Life mission

I clean a house on Mondays. I was dusting today and ran across this young man's mission statement. I read it and I told Brayden. I desire for you to have that kind of mission in life. It was all about honoring God, staying pure, honoring his parents. It just made me happy for his parents. Since I have become a mom the desire of my heart is to raise a son who loves God, loves him first. Makes choices in life that are honoring to him. I know that if Brayden does this his life will be great. I know his life will have hard times and he will have difficult choices to make but by following God first and for most he will have great peace in his life and that is all that matters.
So, my Mission statement for my life shall be:
To Love God first.
To follow his ways and honor him in all I do.
To always be thankful.
To Love my husband the way he needs to be loved.
To Love Brayden (and future children) the way Christ loves them.

Sick

So, yesterday we experienced something we haven't yet in our 2 years as parents. Brayden throwing up. Okay so it really started on Sunday night. It was terrible. I felt so helpless and terrible for our little one. He was fine when he went to bed and woke up throwing up. We gave him a bath and got everything cleaned up and then rocked and cuddled with him and then he went to bed. He started to cry so I went into get him and I picked him up and the threw up all over me, him and the floor. Thank goodness my husband was home. I took Brayden and myself off to the shower and he cleaned up the floor. So, after cleaning up we once again rocked and cuddled and just relaxed. Then off to bed he went. He was asleep and once more threw up. Thankfully that was the last. We felt terrible for him. Thankfully he drifted off to sleep and slept the rest of the night. But as for me. I woke up at 3:58 to the phone ringing. I jumped up and got it. It was our friends who were in labor. They needed me to come and stay with there little one. So, off I went. Brayden sleeping and so was daddy. Right after they headed off to the hospital there little girl woke up. Knowing mommy and daddy were headed to the hospital to have her baby brother. So, we headed back to our house so I could be with my little one. Who wasn't sick but was wanting mommy.
So, needless to say yesterday I was tired and ready for bed when 9 o'clock came.
All is well today. It is sunny again. Our friends little one arrived quickly and easier than the first and we are all healthy.

Saturday

Okay so today was a great day, other than the incredibly early wake up call. Brayden woke up at 4:53. Yes that is am. We played, ate and just hung out until Jim woke up. Then off to Home Depot for Jim. We worked outside till 10:30 and then had lunch. Crazy I know but when you are up so early lunch comes early as well. I was exhausted so I took a nap along with Brayden. Brayden also had a day of firsts. First bloody nose (while wrestling with dad of course) and then tonight we showed him about Oreo's and dunking them in milk. Note; make sure to do it before bathtime. We didn't and he ended up very messy. He thought it was fun to let the pieces sit in his milk awhile before pulling them out. Brayden went to bed early and we feel like we have had a good day full of accomplishments.

The Park

So, today Brayden and I went to the park. He was having a No day. As anyone with a toddler will have experienced. Do you want to go to storytime? NO, Do you want to go to the park? NO. Well in the end I won. We went to the park and met a friend and her grandson. It was a beautiful sunny day and the boys had fun. We had to wait to leave because we were blocked in due to the ambulance being there. But, I planned ahead and had made Brayden a lunch. So, we ate lunch at the park and waited. This afternoon Brayden is excited to see BaBop (grandpa) He wants to ride on the bobcat with grandpa as he preps our yard. This is a great life.

My Life At Home

Well today I thought I would jump in and start a blog. I love internet stuff and thought this would be a great way to remember what life is like staying home with a toddler and taking care or a husband. I am a stay at home mom of one great little boy. I started staying home when Brayden was born. I have loved my job since the day it started almost two years ago. Brayden has been a blessing since the day he came. See he came early and ended up in NICU. Which was very scary and all, but ended up being a blessing since my husband is in the Army and wasn't home. So, by the time Jim arrived it was almost time to go home. So, it was wonderful being able to come home as a family. Jim left again two weeks later and Brayden and I figured out life as mom and son.