It's no secret that my son loves his music. And loving music leads him to lots of dancing. Here are some of his most recent, stellar dance moves. I'm telling you, he could win some competitions with these moves!
Friday, April 16, 2010
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Happy.
My baby girl's arrival is fast approaching. I am so excited to meet this tiny girl who keeps knocking around my belling, pushing things here and there! And I get more excited every day...a GIRL! We'll have another girl in the Smith household. I can't believe it!
So, a few weeks ago I had to take the routine Glucose Screening test that you have to do when you're pregnant. I HATE this test. You have to drink this nasty, super sweet orange liquid stuff within 5 minutes, then they draw your blood. People will tell you, "Oh it tastes like Gatorade. It's not so bad." NO - IT IS HORRIBLE. This is to check if you have gestational diabetes. Well, I failed the first test. I was so frustrated and depressed about this, because I also failed it when I was pregnant with Graham. Since I failed it, I had to go back for the THREE HOUR test. This test I HATE even MORE than the first! I had to drink more of the nasty orange junk, only TWICE as strong as the first time; then they had to draw my blood FOUR different times over the span of 3 hours. BLAH. And I had to just sit there. and wait. and wait. and wait. So, I had a lot of worry and anxiety going on in my mind there for a little while. But good news! I found out yesterday that the test came back totally normal! Praise the Lord. One less thing I have to think about. I'm feeling great in this pregnancy. I am slightly anemic, which makes me a little tired right about now. But I'm taking Iron pills to help fight that. So overall, this has been a great pregnancy. And I can't believe I only have two more months of it. Yippee!!
It's time to get my daughter's nursery ready for her arrival. The kind UPS man delivered her bedding today!!! It's so soft and girly - I love it. Birds and trees. That's the theme I'm going with. Here's a picture of the bedding, but of course, it will look different in our house... (and hopefully even better!)
Isn't that the cutest baby mobile you've ever seen?! I think our little girl will love it. By the way, we're still praying about her name. The middle name is set, but we still have about 4 or 5 first names that we keep going back to. There's one name we came up with when I was pregnant with Graham, but I just don't know if it's the one or not! It's SO difficult to name a child. But I believe the Lord will show us what her name is...and it will be just perfect for her. But you'll have to wait until she is born to hear the verdict!
So, a few weeks ago I had to take the routine Glucose Screening test that you have to do when you're pregnant. I HATE this test. You have to drink this nasty, super sweet orange liquid stuff within 5 minutes, then they draw your blood. People will tell you, "Oh it tastes like Gatorade. It's not so bad." NO - IT IS HORRIBLE. This is to check if you have gestational diabetes. Well, I failed the first test. I was so frustrated and depressed about this, because I also failed it when I was pregnant with Graham. Since I failed it, I had to go back for the THREE HOUR test. This test I HATE even MORE than the first! I had to drink more of the nasty orange junk, only TWICE as strong as the first time; then they had to draw my blood FOUR different times over the span of 3 hours. BLAH. And I had to just sit there. and wait. and wait. and wait. So, I had a lot of worry and anxiety going on in my mind there for a little while. But good news! I found out yesterday that the test came back totally normal! Praise the Lord. One less thing I have to think about. I'm feeling great in this pregnancy. I am slightly anemic, which makes me a little tired right about now. But I'm taking Iron pills to help fight that. So overall, this has been a great pregnancy. And I can't believe I only have two more months of it. Yippee!!
It's time to get my daughter's nursery ready for her arrival. The kind UPS man delivered her bedding today!!! It's so soft and girly - I love it. Birds and trees. That's the theme I'm going with. Here's a picture of the bedding, but of course, it will look different in our house... (and hopefully even better!)
Isn't that the cutest baby mobile you've ever seen?! I think our little girl will love it. By the way, we're still praying about her name. The middle name is set, but we still have about 4 or 5 first names that we keep going back to. There's one name we came up with when I was pregnant with Graham, but I just don't know if it's the one or not! It's SO difficult to name a child. But I believe the Lord will show us what her name is...and it will be just perfect for her. But you'll have to wait until she is born to hear the verdict!
