Bigger Dreams

The other day I was sitting in the car with my sister-in-law and her three girls waiting for our food to be brought to the drive-through window. While we were waiting, Sheri told me that she use to work in fast food during high school and that the smell has never changed. Z-girl excitedly asked, "you use to work at Wendy's mom!?" Sheri explained that she did for a little while, to which Z-girl responded, "and then you had bigger dreams, huh mom!" I loved it!
I am so grateful for the small everyday reminders that we can always have bigger dreams to make our lives feel more complete and accomplished. As I am playing this really fun waiting game, and anxiously awaiting my baby's arrival, I have to remind myself that this is my bigger dream right now, and soon enough I will be holding my sweet angel. Every tear I let fall from my cheek in frustration that she isn't in my arms yet is a wasted tear, because I know my father in heaven is preparing her to be a strong women in her lifetime. I am grateful that he is willing to hold her and protect her for me while she is preparing for this life. My dream is to have a beautiful, strong, daughter who knows who she is and loves her savior. And this "waiting game" is only making us both stronger and more prepared so she can be just that.
Having bigger dreams may not be easy, but they are worth the struggle and fight in accomplishing them as when we finally receive them we know how special they are.

Gratefulness

While I am in school I am working as a nanny. Five days a week I go to my sister-in-laws and help her with her sweet little girls, a five year old (going on 18) and a set of two year old twins. They all say and do the most entertaining things and make me smile everyday. The twins right now are in to saying "EWW GUSTING" when they think something is gross, and "MMM LICOUS" when they think something is good. I have a twin on either side rolling their hands and poking me saying "Peeze chels...round and round!" Wanting me to sing the wheels on the bus for the 500th time today! To them all little kids are "Wook, toot baby" (look cute baby), birds are "cheeps", and cleaning up is "mean up". Everyday is a new adventure and I savor each moment with these special children. My favorite part is that the twins have gotten really good at saying thank-you for everything! Even when you put them to bed at night they tell you thank you! It makes me stop and think about how their lives depend on other people for thier survivial, and how they are grateful for each thing you do. I hope that I can make myself more childlike like them and be as grateful for each and everything in my own life.

Baby on the way

My husband and I are expecting a new baby this summer...Yes, a new baby is different from an old one ;) It is our first child and they tell us that it is a girl! I am sure hoping it is a girl, because if she comes out as a he, he'll have to wear some pretty girly clothes for a couple days until I can get some new ones, and also be okay sleeping in a purple nursery, maybe I should have gone more neutral! I am so excited to be able to hold her and kiss her little hands, face, feet, tummy and especially the top of her head where babies smell the best!
My complaints about pregnancy so far would be, that it is hard to sleep...but I feel that I need to all the time! Frequent need to pee...though it seems I never can! And the want to do my normal things like pick up my sweet nieces and garden and clean but can't because it either hurts or I am too tired. Other than that I am really enjoying the process of pregnancy!
My favorite things about pregnancy so far would be, when she gets the hiccups, feeling her move and squirm around when her daddy talks to her, answering all the cute questions from my nieces about how the baby is forming and what she is doing. One of my favorite questions so far was from my niece Z-girl... She asked, "So, does the baby just walk around all day in there or are there other things for her to do! And what about her hair and clothes, who changes her and does her hair every day!?"