Lunch with Friends

When I was home in SC this last weekend we were able to meet Joy, Nate and Henry for lunch at McDonald's (as all mom's know, your children get to dictate where you eat)! We had alot of fun....Zach was a wild man and Nate really hit it off with Joseph. I was so excited for Joseph and Zach to get to meet Nate and Henry. Hopefully we will get to do it again soon. Maybe next time Joy and I will have a chance to catch up with each other and not just catch our kids! By-the-way, Joy, we got the ginger bread man and he is the most annoying of the Shrek toys so far...just a warning in case you haven't gotten him, yet!

Potty Training 101

Well, I had hoped that Zach was going to be an easy potty trainee when at 18 months he knew how to stop pee-peeing mid stream and start again because he thought it was funny when we yelled for him to stop while changing his diaper! Any of you mom's with boys know the "shower" that I am talking about trying to avoid...HA!HA! But to my dismay he has been a challenge. We are now going through the "I don't want to wear a diaper stage" so every time I turn around Zach is running around naked (or with just a shirt) declaring that he is going to, has, or is in the process of going to the bathroom (#1 and #2 are both treated the same....we never know which we are getting until we hear him yell "poo"!). He also will bring me a diaper and wipes and lie down on the floor for me to change him. To this I declare that, "if you are able to bring this to me you are able to go potty", and this of course gets me a "NO"! He avoids the potty like some dreaded task! I have decided that this is one battle that I am not going to win (I'm wondering if I prayed for patience lately without thinking?!?!) so I will keep following him around the house picking up diapers and am considering buying stock in Pampers!!!

Two Year Old Words

I waited 7 years between having babies and I don't regret that at all, but I did forget alot of things about little ones....one thing that I didn't remember is how cute it is when they finally start to really talk! Zach is at the stage now where he repeats everything that we say. It is SO cute to hear him try and say words! Some of the things that we hear often are: bapple (apple), bape (grape), ue ruck (blue truck.....everything is a blue truck no matter what color it is), ace ar (race car), choo-choo ain (choo-choo train)...and the list goes on. It is so funny each time he attempts something new....we all stop and laugh and of course ask him to say it again! I will add that the one word that he definitely has down pat is NO! Actually, that and look (ook) I believe were his first words. He is so cute (even if I do say so myself) and we love watching him grow and learn....

God is our Healer

I know that I have emailed everyone but I just can't stop celebrating over God healing my (step)Dad! I had been so worried about him being diagnosed with lung cancer on top of all the other health problems! A couple of weeks ago during our Sunday church service I really prayed for him and God gave me peace that He is our healer no matter where (here on earth or in heaven) that He gives the healing. Yesterday it was so exciting to find out that God truly had healed Jimmy...so the name, Jehovah Rapha, is very real to me....God has proved Himself once again in His faithfulness and graciousness! He is without a doubt our Healer!