6.26.2009
Day 2 of Positive Thinking
Today I woke up to Iz crying. It was 5:00 am. I rolled out of bed (slowly...) and made my way to his room, said good morning and went to make him a bottle. I fed him his bottle and he went back to sleep! Or so it seemed. I went to lay down, and he woke up within 20 minutes. I quickly went to put the soother back in his mouth and he promptly fell back asleep. WOW! So basically I was up with him for a little over an hour. He slept til 8:00. I really hope this is a new routine! (knock on wood)
6.25.2009
"Think about the positive, Kara"
pos⋅i⋅tive
–adjectiveemphasizing what is laudable, hopeful, or to the good; constructive and sure rather than skeptical
For the past few days, I have been totally down on myself. And probably for the most crazy reason, too. Isaiah (I like to call him Iz now), my sweet little boy, likes to get up at 5:00 am. Everyday. Without fail! No matter what time I put him to bed, he is awake and ready for the day at 5. I was SO discouraged.
"Think about the positive, Kara. Always think about the positive." My mom always tells me to look at the positive side of things and not the negative. For a while I kept thinking that God must not be on my side anymore. Like I was being punished for something. Why can't my son sleep in?? Am I doing something wrong? After days and days of praying that Isaiah would just sleep later, I decided to try something different. My prayers usually consist of "Dear God, PLEASE help Isaiah to sleep past 5:00, it's so important to me...". Last night I didn't pray about that. I can't remember the words exactly but basically I asked God to give me an extra dose of patience, wisdom and love for Isaiah and that if and when he does wake up at 5, that I will be prepared and ready to tackle the day at such an early hour. So here's how my morning went:
I heard Isaiah at 5:30. I got out of bed and went to say good morning to him. He still looked pretty tired so I gave him his soother to calm him down while I went to make a bottle. By the time I got back to him - he was sleeping! I could hardly believe it. I tip-toed back out of his room, put the bottle int he fridge and went to lay back down, thinking that this wouldn't last long. I fell asleep and by the time I heard him again, it was 7:30!! I WAS SO EXCITED!
I've decided that, even though everyone else seems to have these "perfect babies" that sleep all night and barely ever cry, I have a great baby too!! He is MY baby, why would I want someone else's?
Obviously some days are harder than others, everyone has their bad days. But if I really try to think about one thing - even if it's tiny - that has gone right during that day, I think I can manage.
So, turns out, striving to stay positive throughout every situation really is the way to go. Thanks mom.
6.24.2009
My Birthday
Yep, you guessed it. Today is my birthday. I am 23! I never thought I would have a 6 month old baby by the time I was 23 but that's okay. I love being a mom! (Most of the time).
Rob surprised me yesterday. I LOVE surprises. He came home from work, and everything seemed pretty normal, except for the fact that he was happier than normal. By that, I mean, he was giddy. Like, little schoolgirl giddy. I couldn't figure it out. Then all of a sudden I hear the front door open and Rob says "Oh good, your babysitter is here." My WHAT NOW? Yessiree, Nadine (my sister in law) was here to babysit and Rob was taking me to Winnipeg to celebrate my birthday. I was very excited, but very nervous at the same time. It is for some reason really hard for me to leave Isaiah with anyone other than my parents. But I survived and I think I would definitely do it again. So here's how our date went:
We got to Winnipeg, went to St. Vital Mall and watched Night At The Museum 2. It was SO good. Oh - but that's not the best part. Yesterday was Tuesday. SO we got our tickets for about 2 bucks cheaper (apparently Tuesdays are deal days) AND when we got our tickets it came with a little stub that said "Good for 2 regular drinks and 2 regular sized popcorns". We were PUMPED. We weren't even going to get snacks because a.) they are WAY overpriced and b.) we wanted to save our appetites for supper. But, like any other good mennonite would, we immediately made our way to the food people (what are they called?) and got our free snacks.
After the movie was over we headed over to Wal-Mart to buy my birthday present. What was it? Wii Active Personal Trainer. That's right. Now I have NO excuse for not being in shape because this thing is BRUTAL and really hard...well, hard for me, the most un-shapey person in the entire world.
...My baby just fell asleep in his swing...*Pause* ... *sigh*.... ok, moving on:
So after picking up my gift at Wal-Mart we quickly stopped at Chapters so that I could pee (didn't know just wanna know that?) and picked up a little gift for Nadine to thank her for looking after Isaiah for us. Then it was off to RED LOBSTER!
