Oh the Bliss!

We went to dinner before the reunion with these fabulous ladies and their hunky hubbies, which made the night pretty special. An entire dinner with no children (and no phone calls of sick children) what more could a girl want? The boys didn't make the photo-opp, but we were a snazzy bunch.

This video pretty much sums it up... Mark said it best, "This is like a bad SNL skit". He was right.

My birthday wasn't the dream day I had planned in my head, but really, what "dream day" ever really goes off without a hitch? Although my precious big kids were sick, and plans changed, I still had a great day and felt super loved and special and spoiled. Mark was the hero of all heros because he took complete care of the kids (stomach issues in my children is the chink in my armor - really, it's sad. I don't even want to be in the same room as them). He stayed up with Ben all night the night before my birthday, then (sort of) slept with Addison the night of my birthday, prepared to have her sick all night like Ben was, thankfully she was not. So yeah, it wasn't pretty. BUT! I was blessed in so many ways that day! Friends stopped by with treats and flowers, lovely Karen stole me away to get some fresh air and lunch at the mall. Wendy stayed with Ben and Addison while Mark and I attempted to go out to dinner. (Addison ended up getting sick while we were gone). ...

... Postponed until further notice...

What's your favorite color? ~Pink or green What's your favorite animal? ~Monkey What's your favorite thing to eat? ~Cereal Where is your favorite place to go? ~Indiana Who is your favorite person to see? ~Hannah :-)

This is a challenging time of life for me. So here is a verse that I am desperately trying to memorize: "Bless the Lord, O my soul, and do not forget all his benefits—who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion, who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle's". (Psalm 103:2-5)

I read an article today that talked about five foods to eat to help you get sleepy. I frequently have trouble falling asleep at night so I thought maybe I'd get some tips, and I love food. Here's the list: 1. Cherries 2. Bananas 3. Toast 4. Oatmeal 5. Warm milk What I learned was not ways to help me feel sleepy, but why I feel so sleepy during the rest of the day; I eat four out of the five items for breakfast everyday! Those are some of my favorite foods. I mean, I have a big mug 'o chai everyday, which is 65% warm milk. Who knew I was feeding myself sleepy foods right when I'm supposed to be waking up and feeling alert and ready for the day? So now I need to google "Foods to help me wake up" and eat those for breakfast. And come midnight when I'm tossing and turning, I will enjoy my breakfast then. Yum.

Neither can we. :-) Last week Mark and I had the privilege to see our baby at 21 weeks along. So fun! I love seeing all the intricate little parts working so beautifully. Each time we have gone Mark and I always comment on how God is so amazing to create something so perfectly, it just blows me away! Everything is there and doing its job. We saw the brain, the lungs, the heart, kidneys, stomach, spine, intestines, fingers, toes, little lips and a nose... so precious! I was hit at how incredibly blessed we have been to have four healthy pregnancies. I think we almost take it for granted. But it's a miracle, and we recognize that, and we are loving it as much this time as we did the first time. This conversation is almost an everyday occurrence for me: - You're pregnant? ~ Yes. - Did you just find out? You can't be that far along. ~ No, um, I'm over halfway... almost 5 months. - Do you know what you're having? ~ No, we don't find out until the end. - Do you have a...

I should really blog about something. It's been a while now. And I suppose I have fun things to report, like getting to see our adorable baby today via ultrasound. Yes, I should really blog about something. I'll keep that in mind...