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It is easy for me to sing worship songs that say he is all I need, but it is hard for me to feel that in times when I want more.  Oh how my emotions jack me up sometimes.  I will admit to experiencing the wonderful God given blessing of PMS. I am typically not affected by it, but this month with the stable life enviorment that we are in (sarcasm) I have been emotional. My birthday was great. Everyone wished me a Happy Birthday, I was  showered with gifts and most of all surrounded with those I love. But I was missing something. What? I wanted more. Wow this is random. Lets see if I can sum this all up. Had a wonderful birthday, thank you all wished me a happy birthday and to those who spent time with me. Thank you baby for the thoughtful gifts, you are getting great at presents! Jesus thank you for the family and friends that I have, forgive me for not being satisfied with my abundent life. I am blessed. I'm a little random and nutty at times but blessed.

They have been sleeping in the same bed lately, so cute!

Comments

[brian]

it's because i wasn't there. sorry heather.

[Erin Karpynec]

I know this is random too but Happy late birthday. I am sorry you are PMSing.

[Brandi]

Ugh, that feeling is awful. Even when you know the source, it's hard to pull yourself out of it.

I have the answer though. The answer is....chocolate. Or God. One of those, or both. BOTH! It's both: Chocolate, and God. Not necessarily in that order.

I'll be going now...

[Jessica]

If only we could just turn off those pesky hormones for one week out of the month! Hang in there, and happy birthday!

[Kat Jacobs]

I hope you don't mind this rather off topic comment, but I noticed your pic with your girls and your comment that they've been sleeping in the same bed.

As I type my girls (who seem to be roughly the same ages as your girls) are partying in their room. We just moved them in together and they've gotten precious little sleep ever since.

Ok. It's only been 1 day.....but toddlers without sleep can make 1 day seem like an eternity! :-)

Any tips?

[whittakerwoman]

Good Parenting, no really with the girls together they really make you have to work and be on top of your parenting game. Let see tips, well they have been together from the time our youngest was 6 months, so adjustment time was different. At nap time we try to let them have their giggle time or we let them read in bed and usually they will fall asleep on their own after some time. At bed time they have to be quite, no talking. We also have had the "if you don't stop talking we will shut the door" threat. It only takes a few times of taking away something that they value and then the threat becomes real and they will listen. Sometimes it is shutting the door (that is usually if they are crying) Sometimes with sohaila we take her piggy away, that is big time, when she really is not listening we have to pull the big guns. Just know that they do need some time to unwind. Its ok if they cry and NO GIVING IN! hope that helps. H

[Kat Jacobs]

Good stuff, thanks!
Our girls have always slept extremely well so bedtime battles are kind of new ground for us. They've been asking to share a room for a month or two now, so we finally set up an extra bed in our oldest daughter's room. They went to bed really well tonight, so hopefully that's a good sign.

[Singing Sparrow]

Hey Heather! I wanted to say thanks for having me and the boys over for your B-day. It was fun hanging out with you and the pool was SO nice!!! And I know all about that emotional stuff, almost every year on my birthday, I get the birthday blues. Even if it's been a ton of fun. I think I just have really high expectations when that time of the year comes around. But, anyways I just wanted to say it was great, I hope you had a great day!