1.5-2 months with our little man

Well, now that Grammy and Gramzy are back in Florida, it is harder for me to update here because I'm too busy loving on the little guy myself! Things have been hard and wonderful at the same time. I got this cartoon that showed a mom holding a baby and her thoughts were "oh no, I don't know how much more of this I can take. I'm so tired" and the baby's thoughts "and here comes my first smile!" There is a lot of truth to this! As tiring as being a mom can be, it all goes away when they give you that big gummy grin. I saw a friends blog the other day and her little boy is getting teeth and she was looking back on all the gummy smiles (perfect example)

I will miss those so much but then I will love those one toothed smiles lol I think there have been moments where I am about to lose my head and I'm just really in need of sleep or even to just lay down - Nate usually can step in and help me out (wait til you see the pictures) This last week has been fantastic sleepwise - Silas is sleeping from 8:30-2:30 which is a LONG time in babyland! We are able to go out more now too which means I can go grocery shopping or to soccer games. I am still learning to not over do it so that by 7pm I am dead. I'm been trying to focus on
Philippians 4:4-7 4Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! 5Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. 6Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. 7And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.,
(I need to rejoice and give thanks in all things and lift my concerns to God)

Hebrews 12:1-4 1Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. 2Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. 3Consider him who endured such opposition from sinful men, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.4In your struggle against sin, you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood.
(great verse for fighting against sin and reminding me of where my focus should be and how Christ endured so much for me)

and the latest Philippians 2:!4 14Do everything without complaining or arguing, (pretty straight forward!)

Other than the little dude. Nate and I are building a chicken coop, ok so mainly Nate. Yes it is for chickens....that may sound obvious but sooooo many people say, "What are you building a coop for?" What other purpose does a chicken coop have but to coop chickens? I don't know! Nate is loving working on a project like that. And through doing this, we have been able to meet our neighbor Mike. Mike is a construction worker so he has the best tools - he is also in the process of getting a cow to raise and, well, let's just say he isn't planning on milking Bessie. It's nice to know our neighbor and he looooves Silas - it is hilarious to see this man who is a little rough, turn into a softy with Silas. He is a sweet guy and he has a 17 year old son Calvin. We hope to build a relationship with them and maybe it will lead to being able to share Christ with them as well.
the start

frame progress

frame finished

adding chicken wire to the windows

always playing


Silas just had an appointment and at 9 weeks he is 13.15oz and 24in long...which means he is in the 90% for height and 95% for weight. It was really sad to watch him get his shots, I just wanted the nurse to move faster so I could pick him up! He calmed down pretty well once I was able to feed him - that seems to cure all things in his world. We are truly loving our 'morning happies' with him which includes 'gooing' at us and smiling a lot while daddy flies him around in the air. He is such a sweet little guy and he is looking forward to spending time in FL. I'm so glad that everyone will get to see him at this stage where he is able to respond and smile at people and things.
The pictures of from most recent to older
Playing with baby Helen - the 6 month old Kathy nannys for:

She was fascinated by him and kept trying to grab him - SO CUTE


Still loves this:

2 month 'watch me grow' pictures:




Silas has only had massive spit up 3 times..the first two were right when we got home from the hospital and then 6 weeks later he covered Bailey and himself at the park while I was playing football. His back up outfit was too little so he was a nakey baby and he loved it


hmmm, whats going on?

Nate really wanted to use the electric whisk- it's everywhere!!


Then I made corn bread and he said that he would take them out so I could do something else...they were in chunks when I turned around - that may be due to not enough pam or just Nate? "I'm made for the kitchen" - Nate

Typical night plus Nate helping


7 week smile:

Kyle and Kathy:

Nate was working 3rd shift (overnight) so this is what I woke up to:

Taking a MUCH needed nap this was at 5 or 6 weeks and I was dead- Twiggy helped too!

Peaceful


Snuggles with Daddy:

Silas making sure Matt eats enough ice cream:

Checking out the ceiling fan with Uncle Matt:

Big boy! Check out his 'bald' man hair do :) I don't know if you an see it or not


Nate made us a fire:

Future fireman?

No way! He is an aquaboy! He has a cranky time of day and usually this is when bath time happens - he LOVES it!

See?


