What happens when...

What happens when Matt & Brielle babysit is...

a little bit scary. (we found these pictures on the ipad when we got home). I'm pretty sure Abbi wasn't too sure about it.

But we absolutely LOVED getting away for 45 minutes, because anyone out there with kids knows it is 200% easier to grocery shop without them. It is so nice to have babysitters so close...

Epic Mom Fail.

You know that one night when you decide to cut your baby girl's finger nails because every time you look at her you see she has scratched herself again, and when you cut the thumb nail, you accidentally cut a little A LOT of skin, and she starts screaming {you start bawling},her thumb is bleeding and you go through like 12 band-aids to try and get it to stop. And then even after you get the bleeding under control and she has forgotten about it, you feel guilty the rest of the night. Yeah, I would consider that a BIG, FAT, EPIC MOM FAIL!

Has this ever happened to you?

On our sick days...

The past couple days Abbigail has had a fever. We've been to the doctor, and he seems to think it is just a viral infection, so we can't really do anything but use Tylenol and cuddle. {because cuddling fixes everything} Even with a fever, our girl has quite the personality. I have the best. job. ever. I just love being her Mom!

P.S. I had the awesome opportunity to guest post on Love, The Skinny's. Check it out! Deidre is awesome!

The thing about fingers...

The thing about fingers is...

They make a {WAY} better breakfast than rice cereal. Who knew?

This Weekend...

This weekend consisted of ponytails, toys. funny faces, and more toys. What a life... 

{on a side note! We are loving the extra time with daddy! More four day weekends please!}

Thoughts on being a Mother.

I've heard a lot of opinions about when to get married, how long you should wait to have children, how many children to have, how far apart to have your children, etc. I probably can't appropriately express how passionate I am about this subject. This is such a personal issue and for each couple, the answer is different. I want to express to you today how important motherhood is to me.

I have wanted to be a mother since I knew what a baby was. I was ecstatic the day I got the call for my first babysitting job. Since then I have known; I want to be a mother. People ask what I want to be when I grow up, my answer was and still is, a mother. Now that I have a daughter, my passion for motherhood grows stronger and stronger each day.

All of the sleepless nights, being pooped on, screamed at and moments of having no idea what to do all disappear when my baby girl smiles, rolls over for the first time, finally eats her whole bowl of rice cereal, plays with her toys, etc.

Even with all those less than ideal times, I can tell you that my passion and desire to be a mother has not suffered one bit. People ask how many kids do you want? I answer 12. Part of me may be kidding, but I will take 1,2,3,4, or 10 more children. I want to be a mother to how ever many children God will entrust me with. Some may call me crazy for wanting a big family, and that is just fine with me. I will be a crazy woman with 12 kids and a husband standing behind me. We will be an army!

Because it's fun...

Because sometimes when it is freezing cold outside (i'm talking negative temperatures), snowing and and all of your other toys are suddenly boring to you, toes are the only thing that will keep you entertained. Because toes are fun. {period}

New Look.

Check out my new look! How do you like it?? I was so surprised to hear that I had actually won a new blog design! Thanks to Stefani at Miss Jo and Co, I now have one! Stefani is so easy to work with! If you are interested in giving your blog a new look, email her! You won't regret it! 

and just because I can't write a blog post without including a picture of my baby girl, Here ya go!

Weekend Party.

Enough said right? The weekend is a party in itself, but this particular weekend was spent with Nana and Grandpa! They make everything a party (even eating nasty rice cereal)...

And this weekend was a party because little Abbi got a homemade rocking horse from Great Grandpa Dave! It is incredible! We are so blessed to have such talented people in our lives. Check it out!

P.S. Sorry the blog is looking so blah... the face lift is coming along nicely and I am so so so excited to show it off! It won't be too much longer! Check back soon!

Everything.

Everything about this girl makes my heart melt. I can't believe how big she is getting. 

{Time please slow down!}

That one time Abbigail started playing with toys...

Yup, you heard right. Can you believe how fast she is growing and developing? It's freaking me out. But recently our little Abbi Girl started showing interest in her toy mat. She loves it. Especially the caterpillar that comes with it.

This is her new best friend. She can lay and talk to this caterpillar forever. When she is playing with her toys, she seems to be in her own world. Nothing or no one is going to distract her until she is ready to be done. Oh how I love my little stubborn girl. 

                         
 

No Good Very Bad day.

Ever feel like this? Like it's only been a few hours since I woke up but i'm already ready for the day to be done so I can go back to sleep... We are fighting colds at our house. My best friends these days are my box of tissues, sleep, and Alka-Seltzer Plus tablets (Oh and Drew too, He is always my best friend). All I want to do is stay in my pajamas, grab a blanket lay on the couch and watch Hairspray or Runaway Bride. 

But...

There is a GIANT pile on laundry on my couch waiting for me to fold it.

Another pile of laundry in a basket waiting for me to wash it.

Dishes need to be done.

Baby won't sleep for more than 20 minutes at a time and when she is awake, she isn't happy.

I HAVE to shower and get ready for the day because less than an hour from now I am supposed to be on campus for a group meeting.

Then...

There is a split moment where I glance down at my baby girl while I am feeding her, we make eye contact and she gives me the biggest smile I have seen from her yet. Somehow that makes me forget about all the negative things that have happened during my day. Somehow all I can think about is how grateful I am to be her mother. I'm grateful that God blessed me with the ability to have children and then the same baby who I was irritated with because she wouldn't sleep became the baby that made my day a Bajillion times better.