Intro

So after watching Julie & Julia this past weekend I was inspired to write a blog! No, I will not be cooking my way through any cookbooks (that I know of) but I will be writing my way through at least a few things going on in my life now and in the future.

So it seems I should start with an introduction. I am Dee. I am one of the lucky ones to have found love early. My husband Buddy and I have been together since I was 16. Next month we will have been together 8yrs already (excluding a few bumps along the road early on). This coming August we will celebrate our 5yr wedding anniversary. My hubby is one of the few good men :) he works hard to provide for our ever growing family, and is a great dad and husband. Sorry ladies, he's taken!

Delilah our oldest turned 5 in Jan. I was a young mom, technically a "teen mom" when I found out I was expecting I was 3 days away from my h.s. graduation. I never felt like a "teen mom" because at the time I had already been living "on my own" aka with buddy for 6mos. I was working fulltime and had almost 2yrs of college under my belt thanks to PSEO. I had a very committed relationship, so that issue never arose either. Although I do not recommend this way of doing things, God was watching over us even if we didn't know it! We were married when Delilah was 7mos old. She saved us, from the time we found out she was coming everything changed, we began to grow up! Being we were young, we were very into the party scene. That slowly began to change as we prepared for our little princess. I shudder to think of the path our lives would have continued down, had we not recieved our unexpected blessing. She teaches me all the time, and she doesn't even know it. She was the perfect baby, sleeping 12-14hrs per night from the 2nds night home! She is also very talented. She loves to sing, dance, and entertain anyone who will give her the spotlight! She helps me understand the term "child like faith" on a regular basis. I could go on but i'm sure you'll hear plenty more about her in the future!

Our first son Gustaf, was a welcome blessing, and true to his personality he came in with a bang on July 4th! He will be 3 this summer! He has helped to keep his sister in check, she is a diva on her own, I can't imagine how much more exaggerated her "diva" would be if she didn't have some siblings! He has kept us on our toes from day one! He was nicknamed "fussy gussy" early on because he was only happy if he was being fed, rocked, or bounced 24/7! Up until about 8mos old. He has been walking solo since 10mos old, and he is busy! He reminds me of curious george because if he is not constantly entertained, he will find his own entertainment, which usually results in alot of cleanup for me! He is very independent and potty trained himself 2mos before his 2nd birthday. As with his big sister I could go on but I'm sure you'll hear more later! (Like how while I was typing this he shoved a silicone ear bud cover up his nose and I had to tweeze it out!)

Our second son, Carson turned 1 this March. His personality is budding away, and we are learning more about him each day. His newest attribute is screaming bloody murder while i'm in the kitchen, until or unless he has food in front of him! Carson is a very content lil guy otherwise. He is always smiling, even when he is emptying his night table, or pulling down all the cd's off the shelf 100x a day! He has had more than his fair share of hospital stays already. When he was 7 mos old he was admitted for almost 2 weeks so that they could get to the bottom of his weight loss issues. He had steadily gained until 2 months old then it slowed, and then he began loosing around 6 mos! After many many tests and procedures they finally found that he had GERD. A month or so later I found out I was expecting again and decided to quit nursing and then we had to find a formula that would not upset his tummy. Just before his birthday he got a nasty cold that resulted in bilateral ear infection, bronchialitis, pneumonia, rsv, and conjunctivitis! Which wiped him out so that he only wanted to sleep and wouldn't eat, which meant an overnight at the hospital to get IV fluids and oxygen. He bounced back quickly only to begin having GERD issues again once we took him off the formula and put him on cow's milk. After trying several dif. milks we have found Almond Milk is best. Now we are just trying to get enough fat and protein in him to sustain his already low weight and hopefully get him gaining. He is very close to walking, but prefers to army crawl instead.

Audrey, our fourth and likely final (biological) child is due July 27. I am so thankful to be getting another little princess, as I was very worried about what 3 boys in 3 years would bring to the table! Delilah is also very thrilled to be getting a roommate as her brothers share a room, so she is the only one at this time to be sleeping solo!

We moved into our new home July 31 last year, and love it! Our old home was disasterous, and we were forced out of it by toxic black mold in March last year. God was watching over us and blessed us more than we could have ever imagined with a house to call our own, that was not only in great shape, but cut our expenses more than 50% even though the house is bigger, newer, nicer! What an awesome God we have!

Our drop in expenses with the move allowed me, for the first time, to be a SAHM! I couldn't imagine having to leave my babies to work, although i'm so busy I doubt I would have time for another job! I started leading girl scouts almost 2 years ago now. Last year I started asst. coaching cheerleading alongside my sister the head coach. I go to ECFE with the boys while Delilah is in school. I help when and where I can with church activities. Another mom and I just began working with a few of the kids to start a kids worship team. I love to sing and though I have rehearsed with the worship team, I have not yet made it on stage, other than special occasions. We go to a weekly kinship with some of our closest friends. I have recently been contemplating getting active in the PTSO even though our children will not be enrolled in public school. I am starting to embrace this domesticated lifestyle and I am learning to garden! I had a small veggie garden last year at my husbands grandmothers, and I am excited to have both a veggie and flower garden at the new house this year! This blog will be about my life as a SAHM. Which includes all of the above as well as some other stuff I'm learning about life! I am learning to be more frugal. I am also learning to be a better Christian. I am new at both of those areas and I'm bound to make mistakes along the way. I have been blessed with a wonderful group of friends to help me along the way.

Well that about sums it up! (i'm not the best at summarizing!) Have a blessed day!
Dee~ta~Dee