I haven't done a post in a few weeks. It has been a little crazy around here!
We went on vacation and came home sick and we are just now getting better. We had the cold that apparently didn't want to leave!
The past three weeks have been really good for me. I have took more "me" time than I have in four years! I'm one of those moms that feels guilty about leaving their child and having fun without them. Thankfully, for my sanity, I have saw the light! I finally realized that for me to be the best mom I could be and wanted to be that I had to start being nicer to myself! Like most mothers my children are my world, but I tend to forget about myself and get lost in the world revolving around my babies!
While home in Alabama I had a great girl's night that really helped me see how important it is for us mothers and women in general to have time for ourselves and each other! So, thank you Brittanee, Savanah and Andrea! Love you girls!
We also took a vacation to the Smokies. A week away from home was nice. Although, we still did laundry and picked up toys! It was great to not cook supper! That is my favorite thing about vacation. I love to cook, but my goodness it gets old! Stephen and I went out one night by ourselves and that was really nice! Plus, the grandparents always enjoy time with the grandbabies without mom and dad there to ruin everything!
My baby boy turned four while we were on vacation. He had a small pirate party and he loved every minute of it! The kid loves days all about him! What can I say, he is me just the male version! Abram turning four was hard for me. Four seems so big and I just want him to be my baby forever! He is so unique and so special. He is so much like me and I understand him. He thinks like me and has too many fears like me. He is overly cautious and a bit of a party pooper at times, but he is filled with so much love and compassion. His humor and heart can make anyone smile! I hope he always know just how special he is!He is a strangers best friend and can carry on a conversation with anyone he comes in contact with! He entered this world with his eyes wide open and ready for conversation and he hasn't hushed since!!
The weekend after we got home from the Smokies I was suppose to go to Orange Beach for the weekend for Carrie's bridal shower! I was sick all week, so I didn't leave until Saturday morning. I'm so glad I did! It was the longest I had ever been away from Harlee, but I knew I was just 2hrs away and that she was in great hands! I knew Stephen would enjoy a whole day and night with just him and the kids! I had a great time. I loved that I got to spend time with my sisters(Talya and Carrie) and my best friend plus other great girls!! My medicine I take caused me to get extremely blistered and I was in a lot of pain, so I left early Sunday morning to come home and hopefully sleep and feel better! That didn't happen! Fibromyalgia patients are not suppose to get too hot or definitely not sunburned, so it was a rough few days. The second day it was hard to walk because my legs were so burned! I almost went to the ER because I thought it couldn't be normal to be in that much pain! Thankfully, other than hilarious tan lines, I am all good now!!
Friday the 22nd my mom and Billy, Talya, Dustin and Amelia got to our home late that night! They came for Harlee's birthday and Easter. My papa and mamaSandra got here Saturday. We had a great time! We always love having family and friend come stay with us. It gets crowded and messy fast, but I love every minute of it!!
It is hard to believe my baby girl is two. It still seems like yesterday she was turning one! Harlee is her own little person. She is passionate about everything and loves and dislike with all that she is! She is so friendly to strangers, but not so much to some family members! She can make you feel stupid in a matter of seconds and I promise she has been that way since before she could talk! When she was an infant she would look at you and stare when you tried to make her laugh! She gives the same look today that she had in my 4d ultrasound!! She has such a unique beauty about her and I believe she is going to be very smart! She is already a princess and very dramatic! (that she gets from me!) She has to be one of the most loving children I have ever met. If you are fortunate enough to be liked by Harlee she will smother you with affection! She has a special place in my heart and the day she was born was such a magical day for me. Everything about that day was so special! Harlee had a great 2nd birthday and I think she really enjoyed it being all about her!
We had a great Easter! I have so much to be thankful for! I am so thankful that my Lord and Savior lives and that he has blessed me with an amazing family to celebrate such holidays as Easter with.Speaking of being thankful, I am so thankful for my husband. I take for granted what a kind, loving and compassionate husband I have. I feel so blessed to have someone who loves me just the way I am. Overweight, in pain a lot of days, moody, over emotional and very fatiqued and he loves all of that, because it is me! I overlook all these things too much. I focus more on his negatives instead of his positives and that stops now!! I am also so thankful for my mother and sister! It goes without saying that no matter what they are there for me and it is so comforting to know that I always have them! I tell the kids all the time how thankful I am for them even though they don't fully understand. I don't tell my husband, mother and sister enough how thankful I am for them!
I've learned a lot the past few weeks and realized a lot about myself and other people. I know now that I am a better me if I take more time for myself. I also realized that I am more blessed than I give God credit for!
Thats all for tonight! Remember to Count your Blessing! LJ
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