2. Nine weeks left in the public school year, which means 18 working days, which means only 108 pre-k music classes to teach!!!! The end is in sight!!!!!!!!
3. Evelyn hasn't quite gotten the roll from your back to your belly down yet. She gets her legs over and can lay on her side, but she hasn't flipped all the way over. But I do know that she moves a lot during the night. When she wakes up and I go in to get her, she usually is laying the opposite way than where she started. She scoots herself down to one side, too. And I've found that she is a side sleeper, when she's in her crib. She has recently discovered that she can put her legs in the air and grab her feet with her hands. It's so cute. And she is still in love with her paci, and can even pick it up and put it in her mouth herself (usually upsidedown).
4. I read this in Jesus Calling this morning - "Nothing is as important as spending time with Me...if you skimp on this time with Me, you may plunge headlong into the wrong activities, missing the richness of what I have planned for you." Harsh reality - I think I've missed out big time on the richness that He has planned due to this. It's so hard - why do I not do the things that I know I should? Why do I find myself not even wanting to spend time with Him??? It's such a fleshly battle. I often look with disdain at those people who cheerily go on and on about how their amazing early morning time with God is just perfect. And then I heard a pastor, yes, a pastor, say that he even struggles with not wanting to spend time with Him. That for every single person, because of humanity, it is a struggle of the flesh. I love this blog post about it - true. authentic. real. Intentional time with God - It is not easy, but it is worth it!
5. As I stated before, Evelyn is now 5 months old, and I thought this morning "That means that Michael and I have not been on a date alone in five months." This will need to change, for the sake of our relationship. It's hard, sometimes, as new parents, to adjust to balancing time with Evelyn and time for our marriage. Most everything, our conversations, our actions, our decisions, revolve around her. I firmly believe marriage first, children second. We have received a few babysitting offers, so we will definitely have to take people up on that!
6. I realize the frozen-yogurt-shop-with-a-billion-flavors-and-toppings is most likely a fad, but it is a fad that I LOVE!
7. I don't know if I've been healed of infertility. Yes, we have a miracle baby. But my mind has started to wander down the ugly path of worrying about the future...what if? What if I don't get a cycle? No sign of it yet...What if we can't conceive on our own again? What if... I am still infertile? I cringe and have tears at the thought. I was talking to my dear friend about this the other day, and she warned me against that thinking, telling me that I cannot go down that path of thinking and I cannot do that to myself. And I agree. I cannot rob the joy and thankfulness that I feel from my Evelyn. I need to enjoy every single moment with her, and not worry about the future. That negative and worry thinking is only the enemy sneaking in and attacking me where he knows it hurts.
8. My parents are moving away, back north. I know God is leading them, and I fully and lovingly support them in wherever God leads. But it is going to be a hard adjustment for me. Honestly, I am doing my best to not even think about it. I just want to enjoy these last couple of weeks of having them live just down the road.
9. Evelyn had her very first beach visit a couple of weeks ago. She did so well! We bought one of those pop-up canopies to keep us all out of the sun. She loved the feel of the sand, and I did dip her toes in the water. She seemed to like it until a large wave washed up and soaked her up to her little booty. That she did not appreciate! So, I'm sure that will be the first of many beach trips with her this summer. She is going to be my little beach bum! We took a lot of cute pictures, I will post them soon! Speaking of the beach - I need a new suit. Something young and hip but something that covers everything (ahem, the tummy and larger booty) that needs to be covered. I dread that day when I have to go suit shopping. This post baby body aint ever going to be what it used to! But, I am okay with that! To me, a mommy's body is much more beautiful than those stick-thin models on the runway. I just need to find the right-fitting swimsuit to flatter this mommy's body.
10. A beautiful quote - "The sun climbs the horizon. I throw back the covers, take another breath, and begin. I GET to. I GET to live..." -Ann Voskamp, author of One Thousand Gifts. (incredible book I am currently reading.)
