David: He makes me smile and laugh every single day. He's so headstrong. I've started to notice that he doesn't understand when he's being punished. Or he just doesn't understand he can't punish me back. If I try to spank him, he'll try to spank me back. When I'm doing something he doesn't like and he's gotten mad at me he'll point and yell "Go! Go!" because that's what I do when I want him to walk away from me because he's gotten too rough or a mess he's made while I clean it up.
He loves taking the phone from me when I'm talking to Granny. He holds it up to his ear and snuggles into me and just listens to her. I'm sure it's boring for her, but I find it pretty stinking adorable.
He can talk so very well, and has even begun to pick up on counting and colors. He can only count to two, but he applies it correctly, and seems to know the color pink, of all things.
Caleb: I love this little one of mine. He surprises me every day and fills my heart with joy. He loves baby Ezekiel and is constantly rubbing and hugging my belly, telling me there's a baby in there. I think he's really looking forward to having a new baby brother to play with. <3
The thing I've learned about him recently is that he likes to know what the rules are, and he likes consistent results. He wants the outcome to be the same every time he does something, and knows what he is and isn't allowed to do. He really has become a bit of a bossy pants for David and it's funny to see him learn that he once had a time in his life when he didn't follow the rules or stay clean either. It seems to baffle him a little bit.
Thursday morning he had his first dentist appointment. He did a wonderful job and even got to put his name in a drawing to win $20 for being in the no cavity club! He's been quite proud of his teeth and has been showing them off to Byron and I several times a day since then and loves brushing his teeth as often as we'll let him.
Byron: He's been keeping wonderfully busy with us every evening and today received a new calling. He's now the teacher for the investigator/new member class at church, and has been released from scouting. They haven't called anyone new yet, so he'll still be going to scout camp for a night, and will keep going on Wednesday nights the rest of this month, but with our family growing again I'm grateful he's been released from such a time intensive calling.
Arielle: This week I've kind of felt really on top of things. I've taken my little loves to play in a creek, cool off at splash pads, spent time with my darling cousin Kitara before she had to leave Ohio again, helped Byron with some yard work, kept my kids hydrated with copious amounts of water and popsicles, attended a Relief Society activity, watched my friends children while they went for their monthly temple trip, filled the kiddie pool in the backyard, made a trip to the library, cleaned out the spare bedroom and started prepping it for the baby, and have kept so busy and active that Caleb and David have both fallen into bed (and stayed there, which is a huge deal for Caleb) every night for the past week. I've even begun playing around a bit in the kitchen again and made an awesome mexican quinoa dish Thursday night that Byron has immensely enjoyed, even as leftovers.
I had a second ultrasound Tuesday morning since they hadn't been able to see everything during the first one. Ezekiel was far more cooperative this time and it was really neat to see his heart beating, and to see his face, fingers, and tiny toes. I'm so excited to meet him!
Counting My Blessings: I feel incredibly blessed this week. I know Heavenly Father works miracles, even tiny ones, every single day, and have certainly been feeling loved by Him this week.
Friday night we had cleaned out the spare bedroom and had begun re-assembling the crib. I had taken it apart a couple months ago, and rather than put the hardware in a ziploc like I normally do, I had kept it loose and rolling around in a small drawer at the top of my dresser. All the pieces stayed together though, and we had no problem putting together the ends and sides. As we got ready to put in the metal support that lays under the mattress, Byron mentioned that one of the bolts we needed was missing. I might have been a little stressed at this point. David had been "helping" and Byron had left the bolts on the floor just long enough that David had managed to help us lose a piece. We searched the floor of the bedroom, hallway, bathroom, and stairs, before I looked through the hardware we had leftover from other pieces of furniture. None of them were the right fit, and I was really worried we wouldn't be able to find it. I walked away before I had a meltdown, and was in the basement holding David when Byron came to me, not 10 minutes later. He was holding the bolt in his hand and said "Prayer works". I could feel an instant rush of embarrassment, for not having to thought to pray sooner, and relief, that we had found the piece, that our crib wasn't useless after all, and grateful for having a husband so focused and willing to listen to promptings of the spirit. David had been watching us, and decided that the best place for the little bolt was in one of the deep holes at the end of the crib that is an entry point for the longer bolts that hold the side rail to the headboard. We never would have considered looking their on our own. I know this for a fact, and we only would have found the piece when we went to take the crib apart again.
I also feel incredibly blessed by Byron's new calling. As we contemplated what it might be, we considered that he might be asked to serve as my co-teacher. He had been spending a lot of time in primary and the presidency had mentioned looking for one a couple of weeks ago. I was thinking of how nice it would be to have him helping every week, as well as the problems it might create when Ezekiel was born, especially since Byron wasn't counting on being released, he was just expecting an additional capacity in which to serve, but we talked about it and knew that no matter what the call was, it was coming from Heavenly Father and we would accept it. When he came to me after meeting with the bishopric member, I felt such an overwhelming sense of peace and a confirmation from the Spirit that this calling had been prayerfully extended, and I feel so grateful for the priesthood leaders that so diligently serve the members of our ward.
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| David loved playing in the pool all afternoon Saturday and when we let him onto the porch while Byron grilled hotdogs for dinner, he climbed straight back in, fully clothed. Caleb almost had a fit and kept trying to pull him out of the water, but we found it pretty amusing. |
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| shooting with the slingshot! |
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