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April 24, 2013
April 18, 2013
A Very Happy Birthday
My first birthday as a mom was absolutely WONDERFUL!
My handsome men gave me a very special lazy morning in bed. Daddy made chilled peach soup with raspberry garnish. We had this soup at a B&B in Bozeman, Montana once. It was so nice to be treated to sweetly and to have Derek remember a special memory we've shared together.
Next up, Daddy and son time so mommy could be pampered with a pedicure and manicure. I relaxed for near 2 hours having myself primped.
That two hours was the first time I have been away from my babe for any reason other than work...and I didn't feel guilty! Time to myself was needed and so deeply appreciated!
My men took me out for lunch to finish the day off. Daddy and E gave me a cute bubble necklace - so I can finally participate in this new trend - before Daddy had to go off to work. Derek decided to host youth group at Starbucks, and thanks to the Nash's who gave me a birthday gift card, I met up with the youth to have a coffee to top off the night.
Hello 27! You look much different than 17 or 7. I think I kind of like the 2 before you. I like where I'm at, I LOVE that I get to LOVE these two wonderful men and I'm thankful for the friends and family that have journeyed with me along the way! So, this year was a Very. Happy. Birthday.
April 9, 2013
Due Date
April 9th, 1986 - Anlee's Due Date
Just like Ezra I arrived fashionably late...32 or 36 minutes, I forget. Unlike Ezra, I gave grace to my mother and arrived quickly. LIKE Ezra, we were both 19 inches long!
Tomorrow, I will be 27. 27 seems like a boring, counting down/up to 30 age. You can rent a car already. You've passed the quarter century mark and then some to 26...what next?
26 was an amazing year. We found out we were pregnant (technically at 25), had our beautiful son, traveled quite a bit, lived a FULL YEAR in one place, the USA, and for the first time in more years than I can count didn't go on an international trip.
27...what is going to be the highlight for you?
How about this, we are going to go ALL organic in meat. (Anything cooked at home.) We are also going to be fully organic in all fruits and veggies, maybe even grains! Haven't made that commitment, yet. Year 27 is going to be about informing myself about healthy food practices for me and my family. Thank you Food Inc. for such an informative documentary...my husband, however, does not thank you.
I'm also going to spend the year simplifying and downsizing. I have no idea where we will be when the next birthday comes around, so I'm going to spend the year sorting out the necessities from the clutter. With my very active 4 month old it will take me the entire year!
Lastly, I want to work on being content exactly where I am and thankful for exactly what I have.
But, let's dream a little - Here is my birthday wish list this year (so different from years past!)
Just like Ezra I arrived fashionably late...32 or 36 minutes, I forget. Unlike Ezra, I gave grace to my mother and arrived quickly. LIKE Ezra, we were both 19 inches long!
Tomorrow, I will be 27. 27 seems like a boring, counting down/up to 30 age. You can rent a car already. You've passed the quarter century mark and then some to 26...what next?
26 was an amazing year. We found out we were pregnant (technically at 25), had our beautiful son, traveled quite a bit, lived a FULL YEAR in one place, the USA, and for the first time in more years than I can count didn't go on an international trip.
27...what is going to be the highlight for you?
How about this, we are going to go ALL organic in meat. (Anything cooked at home.) We are also going to be fully organic in all fruits and veggies, maybe even grains! Haven't made that commitment, yet. Year 27 is going to be about informing myself about healthy food practices for me and my family. Thank you Food Inc. for such an informative documentary...my husband, however, does not thank you.
I'm also going to spend the year simplifying and downsizing. I have no idea where we will be when the next birthday comes around, so I'm going to spend the year sorting out the necessities from the clutter. With my very active 4 month old it will take me the entire year!
Lastly, I want to work on being content exactly where I am and thankful for exactly what I have.
But, let's dream a little - Here is my birthday wish list this year (so different from years past!)
