My Dilly Do

My silly Dilly eating Oreo's...just like his Mommy :o)

It's hard being the middle child, or so I hear.  Especially when you only had a weeks notice.  Tyler had nine months to get use to the idea of being a big brother, but we all had about 2 weeks of knowing about Mason and only about a week of knowing he was coming to live with us forever. My Dylan is still adjusting.
How do I know?
He says so, he says "having a baby brother is hard" and...
he lays in Mason's crib
sits in Mason's Bumbo seat
lays in the bassinet
climbs into the excersaucer
puts on a bib and pretends to cry
My list can go on...but you get the picture

 He loves his brother very much but struggles for where he fits. Extra hugs and snuggles aren't enough for him, he is finding his way but wants to make sure we still know he's there.  My baby is struggling with not being the baby anymore, and my heart hurts for him.  I know he will adjust and that this is good for him and all of us.  Good doesn't always mean easy, and that's OK. 


Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you who belong to Christ Jesus.  1 Thessalonians 5:18

 

Our Family Challenge

I don't know when it happened...
but we have become a family that LOVES our electronics, maybe a little too much.  So we are going on a electronic diet starting Saturday.  And like most diets we needed incentive, the prize? a $10 bill. 
My boys are pumped, the trash talk (kind trash talk of course :) has begun as we prepare to go electronic-less for a whole week.  My hubby was the hardest to sell on the idea. 

Any TV, DS, Computer, ipod, cell phone, or tablet used inside the house will cost you 2 points.  The person with the least amount of points wins the $10.  This contest could backfire big time, but my hope is that my kids (and hubby) will see that there are fun things to do around the house without electronics. I'm sure they'll be some tears, mostly mine :o) as my boys adjust and I hear a lot of "I'm bored", but the prize will help.  Ty and Dylan have teamed up to support each other and split the prize, and added bonus to this challenge.

As a side note we limit the use of electronics in our house, but because they are here the kids yearn for them and have a hard time engaging fully in other things.  It seems like they are always waiting for the next time they can get back to the electronic of their choice.  And as parents I think we all too often have our phones in our hand so we are committed to a week of being unplugged. 

Trust in the Lord

Trust in the Lord with all of your heart
and lean not on your own understanding
acknowledge the Lord in all of your ways
and he will make your path straight, and he will make your path straight.

This was a song I learned in youth group many years ago, and every so often it pops into my head.  There were body movements to go a long with it but I will spare you my description of those.  :o)

This week I have seen God's hand work in so many families and I'm just in awe! He has worked miracles in our family too and yet I still struggle to place ALL my faith in him, ALL my trust to the all knowing Creator of the universe.  I can say out loud that I trust and put my faith in Him, but those quiet times at night or those moments in the car when I am struggling with something, or stressing over something, or I'm trying to figure out something...It's when I know I haven't let go and trusted.  It is a good thing God is a forgiving God.

I LOVE boys.

When we started this adoption process we contemplated asking for a girl.  After all we had two boys and I thought it would be easier fit for our next addition to be a girl.  Plus I thought I'd like to try the hair play and tights package.  But when we were told making a gender request could slow down the process, we decided that God had made a fabulous choice with the first two...so we would trust him with our third. 

He was so right!!! I get comments from store clerks about having three boys and wouldn't I like a girl, or the older women in the grocery store who says "oh honey, girls are so much quieter".  I like boys, I love boys, my boys in particular but boys are great.  I like the loudness, constant movement, and one pair of shoes.  As much as I like the idea of doing hair, God knew that one more thing to do in the morning might just put me over the edge.  Boys wear their heart on their sleeve, what you see is what you get.  Once an argument is over, it's over. And in my house I'm still the princess.  I can easily pick out my lunch box, it's the pink one :o)

I am so glad I have nieces (only nieces...isn't that funny how that works) to play with, buy for , and enjoy.  And I am glad God made girls, cuz hey, I am one.  But I love my boys...my sticky, sweaty, smelly, loud boys.  God's way is perfect!!