My four month dude

At four months my tiniest dude is a whopping 17.4 pounds and 26" long!!! Not really very little I guess....we are in a pretty solid 9 month clothing situation and working really hard on being able to roll over that big ole belly 😜

Lincoln loves to squeal at the top of his lungs, flirts when he feeds which totally makes a mess everywhere and he thinks it is hysterical! Not so much, dude!

He is just sooooo stinking sweet ❤

Wendy's Visit

A sweet friend of ours who had move to Duluth a few years back made her way back to the sunshine state for a quick visit! It was super fun to see her again and we all had such a great time over the weekend!

Really Gross Accomplishment

MJD lost his first tooth.....and I am definitely not the parent to pull teeth! So gross!!!! Nothing in any baby book prepares you for this.....

3 Months Flew By

Whew! That was fast.....like crazy, insane fast!!! I keep telling myself things will slow down now that the holidays are behind us, but I highly doubt that. 

I am SOOOO in love with this little man. 

Perspective

My day didn't go as I planned it....my nap cut short....temper shorter and as I was ready to complain about this....

(which is only one of four piles all over my house at the moment)

So, I started to pray....and then I looked around with clearer eyes and saw.....

Brothers playing and sharing...for a moment at least :) And a very sweet little who is trying to sleep on his own after all his own playing.....

So now...I go to tackle the laundry with my phone reminding me of these words.....

Standing on this mountaintop
Looking just how far we’ve come
Knowing that for every step
You were with us

Kneeling on this battle ground
Seeing just how much You’ve done
Knowing every victory
Was Your power in us

Scars and struggles on the way
But with joy our hearts can say
Yes, our hearts can say

Never once did we ever walk alone
Never once did You leave us on our own
You are faithful, God, You are faithful

New Adventure

So.....in keeping with working toward my goals for 2013.....I opened up a business from home. Ugh. That last statement holds a lot in it. I have a friend who sells Thirty One Gifts and have gone to these party events for several years now and every time I go I purchase items. I love the stuff. Well, after Thanksgiving I hosted my second 31 Party and while chatting with my bestie she mentioned purchasing the "consultant kit" to split the items and then just get the products cheaper.....so the wheels started turning and what was going to be a one time purchase has now turned into a business.....so I've been praying and praying and again praying some more over this and feel like on top of tightening our budget, cutting all corners, increasing income with Tim at work over time, this might be something I can do from home with a few outings here and there for parties and reap a little financial reward so I have some cash in our "fun" account. (Which let's face it just pays for play dates and the boys getting hungry when we go out and wanting CFA.)

Well the Big Pink box arrived at my house last week.....I stared at it for a few days overwhelmed. Ugh, I really did pull the trigger on that decision, huh? Then I opened it and felt more overwhelmed. Really? What was I thinking? Everyone I know locally is a little over Thirty One parties, no body ever wants to spend money in January because all the bills from Christmas have just come in, and I am so not a sales person. I can be chatty, but I don't quite know how to "sell" or talk people into things, and I hate when people try it on me so I don't want to be "that person". So this is surprisingly out of my comfort zone!

And yet....once again I am testing this power of prayer thing.....after praying for 3 days about how in the world am I even going to be able to do a party to just recover my outgoing expense.....He did it. Totally booked my first party! And I got a bunch of great ideas from folks for some parties later on.

And while I'm not sure it will actually happen, because my hostess has to get enough guests to commit to coming to make it worth while for the 2 hour drive up, it's a glimmer of possibility. So, once again, with a little less hesitation this time....I am stepping out in faith. Believing in something bigger than me and moving away from my comfort zone. And this time, it hurts a little less than before, I'm a little more excited to see what is around the bend and I have more faith knowing who is really in charge of things. (I'm starting to sound like one of those people who says everything is a God thing......and I'm ok with that :)

Eek! I have a lot to learn before this weekend!

https://www.mythirtyone.com/njdrumm/

P.S. Any out of towners who ever want to host a catalog party to earn free product let me know! I'll have to try one of those as well here soon :)

Pajama Day

You would have thought he was going to be happy to wear pjs to school?!?? Not my dude...."I am going to look ridiculous wearing pajamas at school mom!"