First time mommy of 3

I've recently had my third baby, and while I'm completely thrilled I find my self a little overwhelmed. I'm hoping this feeling is normal, is natural and that there aren't "super moms" out there that feel the opposite lol. Although I know we all have our "super mom" abilities, but this momma is feeling overwhelmed at the prospect of my mom going home and me being home with three little ones day in and day out. So tell me all you mommas... How do you do it? What "super mom" ability am I missing, and where do I find it? When it comes to caring for three little ones and keeping a house clean, not to mention homeschooling my oldest, its overwhelming. I know everyone will say "you'll get the hang if it", or "hang in there it gets better/easier". And while I appreciate those words of encouragement it sure doesn't make things any easier :) okay, okay I'm don't griping, I'm so thrilled to be blessed beyond measure with the beautiful, wonderful, amazing kids.

Busy Business!

I feel as though I NEVER get on here, completely crazy because I ALWAYS have so much to say. I always have so much on my mind that needs to be spoken. Being a mommy of two little ones sometimes you don't get to be with friends or adults much for that matter. My babies are my life, and at that I am doing my best to raise the properly. Training them up in the ways they should go.

This is a picture of baby girl on her first birthday!

In just a few weeks I will begin working with my son (3 years old) in pre-school material. Looking forward to seeing him grow and change. At this point I am unwilling to release my babies into the secular school system just to have people of the "world" train them. Why should I do this when they have a perfectly good mommy at home to teach them? I guess I could be like some people and sit around the house, go to the gym and work out, go get my hair done, get my nails done, go tan ect..... Ha ha but i choose to spend my time at home with my babies teaching them and training them :-)

This is my love bug... He is so sweet!

In all of this I have tried to start a baking http://sconeme.webs.com/ business that I feel I have not been very successful in, I started it before I had my second baby, and when she came I got overwhelmed in the idea of trying to get my business off the ground. So now I think it is time for me to start working on it again! Actually there are two businesses I am working on call me crazy but these are my latest endeavors. Below are a few things I have been working on trying to sell these items. Such cute little scarves!

I love being busy, busy, busy... But trying to promote my small businesses is tough. I don't even know where to start. Praying for direction from the one who put these ideas in my head in the first place :-)

Since I became a mommy of two

Little Miss "Em" and Love Bug "Ry" keep me on my toes. Needless to say there is NEVER a dull moment in my home. Between trying to keep up on laundry, keeping the house clean (which is NEVER easy or possible) potty training one, and working on getting another one ready for "table food", keeping their room clean. Having one who pulls toys out all over the place and neglects to put them back, or having another that just started crawling, and is pulling herself up on EVERYTHING then cries cause she can't get back down. Never, never a dull moment. What do I do in my downtime? Not sure I have any of that ha ha just kidding. I have recently taken up crocheting soooooo much fun. AND I started making jewelry, Earrings mostly. My main reason for learning to crochet was to make hats and such for my kids, I LOVE it! I taught myself, and am getting pretty good at it. Yes, yes I am proud of myself! So I decided to take a few pics so you can see all I've done!

First up, this is a hat I made for my baby girl!

Here is another hat I made for her :-)

Ahhhhh my first "granny square"
This hat I made for my niece!

Ahhhh this I love, keeps my coffee hot, my hands cool and my table CLEAN :-) Heavenly!

Now that you have seen some of my art here are a few earrings I have made... These are quite amateur I really need to work on my skill where jewelry is concerned, but hey everyone has to start somewhere!

Bracelet for my little girl!

Anyhow, this is what I have been doing in my downtime. Sometimes it's 30 minutes here, 15 minutes there. But I still get to do it, and I LOVE it. Hey everyone needs a hobby right? Mine just consists of making things!

Until next time....

Loving being a Mommy

New Beginnings = New Mommy

I wrote this blog almost 9 months ago... just forgot to publish it!