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April 5, 2013
3:11
Why is it that lately I can't sleep after a "are-you-kinding-me do-you-realize-what-time-it-is middle-of-the-night" feeding? I normally ask Derek what time it is as he rolls out of bed at the sound of our little one whimpering for a change and a meal. He responds groggily some obscene time of the morning and we push through. We have this factory style approach to middle-of-the-night feedings. Derek, the ultimate diaper changer has it down to a science, brings the freshened up babe to me in bed and we coo and caw at each other while E nurses. E is normally out in 5-10 minutes again and Dad transports the babe back to his crib.
Lately, E has taken us on the wild ride of growth spurts. Here is how tonights feeding went: E whimpers. Dad groans. Dad gets up, trips over everything in the floor because mommy hasn't had "time" (this is true, but also energy) to clean the nursery, to change the little one's diaper. Takes longer than normal because he can't find the diapers (they are on the floor unmade - cloth diapers - due to mom's "time" issues,) Dad brings E to bed (at 2:00am) for mommy to nurse. No cooing responses form mom. E is out in 5 minutes.......mom is now blogging.
Our approach to sleep lately has been completely out of sync. Our sweet sleep-through-the-night sleeper has regressed to waking up every couple of hours. I'm not quite to the point of pulling my hair out. I trained myself not to lose sleep over losing sleep in college. (I made it through college on 3-5 hours sleep a night...for FOUR YEARS!) So, to compensate, E and I are happily staying in bed onwards of 9:30 most mornings. A better mom would sacrifice a couple of days sleep to reintroduce a sleeping schedule...cheers for better moms.
Our sixteen week old is a beautiful, dying-to-self miracle that daily teaches us grace. He is ushering in grace into our marriage! Now, if anyone wants to register us for a 7 day all inclusive family of three vacation just to get away from our busy lives, to rest and enjoy each other, please do!! I haven't researched baby sunscreen yet so maybe not the beach. :)
It's 3:11am - I'm entitled to dream -
Mom, dad and a sweet, calm, excited-to-travel baby board a plane (where the passengers smile that such a cute, calm baby is board) for Seattle. We are headed straight to Orcas Island to Doe Bay Resort (our honeymoon location). We rent a car, which is available at the curb with a complimentary car seat installed, we pick up some Iver's fish and chips and off we go. Ezra loves the ferry, watching the sea gulls. Mom and dad have their binoculars for some much-talked-about bird watching. We unload in our cabin, snuggle with our babe before putting him to bed, mom and dad read and enjoy couch time together, E sleeps through the night, everyone is rested. We hike Mt. Constitution for a beautiful, sunny view of the San Juans...okay, so now it's 3:28am and I really should stop dreaming about this vacation, go back to sleep and hopefully, E will finish sleeping soundly tonight, we will all feel rested before the start of our super busy weekend marathon of events.
April - you are full of events...please show us grace for the times we get stressed out, over-worked, sleep-deprived and then some...What is that I hear, the babe is now awake.
Lately, E has taken us on the wild ride of growth spurts. Here is how tonights feeding went: E whimpers. Dad groans. Dad gets up, trips over everything in the floor because mommy hasn't had "time" (this is true, but also energy) to clean the nursery, to change the little one's diaper. Takes longer than normal because he can't find the diapers (they are on the floor unmade - cloth diapers - due to mom's "time" issues,) Dad brings E to bed (at 2:00am) for mommy to nurse. No cooing responses form mom. E is out in 5 minutes.......mom is now blogging.
Our approach to sleep lately has been completely out of sync. Our sweet sleep-through-the-night sleeper has regressed to waking up every couple of hours. I'm not quite to the point of pulling my hair out. I trained myself not to lose sleep over losing sleep in college. (I made it through college on 3-5 hours sleep a night...for FOUR YEARS!) So, to compensate, E and I are happily staying in bed onwards of 9:30 most mornings. A better mom would sacrifice a couple of days sleep to reintroduce a sleeping schedule...cheers for better moms.
