Honest to goodness, I'm having trouble coming up with things to blog about now that the Makeover Process is complete! It's not that life is back to "normal"........ (I've decided "normal" may never return to us)..... it's more that life is so crazy busy, blogging is just another thing on the To-Do List.
Life with two kids is a lot of fun, but MAN, is it tiring. Let's just be real. Selah is SUCH a sweetheart, but she wants to be held constantly, and that's tough when there's a toddler to chase. Some good news though, since my last post about poor ole me, the mom of terrible-sleepers, she has been sleeping so much better! I think God had pity on me after writing that and gave me a little break :) I gratefully took it! She is now waking up once a night for a bottle, which is still tiring but so much better than her sister that I absolutely can't complain.
What else is going on in our lives? Hmmmm... Tyler and I took a one-night getaway to Fayetteville where we watched the Hogs lose (Boo!) and got a full night's sleep..... Then yesterday, between the time I left for work and the time I got home, he posted his truck for sale online, someone drove down, put cash in his hand and rode away with it! :O So, quickly finding a new truck is just another thing riding on our To-Do List...
Along with finishing unpacking this house! There are still far too many boxes sitting around, and practically nothing has been hung on the walls. I was just so happy to be moving in, I wasn't too worried about getting everything put away immediately, but I'm starting to get tired of the mess. But like I said, when you have a baby that always wants to be held and a toddler and you work, it's hard to get much of anything done.
Not to mention... we have also been crazy busy with wedding festivities. My sister's wedding is in less than a month, and let me tell you, she's one popular girl. She is having showers left and right, and we've been hopping from one to another. Eden's not sure what's going on, but she's enjoying all the "wedding parties" we've been having, which all include yummy cake. As the Maid of Honor, I'm also in the middle of trying to plan the Bachelorette Party. Do you have any ideas of fun things you've done? Let me know! Just not in the comment section cause I want it to be a surprise :)
Alrighty, Selah just woke up so that's the end to this post of randomness!
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Monday, February 20, 2012
FINAL MAKEOVER MONDAY!
Here we are! May I present to you our completely MADE OVER house, before and after.
Living Room
Before
After
Eden's Bedroom
Before
After
Dining Room
Before
After
Utility Room (bathroom)
Before
After
Kitchen
Before
After
Master Bedroom
Before
After
Master Bathroom
Before
After
Selah's Bedroom
Before
After
A home--not a place for stockpiling stuff, but a God-given tool for service & ministry, for nourishing life & sharing grace.
-Nancy Leigh DeMoss
A huge thank you to Candace Skarda Photography for taking the beautiful "After" photos on today's post. Followers, thank you for keeping up with this journey for the past 30 weeks. As I promised, I think it's been one worth following! And of course, I have to thank my dad who slaved away for the past seven months, essentially creating my Dream Home. I'm a blessed girl. We're a blessed family. And we have a Beautiful Inheritance!
Monday, February 13, 2012
We're In!
We moved into our new house yesterday!
It has been a long time coming, and we are so excited. But as you can imagine, things are hectic right now! There are boxes piled everywhere and looking around the house is more than overwhelming. Good thing we took our AFTER photos before we moved everything in!
You'll get to see those photos NEXT MONDAY! That's right folks; we're finally here. After all this time, I'm ready to reveal to you the final before and after photos of our completely made over house. I couldn't be happier with the results. I have to say, it's the most miraculous transformation I've ever seen. Check back next Monday. I think you'll agree!
It has been a long time coming, and we are so excited. But as you can imagine, things are hectic right now! There are boxes piled everywhere and looking around the house is more than overwhelming. Good thing we took our AFTER photos before we moved everything in!
You'll get to see those photos NEXT MONDAY! That's right folks; we're finally here. After all this time, I'm ready to reveal to you the final before and after photos of our completely made over house. I couldn't be happier with the results. I have to say, it's the most miraculous transformation I've ever seen. Check back next Monday. I think you'll agree!
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
The Mom I'll Never Be
Selah is now six weeks old. She is such a sweet baby. She loves to be cuddled, and that's fine because she's got plenty of people who love cuddling her, including her big sister!
For the most part, things are peachy. But just six weeks in, we have hit some bumps along the way. Or at least I have -- mentally.
With Eden, I breastfed about five days. I threw in the towel because the pain was too much, and she didn't seem to get enough to satisfy her. THIS TIME, I thought, I'll do it better. I'll bite my lip, I'll bear the pain, I'll do it long enough that we both get really good at it.
But two days into Selah's life, I was already extremely frustrated with nursing. It hurt like CRAZY, and I suspected she wasn't getting enough to eat either, as she was having virtually no pee diapers. ((Are there any males who read my blog?? If so, this post is probably not for you. Sorry guys!)) The pain literally became too much to bear. I spent the whole day dreading the next feeding and the whole feeding trying not to cry. To me, it wasn't worth it. I felt I couldn't even enjoy that sweet time with my newborn because my Battle with Breastfeeding was running the show. So I waved the white flag of surrender...again.