Red Lobster, as some of you will already know, is my most favorite restaurant. We were expecting to have to wait for a long time like we usually do, but it was TUESDAY so we didn't have to wait at all. Have I mentioned how much I love Tuesdays? Tuesday also comes with the "Shrimp Lovers Tuesday" meal offer. Did I order this? Of course not. What do I always order? Popcorn shrimp. My entire family makes fun of me because I never order anything else. Whatever. It's what I like. So after we were completely stuffed with Cheddar Bay Buscuits, Ceasar salad, and about 3 glasses of iced tea, our meal came. Wow. So much food - and it comes so fast! We were seriously out of there within 45 minutes. Amazing.
Then we came home and decided to start up the Active. Of course, I was volunteered to go first. Long story short, my legs STILL feel like rubber this morning. I can hardly walk properly. It's really quite hilarious how incredibly out of shape I am. Yikes.
Well that pretty much sums up how my birthday celebration went down. Rob was going to take me out today, on my actual birthday, but he has a church baseball game tonight. Which is fine, because I enjoy watching his games.
Now that Isaiah is sleeping it's nap time for this mommy! Later.
Rob surprised me yesterday. I LOVE surprises. He came home from work, and everything seemed pretty normal, except for the fact that he was happier than normal. By that, I mean, he was giddy. Like, little schoolgirl giddy. I couldn't figure it out. Then all of a sudden I hear the front door open and Rob says "Oh good, your babysitter is here." My WHAT NOW? Yessiree, Nadine (my sister in law) was here to babysit and Rob was taking me to Winnipeg to celebrate my birthday. I was very excited, but very nervous at the same time. It is for some reason really hard for me to leave Isaiah with anyone other than my parents. But I survived and I think I would definitely do it again. So here's how our date went:
We got to Winnipeg, went to St. Vital Mall and watched Night At The Museum 2. It was SO good. Oh - but that's not the best part. Yesterday was Tuesday. SO we got our tickets for about 2 bucks cheaper (apparently Tuesdays are deal days) AND when we got our tickets it came with a little stub that said "Good for 2 regular drinks and 2 regular sized popcorns". We were PUMPED. We weren't even going to get snacks because a.) they are WAY overpriced and b.) we wanted to save our appetites for supper. But, like any other good mennonite would, we immediately made our way to the food people (what are they called?) and got our free snacks.
After the movie was over we headed over to Wal-Mart to buy my birthday present. What was it? Wii Active Personal Trainer. That's right. Now I have NO excuse for not being in shape because this thing is BRUTAL and really hard...well, hard for me, the most un-shapey person in the entire world.
...My baby just fell asleep in his swing...*Pause* ... *sigh*.... ok, moving on:
So after picking up my gift at Wal-Mart we quickly stopped at Chapters so that I could pee (didn't know just wanna know that?) and picked up a little gift for Nadine to thank her for looking after Isaiah for us. Then it was off to RED LOBSTER!
Red Lobster, as some of you will already know, is my most favorite restaurant. We were expecting to have to wait for a long time like we usually do, but it was TUESDAY so we didn't have to wait at all. Have I mentioned how much I love Tuesdays? Tuesday also comes with the "Shrimp Lovers Tuesday" meal offer. Did I order this? Of course not. What do I always order? Popcorn shrimp. My entire family makes fun of me because I never order anything else. Whatever. It's what I like. So after we were completely stuffed with Cheddar Bay Buscuits, Ceasar salad, and about 3 glasses of iced tea, our meal came. Wow. So much food - and it comes so fast! We were seriously out of there within 45 minutes. Amazing.
Then we came home and decided to start up the Active. Of course, I was volunteered to go first. Long story short, my legs STILL feel like rubber this morning. I can hardly walk properly. It's really quite hilarious how incredibly out of shape I am. Yikes.
Well that pretty much sums up how my birthday celebration went down. Rob was going to take me out today, on my actual birthday, but he has a church baseball game tonight. Which is fine, because I enjoy watching his games.
Now that Isaiah is sleeping it's nap time for this mommy! Later.
6.18.2009
Talking, talking talking
A movie of Isaiah talking to his fishy mobile. He did this for seriously 15 minutes...and then got grouchy. Haha!
6.17.2009
Isaiah's Dedication
Isaiah was dedicated at church this past weekend (June 14). He did SO well. I was really worried that he would scream when the pastor held him and prayed over him, but he didn't. He slept the whole time!! I was IMPRESSED to say the least. He was dedicated along with 3 other babies. Left to right beside us: Dave & Jill Plett with their son Riley Alexander, Kas & Lorriane Wiens with their daughter Kailee Jade, and Norman & Candace Bueckert with their son Oliver Norman.
I actually almost started crying. It was a very moving experience for me. I want very much to raise my children the right way, and it's so wonderful to have the support of an entire congregation!
6.10.2009
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