To Daddy

Daddy,

Today I went for a ride,

played with toys,

rolled around

and, oh yeah, 

I sat up.

All by myself.

I love you

and I miss you.

Love,

Shep

I'm a big kid now

Not too long ago GG was giving me a hard time about going down for her nap. I decided maybe she was ready for her crib to be a toddler bed. I took the railing off and put it in her closet. It didn't work out so well, so it quickly went back on. I guess I didn't secure it on well. Sunday evening I went in to her room and she had somehow pulled the railing down and was climbing into her bed , loading it up with stuffed animals and books. I picked it up to actually take it off, she thought I was putting it back on, and she threw a fit. She pointed to her closet and said " No No No, in dere". She remembered I had put it in the closet the first time. So off it came and her sweet daddy ran to Walmart to get a safety rail. 

So far it's worked out pretty well. She goes down for her nap and at night as I'm walking out of her room she says " Goodnight Mommy". 

Do you think she's proud?

And on another note...

yeah, it's a ladybug chair. 

Don't judge him... he has sisters :)

A tooth!!

I just noticed last night that Shep has a tooth that popped through.

Don't grow up too fast, little guy!

Relief

... that is what I feel right now. The past week and a half has been crazy! We started off last Saturday with Josh waking up not feeling well. By that evening he was in so much pain we went to the emergency room to have them release him at 3 am with no diagnosis. Sunday was horrible for him so on Monday we got in to see his DR. They immediately admitted him to the hospital with an infection that required IV antibiotics. So he was in there until Tuesday night.  They let him come home but he was ordered to rest for the week. 

He went back to the DR this past Monday and they released him to head back to work this week. Today is his first day back. It was a really scary couple of days for us. I am SOOO happy he is ok. 

This picture of G.G. just kind of sums up the week in our house. Josh not feeling well and resting, me nursing a baby and Sophie started middle school. The toddler had free reign. 

Let me just say I can't believe my little Sophie is in middle school. She switches classes every class and has a locker. This has been a huge deal for her and her friends. She was even quizzing Josh and me about when do we think she should go back to her locker. After every class or every two classes? It is really cute how new and exciting everything is for her. I love it. I miss her so much though. I wish I was brave enough to homeschool, just to have her with me all the time. I'm sure she would have none of that though. She's a very independent, social girl.

The two little ones are doing well. Just growing and growing every day. I can't stand it. G.G. is really into identifying all her colors right now. She talks all the time and just makes me laugh every day. She loves to sing "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" in this really funny voice because she knows it cracks me up. She is also running, climbing and jumping constantly. She had a couple of big falls off the couch the other day, so we'll see if any lessons were learned there.

Little Shep is just my precious baby boy. Nurses like a champ and sleeps all night. A couple of nights ago he woke up at around 11 pm and then again at 4 in the morning. I think he is beginning to teethe. He's been a little cranky lately. He just rolled over from back to tummy a couple of days ago.  He smiles all the time and we are just enjoying every moment of his babyhood. The milestones are exciting but I'm sure not rushing them! :)

Milestones

Class of 2015!?!?

Wow, that gives me a reality check. She is growing up.

Sophie's last day of 5th grade is today. She'll be on her way to middle school next year.

Time flies.

I read a quote yesterday that really spoke to me. Because it is so hard to let her grow up and know the joys but also the heartache that is ahead of her.

" When we loosen our grip, He tightens His "

She is not mine. I have been entrusted to be her mother for these past wonderful 11 years and hopefully many more to come. But it is my God who holds her in His hands. 

I am so proud of the person she is becoming. 

Letting them go

Big Mama has a wonderful post today about letting our children grow up. It was something I really needed to read today. Perfect timing! Sophie is heading off to middle school next year and I'm a mess about it :).