Pregnant Once, Pregnant 3 times. Its all the same. Or all TOTALLY different.

I went and saw our sweet surprise on the big screen earlier this week.

It was fun to see him/her again.

Goodness me that child was wiggling and squirming 

so much that it took the docotor a couple tries

to get the heartbeat. Oh, but then,

like a good little peanut would,

she/he allowed us to hear the sweet sound.

Back up in the 160's.

Moving and dancing so much already.

love it.

Ok, so there was a new nurse.

She was really sweet. It was just a new face,

and in her efforts to get to know the patients,

she says to me,

"So, is this your first?"

Tyler was off work today so he got to tag along!

Sure do love when he gets to accompany me!

We looked at each other and laughed.

I said, "oh no, this is not our first!"

Then Tyler said,

"this is actually our 3rd baby, our 2nd is just 

over a year old now."

The nurse was like, "well honey, I have 4

and once you have more than 2, whats another added to the mix!"

I have heard that a time or two lately, and let me tell you,

those words are music to my ears.

I will always be wanting to hear this phrase over the next 6 months.

It got me thinking though, about how the tables have turned.

How much I have learned.

How things are incredibly different from the first time I learned

I was going to be a mama.

When I was pregnant with Anslee, I wanted to have morning sickness.

I thought it would make me, you know, "feel the part".

Was I crazy? Well, maybe so, but thats the truth.

I was also wanting to feel all the other pregnancy symptoms.

Isn't it funny, how, when you want it to happen, it doesnt happen?

I was later very thankful for the ease at which my body handled 

pregnancy.

Oh my goodness. I wanted to show! I wanted people to take notice

I was pregnant! Ha! and Ha!!

I was really disappointed when I was approaching the 3rd trimester

before I bought my 1st pair of maternity jeans.

again. HA!!!

I waited with a great deal of anticipation for each doctors appointment.

It was a sweet time, and just brand new.

I embraced every single thing about the changes pregnancy brought on.

You can bet I had her nursery planned out to every last detail by the time I was 22 weeks.

She arrived. We obsessed over every little thing.
I remember asking the doctor if it was normal that she sneezed so often.
Tyler took about 6098567 opportunities to learn how to swaddle.
We had to have the diapers with the yellow line that turned blue
when it needed to be changed.
(ok, we do still like those)

Then I got pregnant with Kensington.

Yay! We planned out this pregnancy!

The first thing I did was pray that I would not be sick.

Uhm. What good would I have been to my Ans

if I was spending all of our quality time with head over the toliet?

I was so thankful when just not wanting food anywhere near me

was the worst "sickness" I experienced.

I eased through this pregnancy, working out

at high intensity 4 times a week usually.

I also eased through this pregnancy in the sense of 

I felt like I had an idea of what to expect.

Ha! Kensington as any regular reader of this blog would know

rocked our world into something brand new.

Bless her sweet, ever so "present" personality

she made herself known (and loudly!) when she arrived.

I was a bit saddened when I busted out the maternity pants around 16 weeks.

I wanted to hold out. Oh I wanted to hold out

(not like the first time around!)

I think I had her nursery done like 6 weeks before she came. Maybe 7.

Then she arrived. I didnt think I would obsess over the little things with her like I
did with her big sister. Then she was colic
and forced that to happen. Mostly out of denial.
After that ended, we eased up and took things in stride.
It was nice to be able to do that.

So back in the early parts of December,

when we found out we were yet again pregnant 

I began asking for these things:

1. Please, I dont want to be sick

2. Please let me at least make it the 2nd trimester before the maternity clothes come out

3. Please do NOT let a stranger verbally take notice that I was pregnant for a while.

4. Please, lets do life like I am in fact not pregnant, so I can still be

everything I need to be to my TWO kiddos at home.

While I think pregnancy is nothing short of a miracle, the more you do it,

the more perspective you have that seems to change.

I just think its funny.

Thank goodness for my phone reminders! Its debateable
on whether or not I would have remembered we had
an appointment today if I buzzer did not go off yesterday!

Oh. and you can bet there will be NO belly pics this time. Its been done two times over.

We will take them, and save them for the baby book.

Which by the way, since this baby is coming in early August, 

and lets be honest. This poor, very loved little angel,

will probably come home to a crib with a clean sheet

and maybe a changing pad, maybe.

I get a kick out of how experience and time change your state of mind

so very, very much!

The Big News.

I bet you are not as surprised as I was 

(ok, as I STILL am!)

but yes. its true. it has been confirmed.

Baby Moses #3 will join us in the early part of August.

August 14th is the last possible day the doc will keep me pregnant.

(for those who likes dates and such.)

This child was given to us on God's time alone.

Certainly not on ours.

We are grateful.

