Rain, rain, go away... I want to take my baby out to play!

Well I must confess, I do kind of like staying snuggled up and cozy on these chilly winter, I mean spring nights. We have been home each night, bathed, in comfy clothes and relaxing because our outdoor options are null. 

But... I am getting anxious for contined nice weather. I want to take Logan out in his stroller. I want to go for jogs. I want to put him in the swing. I want to walk with Jordan. All of these spring activities are put on hold. 

Tomorrow is one year from the date we found our we were expecting our baby. What a wonderful and exciting time it was for us last year. As I reflect on how much as changed in that year I'm reminded of how fatigue God has been to us. 

He will bless us with nice weather soon enough. For now, I'll snuggle Logan a little longer. I'll cuddle with Jordan a little more. I'll smile about the good rain sons moisture we are being blessed with.

Here's my rainy night plans...

Time oh time... where do you go?

Can it really be 4 months since my last post? Um... yup. The answer is yes, it can.

It seems silly to even come back to it really. Why would I? Why should I? Well mostly for you, mom (since you are the only one reading this). BUT... I guess also for me... and Loges. It is nice to have a sounding board to throw my thoughts and reflections out to. It is nice to have them captured somewhere. To be able to go back and remember the things I'm sure I won't forget. But then time slips away and I do forget... and if I don't blog I'll for sure let this first year pass by without many memories 'written' down. So here goes nothing everything from the past four months.

January: COLD... but oh so warm with cuddles and snuggles. Having Logan in the dead of one of our coldest winters yet was a blessing and a curse. We were stuck in because of the cold. :) And we were stuck in because of the cold. :(

I liked being able to be home with our new baby and learn about him. Learning about being a mom. Learning how my life was changed (and changing) was an awesome journey that first month. Sleep less, eat more... cook less, clean more... whine less, smile more. It was really an amazing month. Logan has been the BEST baby ever these first few months. He has been a great eater, sleeper, snuggler and he made becoming a mom one of the easiest things I've ever done. Really, who can say that about such a life-altering event? But he really has!!





February: COLD! We ventured out more in February for basketball games and town events. Although overly cautious (and protective) I didn't want others to get too close for fear that baby Logan would catch a bug, it was still fun to show him some of our town and get him out and about a little bit. Logan got so much more smiley/giggly and interactive this month. It was so amazing to have him look up at me and actually smile. Ahhh... my heart melts thinking of those first few smiles. My heart still leaps when he smiles at me. Such a sweet, sweet smile.

March: COLD!!! Logan was baptized in March. We celebrated bringing Logan to God's family on March 2nd with all of our family. What a blessing for us to see Logan with all four sets of his great-grandparents and both sets of his grandparents. God is so good! And back to work... This was a really good experience for me, also. I will not complain about being back to work. I love my job and our baby is in excellent care (my sisters' care). I am able to feed Logan at noon each day and be home with him every evening. Although difficult to leave him at first, it has been a good thing for us to be back in a 'normal' routine. Might I also mention that Logan has gotten active with his hands and feet. He loves to kick, play and find his hands (mostly in his month). Oh... and those smiles!!!!

April: One warm day!! :) But mostly, COLD! This month brought a few firsts with our parenting experiences. He had his first 'babysitters' when we went out for a family event. He was able to go to our old 'neck of the woods' when we visited the cities one weekend. I enjoyed showing him some of my favorites from the cities and we enjoyed our first overnight trip with a baby. This was an entirely new kind of exhausting. I fondly recall Jordan saying to me as we pulled into our driveway on Sunday afternoon... "Ok, I'm ready for the weekend to start now." Yup... we were tired! Baby boy rolled over for the first time this month and had a few times where he slept for good 7/8 hour stretches (not consistently). We had a few family outings with our new jogging stroller and spent some time with Logan in his new swing. Logan had his first Easter experience and I can't wait to hear all that he remembers about Easter next year when he can talk more! :)

Now we get ready to head into May... I know May will be busy. This time of year is always busy. Wrapping up the school year, preparing for summer, a family wedding, Jordan's new bootcamp class, small group bible study, wedding showers, Memorial weekend, graduations, ect. It will be busy, but awesome.

As I close tonight I can't help but smile as I listen to our sweet boy softly snoring in the bed beside me as I blog. There is no better feeling than closing a day with your baby and hubby in bed for cuddle time. I could do this forever!!! Again... God is SO good!

I will praise God's name in song and glorify him with thanksgiving. --Psalm 69:30