Wow. I can’t believe how incredibly busy I’ve been - the kind of busy where at the end of the day you aren’t even sure you “accomplished” much else than feeding yourselves and changing diapers and trying to keep the toddler from accidentally falling down the stairs or ON the baby. Besides updating my facebook, I’ve pretty much broken up with the internet. It’s not that I mean to, I’m just THAT busy…and I’m needed elsewhere, so that’s where I am.

Even though it hasn’t been that long - only a couple of years - since I last had a newborn in my arms, I guess I had forgotten some things…

You know, like the fact that you can go through an entire package of 84 diapers in TWO WEEKS! And, that 4+ po0py diapers a day was normal…and, the um…fragrance and consistency of it all. Mmm. And, I think I forgot the random fussiness where you THINK it’s one thing but then you’re totally wrong and after you’ve spent 2 hours changing the baby, singing to the baby, walking with the baby, rocking the baby, trying to persuade the baby to take a pacifier, covering the baby and then uncovering her when she screams in protest….then, it’s time to eat again…and by the time you’ve decided it MUST be gas, they fall asleep for 30 minutes. How I forgot that bit, I’ll never know. Or…how they just want to be held and will not be tricked by fancy swings that play them music and rock them with actual consistency and won’t fall asleep and stop in mid-rock…and how you become virtually useless when you have a floppy newborn in your arms who doesn’t really like to stay in one place…

Ahhhh…love it. (Really, I do.)

This time is a little different though…Because not only am I the personal poop disposer, but I’m also breakfast, lunch, and dinner - and the 80 snacks in between (it seems). I didn’t realize I’d be sleeping on towels, wishing for pain relievers and numbing gels (during the first week), or mostly topless - but it’s been a good experience and I’m FINALLY to the part where it begins to be enjoyable. Except for the towels. Steven has been super supportive although I think he was a little disappointed when he figured out that the nursing camis with snap-down boobie pieces was not lingerie, but for nursing. That, and he now realizes that not only is he glad to have been born a male, but is also glad that men can’t nurse babies. Wuss.

May has been full so far - A being born, checkups, baby blessing, recovering, catching up on chores, the wonderful baby shower that a few beautiful ladies threw for me (thanks!)… Then, tomorrow is the 2 week check up for Baby A AND Steven and my anniversary. This weekend is Memorial Day Weekend and a special lunch for our church’s seniors… and my dad’s birthday… And, so much more on the to-do list.

So, tomorrow we plan to wake up at the crack of dawn (oh wait, we do that anyway…sort of) and then go to A’s appointment. Mom is taking the day off tomorrow to watch the girls so we can have some “date” time. We still have the movie gift card that my parents gave us for Christmas and MAY be able to grab something to eat if I have enough on a different gift card we were gifted for Christmas by my parents. If all else fails, we may hide away at the library or in books a million and read. Because we’re nerds. And broke. Then, on Friday my mom has ordered us a DEEP FREEZER for our anniversary gift from her and dad and Grams! I’m super excited. A freezer has been on our wish list for a couple of years, now and we’re finally getting one! I never thought I’d be this excited over an appliance but our freezer is packed and we could shave off a little more of the cost of food if we could cook larger quantities and then freeze for later. Saturday, we’re planning on taking the girls downtown for some festivities and then, of course, church on Sunday …and, Monday, a cookout! Woo! Super excited though.

In other news, still no news on the job front. Well…a lot of “No’s” it seems. It’s really frustrating and I have “freak out periods” where I have to be reminded that just because I don’t see HIM working, He’s there. There are a couple of free lance jobs that are possibilities, which would last us about a month or two. And, then we’re also looking at the possibility of Steven going back to school and contracting with ROTC — BUT a few things have to be accomplished before that can be a possibility, and time isn’t on our side. So, please pray for us on that one. It’s really important.

So, that catches us up, I think…All over the place, but I felt like I needed to write.

Oh… and the magical garden that got confused and grew upside down (died)… we replanted it yesterday… both of them.

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