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Loving the Sun
Finally, the sun has arrived in Oklahoma! The last few days have been in the 70s and 80s...just perfect for me. Graham and I have been taking advantage of this incredible weather. We've been playing in the backyard and going to parks every day. Life is so much easier (and exciting) when we can actually both go outside and run around for a bit. I was made for warm weather. I love the fall and I love an occasional heavy snowfall, but deep down I was made for sunshine and warmth. Here's my little cutie releasing some of his wild boyhood energy!
Looking forward to more carefree days like this! Tomorrow is the beginning of April...wow, I can't believe it.
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Spring is in Bloom
Spring time is quickly approaching, and all I can think about is that I'm ready to be skinny again. Ha! Ok, that's not all I can think about, but I am ready to fit into normal clothes again! I am just a few days away from entering my third trimester of this pregnancy. It's FLOWN by. Every day we are getting more and more excited about meeting our baby girl. Who, by the way, is still nameless. We're praying that we know her name soon. With her due date getting nearer, we have been in the "purging and organizing" mode, which has been wonderful. Trying to get rid of junk we don't need; getting Graham ready for his big boy room; organizing and cleaning like crazy. We even bought a beautiful new dresser for our master bedroom! Now Ryan can actually keep his clothes in our room. We are determined to make a comfortable home as a family of 4 in this 1350 square foot house! We're just trying to simplify and it feels good.
And I feel good too, just getting bigger every day. I'm trying to stay active, chasing after and entertaining my little toddler boy. But some days this hard. I just get tired more quickly. We are so excited warm weather is around the corner. I was MADE for warm weather and sunshine. I look forward to lots of park days, zoo dates and plenty of time by the pool over these next 3 months. Plus, did I mention I'm ready to CUT my hair?? I have this thing with keeping it long while I'm pregnant. I feel like my face gets fatter, so therefore I need to keep it longer. Anyway, it's killing me. I just want to chop it off. But I'll try to hold off for a bit longer!
Here's a sweet picture of our baby girl...full of LIGHT already!! Can't wait for the world to meet her!
And I feel good too, just getting bigger every day. I'm trying to stay active, chasing after and entertaining my little toddler boy. But some days this hard. I just get tired more quickly. We are so excited warm weather is around the corner. I was MADE for warm weather and sunshine. I look forward to lots of park days, zoo dates and plenty of time by the pool over these next 3 months. Plus, did I mention I'm ready to CUT my hair?? I have this thing with keeping it long while I'm pregnant. I feel like my face gets fatter, so therefore I need to keep it longer. Anyway, it's killing me. I just want to chop it off. But I'll try to hold off for a bit longer!
Here's a sweet picture of our baby girl...full of LIGHT already!! Can't wait for the world to meet her!
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Latest Creative Adventure
Something that I've wanted to do for a long time now is go on a photo shoot somewhere in Oklahoma. So, a couple of weeks ago, when my sweet mother-in-law contacted me and told me she wanted to spend the day with her grandson, I thought it would be the perfect opportunity! It was a great productive and fun-filled day...my very own "free" mother's day out! I contacted my dear friend Crystal who is also a lover of photography (and has a crazy, massive, big camera), and asked her if she wanted to spend the afternoon with me. It was perfect timing for her, because she just started a new photography class. Our destination was Downtown OKC, with the landscaping of historic buildings that lined the streets. We found a parking spot, grabbed our cameras, and headed out on foot, searching for the perfect shot. Needless to say, we had a blast! And hopefully this will only be the first outing of our creative adventures together! These were some of my favorites that I captured. Hope you like them. And for those of you that don't live in Oklahoma, hopefully this will give you a taste of this great city right in the heartland. Enjoy these treasures that I captured...
And of course, I had to get a few snap shots of my photographer friend! Love these photos of you, Crystal!
Did you have any favorites? I'd love to know which photos you liked!
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
I LOVE these Little Things
Seriously, this small, simple goodness makes me happy. And it's not just a pregnant thing, although I'm sure the tiny baby in my belly enjoys devouring them too! I'm 18 1/2 weeks now. Belly is growing...probably from the chocolate though, not the baby. :) We will find out what we're having in just a few days!!
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
A New Season
It's here. The year 2010 is fully upon us. Sounds crazy to even say, but it's true. And I find myself not only in a new year, but really in an entirely new season of my life. I say this because of two reasons: 1. I am officially a "stay at home mom" now; and 2. Baby #2 is well on the way! Yes, I am 16 1/2 weeks pregnant with my second.
