Well, anyway, here's the update.
I've taken a break from Facebook and that has been good for me. I was struggling with spending way too much time on my phone and it was interfering with my time with Troy and Annalee. It was too easy to grab my phone and go straight to Facebook to sit and scroll. And scroll. And scroll. Soon, an hour would be gone. I guess that means I have more blog time now :)
We moved in September and have enjoyed our new apartment. It was a bit of an adjustment and I wanted to quit every day for the first few weeks. Leaving Annalee at home with the babysitter was more than I could handle most days. I felt like the worst.mom.ever. I cried every morning when I went out the door and regained my composure by the time I arrived downstairs and got to the office.
Thankfully, it has gotten a bit easier, but I am certainly looking forward to being at home full time again. Troy is working at the Bengal Pharmacy which has been a great blessing as well. He has this semester and one more year here at ISU then we're off for a year of rotations. It's hard to believe it was 2 years ago when he was interviewing and we found out we were miraculously expecting Annalee. It has been the best 2 years!
My job here has been eventful. Being a property manager is harder than it sounds. I am responsible for making sure the rules aren't broken, which means I've spent some time (a lot, actually) responding to complaints of roommates or neighbors partying here. Interestingly, I've gained new friendships with many of the people who have gotten in trouble. There is a great deal of value in respect. That is a primary lesson I've learned here. Even if they break the rules and inconvenience me, they still deserve to be respected. And they respect me in return (most of them, anyway). There are those who are ignorant and belligerent and say things that are awful, but there are those who appreciate someone looking out for them. I've learned a lot.
Annalee loves our apartment. She can run all over the place which has been a GREAT blessing for us. She is such a fun and silly little girl. My goodness, I love her so much! She now knows what the cow, monkey, duck/chicken (they make the same sound...), dog, and her nose (BEEP!) say.
While shopping at Walmart on Friday, Troy taught Annalee this:
She also says: Duck, Dad, Mom, No, Yes, Please, Night Night, Fish, Dog, Tickle, Thanks, Where's Dad, What, What's that, Amen, Bath, Eat, More, Hi. She's blowing kisses, waving, kicking her ball, responding correctly when asked a question like, "Where's your tummy?" "Where's your foot?" "Where's your nose?" "Where is my phone?" "Do you have a fish?" It is such a great blessing to see her respond to these questions and to do all of the silly things. She is starting to climb and is an adventurous little soul. She loves shopping, chicken nuggets, all fruits and every veggie we've offered her which is most. She loves sauce, unlike her mama, ketchup, salsa, BBQ, and ranch are her favorites.
We'll accept and love another one of Heavenly Father's children into our family anytime. We love parenthood so much. Troy teases me about wanting to "save the whole world" and I really do want to. Life is perfect when our tummies are full of yummy dinner, we're cuddled up on the couch for a movie, then family prayer, and bed time. I hope we are blessed with more children. But, while we wait, I'll continue to hug, kiss, tickle, and chase the miracle baby we have!
Being a daughter of God, having a testimony of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, being married to a wonderful man, and becoming a mother to the most beautiful girl I have ever seen are my greatest blessings! We have the greatest friends and so many wonderful people who are part of our lives. Thank you (you know who you are) for being so great and loving us!!
Happy Sunday (in 6 minutes)!!! My favorite day of the week!
No comments:
Post a Comment