This and That...

So, I haven't felt much like blogging lately. It might be the lack of sleep around here. (Jude is still waking up anywhere from 3 to 8 times per night!) It might be the lack of TIME to be on the computer without a toddler or infant demanding my attention. It might be what I hope is just post-partum blues that don't seem to want to go away. But whatever it is...I feel inclined to write something tonight. I haven't even read my friends' blogs much lately...but tonight, I found myself relating to Micah, Melanie, and Jessica's. Micah, I could have written your post! (Well, not the teenager issues...but similar emotions.) Melanie...me too! I am sooo tired! And Jessica...I really like the idea to just point out a few things...can I steal your list style? :) Oh...and my first point will be much like yours! :) So, ladies, I am not commenting much, but I am thinking about you (and all my other friends) when I pray, and lifting your burdens to the Lord along with my own!

So, I will list a few random things going on around here...

1. Emmalyn is potty training, and doing pretty well. I have been very unmotivated to start this process with a newborn, but I, like Jessica, decided I was ready recently and just decided to put her in panties and see how it goes. Well, it went better than I expected. I say training instead of trained b/c I still can't seem to get her to do, well...um #2 on the potty! She just seems to think it needs to be in the panties! Any suggestions from you more experienced mommies about how to make her as successful with #2 as she is with #1? :)

2. We went to Galveston recently with Kris's parents and sister, and had a great time! I would post pictures, but most were taken by my mother in law, and I haven't gotten those from her yet. We went to Moody Gardens, Rain Forest Cafe, and Landry's. And the guys played golf one morning. We had a good time, and it was good to get away, if only for one night. :)
BTW...it is astonishing to see how much STUFF has to go with us for just one night with 2 little people!!! I DO NOT WANT TO EVACUATE!!!

3. That leads me to my next point...I DO NOT WANT TO EVACUATE this year! Have I mentioned here how much I HATE living in an area with the threat of hurricanes every summer?!?!?! The thought of what I have to take to keep safe (pictures, paperwork...you know...all your "non-replaceables"), the children and all their stuff, and the dog...my blood pressure skyrockets! This will not be fun, I do not want to do it!

4. I sprained my ankle last week. I have done this way too many times I care to admit, and honestly...it just makes me mad. I hate being a klutz! But MAN, it hurts! Every day gets a little better, but the swelling and bruising on the outside of my ankle is pretty ugly, and I am getting a little tired of limping and hurting! But, I have discovered that I am VERY grateful again for the meals that we still had in our freezer that we made or people brought us when Jude was born. It has been nice this week to just limp out to the freezer and pull out a meal and not have to cook! Oh...and we have noticed we have a LOT of food in the freezer that we need to eat with hurricane season breathing down our neck. Last year's loss of a LOT of food was very depressing.

5. Emmalyn is doing a little better with her sleep at night. I didn't write about it here, but I mentioned it a lot on Facebook. We went to see my family back in June, and she cried to go to bed every night while we were gone, and for over a month and a half once we got home. She was also waking up screaming during the night, taking up to an hour or more to get back to sleep. It was VERY stressful around here. It is a lot better the last week or so. Praise the Lord!!! She still whines at night like she never did before...but I can handle whining over blood-curdling screaming any day!

Well, those are a few things that are going on around here, and what has been on my mind. I am off to read more about what's going on in YOUR lives.................