My last days as an employee lasted a little longer than what I planned. I didn't really finish until just before Christmas. Guess you could say that it's not always so easy to "cut the cord" when you've been a part of something for almost 7 years. But that chapter has now closed, and I feel much relief from it. And now I'm here, trying to sort through what my day-to-day life should look like going forward. It's kind of weird, but it's exciting too. I feel like this is literally the first moment I've had to reflect on my life, this new season and the new year. The holidays are great and wonderful, but sometimes they have a way of distracting us from the stillness and quietness of the moment. So I'm just trying to think through some things now, and pray about what these next few months will look like before I enter into another whirlwind of a transition that comes with adding another child. By they way, I'm beginning to have more consistent "freak out" moments when I think about the fact that in 5 months from now we will be a FAMILY OF FOUR!! Good gracious! One day at a time...one day at a time. The best place to be is when we feel like we don't know what we're doing, because it causes us to depend on God more. And I know that come June, I will be calling on His help more than ever before. It's going to be another exciting adventure.
Right after I made the decision to leave my job, my good friend Kobie shared some really encouraging quotes with me. These quotes come from one of my absolute favorite books: Walking on Water by Madeleine L'Engle. In her book, she shares her reflections on faith and art. Anyway, I wanted to share the quotes, because they are so fitting for this new season of my life as a mom, wanting to be stirred more and more to live creatively and passionately. Hope they encourage you too...
"But if women are to be free to choose to pursue a career as well as marriage, they must also be free to choose the making of a home and the nurture of a family as their vocation; that was Meg's choice, and a free one, and it was as creative a choice as if she had gone on to get a PhD. in quantum mechanics." AND...
"When we are writing, or painting, or composing, we are, during the time of creativity, free from normal restrictions, and are opened to a wider world, where colours are brighter, sounds clearer, and people more wondrously complex than we normally realize."
So in this new season of my life, I'm praying that my world will become wider, colors brighter, sounds clearer and people, friends, family and those I don't know yet, become more of an exciting and creative adventure for me to pursue. Looking forward to what 2010 has to bring.
My last days as an employee lasted a little longer than what I planned. I didn't really finish until just before Christmas. Guess you could say that it's not always so easy to "cut the cord" when you've been a part of something for almost 7 years. But that chapter has now closed, and I feel much relief from it. And now I'm here, trying to sort through what my day-to-day life should look like going forward. It's kind of weird, but it's exciting too. I feel like this is literally the first moment I've had to reflect on my life, this new season and the new year. The holidays are great and wonderful, but sometimes they have a way of distracting us from the stillness and quietness of the moment. So I'm just trying to think through some things now, and pray about what these next few months will look like before I enter into another whirlwind of a transition that comes with adding another child. By they way, I'm beginning to have more consistent "freak out" moments when I think about the fact that in 5 months from now we will be a FAMILY OF FOUR!! Good gracious! One day at a time...one day at a time. The best place to be is when we feel like we don't know what we're doing, because it causes us to depend on God more. And I know that come June, I will be calling on His help more than ever before. It's going to be another exciting adventure.
Right after I made the decision to leave my job, my good friend Kobie shared some really encouraging quotes with me. These quotes come from one of my absolute favorite books: Walking on Water by Madeleine L'Engle. In her book, she shares her reflections on faith and art. Anyway, I wanted to share the quotes, because they are so fitting for this new season of my life as a mom, wanting to be stirred more and more to live creatively and passionately. Hope they encourage you too...
"But if women are to be free to choose to pursue a career as well as marriage, they must also be free to choose the making of a home and the nurture of a family as their vocation; that was Meg's choice, and a free one, and it was as creative a choice as if she had gone on to get a PhD. in quantum mechanics." AND...
"When we are writing, or painting, or composing, we are, during the time of creativity, free from normal restrictions, and are opened to a wider world, where colours are brighter, sounds clearer, and people more wondrously complex than we normally realize."
So in this new season of my life, I'm praying that my world will become wider, colors brighter, sounds clearer and people, friends, family and those I don't know yet, become more of an exciting and creative adventure for me to pursue. Looking forward to what 2010 has to bring.
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