Remember this post I did a while back about these beautiful modern family history charts? Well you’re in luck because designer Mike Allen not only has a website up featuring all the different versions of his amazing family history charts, but they’re holding their own Christmas sale and you can get them for a great...
Hi friends. First, let me just say thank you for all your sweet notes on my last post. I can’t tell you how much it warms my heart to read love notes to Lamp and our family from far and wide…an unexpected Thanksgiving treat. Second, our weekend was great. Food, family and fun…what more could...
I have a lot to be thankful for, my family being at the forefront. My wonderful husband and my sweet little girls really make my life what it is…which is beautiful. I also have wonderful extended family (Hi Grams!), great friends, a nice and comfortable home, food on the table and interests and abilities that enrich...
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Good question….after multiple rounds of blood tests and some other testing they couldn't find a source. Since she still acted healthy they said let's start watching her and stop taking her temperature. So I did…and it's been fine. The temps just went away. The docs said that happens from time to time–fevers with unknown origin– we haven't worried about it since. Thanks for asking!ReplyCancel
What an adorable little scoot!Seriously brings tears of joy to my eyes, even though I'm a total stranger. I love reading your blog and thank you for sharing your family! You are obviously one special woman to get to be the mama to that beautiful little spirit. Truly chosen, I'm sure of it.ReplyCancel
I found your blog through GrandmaHoneys site. Your testimony is such a strength. I've read several of your posts and I'm so grateful for women like you! Blessings to you and your family!
I invite you to share your story on my Christian Moms Blog Hop! It is a continual hop which accepts new posts anytime and all the time. You can find it here:
http://riseaboveyourlimits.blogspot.com/2011/08/christian-blog-hop.html
Thanks, Becky Jane
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I just watched this again for the 2nd time! I cannot get over her eyes and her face! She is PERFECT! She really looks like a little doll, and I dont know if its the editing on the video or if its just her sweet cheeks and gorgeous eyes but I just wanted to scoop her up and cuddle her! She is gorgeous! AWE! My heart is melted.ReplyCancel
I don't even know how I got here, and I did not have an hour to spend reading blogs! I have stuff to do! But I couldn't stop, couldn't stop. Darling girls, definitely awesome. When the challenges are tall, the accomplishments are that much more rewarding– and the payoff so deserved! Isn't having girls wonderful? Someday my two girls (7&8) will be the best of friends (that's what I tell myself). I'm blowing you all a kiss…
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I’m still trying to figure it out, but you better believe instragram was the first app I downloaded. My step dad upgraded and gave me his old iphone which is in *mint* condition. Me likey. Thanks Papa.
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I used to be so smug about babies and sleep. Princess Sparkle pants was a colicky baby who had some terrible sleep habits and underwent some serious sleep training. But once we had it down…we had it down. 12-13 hours at night, plus naps like clockwork. Once I tamed that baby I thought I could...
I combined good night sleep tight and secrets of the baby whisperer's methods and it worked…for one of my kids. The other one never really had a hard time sleeping. Knock on wood. So good luck with that 🙂 I know you'll do great- you were meant to be her Mama. And by doing great- I mean you'll learn what you're supposed to regardless of if miss lamp starts sleeping through the night!!ReplyCancel
"She still goes to bed pretty early (knock on wood)" . . . maybe this is the problem? Have you considered bumping bedtime until later in order to get a later wake up time? Our second just didn't need as much sleep as the first — meant less time for Mom, but I preferred to give up that time in the evening over having to get up at an ungodly early hour.ReplyCancel
Sleep is rough…we used the HSH for our twins…very colicky and literally not sleeping more than 20 minutes a day by 4 months…it did work for us…it worked great…but our son did have the habit of waking anywhere from 4:30-5:30 and not going back to sleep for years…he is now 5 years old…and finally sleeping until 6:30-7am most days…he also was waking in the night off and on. He has epilepsy among other things…turned out that it was the seizures waking him up. Tiny clusters of partial seizures (no outward physical shaking)…since we have found a medication that partly controls them…his sleeping has been sooooo much better. But wow, 5 years it took! Luckily I have a great husband who is an early riser…and most mornings…he would get up, change him and try to occupy him with something before getting ready for work. We moved into a 1-story house so that we didn't have to keep him locked in his room until 6-6:30(he isn't very safe with stairs, he falls often with the seizures) when I got up…and he was free to roam the house and play…then we got him a computer with a touch screen (his fine motor is very poor and he can't use a mouse, the touch screen has been AWESOME! He loves it.)…and now that is what he occupies himself with (Thank Heaven for the makers of Starfall.com), when he happens to wake up early. It has been a long process of learning…little tweaks here and there…but it works for us now 🙂 Once lamp is in a toddler bed (maybe one that is even lower to the floor than normal) and can maneuver herself out of it…you can have some toys ready for her to play with if she wakes up early…letting her know that you will come in at 7am to get her. It could work…be a possibility of something to work toward.ReplyCancel
Hi, Miggy! I have de-lurked before…to tell you that I read you and LOVE your blog. I found you from Reagan and I found Reagan from cjane…anyway…
I LOVE the posts you are doing on Fridays. I recently stumbled across a blog because I was googling treatments for psoriasis. (My hands are a mess…but I digress…) I found this blog written by an amazing woman who has a son with a skin disorder called Epidermolysis Bullosa. I just wanted to give you her blog address…I don't know her personally, but I have learned so much form her blog. I don't know how you select children to highlight for your Friday posts but I just thought I'd share this blog with you because she is doing such a great job to raise awareness for EB. Her blog address is … http://lovingbabydaylon.blogspot.com/
I love the way you wrote about the woes of sleep training…I got a good laugh at, "Baby great white sharks in blood infused waters?"