July 16th 2011 marked the birth of a new little soul into this earth. A soul I have been commissioned by God to guard and lead. She is beautiful inside and out :-) this 5 day miracle has brought such change into my home, yet I am at peace. She is the light of my world. And big brother is warming up so well to her. Little Em is already the type that wants to cuddle you and be held ALL DAY. Oh my what will I do with this? Trying to make sure that big brother Ry knows that even though mommy is spending all her time with little Em, that I love him big as the sky. I try to tell him all day long how much I love him. I hope he know this. Just waiting on things to settle down and get somewhat back to normal. Including my own recovery process. For some reason my body with each of my kids puts me through about 4 days of labor before the big event. Amazing what the human body can handle. Made it to the hospital in time for an epidural thank the Lord, not sure I could have done it with out that :-) call me a wimp, but when your body has already undergone about 4 days of intense contractions, it's time for some pain relief. And I gladly took it, in fact I was impatient and wanted it right then and there. That was probably one of my first questions.... "when can I get the epidural" lol. I was so fortunate to be one of these girls that had to push for 2 and a half hours nearing 3... *sigh* however in the end it was completely worth it.

Looking forward to the next several years of my life to see what it holds!

"My Point of View"

Ramblings!!!

Yep, I'm 37 weeks pregnant, and I am oh so ready to have this little bundle of joy. Physically I am overwhelmed with being pregnant. This pregnancy has been so different from my first in so many ways. Let start with the first trimester. I was SICK every day. Any Momma out there knows that it's hard when you have a 2 year old and are sick everyday from being pregnant. My poor baby, he was lacking a proper mommy lol. Second trimester wasn't so bad but she moves way way more than my son did she is SO active. Even now at 37 weeks she is so active. My son was never THIS active.

We have about all our things in place for her arrival. It was a bit hard as we just moved about 3 weeks ago. So getting things set up for her to come is most pressing! But we are almost there. Things are looking up. Hubby and I are READY, READY, READY for her to come.

My little Ry, I'm not so sure he fully understands just what is going on. He really doesn't understand why he can't climb on mommy like he used to. Honestly I can't wait for this part of pregnancy to be over so I can cuddle, and love on my little man like I used to. Oh and play with him, without being afraid of him kicking me in the tummy and such. He is so amazing to me though. Honestly I have never seen a little one so smart :-) putting 4 word sentences together! I am a proud mommy. Raising him to honor God is our top priority. If we are praying and someone doesn't have their hands raised he will call out their name and say "PRAY" lol oh he really does crack me up!

All in all our family is just about ready for our 4th little person. Never thought I would be 25 and have two kids, but I just can't wait... I can honestly say there will be more babies to come! :-)

Babies, Babies and more Babies

I started our small registry for Target, not that we expect to have a baby shower as we don't have more than a few friends here. But still it will be nice to receive some things ha ha. Most of what I have on there are things we didn't get for our son, and a few things that just wont work for a girl that worked for a boy.

Were super excited about this new little addition to our family, we are going to look at a toddler bed today for my son and hopefully pick it up. There is so much that still has to be done for us to be prepared for our new addition. Since our two little one's will be sharing a room, we have to rearrange the room, get my son a toddler bed with new bedding, get my baby girl a bed set (she is using my sons crib) oh yeah AND GET MY SON POTTY TRAINED! I thought it would be easier than this, however I just started yesterday. My little Ry is so smart, I just don't know how to get him to understand that when you sit on the potty you GO, lol. He will sit down and just look at me like I'm crazy, so I sit there and talk to him and tell him that this is where you go potty. NOT in your diapers. So far the only progress we have made is the fact that he tells me he has gone potty in his diaper... NOT ON THE POTTY. I know we will get it one day :-)

Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Stress, Stress, and MORE STRESS!

When someone mentions the word stress, we all automatically get a feeling, whether it be a good feeling or a bad feeling, we all feel something. Some people thrive under the pressure of stress, and others buckle under the pressure. No matter what we do, we all have a reaction.

So I guess by now you have figured out that I am probably stressed out, and you guessed right. Right now is a trying time for my little family, with another one on the way. Mostly because money is tight, and work is a little hard for a pregnant mommy to be to find. I have even been on an interview, and got the job, however when they found out I was pregnant, they decided I was not a good fit for the company. How did that make me feel???? It made me sad, knowing I can't offer any financial help to my hubby.

Now my hubby is a great man, and works very hard to make a comfortable life for my son and I, but when the rubber meets the road... there is still a lack of money. I'm not sure how I can help my hubby out where money is concerned because I am 6 months pregnant. *Sigh* Oh what can I do? The conclusion I have come to is.... I have to trust in God, He knows exactly where we are, and what we are going through. And He WILL see us through. For now we just have to make do and see what God does.