This has taken us plenty of time to adjust too.

We found out a while before Christmas

and have barely processed the news since then.

Tyler and I agree that each child is a blessing, a reward, a gift, and

nothing to be taken lightly,

so we rejoice that our Lord has chosen

us to be raise another baby for His kingdom.

Kensington and the little peanut will be right under 19 months apart

in age. wow. I thought the 24 months between 

Anslee and Kensington was squeezing it.

We will be busy. We will be tired. It probably won't be easy.

Busy and tired will be nothing in comparison to the amount of

love and joy we know this baby will bring.

We saw the doctor in early January

(who told me I was almost as bad as some of his teenagers)

and Baby had a steady heartbeat of 152.

A bit slower than the sisters who rang in at 183

and 178 at their first sonogram respectively.

So there ya have it. No turning back.

Now.

Who will join me in a prayer for a non-colic newborn?

3 and 1.

3 and 1.

I have a 3 year old and a 1 year old.

Can anyone explain how that happened?

Nothing about them getting older makes a bit of sense to me.

I look at each of them like they are

my precious, tiny, helpless, totally dependent,

most needy little babies.

On January 19 Kensington turned 1 and I swear grew 4

inches and 5 lbs over night.

At 1 year old Kensington:

smiles constantly

laughs loudly

sleeps 12 hours at night

takes 2 naps during the day

has no interest in walking on her own

caught bronchitis :(

says mama and daddy

and night night

adores her sister

eats any and everything in sight

really loves blueberries

almost done with a bottle

has started MDO once a week

weighs 19.6 lbs

will let me snuggle her any time I want

will fall asleep on me 95% of the time

hates breathing treatments

still cries quite a bit 

does a silly one armed "booty scoot" to get around

likes to read with us

has come SO VERY far since we brought her home.

At 3 years old Anslee:

Goes to school twice a week

has complete conversations with us

has not worn a diaper/pull up since May 9th of 2011

still is an awful eater

takes 1 nap every afternoon

sleeps 11-12 hours at night

loves being a big sister

knows her shapes, colors, letters and numbers through 15

plays well with other kids

and independently

waits anxiously for her daddy to come home each day

takes dance class lessons

gives hugs, kisses, and "I love you's" unprompted all the time

loves Dora, Barney, and Cliford

enjoys trips to the library

is super sneaky

loves junk food (ugh.)

loves to play at the park or anywhere outside

has had 1 haircut

loves to pretend

weighs 26 lbs

would drink apple juice all day everyday if she could

makes her mama and daddy laugh every single day.

Tyler and I give thanks each day for these two precious girls God entrusted

us with raising. We look at each of them like the miracle they are.

We are tired a lot of days, but thats ok because we are full

of joy and very happy.

A birthday party post is in the making!

Blessing baby Landry!

What a sweet day today was! We spent the entire morning spoiling our sweet Libby, mommy to little Landry Reese who is set for arrival on or around February 9th!

We think Landry is already a lucky little gal with Ryan and Libby being her parents. God has blessed her greatly by hand picking those to raise her.

My prediction is that she will be a blonde haired blue eyed beauty that will break the hearts of many baby boys to be!

Precious Landry,
You are loved. You have a purpose and I can't wait to watch you grow into the woman your mama and daddy will shape you to be. You are so special! We can't wait to give you squeezes and snuggles!











































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Oh What Fun!

We have started December out with nothing but fun.

We love this season and all the sweet that comes with it!

I had no idea until last year that Advent Activities 

are a great way to make the most precious of memories

with the tiny loves that live with us!

I told Mr. Moses that I wanted to be intentional this season

with fun activities and memory making madness.

He of course is always on board with making our girls feel 

like the little treasures they are!

This is how we have started off!

Day 1.

Ninny and Papa wanted the gals to head down to bustling

city of Coleman for their parade of lights.

What fun we had. The weather was perfect. 

Papa lead the parade as Chief of Police

and Daddy blocked traffic.

Now don't judge, my camera was not cooperating so this is the best we have.

Gotta love a small town Christmas parade of lights. The girls loved it!

Day 2.

Some days are more exciting than others. I want to make sure

that I take this Christmas season as an opportunity to 

share more about Jesus with my girls. Anslee really is starting

to understand, and its such a sweet thing to hear how she talks 

about Jesus. I especially love listening to her talk to Jesus.

So we read 3 books about Jesus birth and the very 1st Christmas.

Kensington sat and read with us too, but was clearly more 

interested in trying to eat the books.

Anslee loved that these stories really were from the point of 

view of the animals. It was a different perspective, and perfect for her age.

Day 3.

Whoa. Day 3 was jam packed with greatness. We barely had a moment to

breath. We had some activities planned,

and I could not choose which one would be our advent activity, so I just

the gals we had an advent day planned of fun, and that all that 

we did was to celebrate the season!

