Married to a Soldier, mom of three little boys, living through deployments, pcs and anything else this crazy life throws at us.
Wordless Wednesday: One year old birthday party
Actually this will be an almost Wordless Wednesday post. J turned one in November and I finally finished the pictures. I started off wanting a Wild West theme but that kinda changed into a random 1st birthday theme.
Yummy cupcakes!
1st birthday stuff
Happy Birthday Joshua!
Food and drink!
So glad Grandpa could be here for the party!
Fun presents!
My boys!
“Not too sure about this cake.”
He did not like the cake! So different from his brothers.
Hope your Tuesday is going well!
* I had two blog posts posted yesterday on different blogs. The first is USAA. I was very excited to be able to write for them. I talk about PCSing with Children. I also have my monthly post up at Mymilitarylife.com. I talk about Military Spouse Friendships 
Go check them out!
* I still can’t figure out my feed issues so just make sure you are following me through this link and you should be good
* I also have a winner for the Cooper and Me and the Military book… Melissa!
She said, “I am getting married in April to an Army man. I would keep the book for our slowly growing family library.”
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* Took Baby J to get his hair cut and then to the doctor today. Everything is good with him, growing just fine. He is a little cranky from his shots though.
* I have about 4,000 books I want to read. I wish I had more time to do so.
* We saw The Rum Diary last night. Overall it was a good movie but really slow in some parts. I think it helped that Johnny Depp was the main character.
* Started season 6 of House. I love that show. Sad that it is ending but since I am only on season 6 I have a bit to go before I watch it all.
* I am having an Army Wives party this weekend. I am working with Lifetime and get to preview the season premiere. I am super excited about that!
* I am all caught up with my photos. Nothing to edit. That never ever happens and I am sure it won’t last long.
How has your day been?
Three little boys…this was God’s plan for us. When you first get married you think about the future family you hope to have. I don’t think I ever pictured three little boys. I thought I would have at least one little girl. But having all boys really is just perfect for me…
Our house might be short on the pink stuff, my childhood dresses will stay in storage for many more years, maybe a granddaughter will wear them someday. No one will want to play with my Barbie collection. I will have Legos, cars and trains coming out of my ears. No one in our house will sell Girl Scout cookies. No Mother/Daughter teas in my future, just a lot of Father/Son moments that I will cherish. I will never get to play the role of Mother of the Bride, I might not even be allowed to be in the room to watch a future grandchild be born but you never know.
I have the best relationship with my own mom. I know I can have wonderful relationships with my sons but I know they will be different than what a mother/daughter bond would be. This does make me a little sad but at the same time I can pray that I will have wonderful relationships with daughter-in-laws sometime in the future. I don’t have to be heartbroken about it.
Life never ends up exactly how you think it will. There are always surprises and being a mom of little boys is mine. It is a happy surprise and one that I think I will enjoy even more than I already do as the years pass.
Are you a mom of all boys too? Do you have all girls? Do you have a mix of both?
Wordless Wednesday: A trip to Nashville in December-I love to visit Bass Pro Shops to get our free picture with Santa
Last Friday was my 33rd birthday. It wasn’t the best birthday ever. The day was pretty stressful. We went to talk with the doctor about Drew’s diagnosis. I think that just kinda made the day difficult. Friday night the boys wanted to take to me Chick-Fil-A for my birthday so we did that. Love their peppermint shakes.
On Saturday Ben and I were able to get out for a date night which was nice. We went to Outback which is one of my favorite places. Sadly we left our gift card at home which was frustrating. After dinner we walked around a bit, went to a bookstore and went computer shopping. We really need a new computer and plan to use some of our tax refund to get one. I am just not sure what I want to get though. I need to do some more looking around. I would love a Mac but just can’t swing that right now. It was really nice to get out without the boys. Although we did talk about them a lot. We just can’t help it.
So I am 33 now. I feel pretty okay with that. I am pretty much doing what I wanted to do in life. When I was 20 I always said I wanted to have kids by 30. Here I am at 33, been married 9.5 years with three little boys. Although I never thought I would be an Army wife, I feel like I am right where I am supposed to be.
How about you? Do you feel like your age? Have you done everything you thought you would by the age you are now?
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Thank you for all the sweet comments you left on my first Special needs post. It was hard to write but glad I did it.
I know there are others going through similar stuff but just don’t have anyone to talk to about it. It helps to know you aren’t alone.
I think the hardest part of all of this is letting go of how you thought parenting was going to be. I know this is true for everyone but for me personally it can make me pretty sad sometimes. I have had my breakdowns and have asked God plenty of times why. Why does my little boy have to have so much trouble in certain areas? Ever since he was little I would get sad when I heard about what the other kids his age were doing. I still do sometimes. I asked myself what I did wrong to cause it. But you can’t beat yourself up like that. As parents you do the best you can and sometimes things work out differently than you thought they would.
What helps a lot is surrounding myself with people who are accepting of my son. People who understand he may have certain challenges that their kids don’t. There was a period of time I didn’t have that and it was very lonely. I wanted so badly for my son to have friends to play with. Like I said before he is very social. I am so thankful for the people God has placed in my life so that my son had great kids to play with. Now that he is older he is making friends at school and in the neighborhood. That is great to see too.
Although Daniel has improved a lot since he was three, we still have our moments and that can be hard. Especially when Ben is gone and it is just me parenting. On those days I worry that things will always be like that. But then I look back and see how far he has come and know that it will get better.
We are now in the process of getting an evaluation for my five-year old. There are some things going on with him that lead us to believe something is not quite right. We are not sure what it is but working with a doctor to find out. Once we get a diagnosis I will share more about it. For now if you could keep him and us in your thoughts and prayers that would be great.
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