January Doings

We've been very busy doing "nothing" this month. And I like it. My New Year's Resolution this year was to start actually spending less and being more aware of what I'm spending money and time on. I feel like the last five years I have been in serious survival mode. I survived ITP, I survived a high risk pregnancy, I survived the top ten stressors a marriage can have, I survived miscarriages, I survived a refluxy baby, I survived another high risk pregnancy, I survived having two babies, I've survived trying to balance work, family, and growing in faith.

This year, I want to live. Not just survive, but really LIVE. I am looking at things that I did to distract from my survival mentality and purging all kinds of bagage. Emotional baggage, spiritual baggage, financial baggage, and material baggage, and physical baggage. I'll keep you posted on how it goes.

So far, I've made it three full weeks with my budget in tact and I'm so excited that I haven't gone over yet. I am using up things in my pantry, purging things from my closets, and really trying to live more simply, like my friend, Tsh, so wonderfully illustrates. Baby Steps.

I'm wanting to spend less time in front of the computer, and more time with family. I love these photos of a dinner with Grammy and Papop. Suzy is so much fun right now when she is engaged in some sort of imaginative play. She really loves to help any way she can. Still my little "mini me."
I like this photo. Just something about Grammy's hands holding the bowl and Suzy's little hands on the spoon.

We were also sick in January. A Lot. I even broke down and let the kids watch some Curious George. Anyone else think this photo is really funny?
Suzy is taking a little tap/ballet/tumbling class at the YMCA. She loves the tap part. Grammy bought her some new shoes and she hardly takes them off.
Andy is getting way to big. My dad used to say he was going to keep us in a little box so that we wouldn't be able to grow any bigger. Who let Andy out of his box?
He loves all kinds of crafts.
And, his blankie. He still loves all of his little Carter's jersey blankies. If anyone is purging theirs, you can toss them our way. Andy LOVES these blankies.
Andy has also figured out how to unzip his footed jammies and take off his poopy diaper. Awesome. Suzy wanted to help me clean it up this morning. I tried to object until she came out dressed up like "Nurse Carol from Curious George". How could I resist this? This girl really just makes me laugh on a daily basis. Poop. Still poop. When is this kid going to stop being so fascinated by all kinds of poop? (Side Note: by the time she was actually ready to help me clean the crib, I had it pretty well contained for her to simply transport to the washer.)
I'm not sure if this was a good parenting decision, I'm guessing not. But she REALLY wanted to give Andy some Tylenol for his teething. We had a super long discussion on the fact that she is not allowed to give Andy any food or medicine that I do not prepare for him. Honestly, she's such a "rule kid", I'm not overly concerned.
A few cute little ballerina photos.