Entries from June 1, 2008 - July 1, 2008
10 Weeks
My little Aisling was born 10 weeks ago today. She was a nine pound baby and according to this morning's weigh in, I'm only about 10 pounds less than I was when I was 9 months pregnant with her. Awesome.
Since the move she hasn't been sleeping quite as well, but still great for a 2 month old.
She is Very interested in all of mommy's bathroom business. What would we do without the beloved Bumbo?
Sheryl Bane
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How to get your baby to really laugh out loud for the first time...
Me: "Aisling, in our house we now have a lady who is postpartum, a pregnant lady, and a postmenopausal lady. Things could get crazy with all of those hormones!" Apparently this was the funniest thing Aisling has ever heard.
We're still outnumbered 4 girls to 6 boys.
That's right, 10 people, 4 bedrooms. Our timing is impeccable. We both moved out of our houses without a new one to move into and are crashing at the in-laws. But, with the right attitudes it could be tons of fun.
Milk and Honey, I challenge you to a Wii Sports tournament!
The Beginning
Tomorrow marks the beginning of the new church plant. That is, we're having a party. We've invited everyone to come hang out with us and hear first hand just exactly what we're doing here. I'm so excited. People keep telling us how excited they are to come and how excited they are for us. But before then, there is much work to be done. What did we ever do before Costco??
Are We Done yet?
We've been in Indiana for 2 weeks today. We're meeting new and old friends daily. Everywhere I go, Aisling in tow, I get the same question. Are you done now? That's a tough question I think. How do you ever know when you're DONE.
We've got a very full plate that's for sure. At times having 4 children has proven to be overwhelming. We are are getting into our groove but we still have moments (like our past picture taking experience) when 4 children seems like 100. Also, sometimes when we're out and I see couples out alone for dinner, I think it might be nice to get to the stage in life when we don't have a baby. So we could go out, just the two of us. The older children get, the more independent they become from us. I am looking forward to a day when the kids don't have to come with me to every little thing. Lets not even go into the financial aspects of having a large family.
That being said, how can I ever say that I NEVER want to have another baby? There is nothing greater in this world that I can do than give birth to a child. There is nothing like it. It's an amazing thing. Every child we have brings us so much joy and happiness and opens up new places in our hearts that we didn't know existed. Many things have been written about the joys of parenthood and they are all true.
But there's something else about this idea of being done that has me thinking. Since I was a little girl, all I ever wanted to do was have babies and be a momma. I have never been happier since I started doing that. When I hold my babies I really get a sense of fulfillment, like I am living out my destiny, doing what I was made to do. If we are done having children, then I have to go through a kind of redefinition of myself. I'd still be a momma of course, but in a different stage. We'd really be closing one chapter of our lives and starting another. That's kind of scary. I'm not sure I'm ready for that. Who will I be if I stop having babies?
So are we done? Since we have a newborn I can easily say we are done for now. Done for ever? That's a decision I'm not ready to make yet.
Sigh
I think this is just how my life goes now. Everywhere we go, someone is either sleeping or crying. So when we got the kids pictures taken this weekend and there was not one group shot without someone either sleeping or crying, they were quite accurate I guess. When my children are grown I'm sure I'll laugh at how the big boys were having a wrestling match and the other two were taking turns screaming. This is my own fault. I have too many children.
But the next day I went to a super fun party and Crooked Eyebrow got some great shots of Aisling.
BTW spell check, Aisling is NOT spelled wrong!!