We liked the book, "On Becoming Babywise" by Gary Ezzo and Robert Bucknam, M.D. It saved our lives, infact. ☺ReplyCancel
Amen, sister. Welcome to the world of "there is no ONE answer." :> I thought my third child would kill me (or I would kill her), but everything got better once I decided to roll with it. Even though I'm still not sure what "it" means. :> If you have zero expectations, you can never be disappointed! Hang in there.ReplyCancel
I really liked Elizabeth Pantley's No Cry Sleep Solution. It has a ton of methods and ideas to try to help your baby sleep independently. Good luck! Sleep is one of those things that is so confusing because you want it, they want it and yet some nights no one is actually sleeping!!!
PS. I'm not sure Babywise would work for Lamp. It is a routine that strictly follows a feeding schedule and I'm not sure her medical needs would allow you to successfully follow the program and if you don't strictly follow the program, it doesn't work.ReplyCancel
View from the kitchen window…so glad I’ve got a husband who likes spending time with his kids when he gets home. For you non Mormons out there, I’ve included some explanations and links at the bottom of the post. I had a realization last week: I would never look at my tithing slip and...
What a thoughtful, profound post. I have never thought of tithing this way and will never be able to think about it again without this analogy coming to mind. Thank you. I always told my friend, and I strongly believe, that your kids were sent to you. My kids were sent to me. They need the good and the bad experiences they get in our homes. They need us to be true to who we are and what we can do because the Lord knows us and knows what we can give our children that someone else cannot. Did you guys have a primary program in your ward? My favorite song is: "One in a Million" I teach primary, so I had to hear it a lot and during one of the practices I was so struck by the line: "I'll be what Heavenly Father has in mind for me. I'll be what Heavenly Father has in mind."
We are truly all one in a million and need to be what Heavenly Father has in mind for us. That is true happiness, I think, realizing who the Lord wants us to be and being content being that person.
It has taken me a long time to come to this realization. Here are a few snippets: in my family, I was the bossy one. My brother was the fun one, my sister the peacemaker. And I spent my whole life (well 28 years of it) trying to be the peacemaker one, or the funny one. And then I realized – wait, being the bossy one isn't so bad – I get stuff done. If I wasn't around, my family would sit around and not do anything ever. Bossy can be a good thing! I plan awesome parties, I help my household run.
Example #2: I have three kids. 5, 3, 2. They drive me nuts but I love them. I have to do quiet times if it makes you feel any better because otherwise I would have to curl into a little ball by 3 and cry. I need some time to breathe a bit and have some quiet. But that is not my point. My point is that everyone keeps asking me when I am having #4. Not really an option for several health and different reasons. But somehow I feel inadequate because I am not having 12 kids. I love, love my kids and am so happy with 3. But am I not a righteous enough person that the Lord cannot make me a person that can have 12? No. I have three and I need to do the best job with 3. And that will make me and them happy. Not constantly wishing for more just because others want me to have them. I don't. I think it is meant to be this way. And I feel so blessed.
I think anyone would look at you with awe and amazement. You have risen to the challenges you have been given, and most of the time you don't even treat them as challenges – just wonderful opportunities for your family. And you clearly LOVE your kids. And what more is there? Really? You are an inspiration to anyone that reads this blog.
Okay, sorry for making my post as long as yours. What a lame commenter 🙂ReplyCancel
I am not typically one to comment, but I really enjoy your blog. I am often inpsired, and especially enjoy the special needs spotlights. They have taught me so much and have given me insights about what I would like to teach my children.
Comparing myself to other moms is something I have also struggled with (I think we all do!) Recently I had a baby and nearly died as a result of some complications. This experience has given me much to think about. One of those things is that Heavenly Father knows me. He is aware of me. He also knows my children. He also has a specific mission in mind for each of us. What is the right path for another may not be the right one for me. My good friend used to say, "There are many ways to do the right thing." I love that.
