- bailey gray is 10 weeks old today! somehow, that went by fast. she was one tough newborn, that sweet girl. she is doing quite a bit better now. still fussy during the day, but probably cause I can barely ever hold the dear girl cause i'm chasing little people, or trying to get us in the car, or wiping up poop off the carpet, etc. we sure love her. especially big bro and big sis. she is sleeping pretty good at night! much better than bro and sis were at this age. still up a couple times, but i'll take it. she is in the 93% for weight. we looooove the baby rolls around here.
- audrey repeats EVERYTHING finley does. everything, people. which meeeaaaannnsss, when finley throws a fit because i won't let him use a real knife to cut play-doh, audrey suddenly wants the same knife and when i tell her no, it's the end of the world all over again. most the time her little shadowing is cute. sometimes her little shadowing sends everyone to their rooms because mama is "gonna say something she will regret". lol.
- i've never felt the kind of exhaustion i have felt since bailey came into the world. when i finally sit down for the night, it's that deep down, thirst producing, feet gonna fall off, if i close my eyes i wont wake up, kind of exhaustion.
- i've finally gotten the whole 3 kids in the grocery store thing down. i've been going to the "cookie store" a lot because it's close to the house, and if the little children are well behaved, they get a free cookie from the bin on the way out. whoever designed that was definitely a mom.
- jake and i are closing up day 14 of the whole30 program. y'all. this is a huge deal for us. if you are unfamiliar, whole30 is a program where for 30 days you eat NOTHING but meat, fruits, veggies, and some nuts. and healthy oils like olive and coconut. neither jake or i have ever cut out any kind of food from our diets, let alone dairy, carbs, beans, sugar, etc all at once. it's been eye opening and miserable so far! ha! they say the first 2 weeks are really hard as your body is detoxing from all the crap we usually fill it with. the last 2 weeks are when you start feeling amazing and seeing results. i will certainly come back and fill you in on how it ends. neither of us have cheated at all, and there is NO way i could be doing this without him. such a great teammate i have. i love my jake so much. i could talk much more on this whole30 thing, but i'm too tired. :)
- just so you know, this means i have had NO diet coke or sweetened coffee in 14 days. did not think that was possible for me.
- i am thankful that i feel like a person again. having a new baby is so crazy, i think. i know a lot of women love it, but it's hard on me. i'm thankful for the grace of sweet Jesus that got me through. and i can't thank my sweet family members for making HUGE sacrifices in order to fly here and serve me! would not have made it without you. mom, liz, katie, mom greer, jenny. my heart is full. so thank you.
- church is good. i love our church. and my high school girls.
hope you're getting full nights of sleep wherever you are!
love to you,
mer