Watch me grow - monthly picture - 1 month old






Sorry for any dead time, I don't have an editing tool to shorten it. You can stop the music on this page by scrolling down to the bottom and pressing pause on the music player.

Jumping bean


Gooing with Nate


gooing with me!


bean burrito



Sometimes this noise scares him and then he usually grins but this time he was puzzled.

1 month already!

Me and the pumpkin at the patch


That's right, Silas is 4 weeks old today! It seems like it has gone by fast so far. Many people ask how we are doing and laugh when they ask how we are sleeping; really I feel like we are doing good though. I do love being a mom, we have such a sweet little boy. He is a pretty content baby - there haven't been many moments where he is just crying and we can't get him to stop. Usually if he is upset and I'm trying to figure it out, it is because his tummy hurts and as soon as that gets fixed he is happy again. I would say that yes I am more tired but no I am no exhausted. I'm still trying to figure out how to manage our new house though. I'm getting the essentials done but some things are more challenging cause they can't be done one handed (cleaning the bathroom, moping, cutting chicken!)

Anyways, we love our boy - he is amazing and I know that this experience has already challenged me so much to grow into the mom I'm called to be....
Duet.6:5-9 Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. These commandments that I give you today are to be upon your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates.

I've also seen my sinfulness more and more. When I'm am physically tired then I am more likely to give into the temptation to speak unkindly/harshly or get angry/irritated. I've been asking myself the question, "What is it that I desire most right now?" God has been showing me that usually my answer is "I desire to be served instead of serving others right now. I don't want to think about anyone else and I want what I want." Yeah, I know, it's BAD! But that is the truth of my sin and I'm thankful that God is helping me to see this and I do want to change it.

Well here are some videos and pictures of the lil man :)

I can get my own paci!


My mom is SO funny! (He was smiling even more before I got the camera out)


Sweet boy:


This is what amuses you when you are a month old:



This is what Grammy was up to while she was here:

coexist

I took a trip out while Nate and Silas were at home hanging and on the way home I drove behind a car with this bumper sticker. My mind was just plain puzzled by this....My initial thoughts 1. don't we already coexist? 2. Aren't you slightly confused by the professions that each of the people represented by these symbols claim? 3. I'm pretty sure male/females are needed for any of the other groups to exist so seems strange that it is even a group....looks like they just needed that shape!

Like I said, we already coexist but I think what the sticker is implying is that we 'get along' and basically let each other be; let everyone choose what works for them. That sounds good but it's silly! If you take the time to look into the religions- they can't all be right! Someone is wrong because the doctrines are conflicting. It would be smarter to spend time investigating the claims made and which one actually has evidence to back it up rather than spending time walking around the bumper sticker store carefully selecting the sticker you will place on your rear! Random thoughts, I know....

There must be a bumper sticker store, right? I've seen some strange stickers and I'm convinced there must be a secret store that sells them because I have never seen them in any stores I've been in!

Grammy and Gramzy

Grandmas are fantastic! I love that they have been here to answer my questions - even if I ask the same one over and over! And to cut my food up or encourage me. We love grandmas in this house! Right now I'm listening to patty cake and some random song about "Uncle Matthew" LOL Debbie will probably be embarrassed that I wrote that but it's too cute not to mention.
I'm just gonna put up pictures - I don't feel very clever right now so I hope you enjoy these :) (I'm working on posting a video so check back soon!)

Gramzy (grandma Z) showing off the guns it takes to hold up the gummy bear:

Snuggles with Gramzy:


Grammy with the grandchildren:

All smiles:


Silas and I with the Moby wrap - I think this is going to save me once Grammy leaves. He stayed in it last night for about 40 minutes just staring at me or relaxing :) Look how sweet he is!


Father and son:


Punkin:


Snuggling with Twiggy


My friend Kathy who is 3 months pregnant, we are SO excited for her and Kyle. We were excited when they first told us but now I know what the end result is like and I can't wait for their baby to be born! I was more curious about my pregnancy and then I got excited when we knew we were about to meet Silas but I am EXCITED for their baby cause it is awesome to be a mommy even if there is pain involved and a different sleep schedule. I look at Silas and I just smile sometimes 1. because he is so cute and sweet 2. he's a real human being! I get to watch this little guy grow up from this lil 8 lb ball of jello arms to a man the size of Nate who will hopefully love the Lord. Awesome!


My buddy and me: