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Great Weekend

Hey all! Had a fun weekend. Got to go the the Garden Party for the Little Light House. Tons of fun! I will have to find a pic for you and post it soon.. of course I forgot mine! For some reason, I don't feel like blogging about how cute and amazing it was. Partially because it is overwhelming at the thought of how big Elliot's school is... and it's purpose, and why/how it was started. And it's overwhelming that our family get's to be a part of something so big. I never in a million years would have thought I would ever be apart of something so amazing.
Well, that's all I have.. I don't have the right words to convey what I want, so I am gonna go to bed.

Conversations with a 4 year old...

So, Rowin is pretty darn funny... He has said some things over the last couple of weeks that I have to document for memories sake!
Now when you read these, imagine the most expressive tone and pauses between each word... and with excitement and suspense...
"When I grow up and be a guy...I will get hair in my nose like Dad!"

now.. he has been talking about how God is in our hearts... so keep that in mind.

Today we were playing around with a stethoscope and I was listening to his heart. I told him to be quiet so I could hear...and he asked,

"Why? is God kicking in there?" I was confused at first and asked him to repeat what he said, and then I realized and said, "Oh, because God lives there?" and he said "Yeah!"

HaHaha! Hilarious!!!

Random Catch Up

So.. I am not very good at sticking with the blogging. I am too interested in everyone else's blog to update my own... on top of the fact that I have three children (like that doesn't keep me busy enough?!) and the fact that I am a little addicted to craigslist and finding good clothing deals for my children. Anyway, all that to say.. sorry.

Elliot is starting to walk with his walker really well. He does not like it, but I think he is getting used to it. He really enjoys this new butt scoot where he just scoots around like a dog does when whiping it's butt on the carpet! ha! I just thought of that wonderful example for you all. Anyway. It was my goal for Mr. E to walk from the front door of school to his classroom the first day back from their spring break... and he did it! It was awesome! He had a cheering squad and now when he does it he looks around, like why is no one cheering?! Let me just tell you how thankful I am for Elliot's school! Those three week breaks challenge me!

Rowin is becoming ... hmm.. can't find the right words. He asks a ton of questions and demands good answers. He is hilarious! Right now he is singing a song of nonsense words, which he does quite often. He also sings real songs and he sings alot. He wants to be going somewhere all the time. He just wants to be doing something all the time. Right now he is hiding plastic easter eggs so I can go hunt them. The other day he said.. "when I grow up and be a guy I will get hair in my nose like daddy!" HAHAHAHAHA! Cracked me up!

Maggie is a doll! Her daddy is smitten and so is her mommy! :) I am so thankful to have a baby girl! She is sweet and such a good baby! Like today when she was stuck in her carseat all morning while I volunteered at the school... she just played and talked! She loves to eat and will soon be weighing more than E! She is trying hard to scoot/crawl, it will be no time. My world is going to turn upside down! Elliot walking and her crawling?! what will we do?!

Mark's new business is doing well. He loves it! He loves teaching teachers and he is good at it! And he loves his job at Asbury. Loves leading others in worship! Here is his new blog check it out.

Me-I am being, doing, living, going. I am really enjoying being a mom and wife. I sometimes don't know if I am coming or going or staying.. but this to shall pass. I enrolled my baby (Rowin) in Pre-K!? I am entering a new phase of life soon... so I am going to try and reming myself to enjoy this phase while it lasts.

Until next time... have a great day!

Mommy Guilt

There are times as a mom that I feel guilty for what happens to my kids or what happens while I am busy with another child or what happens right under my nose :) . I have decided though that I am human and I could put a spin on what other people might see as lazy or bad parenting I am looking on the bright side of things :) so here you go from mommy guilt to mommy pride! :)

Mommy guilt (MG): My son peed in the bathroom trash cans! (That are right next to the toilet?!)
Mommy pride (MP): My son did not pee in his pants or on the floor!

MG: My son squirted shaving cream onto the kitchen floor and in attempt to clean it up.. made a bigger mess!
MP: He was apologetic and he attempted to help me clean up a mess!

MG: My two year old son bit off some crayon while using it as a teething stick.
MP: My two year old allowed something in his mouth voluntarily! (At least he spit out the crayon.. I know for sure he wouldn't swallow it!)

MG: My son can quote "Little Bear" episodes word for word.
MP: He is working on his acting and his memorization skills are phenomenal!

