beat. Jared and I tell each other and the kids we love them all the time, and there have been times, when prompted, that Addi has told us she loves us. I have never heard her actually say it without prompting. Even though she didn't say it to me, it melted my heart. It's like she's starting to get it. In our house we love and we love deeply. We express it in many ways, but we always make sure to say, "I love you" a lot. This morning proved she's catching on. I'll never forget it! :)
Another moment to keep forever in my memory was the pure look of excitement when Addi found and then got to play with one of her Christmas presents. I had ordered a couple of Melissa and Doug toys, one of which is a geometric shape stacker thing. Addi saw it and cried because I wouldn't open it. After a minute or so of her crying, I thought, "What's it gonna hurt?" and ripped the plastic off that toy in record time. Her eyes lit up and she played with that toy for a good 20 minutes and while I played with her, I told myself to always remember that precious moment. And now the toy is put up in a new secret place, which is where it will stay until it's time to be wrapped and placed under the tree. Unless, of course, she finds it again.
During the crazy rush of a typical morning out the Turner house, Jared helped get the kids into the car so that I could take them to daycare. Just as Jared walked away, Addi yelled out, "Love you Daddy!" I seriously think my heart skipped a beat. Jared and I tell each other and the kids we love them all the time, and there have been times, when prompted, that Addi has told us she loves us. I have never heard her actually say it without prompting. Even though she didn't say it to me, it melted my heart. It's like she's starting to get it. In our house we love and we love deeply. We express it in many ways, but we always make sure to say, "I love you" a lot. This morning proved she's catching on. I'll never forget it! :)
Another moment to keep forever in my memory was the pure look of excitement when Addi found and then got to play with one of her Christmas presents. I had ordered a couple of Melissa and Doug toys, one of which is a geometric shape stacker thing. Addi saw it and cried because I wouldn't open it. After a minute or so of her crying, I thought, "What's it gonna hurt?" and ripped the plastic off that toy in record time. Her eyes lit up and she played with that toy for a good 20 minutes and while I played with her, I told myself to always remember that precious moment. And now the toy is put up in a new secret place, which is where it will stay until it's time to be wrapped and placed under the tree. Unless, of course, she finds it again.
Sunday, November 13, 2011
Dear Weekend
Dear Weekend,
You were WAY TOO SHORT this time around. I didn't even get to finish all of our laundry.
Please make yourself last a little longer next time.
Thank you,
Jennifer
You were WAY TOO SHORT this time around. I didn't even get to finish all of our laundry.
Please make yourself last a little longer next time.
Thank you,
Jennifer
Friday, November 4, 2011
This, That and a Bunch of Other Stuff
Do you ever read someones blog and just want to reach out and give the blogger a huge hug and tell her that you just know everything will work out in the end and God's Will is going to be even better than she imagined? I have a friend who I haven't seen in years, but I keep up with her and her husband's life through her blog. No, I don't blog stalk her, she reads mine too. :) Anyway, I just want her to know I'm praying for her. I probably should actually email or send her a message on FaceBook letting her know this, but that seems too intrusive for some reason right now. So, I hope you know who you are and I hope you know that I care.
Now diving into October...What a great month it was! We went to the zoo! At least I think that was this month, and I think I may have blogged about it, but it's 4:40 AM and I am too lazy to check the date or my blog, so there you go. We also went to the pumpkin patch! OK, so I did just check this blog and I did fail to blog about both. Oh well. We had a great time. Addi liked the monkeys at the zoo, Brogan liked the nap. ;) Addi liked running and playing at the pumpkin patch, Brogan liked observing and swinging. :) Oh and she liked the fake cow at the pumpkin patch. She ran up to it and said, "Hi Cow! Moo Moo!" Everyone who heard her chuckled, it was adorable. :) We also celebrated the first birthday of Jonah - a little boy at our church whose family we are very close to. We did not celebrate Halloween, nor will we ever. We have decided that as a family, we will do something special for the kids so that they don't feel like they are missing out. However, dressing up and going to get candy on a pagan "holiday" is not our cup of tea. We don't look down on the families who choose to celebrate this day and have deep respect for the churches that provide Christian alternatives. It's just not our thing. Anyway, we did nothing special for the kids on Oct. 31st this year though because the kids wouldn't care anyway and due to the busyness of life, I didn't really care either. So there you have it. That was October or at least part of it.
On to my reason for being up and blogging so early, simply put, I'm in pain. I had to have my gallbladder removed yesterday. It was my first time under anaesthesia and that part freaked me out more than the actual procedure. I don't know why I was so scared, and felt silly for even worrying, especially after I came to and realized all was well. :) Anyway, the recovery time should not be that long, but can I tell you how excited I am that the weekend that I am basically being forced by my husband and doctor to sit around and do NOTHING happens to be the weekend of the Hallmark Channel's Christmas Movie Marathon??? I LOVE Hallmark Christmas movies. They are some of the best out there! I'm sure half way through the marathon I will want to get up and get the Christmas decorations out, but I'm going to resist the urge. Not because I think it's too early for decorating, but because I have a goal of being back to work on Monday just because I'm stubborn and everyone says they doubt I will feel well enough to be there. Anyway, the one downside to my exciting weekend is that Addi is in Virginia with my parents and I miss her like crazy! She has been there since Wednesday evening, so not even 48 hours and I feel like it's been a month. Jared feels the same way and I am pretty sure that Brogie is missing her, too. I must admit that it is nice to be able to let him play without having to constantly make sure that Addi isn't trying to play a little to rough with him, but still the house is just a little too quiet without her here. To add to my grief, she is now sick with a stomach bug. So, she's not here, she's sick and because of my surgery and the stupid fact that I have to take it easy to recover, there is absolutely nothing I can do to help her feel better. I take that back, I can pray. I have prayed and keep praying and I am so thankful that she is in great hands (God's hands first and foremost, and my parents' hands while she is there). Unfortunately, Brogan is sick, too. He started throwing up yesterday evening. He doesn't have a fever and hasn't thrown up since about 7:30 pm, so we are hoping to send him to daycare today. That makes me feel like a terrible mommy, but hey, the kids caught it at daycare and while I'm not a proponent of allowing children to share germs and make each other sick, we are quite desperate. I can't even pick him up and hold him today and Jared is working so we don't really have a choice.