I have learned (or am learning!) that because my Father in Heaven knows me so perfectly, I have access to the Holy Ghost to guide me and direct me. I am trying much harder to seek and listen to those promptings and let that be my guide instead of looking around at what others think I should do, or what I see them doing. When I really listen, I am much happier and so are my kids! What a gift if I will use it. Like I say, I'm learning.
I really liked your analogy about the tithing. That will be a good reminder for me.
I wrote a post about this comparison thing a while ago that I try to remember when I get into that trap.
http://courtandkellysgirls.blogspot.com/2010/09/just-regular-ol-happy-me.htmlReplyCancel
My favorite trick is to compare myself now to the person I was 5 years ago, and then I feel great! Aging has been good for me.
For some reason comparing myself to others has never been something that I've really done. Probably because the first mom I think of comparing myself to is my own mother and it's a "Yeah, right" when it comes to being as cool as her. I'd be fine with being half of the mother that she is. So why bother comparing at all? The trick to winning the race is learning that there is no race.
However, the first thought I had when I brought up your post was, "Holy crap, what are they doing in shorts?! It's November for crying out loud!" 🙂ReplyCancel
For some reason "I can follow God's plan for Me" resonated with me as an 11 year old. God has a plan for each one of us, and each plan is different. When my sister got married at 20, while I was still single at 28, it didn't remotely phase me, though many acted like it should have. God has a plan for ME, and my plan is not my sister's.
This is what keeps me from making life comparisons and mom comparisons, and allowed me to live a life that many in our culture deem as 'unconventional' or 'untraditional'- but that's the beauty of it- it's God's plan for Me.ReplyCancel
Miggy:
Thank you for your posts-especially this one. This subject has been on my mind a lot lately. We're all different and the only person we can relatively compare ourselves to is our past selves–in what ways we have learned and grown. Besides when I look at other people and think "Why?" I end up just feeling grouchy at myself–and my "ideal" self pokes me. But I shove my "ideal" back into the deep dark cave and tell her she's totally unrealistic and for me, right now, I am doing all I can and I am happy with it. Sure, there is always room for improvement–but life is a work in progress so patience is key.
I loved your analogy. 😀 You inspire me.
I have to agree with all the people here and also just say, wow. It is funny that just this morning I was thinking about this aspect of womanhood mostly, and how we do this to ourselves. This is a good way to put it, because you are right. We wouldn't compare our offerings to the Lord but we constantly compare EVERYTHING else with EVERYONE else, even strangers. Thanks you dear. I appreciate you a little more every time I read your blog. You are an amazing woman and mama.ReplyCancel
Thank you so much for writing this! I feel like I learn this lesson over and over and over again. There are so many different mothering styles and I don't need to feel guilty because mine is not as (fill in the blank here) as someone else's.
I am with you. Early bedtimes, gosh I need some time away, when will this baby learn to play on her own – and sometimes I do feel guilty. Thanks for the reminder that I don't need to. We are all different and that's OK.ReplyCancel
I hesitate as always to write risking the eye rolls. people have it much harder than me. But Having four at once was a sacrfice…and continues to be. I had to make the sacrifice knowing the weight would primarily always be on me.
Choosing to keep all of them against recommendation, Having to give up all our savings and job just to get pregnant…then proceed to go in debt..(the NICU was in the millions)
Give up my career independance in one swoop most moms get to gradualy add one at a time adjusting to the change..this messed with my head for sure.
The kind of mom I wanted to be would have to be split 4 ways…almost no room for Hubby. First two years I spent in the rabbit hole..everyone had a comment of how to do it and about my sanity but there wasn't another option…their was no help….But from the Lord.
That "but" if i was to be honest kept us alive, and from me being on some serious meds. I am not joking on that note. Motherhood has variations for sure but if you set out to have the spirit in your home, smile more than yell, hug rather than spank you will be stretched and asked to o more than humanly possible.
It is worth it..period. I know I don't need praise, or even equality anymore..I take what i need..I hug my kids longer than they would like, i run for a shorter amount of time but harder than ever, I still go to sleep on average 1:30 am. Bitter is not an option and I think tears down anything good.
But know this mom knows how to scream into a pillow, hide in the closet and fight for a life worth living!
Amy I love that my life is almost nothing what I thought it would be when you look at it..but it is everything i hoped when it comes to what I get out of it.
Amy you are a free spirit asked to nail down her wings for the sake of her family, from the outside it looks like the experience has mad you more beautiful and free than "the simple life."
B and I had fallen asleep during Lamps nap on Sunday. When I woke and found it a little too quiet I had to investigate. I peeked in on this one and realized we achieved the rare family nap! It’s not often that we find the 4 year old napping these days–which is good, naps...
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