Our sixteen week old is a beautiful, dying-to-self miracle that daily teaches us grace. He is ushering in grace into our marriage! Now, if anyone wants to register us for a 7 day all inclusive family of three vacation just to get away from our busy lives, to rest and enjoy each other, please do!! I haven't researched baby sunscreen yet so maybe not the beach. :)
It's 3:11am - I'm entitled to dream -
Mom, dad and a sweet, calm, excited-to-travel baby board a plane (where the passengers smile that such a cute, calm baby is board) for Seattle. We are headed straight to Orcas Island to Doe Bay Resort (our honeymoon location). We rent a car, which is available at the curb with a complimentary car seat installed, we pick up some Iver's fish and chips and off we go. Ezra loves the ferry, watching the sea gulls. Mom and dad have their binoculars for some much-talked-about bird watching. We unload in our cabin, snuggle with our babe before putting him to bed, mom and dad read and enjoy couch time together, E sleeps through the night, everyone is rested. We hike Mt. Constitution for a beautiful, sunny view of the San Juans...okay, so now it's 3:28am and I really should stop dreaming about this vacation, go back to sleep and hopefully, E will finish sleeping soundly tonight, we will all feel rested before the start of our super busy weekend marathon of events.
April - you are full of events...please show us grace for the times we get stressed out, over-worked, sleep-deprived and then some...What is that I hear, the babe is now awake.
April 3, 2013
A Very Special Friend
Today I am so thankful for a very special friend. Her name is Nancy and she is my mentor. Derek and I began praying two years ago for a church, a worship leader position and mentors. When Derek interviewed with our church we asked, ARE THERE MENTORS?? After my Korean mentor left Korea for Canada it became dry without one. I was so thankful when the resounding answer was, "Well, sure!"
After meeting the amazing ladies of OSLC, Derek and I had no idea who my mentor would be, but we began praying and over and over again the name we got was Nancy.
You see, I already had a Nancy in my life. When I moved to Korea as I began praying over my first meal with at my school everyone watched with eyes wide open. Feeling awkward, Nancy exclaimed, "Anlee are you a Christian? I am, too!" Most of you know the rest of the story. My first Sunday in Korea, Nancy took me to Dongsan Church where I met my future husband. Nancy gets the credit for introducing me to my husband...and now I have another Nancy in my life...and she gets the credit for praying our child into the world.
Derek and I have learned so much from watching this amazing woman live her life for Christ, from watching her generosity, her kindness to others, her LOVE for her family and her love for us.
So, here is my conclusion - Thank you GOD for this amazing woman in my life, for teaching me through her, for loving me and for calling me out of my ridiculous selfishness and challenging me to love deeper, give more and be JOYful in everything!
After meeting the amazing ladies of OSLC, Derek and I had no idea who my mentor would be, but we began praying and over and over again the name we got was Nancy.
You see, I already had a Nancy in my life. When I moved to Korea as I began praying over my first meal with at my school everyone watched with eyes wide open. Feeling awkward, Nancy exclaimed, "Anlee are you a Christian? I am, too!" Most of you know the rest of the story. My first Sunday in Korea, Nancy took me to Dongsan Church where I met my future husband. Nancy gets the credit for introducing me to my husband...and now I have another Nancy in my life...and she gets the credit for praying our child into the world.
Derek and I have learned so much from watching this amazing woman live her life for Christ, from watching her generosity, her kindness to others, her LOVE for her family and her love for us.
So, here is my conclusion - Thank you GOD for this amazing woman in my life, for teaching me through her, for loving me and for calling me out of my ridiculous selfishness and challenging me to love deeper, give more and be JOYful in everything!
April 2, 2013
Big guy, big changes
Ezra is 16 weeks old today and we have introduced a couple of bottles a week to give mommy a much needed break. I had some milk expressed today and thought to try a bottle with my very fussy baby. Low and behold Ezra took the bottle Instantly and held it on his own. My little man couldn't do this a week ago or even a day ago, but today he did. He is amazing me daily. Our babes grow way too fast. Ezra is mimicking my face and Derek's laugh. It is so important to me to reflect the love of Christ to Ezra so that he will grow knowing that love. It has been more challenging to be a mommy lately with a teething baby who is also going through a growth spurt. I have to pause for a moment, say a prayer of thanks and wait for the smile on his face when he realizes that mommy is here ready to love and snuggle. My baby is growing up.
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