Skip to main content

... of a sugar high

Just wanted to share here that I think I may be addicted to sugar.  And I think I may need to do something about it.  But right now the conviction is not stronger than my desire is for ice cream every time I spend more than five minutes out in the Texas summer heat.  But there is some conviction and I'm hoping that it may be enough to at least help me reduce my daily sugar intake.  I'm thinking that it is going to have to start at the grocery store.  I am writing this here so that you can maybe help hold me to it: I will not buy ice cream, cookies, or chocolate things from the store any more.  I know there are other realms of sugar, but I think if I start there, I will be making some steps toward progress in weaning myself.

The sweetness of my two adorable children is a little too much to handle sometimes, as well.  I find myself wanting to just squish them they are so cute.  One time, my friend Hollie said I was so cute that she wanted to make me into a backpack and wear me around.  It was so random and weird that it stuck with me and now every time I think about someone being cute, I imagine them as a backpack.  Thanks, Hol.

Look at these faces:
Abram is learning to smile for the camera.

One of my favorite things: the baby stretch.

Grandpa Dan is here this weekend, enjoying something of the sweetness, himself.

Well, Abram just woke up from his nap.  We have a bulletin board of pictures of friends and family right next to his crib and I can hear him in there talking to everyone.  He just said "Papa!" and blew a kiss, which literally sounds like "Muah!" 

I'm telling you: sweetness.

Labels:

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

... of the tipping point

 I haven't blogged in so very long, I can't remember when and I'm not going to stop this thought train to go and check. Suffice it to say, it's been awhile. But I showed up here to share (and document) a major event in the life of our family.  Before Moses came home, I would see adoptive families posting about their kiddos' "Tipping Point Days". I recently heard it called something else as well, but I'm too tired to think of it right now. Basically, it is the day when your adopted child has been with you for as long as they were not  with you. For kids that were adopted at 1 or 2 or 3, that seems to come quickly and maybe feels eventful, but not monumental. Well, when we got custody of Moses he was about 4 years and 9 months old. I remember coming back to America and seeing someone in my adoption group post about their 2 or 3 year old's Tipping Point Day and thinking I should figure out when Moses's would be. So I did. I sat down and figured ou...
Post a Comment
Read more

... of a gracious gift from God

As we have resettled and felt a calmness and stability in Austin that we knew was from the Lord, we started praying about and considering adding another child to our family. We felt like we had room in our heart and our home and so, with a lot of peace and excitement from us and the kids, we found out in September that we were expecting a baby in June 2016! We have held off telling more than close friends and family until we made it through the 12 week ultrasound appointment when we would make sure everything was looking normal. That appointment was a few weeks ago. We saw our new little squirrel wiggling around and measuring right on schedule. But after the ultrasound, at my nurse's visit, they told me that the baby's nuchal translucency (a space at the back of the neck, used for indicating a possibly chromosomal abnormality) was a little big. Not too much, but enough to cause some concern. They suggested a non-invasive blood test that could detect an abnormality wit...
3 comments
Read more

... of the big wait.

It awaiting the birth of the baby, there were a few events that we were hoping we would get to attend before he came. I have to admit that there were times I wished that he would come early and we just wouldn't be able to make it. However, we have passed that final event and I am glad that he has waited to grace us with his presence. The final event was the wedding of one of Quinn's best friends. Akintunde Omitowoju is a Nigerian who grew up in between Nigerian and America and became a computer programmer. Akin moved to Japan for 5 years from 2003 to 2008 and in that time, he came to realize how much he loved Japan and will now tell anyone that he feels Japanese at heart. So how appropriate that he would meet and befriend a Japanese girl at his church in Japan who he began to date after he had moved back to Austin and started working with Quinn at Retro. Masami Nishida moved to America just a few weeks ago and their wedding was Saturday night! We were all praying that Ab...
2 comments
Read more