First, Southside Baptist Church put on a "Breakfast with Santa and Mrs. Claus" event.

We signed up without hesitation. The girls stayed in their PJ's

and we headed to have pancakes with Santa and the Mrs.

Mrs. Claus read "Twas the Night Before Christmas" and was totally

a hit. Mrs. Claus made that story come right to life!

She reminded the boys and girls to stay on the "nice" list too :)

Lets just say that Little Miss Kensington Kay could not get enough

of pancake bites. She thought she was tasting heaven and never looked back.

And Anslee drank all of her orange juice from a big girl cup (no straw, totally open top)

and spilled not one drop. Someone remind her she is supposed to stay tiny

forever and ever. and ever.

The sweet babes had Heather Nix Photography take their photo on Santas lap.

Worry not, Kensington made the deaf hear again with her 

most pitiful of wails. Sweet girl needs to get a quick grip!

Can't wait to share that photo with you all when it comes back to us!

We then headed out to Christmas Under the Stars in downtown Brownwood.

What a blast that event was! Sign me up for that every year from here on out! We loved

Every second of it! Just look at our fun!

Anslee did all of the following:

sat on santas lap (again)

pet Mrs. Claus pet Christmas mouse.

got a manicure.

decorated a cookie.

picked out a gumdrop to put on a life size gingerbread house.

and pretended to be an angel. We all know she was not pretending one bit!

and Little sister was the best little trooper. Watching sister be busy as a bee

and thinking of how next year she will join sister in all the fun to be had!

Day 4.

Today was a fun day too! This Sunday started off

with Sunday School, where they made "I love Jesus mega phones"

Anslee was proclaiming this phrase all day long. We loved it!

Thanks to Mrs. Brandy, Anslee now sings This is the Day the Lord has Made

and dances a jig. We sure love that Mrs. Brandy!

Then, we put nap off a bit. (insert a very anxious mama here)

Sometimes we just can't help when things are planned out of our control.

Kindermusik's Christmas program was this afternoon at the Early Mall.

So We headed down and and listened to Anslee and her sweet friends Sing their 

precious hearts out. Stage fright was the name of her game.

I could not have been more proud though, as she participated (a little)

So we chalked up a Christmas concert as our Day 4 Advent Activity.

We are sure having a blast and starting off the holiday season of 2011

on a happy note. 

We sure hope you are making as many sweet memories as you can!

What they taught me.

Confidence. This sweet girl gave me confidence.

She taught me that I can do this motherhood thing. 

 I could do it. I was capable of being responsible

for raising a little life. I could teach her things, and see results!

This was huge, for me, because this was the one thing I did

not want to fail at. She is happy and healthy, and Tyler and I 

have a hand in that, with God's watching over us every step of the way.

She made a mother and everything that comes with that.

Over this past year, she has taught me that I can believe in myself,

and that I can also believe in her.

She is capable. With our guidance, Anslee can learn anything.

She has made us happy and proud.

She made me mom and with that she made my dreams come true.

While Anslee taught me to believe in myself, Kensington has taught me

to first rely on Christ. She humbled me. I know somethings,

but I do not know it all. I am capable, but only under the hand of Christ.

Things do not always go as we plan, but if we surrender to Gods will,

our life plan will be made perfect. 

My Kensington is my living reminder that there is a greater

path for us to be on, and when we try to take control

things can get messy. 

I look forward to the day that I can tell my girls how deeply they have

changed my life. How they brought a new kind of love for Tyler and I to experience. 

How I will be forever grateful for how their lives changed mine.

I want to teach them lessons as valuable as the ones they have already taught me

in their most tender of years. As I learned from Anslee, I can do just that.

Today and this Season of Thankfulness

We had a day around here.

Filled with no naps,

lots of tears (yes, all 3 Moses girls cried)

a 7th tooth budding,

not wanting to eat,

clingy-ness,

"No's!"

spit up

really sticky floors and lots of dirty dishes

No daddy all day kind of day.

Wow. It was one of those days where I thought about waving 

my little white flag to surrender.

I really did. So, to all you mamas 

who blog and seem to have it all together:

I don't believe you. Nope. Especially if you have

more than 1 child. I just don't believe you.

I think its funny how at the close of this beautiful season

of thankfulness, I turned into a

thankful-mess.

The day after the 1 day a year set aside for being thankful

the Lord lent me a day like today.

Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you who belong to Christ Jesus.

1 Thessalonians 5:18

So I took a deep breath and was thankful yet again.

I hope that anyone who has read this blog and kept up with 

what I am thankful for has appreciated something small in their 

lives to give thanks for. 

Also, that you have been able to get to know the real me 

just a bit better.