Honestly, the first time I gave Selah a bottle, I didn't feel guilty. I felt sheer bliss at enjoying a feeding without being hunched over in pain. The guilt monster, though, stuck around and snuck up on me later. He joined forces with the Your-Babies-Never-Sleep guilt monster, and they started convincing me I wasn't the best mommy.
You see, Eden was the worst sleeper ever. After she started sleeping through the night, AT A YEAR OLD, I swore I'd never go through another sleepless year like that again. I pledged to implement the "Babywise" method with my next baby. Come hell or high water, I was determined to do things differently the second time around. No matter what, I thought, Baby #2 would not take after her big sister when it came to nighttime sleep!
So when Sweet Selah entered the world, I attempted to get her on the Babywise schedule. I didn't do it perfectly, but I gave it my best shot. Just like the book said, we "ate, played, slept, ate, played, slept" all day long. But sometimes her naps were too long, and sometimes I couldn't keep her awake during her feeding, and too often, things just didn't go "by the book." And at night, the girl still woke up. A lot.
A few weeks into her life, I threw another towel into my overflowing laundry basket. And I succumbed to the fact that I would never be "That Mom." You know the one. The one who puts up regular blog posts about her neatly packaged life. All her children are on predictable schedules. They slept through the night at four weeks old (or from birth). She nursed them all until they started eating solid food, which obviously is all organic all the time and is obviously all purchased with coupons.
Usually, I am a pretty confident person, but I have to say, Mommyhood has a way of making me feel inferior. I will never be "That Mom."
Day by day, I have to tell myself that everyone is different: every mom and every child. I have to tell myself that what works for one family may not work for another and that that is OK.
AND for the last three nights, Selah has slept so much better. She's only woken up once each night, and I think she may just be trying to tell me, "Don't worry about it, Mom. You're doing a great job."
For the most part, things are peachy. But just six weeks in, we have hit some bumps along the way. Or at least I have -- mentally.
With Eden, I breastfed about five days. I threw in the towel because the pain was too much, and she didn't seem to get enough to satisfy her. THIS TIME, I thought, I'll do it better. I'll bite my lip, I'll bear the pain, I'll do it long enough that we both get really good at it.
But two days into Selah's life, I was already extremely frustrated with nursing. It hurt like CRAZY, and I suspected she wasn't getting enough to eat either, as she was having virtually no pee diapers. ((Are there any males who read my blog?? If so, this post is probably not for you. Sorry guys!)) The pain literally became too much to bear. I spent the whole day dreading the next feeding and the whole feeding trying not to cry. To me, it wasn't worth it. I felt I couldn't even enjoy that sweet time with my newborn because my Battle with Breastfeeding was running the show. So I waved the white flag of surrender...again.
Honestly, the first time I gave Selah a bottle, I didn't feel guilty. I felt sheer bliss at enjoying a feeding without being hunched over in pain. The guilt monster, though, stuck around and snuck up on me later. He joined forces with the Your-Babies-Never-Sleep guilt monster, and they started convincing me I wasn't the best mommy.
You see, Eden was the worst sleeper ever. After she started sleeping through the night, AT A YEAR OLD, I swore I'd never go through another sleepless year like that again. I pledged to implement the "Babywise" method with my next baby. Come hell or high water, I was determined to do things differently the second time around. No matter what, I thought, Baby #2 would not take after her big sister when it came to nighttime sleep!
So when Sweet Selah entered the world, I attempted to get her on the Babywise schedule. I didn't do it perfectly, but I gave it my best shot. Just like the book said, we "ate, played, slept, ate, played, slept" all day long. But sometimes her naps were too long, and sometimes I couldn't keep her awake during her feeding, and too often, things just didn't go "by the book." And at night, the girl still woke up. A lot.
A few weeks into her life, I threw another towel into my overflowing laundry basket. And I succumbed to the fact that I would never be "That Mom." You know the one. The one who puts up regular blog posts about her neatly packaged life. All her children are on predictable schedules. They slept through the night at four weeks old (or from birth). She nursed them all until they started eating solid food, which obviously is all organic all the time and is obviously all purchased with coupons.
Usually, I am a pretty confident person, but I have to say, Mommyhood has a way of making me feel inferior. I will never be "That Mom."
Day by day, I have to tell myself that everyone is different: every mom and every child. I have to tell myself that what works for one family may not work for another and that that is OK.
AND for the last three nights, Selah has slept so much better. She's only woken up once each night, and I think she may just be trying to tell me, "Don't worry about it, Mom. You're doing a great job."
Monday, February 6, 2012
Wait For It...
Yes, it's Monday. No, you don't have your days mixed up.
Since we are thisclose to having the house finished, I'm going to wait to show you any more photos until it is all FINISHED! Soon and very soon, my friend, you will see THE FINAL "AFTER" PHOTOS!
How excited are you????
p.s. tomorrow I'll post an it's-about-time update on my life with a newborn...my first post in a while that is not about The House. Don't miss it!
Since we are thisclose to having the house finished, I'm going to wait to show you any more photos until it is all FINISHED! Soon and very soon, my friend, you will see THE FINAL "AFTER" PHOTOS!
How excited are you????
p.s. tomorrow I'll post an it's-about-time update on my life with a newborn...my first post in a while that is not about The House. Don't miss it!
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