Stay at home Mama!

Noni and I are having so much fun!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Gods timing is so perfect. We dont realize that until after the fact. This is just another testimony of how He knows best. I am now a stay at home mom! Seven months ago when I had Nonah I dreaded the thought of staying home every day. I thought I was going to be lonely and bored and miserable and now that I have a new baby I was going to probably go insane. I liked the idea of it and I didnt want to go back to Starbucks but I wasn't excited about it. Then I was offered the job of watching Grandma for 3 days a week. I thought it would be a simple job and I could still be with Nonah but it would get me out of the house. Some days I loved it and some days I hated it as any job but God was preparing my heart and my mind for what was next. I am now ready for this. It excites me to be at this stage in my life. Now Im not at home every single day thats for sure but now I can do the things I want to do. Like get connected with other moms in the area, go to La Leche meetings, moms meetings, and get togethers with family. While Im at home I can stay more organized and on top of my cleaning, planning dinners, and doing some projects Ive been wanting to do.


So I guess you can say I have fully adjusted to being a mom. I am at peace with where God has us and what Im suposed to be doing right now. And if ya have peace what more do you need? So PEACE -< to you!!

Ode to Grandma!

So today is my last day of Grandma-sitting. It's a bitter sweet day. I no longer have any obligations but it means Grandma needs more attentions than what we are giving her. She will be going to a lovely home not far from us so we will visit.
Just wanted to share a glimpse of her with all of you. I spent three days a week with her for the past 6 months and this is what I have learned and observed.


She grew up on a farm which she enjoyed very much. Devoted about 20 years of service to a christian camp. Was a wife but now is a widow. Was a mother, a grandmother and now a great grandmother. She loves children dearly, especially babies. Loves flowers. Loves the blue sky which she pointed out to me numeruos times. Loves her sweets, she would never say No to dessert. Loves politics and tried her best to stay on top of it all. Loves to wash dishes and clean-up. Loves to worship the Lord. And was always cold.

She now has alzheimer's or dementia. One or both I dont know. It doesn't matter what it is but she is not the woman she once was. She remembers things from long ago but the things of today are too much to keep track of. I get teary eyed imaging myself this way some day. Thinking what is going on inside of her head. Some say they would rather loose their health or their sight then their mind. I just don't know what I would choose. You still can be delighted by the simple things in life but if you don't know who you are sharing those things with, then what does it matter. But God has a plan for everyone and everything. Maybe His plan was to teach me a few things. To show me how to do things for someone else. Or to teach me patience or compassion. Whatever His plan was it sure was character building for me. Although I am glad to see this time in "my life" over, I do wish blessings and peace to Grandma as a new time in her life starts! May she always delight in the small things. She will always have a special place in my heart!!

First sink bath!

Now that Noni is all of a sudden sitting up good on her own, I decided to give her a bath in the sick. This was her first time and she loved it. She really loves water as I guess most babies do. Its very hard to get this little girl to be still but if you put her water (shower or bath) she just gets so still. Its like shes just very peacefully soaking it all in and relaxing. She only played in it a little bit because I guess it got cold quick. She loves the bubbles. Shes just so amazed by them and as you can see in the one picture she runs her fingers through them and tries to pick them up but it doesn't really work. Its so cute to watch her play with new things. She loves her little ducky, thanks to her Aunt Sar and uncle Howard!!

Dinner in a cup!!

So I got a juicer for Christmas and we are loving it. I didnt know how much we would use it but we can not go a day or two with out haveing some delicous fresh juice. Peter even enjoys it and normally he does it many vegetables but this way he can. We have juiced spinach, red beets, brussel sprouts, celery, and carrots, all of which Peter normally would not touch. And although I like fruit I dont eat near enough so this way I get to eat lots. What we do is every week is get 3 or 4 fruits and 2 or 3 veggies and pick a little of everything and juice. We have been having juice for dinner and then just having something small with it like bread or rice or something like that. The juice believe it or not does kind of fill us up so we feel satisfied. We both feel a bit healthier since we started juicin!

It's pretty too!!!

My sweet Noni-Girl.

Babies are so sweet, so innocent, and so happy! My Noni-girl is so cute, I know Im bias but you can't deny it. I am constantly taking pictures of everything she does. So I wanted to share a few of the most recent snapshots.




She loves looking at herself in the mirror!



Playing with the ketchup!




She loves her Nanas!!

Newbee!!

I am new at this whole blogging thing so I dont really know what to write. So I'll start by telling you about me and my family. Peter and I have been married for 4 years and we just had our first baby in August. She has changed our life in so many ways. She makes us so happy, so full of pride, so full of joy. she makes us give up our selves like no one else has. Im not complaining about it, its a good thing and I need to learn to give more to others but it is a process we are still working on.

We love the outdoors. Hiking, camping, kayaking, campfires, bird watching (Peter watches I just go along for the ride), the beach, all of which we wish we could do more of if we could. We love all different music, cooking really good food together, natural parenting (with all of its challenges, we are in it together), watching all kinds of movies, Peter loves Xbox and I love shopping.

Peter and I have been in our home in Zionsville for 2 years now and we are truly putting our own touches to it. It is so fun to be able to truly do whatever we want to it no matter how crazy it is. Having a home really makes me feel like a grown up now since we have to do all things I never wanted to do as a kid. Like gardening, cooking, cleaning, shovel this awful snow, and so much more. Although we love our home we both feel it is a temporary home for us. We dont know what is to come for our life but it for sure isnt in Zionsville for the next 20 or even 10 years. But we will enjoy our time there while it lasts.

What else... I am now a stay at home which is tough for me since I always have been what my mom calls a "social butterfly." I love to be out and about doing things so being at home has been another challenge that goes along with mommyhood. I have to be creative and more organized with my time. I have to do things instead of let myself be lazy. I am looking forward to embracing my home time and learning to enjoy it.
Peter works for my dad at the tree farm and is really enjoying it. He feels this is exactly where God wants Him to be. Right now he is layed off and is staying busy by doing wood work. He truly has a gift at creating something from what most would think is nothing. My mom then sells the peices at her stores. He enjoys it but couldn't do it all year round.
Thats us in a nut shell. Lots more to come!