Changing the Name of My Blog

Noah has a CD that I love called Sing Over Me. I love singing to him or attempting to sing. It is worship music so it is also an intimate time of praise and prayer for me directed towards Noah. There is one song about being grateful in all things and circumstances and finding God in all. This has been hard for me lately with all the sickness and the struggle of not being a stay at home mom like I always dreamed. So this song has become very meaningful to me and I tear up every time I hear it. I do have so much to be grateful for. In the song she says:

'How can I thank you? What can I bring? What can these poor hands lay at the feet of a king? So I'll sing you a love song, its all that I have to show you I'm grateful for holding my life in your hands. With every breath I take in, I'll thank you. "

I got to thinking about how my life should be a love song to God, how my day to day should praise Him. Even when I don't feel like it! Even when the kids at school get me down or the flu runs through our family again, or I feel like a failure as a daughter, sister, friend, wife or mother. So I decided to rename the blog, "My love song" as a reminder to me that the way I live and the way I love other is the love song I "sing" to God. What do I want the lyrics and melody to be? I hope that at least some of the time he finds it as beautiful and touching as as the sweet song I sing to Noah. And that through my life these crazy kids and my family and friends hear me thanking God for blessings and His love. And not too much complaining.

Picking A Lifelong Best Friend

So Noah had some down time since he has the flu and all. I thought it would be a good time for him to begin the process of picking his best friend. This friend will play with him, comfort him, sleep right there with him, never move away, always listen and never fight. He can drag this friend through the mud, beat up on him, use him as a pillow, throw him and he will never hear a complaint.


Here is my lifelong best friend, Mr. Bears. Yes, I am 27 and still sleep with a teddy bear. He might not look like much (he had to have re constructive face surgery after Charlie tried to "love" on him.) but he has been through a lot. Kindergarten, breakups, moves, heartbreaks, tea parties, college, Rome, deaths of family members, London, giving birth. Mr. Bears never tires.






So now it is time for Noah to begin the process of picking his best friend. He has three good contenders.

Aubie the Tiger- Aubie represents all that is Auburn. Spirit, Perseverance, Tradition, Adventure. Plus he's a tiger. He can scare people! He was a gift from Dan, Jana and Micah. That alone his worth several points in his favor.


Brannon the Bear- Brannon is a classic. He has style. He is bigger and sturdier than the others giving him long lasting potential. He is rugged. Brannon is what Adam and I bought when we found out Noah was Noah. When the ultrasound pronounced, "It's a boy!". So he has sentiment.

Blue Bear- Blue Bear is like mommy's bear. He is soft and cuddly. He fits perfect in Noah's little arms. He was a gift from MiMi, just like Mr. Bears was a gift from my maternal grandmother.

I took this video, Noah was bored with me and he does have the flu, so he couldn't quite decide yet.


Who will Noah pick??? What do you think?

The Flu: Round Two

Well, thanks to daycare, again, Noah has the flu. This time it does not include the stomach but fever, cough, body aches, and a terrible rash. He is so pitiful. Noah is such a happy baby, he never just cries to cry. So we know he must be miserable when he only smiled at me twice today and has fussed in my arms for two hours. I never knew I could feel so helpless. I can't do anything to fix it and worse is I can't take off to take care of him! I just want to hold him and comfort him. Adam has to take the week off, again. Which means he won't be able to come to the beach with my family in July. It is really hard to find what it is God is trying to teach me through this. I know God doesn't punish but He does discipline. What is it God? I am missing it. And I think if I could be at home with him. He wouldn't catch every strain of the flu that comes through Tuscaloosa. Unless God blesses us wit another suprise, I will do my best to make sure to have a Spring baby! Pray for us to stay healthy, we can't afford to catch his virus again. I am off to bed and to ingest as much Vitamin C as possible!

Turning 27

Yesterday was my 27th birthday. I feel very old. I'm not, I just feel that way. My ten year high school reunion is in less that a year. The kids I teach (the non repeaters) were not yet in Kindergarten then. At the same time I look at Noah and think, "I have a baby". I do not yet feel old enough or nearly responsible enough to be a mother. Moms are supposed to have all the answers, I don't have answers! I amazed that God felt I was ready for this. I just remember to pray and trust that He knows I can do it!!
We celebrated my birthday at a good old family dinner at my mom's house. It was a good dinner and lots of sweet cards and presents. It was Noah's first family birthday dinner. He slept through the actual eating part but enjoyed being the center of attention and getting loved on by grandparents, great grandmother, aunts and uncles. The video I took is of my sister Emily talking to Noah. He really loves her and today when we were uploading the video he starting smiling and cooing at the sound of her voice! She definitely has the touch.

The Stroller

We finally got the stroller put together after three long months of missing parts! And just in time for pretty weather! Noah likes taking walks. And Charlie loves it when he gets to come along. Here are some pictures of a few of our adventures in Clear Creek Colony and video (not sure why it is sideways).

Charlie

I was practicing taking videos and uploading them with our camera and took one of Charlie. He is a good dog and deserves a little attention .

The Nursery

I finally had a chance to get some shots of the nursery and infamous bedding for those who asked to see it.

This first picture is the quilt and bedding that took four months to get here! The second and third are crib, polka dots, and stripes.
The picture above is of the awesome glider MiMi got us and the shelf I still need to paint black. Below is the cute polka dot curtains (can't tell in the picture) and Noah's little chair. Those are all his stuffed friends waiting for it to be safe to live in the crib. Next is the changing table and the empty blue dot that will one day hold a framed picture. Charlie was checking out the yard to make sure we were safe and Noah was sleeping through it all.