Julian has been teething this week, which I am hoping is the reason why he has thought naps are bad ideas and mornings should start at 2 am. But tooth number 4 has now officially arrived - and so has full-out crawling! Life as we knew it (and by we, I really mean the boys who still think they can keep their Lego creations on the floor) is over. The Big J will be a whopping 8 months old tomorrow. (I think he should celebrate by sleeping in - until at least 6am!)
Sunday afternoon, Eli asked if he could make cupcakes. From scratch. And he did - vanilla cupcakes and homemade whipped cream frosting. He is soon going to be taking over all birthday endeavors around here! It was a special, unplanned quality timeevent for the two of us - but everyone won because of it! (Click here for a great post that I read on five ways to have one-on-one time with kids. #4 is bake together! Retroactive bonus points for me!)
I could listen to this song over and over again. I have had an iTunes card since my birthday that I haven't known what to do with; now I know.
This week, I have skyped with my best friend, had an ongoing/encouraging/motivating online dialogue with 2 friends in similar life-situations, and had a spontaneous girl get-together at my house. Tomorrow I have a phone call with a long-distance friend and dessert out with a close-distance friend. I am usually thrilled to have one or two such experiences in a week - this week is so full of goodness! Inspired by the week, I've decided to go into the Lenten season intentionally giving up various time-takers to then create pockets of time specifically for building relationships - minutes to write a letter, make a phone call, play a board game, stop by with a gift, surprise the boys in the cafeteria. Should I feel like I haven't had enough "me" time, I'll remember the One who humbled himself. Should I feel like I have gained far more than I've given up, I'll remember the One who came so that we might have abundant life.
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