Can I just say that my husband is incredible!! The man is seriously holding this house together. He works well over 40 hours a week, he helps me clean (sometimes he cleans more than I do), he always takes out the trash without my prompting, he helps with taking and picking up the kids at daycare, packs my lunches (which I know I've blogged about before!) and helps in 100 other ways every single week. I could not do this without him. Jared - you are amazing!!! :)
I'm closing this now, because I'm pretty sure this blog is even more discombobulated than normal thanks to being up since 2:00 AM and my earlier mention of Christmas made me want to check out the Black Friday ads. :) I hope you all have a great weekend! Try to take the time to watch a Christmas movie and don't forget to go to church! :)
Now diving into October...What a great month it was! We went to the zoo! At least I think that was this month, and I think I may have blogged about it, but it's 4:40 AM and I am too lazy to check the date or my blog, so there you go. We also went to the pumpkin patch! OK, so I did just check this blog and I did fail to blog about both. Oh well. We had a great time. Addi liked the monkeys at the zoo, Brogan liked the nap. ;) Addi liked running and playing at the pumpkin patch, Brogan liked observing and swinging. :) Oh and she liked the fake cow at the pumpkin patch. She ran up to it and said, "Hi Cow! Moo Moo!" Everyone who heard her chuckled, it was adorable. :) We also celebrated the first birthday of Jonah - a little boy at our church whose family we are very close to. We did not celebrate Halloween, nor will we ever. We have decided that as a family, we will do something special for the kids so that they don't feel like they are missing out. However, dressing up and going to get candy on a pagan "holiday" is not our cup of tea. We don't look down on the families who choose to celebrate this day and have deep respect for the churches that provide Christian alternatives. It's just not our thing. Anyway, we did nothing special for the kids on Oct. 31st this year though because the kids wouldn't care anyway and due to the busyness of life, I didn't really care either. So there you have it. That was October or at least part of it.
On to my reason for being up and blogging so early, simply put, I'm in pain. I had to have my gallbladder removed yesterday. It was my first time under anaesthesia and that part freaked me out more than the actual procedure. I don't know why I was so scared, and felt silly for even worrying, especially after I came to and realized all was well. :) Anyway, the recovery time should not be that long, but can I tell you how excited I am that the weekend that I am basically being forced by my husband and doctor to sit around and do NOTHING happens to be the weekend of the Hallmark Channel's Christmas Movie Marathon??? I LOVE Hallmark Christmas movies. They are some of the best out there! I'm sure half way through the marathon I will want to get up and get the Christmas decorations out, but I'm going to resist the urge. Not because I think it's too early for decorating, but because I have a goal of being back to work on Monday just because I'm stubborn and everyone says they doubt I will feel well enough to be there. Anyway, the one downside to my exciting weekend is that Addi is in Virginia with my parents and I miss her like crazy! She has been there since Wednesday evening, so not even 48 hours and I feel like it's been a month. Jared feels the same way and I am pretty sure that Brogie is missing her, too. I must admit that it is nice to be able to let him play without having to constantly make sure that Addi isn't trying to play a little to rough with him, but still the house is just a little too quiet without her here. To add to my grief, she is now sick with a stomach bug. So, she's not here, she's sick and because of my surgery and the stupid fact that I have to take it easy to recover, there is absolutely nothing I can do to help her feel better. I take that back, I can pray. I have prayed and keep praying and I am so thankful that she is in great hands (God's hands first and foremost, and my parents' hands while she is there). Unfortunately, Brogan is sick, too. He started throwing up yesterday evening. He doesn't have a fever and hasn't thrown up since about 7:30 pm, so we are hoping to send him to daycare today. That makes me feel like a terrible mommy, but hey, the kids caught it at daycare and while I'm not a proponent of allowing children to share germs and make each other sick, we are quite desperate. I can't even pick him up and hold him today and Jared is working so we don't really have a choice.
Can I just say that my husband is incredible!! The man is seriously holding this house together. He works well over 40 hours a week, he helps me clean (sometimes he cleans more than I do), he always takes out the trash without my prompting, he helps with taking and picking up the kids at daycare, packs my lunches (which I know I've blogged about before!) and helps in 100 other ways every single week. I could not do this without him. Jared - you are amazing!!! :)
I'm closing this now, because I'm pretty sure this blog is even more discombobulated than normal thanks to being up since 2:00 AM and my earlier mention of Christmas made me want to check out the Black Friday ads. :) I hope you all have a great weekend! Try to take the time to watch a Christmas movie and don't forget to go to church! :)
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