There are so many things happening in my life and I'm afraid I'm going to forget some of the little wonders. I am so grateful to have a place to jot them down (and share them). So without further ado --
1) Zipporah ADORES me.
You are probably thinking, "well, of course she does." But honestly, she has been getting so much more independent, toddling off with her big sister, Miriam all the time, I thought I had slipped off her radar. But now when she is playing with the other kids, when she spots me, she stops and smiles so big! She will often come over and have me pick her up for just a bit. And then I will ask if she wants to go play again and she will run off, back to what she is doing. I love how smiling at her, makes her smile back -- and not just smile, but her whole being just lights up the room. She is so sweet.
2) Peter got his six-month shots.
Peter got his six-month shots about a week ago now. Boy, he took them hard, though. I guess that means they were really working, but seriously, low fever and extra fussy for a couple days. It has been a rough week for him!
3) Peter seems smaller than the other kids.
In fact, Zipporah seemed smaller, too. Rebekah and and all the big boys, even Miriam, I remember being quite robust babies. The last two, however, have seemed smaller for their age. I wonder if that is because I'm older/have had more children, or if it is simply by design -- the luck of the gene draw. I will have to dig up the stats on all the kiddos and do a comparison post.
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| Rebekah and Peter -- all smiles! |
4) Rebekah helped Daddy work on cars yesterday.
I have often been invited to help work on cars, by my brother when I was younger, and now sometimes by my husband. Unfortunately I have little interest and VERY LITTLE skill. I can sometimes find the right wrench. But anything beyond putting in the gas or checking the oil is really out of my comfort zone.
In any case, yesterday Gordie did some maintenance on our vehicles and Rebekah was his partner in crime. It made my heart happy to have her help him as she is always complaining she sees me all day, and Daddy very little. I imagine she was helpful and she seemed to enjoy herself, even if cars are not really her thing either (which I cannot tell yet at this point.)
5) I am enjoying my part-time job.
In case you missed it, I have started doing some transcription work for a company called Noble Transcription Service. I really enjoy it. A lot of the things I transcribe are really interesting and sometimes funny. This last job has been transcribing people doing math word problems, out loud, for a study. Who would have thought of typing up the transcript for something like that?!?!
It does add a little stress to my day, knowing I have a deadline to get my work done, but I really enjoy using my brain again for "serious work" -- as we all know the duties of motherhood and housewifery are often a bit more menial.
6) Gordie gave me a day off!!
My dear hubby so kindly gave me a day off last week. It was wonderful to be "off duty" for the day. I got some much needed rest (seriously, I slept most of the day -- I was just getting run down with a lot of insanity lately) and he even got Rebekah almost caught up in her toughest subject!
7) I am a morning person.
Being pregnant makes me SLEEPY -- like all the time SLEEPY. Now, I am finally starting to feel like myself again (mental note, 6 months is about how long a postpartum recovery I need) and I have naturally started waking up earlier again. And THANK GOD, because I am more productive between the hours of 5am and 8am than I am any other time of day. Seriously. In fact, getting up early to get stuff done and then napping later is definitely how I roll here. And it is good, too, since my hubby likes to sleep in. Now I can be the one to either get him up if needed, or wrangle the kiddos and keep the house rolling until he awakens.
