We started the day off at 5:30 today with the power going out. I actually started at 5:00 with Jonah waking up. I laid with him in his bed and he fell back to sleep. Once I got back in bed, I could hear the wind outside. Right when I was about to fall asleep again, the power went out. I know this because the humming sound of all three sound machines stopped instantaneously. My first thought was the power is out...my next thought was how quickly are the boys going to wake up without the humming of their sound machines. It took Liam two minutes. He started crying and screaming...of course with the power out, the night light was out as well. He was scared! I went into his room and he said, "Eyes...can't see mama!" Poor thing. I brought him to bed thinking that he may fall back to sleep. About five minutes later, I hear Jonah crying. So in ten minutes after the lights were out, I had all three boys with me in bed. I tried to convince them it was still early and to go back to sleep, but of course, that didn't work.
Needless to say we were up at 6:15 ready for day. I built a fire, made breakfast on the stove (since we have gas, I could cook eggs), and we got dressed by flashlight. I told the boys it was like camping out! Liam didn't quite get the concept of the power being out and asked me every few minutes to turn the lights on. Of course, they came back on once I pulled the cord on the electric garage door so I could manually open it to take Ethan to school. Ethan said, "You should have pulled the cord earlier so the lights would come back on."
Another big event for the day was Jonah gave his pacifier to the dentist. He was all set to do it and be a "big boy." I put them in a bag and he basically just tossed them to the dentist. To celebrate this passage to big boyhood, we got a donut at the buskin bakery. He has asked for them a few times so far. Hopefully tonight will not be too much of a disaster!
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
We are back!
I am back...I am going to try this blogging thing again. I really want to have this be part of my nightly ritual so that I can capture our daily life. The boys are keeping me busy so I am not going to promise a post every day.
The last time I posted was a year ago when I announced we were having number 4. Seems like longer than a year ago that I was pregnant but then again the year has flown by. Hunter George was born in the Spring arriving ten weeks early. After a month on bed rest in the hospital, he decided it was time to come into the world and free mommy from her prison sentence...actually it was more like my body decided it was done carrying Hunter. Thankfully, both Hunter and mommy were ok.
I feel like I am finally getting into the groove of having four boys. Now don't get me wrong, most days I am running around like a crazy woman, but I think we are falling into a routine. I actually finally started a new daily routine last week. You are probably wondering what I mean by this. About a year ago, I read a book for homeschooling families on how to manage your home...how to use your day effectively and efficiently. The Lord has blessed us with so much time in a day and we are supposed to be good stewards of this time. Also, kids thrive on structure and routine. I have always had my children on feeding and napping schedules, but what came in between those times has always been up in the air. Well not anymore! We are scheduled for our whole day. The boys have room time, free time, quiet time, chore time...they help me prep for dinner, we have devotion time. Some may think this is too restricting, but actually it is the opposite. I have felt so free and liberated since we started. It is really freeing knowing what I am doing and what the kids are doing at any time of the day. It eliminates the boys meandering around wondering what to do, which eventually leads to arguing and discipline issues. Plus I don't find myself looking at my house thinking I need to work on it all day because now I have an allotted time where I do chores. This has freed me up to do more with the boys. After Hunter came home, I felt like all I was doing was cleaning up after the boys rather than enjoying their younger years. Now, I still have days like this but I am excited that this is going to give me more time to spend with them and still feel like I am keeping up with the house. More importantly it is teaching the boys how to manage their time and be diligent people....and good stewards of their time.
Well, with that, I need to go see what they are up to because their video time is over....
Have a blessed day!
The last time I posted was a year ago when I announced we were having number 4. Seems like longer than a year ago that I was pregnant but then again the year has flown by. Hunter George was born in the Spring arriving ten weeks early. After a month on bed rest in the hospital, he decided it was time to come into the world and free mommy from her prison sentence...actually it was more like my body decided it was done carrying Hunter. Thankfully, both Hunter and mommy were ok.
I feel like I am finally getting into the groove of having four boys. Now don't get me wrong, most days I am running around like a crazy woman, but I think we are falling into a routine. I actually finally started a new daily routine last week. You are probably wondering what I mean by this. About a year ago, I read a book for homeschooling families on how to manage your home...how to use your day effectively and efficiently. The Lord has blessed us with so much time in a day and we are supposed to be good stewards of this time. Also, kids thrive on structure and routine. I have always had my children on feeding and napping schedules, but what came in between those times has always been up in the air. Well not anymore! We are scheduled for our whole day. The boys have room time, free time, quiet time, chore time...they help me prep for dinner, we have devotion time. Some may think this is too restricting, but actually it is the opposite. I have felt so free and liberated since we started. It is really freeing knowing what I am doing and what the kids are doing at any time of the day. It eliminates the boys meandering around wondering what to do, which eventually leads to arguing and discipline issues. Plus I don't find myself looking at my house thinking I need to work on it all day because now I have an allotted time where I do chores. This has freed me up to do more with the boys. After Hunter came home, I felt like all I was doing was cleaning up after the boys rather than enjoying their younger years. Now, I still have days like this but I am excited that this is going to give me more time to spend with them and still feel like I am keeping up with the house. More importantly it is teaching the boys how to manage their time and be diligent people....and good stewards of their time.
Well, with that, I need to go see what they are up to because their video time is over....
Have a blessed day!
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