Thank You!

I have been humbled over the last week with the many sweet comments on my blog, the private emails, the phone calls and those of you that have asked me face to face about my last post. He has used you to remind me that we aren't alone in our struggles. I am usually not that open in my posts (although I do wear my heart on my sleeve, just who I am) but felt very led to share all of that on my blog. After several of your comments, emails and calls, I knew that He asked me to lay aside my pride for a reason and used it to encourage others. I desire for this blog to be an encouragment to others and sometimes that means laying it all out there which can be hard. Sometimes I care too much what others think of me and so that means painting a picture that we have it all together all of the time which is not always the case.

We had a good week. The kids just finished their first nine weeks and all ended it well! Madi played her last VB game of the season (and had a great game!) and Jordan's soccer team finished first in district so now they head into playoffs (they won state last year!). It was a beautful weekend and we enjoyed spending time together as a family.

We have passed some milestones with Hudson! He is FINALLY going to sleep on his own! Sleeping has been his biggest issue since we got him. He has seemed so afraid and would literally THROW himself out of his crib. He has been in big boy bed for a couple months but still really struggled. The hard part is it takes him sometimes over an hour to get to sleep. Obviously with three other kids, it is hard to take that time every night, especially if it is just one of us home. We have been willing to take it slow for obvious reasons but know he is also at a point of understanding we are not leaving. So, we are on night 5 of him going to sleep by himself. The last two nights he hasn't even cried. He has become attached to a doll that we have (Jordan doesn't think this is right!) and he puts her night night with him and talks away to her. Last night I heard him saying "China" to her.......????

Second milestone is he now will go to the nursery at church without crying! This has also been a slow process but we are so grateful he realizes that we are coming back.

The third is, he went up two shoe sizes!! I bought him new shoes Friday and he went from a 5 to a 7! Yeah, he is growing! Of course we don't want him growing up too fast but because the dr.'s have been concerned about his heighth we are happy to see some growth. He will always be small I am sure.....we think his body is also catching up with his head! LOL!

The fourth, he is beginning to put two words together. Tonight he told me to sit down!!! We have been working on two word phrases in speech and he is progressing every week!!

No new pictures yet....hoping to have some later this week!!!!