MG: My son can sing along with the opening for the Nick Jr. on Demand.
MP: He is developing his pitch! (Daddy would be proud about this one)

MG: My two year old son shuts himself into a room (with french doors with windows) and plays for an hour by himself and gets upset when people open the doors
MP: I am teaching him self confidence and independence!

MG: I rarely fix my boys hair before school or church for that matter.
MP: I am teaching them not to be vain and they are in style.. isn't the messy look still in??

ok... so I think that is enough of me revealing stuff about me. I know I am not the only one out there.. :) just trying to make other people feel good :) hehe.

I hope you all are doing well.. I wish I would have gotten a picture of Rowin's outfit yesterday. He is in the business of dressing himself and picking out his clothes... Plaid Shirt with patchwork plaid shorts! (He claimed that they matched?!) If he wears it again... I will snap a pic!

Have a great day!

Happy Birthday Mark!

I just wanted to tell Mark "Happy Birthday"! And show everyone the guitar cake I made for him last weekend when we celebrated with his family. I also wanted to pay tribute to a wonderful husband who has worked his butt off for us. He is doing an awesome job at his new business that he started and I am so proud of him! He is awesome at training those teachers! Everyone loves the "Hot Smartboard trainer"! haha! :) He is hot, but he is mine ladies... so back off! :) hahahaha. He is also doing such a wonderful job at leading worship at our church and soon there will be a cd out that he has recorded to benefit Elliot's school, that is too awesome!

Well, now that I have made people ill I will let you go... Talk to you soon!

Happy 2nd Birthday Elliot!

Wow! It's hard to believe that Elliot was born two years ago tomorrow?! On Friday he took his "first" official step with his walker! He hated every minute of it but he is getting there.. we are just trying to get him to like standing! sheesh! I don't know if I ever wrote his birth story... I know everyone has heard most of his story, but I don't think we ever wrote about his birth. So, here I go....

It was a Friday morning when I woke up with weird cramps every ten- twenty minutes, and I was spotting a little. Mark was getting ready to go to Hot Springs for a conference, I told him to go on, but to stay close to his phone. I was only 35 1/2 weeks.. so I didn't know what to think. But as the cramps got closer together I decided to call Mark (who was only in Maumelle by this point) and he told me he was coming home and we were going to the hospital. We dropped Rowin off at sweet Bridget's house thinking we would be back later that day. I was monitored at the hospital all morning, and no one seemed to take my pain too seriously because the contractions I was having weren't showing up real strong on the monitors. At one point I was crying because of the pain, and the doctor asked me why I was crying?! OOOhh I could have kicked him. Around 1 they decided to put me in a room under 24 hour watch and give me some Breathene to stop the contractions. I was only dialated to a 2-3 and the contractions weren't strong or very hard, but really painful- a weird painful. Well, thank goodness my doctor left after 5 and a new doctor came on. Mark went to go check on Rowin at Bridget's and get some dinner and Bridget came up to visit me. Well, about that time.. the new doc came in and said he had looked over everything (monitor sheets) and didn't like what he had been seeing had been happening to the baby's heartrate after my contractions. Every time I had a contraction, Elliot's heartrate would drop significantly. Don't ask me why someone didn't catch this before?! Anyway... he did an ultrasound to look at E's position and see how far down he was. After that he told me he wanted to put me back into labor or deliver via c-section. I was scared to death! We called Mark and told him to come back up quick (luckily he was only 2 minutes away). I cried (more like bawled) and with the help of my mom and Mark we decided to do a c-section. So.. they prepped me and off I went. While strapped to the table numb from the chest down I made jokes to distract myself and pass the time. When they finally opened me up and got Elliot out... we didn't hear a sound. He was silent... it was the longest time of my life, waiting to hear any noise coming from him.. I looked over at Mark with tears in our eyes we just waited... and then finally a sneeze came out! We laughed a little... and sighed a big relief. The OB looked over at me and asked if I had had my triple/quad screen done... I said yes.. I never heard of any abnormalities with it. He then said, well, I believe and so does the pediatrician, that Elliot may have Down Syndrome. I remember, crying and just saying over and over again..."I love him, I love him, I love him..." I just wanted him alive! Mark did get to hold him briefly and let me kiss him and see his cute little face... but.. The rest of the night was a blur with him being wisked off to the NICU at Arkansas Children's. And the the next 103 days were a blur too... that is how long he stayed in the NICU. Our life has been a roller coaster, but I wouldn't trade any of it... God is good. Elliot is a joy to us and to those around us! Happy Birthday E- man!