Sharing my stories of FAITH and FAMILY after the tremendous loss of our precious son...
My Zoe Girl
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Ah, motherhood. The days are long, but the years fly by. Zoe will be 21 months in a matter of days, and my days have been dragging, to put it nicely... The time between 18 months and two years was very stressful with Joel, which made me worry about the dreaded Terrible Twos, and Tenacious Threes - but then the craziest thing happened - as soon as he turned two, and his vocabulary started to soar, he was a pleasure to be around again! He went through Terrific Twos, Tremendous Threes, and Fabulous Fours! I can only hope and pray that Zoe will follow that same pattern...
Personality-wise, she's been pretty much the opposite of her big brother. She's sassy, funny, and full of attitude. She loves to make others laugh, and often makes silly faces during dinner just to get a rise out of my hubby and I. She knows what she wants and gets terribly upset when we can't figure out what that is. This is why I'm hoping an expanding vocab will serve her well. She's saying more and more every week, which has been exciting to see! The other day she had a playdate with two older girls who sang "Twinkle, Twinkle" a few times that morning. As soon as we got home, I realized she was trying to sing the new song she just heard! I took this video for you to enjoy:
She may be full of attitude, but the girl is beautiful so she's got that working in her favor. And she's recently become quite the cuddle bug, which can heal most issues. Check out these current photos:
Like my big girl hair??
Being silly, of course!
My pretty girl, looking so grown up!
Always a comforting hand...
And here's a comparison shot - Sleeping in the carseat
It's been almost eight years since we had our Gabriel. Since we lost our Gabriel. Over the past several years, one child in this family has continued to talk about him the most. Joel, now nine years old and the only sibling to have the chance to actually meet his brother, doesn't often speak his name these days. He is, however, very protective of his "Gabey Bear" that he sleeps with every night, and goes to find when he's sad or hurt. I'm still not sure Ruby, who just turned four, completely understands that she has a brother who is no longer with us. The only photos she's ever seen of him are obviously baby pictures from the day he was born, but she does usually ask if every random picture she sees of a baby, is our Gabriel. But our Zoe, almost six, talks about him all the time. She points out that there is a seat in the back row of our family car, between she and Joel. "That's where Gabe sits." And when she asked about th...
Hello friends. I've had a few emails from people asking for an update on my headaches, so naturally I assumed the whole world wants an update, LOL. So, here ya go! My latest cure-all attempt was visiting my dentist for a mouth guard I wear at night, in hopes that fixing my TMJ would result in less DAILY headache pain. It worked. For awhile. And, now I’m back to having pain. Every. Single. Day. It’s pretty ridiculous, really. And anyone with chronic pain will tell you, it easily leads to depression, and leaves to feeling defeated. I am open to advice, and I know people like to give it, so I’d like to take a moment to re-cap everything else I’ve tried. In the end, we are trying to uncover the root of the issue, not to necessarily take care of the pain itself… *Headaches started when I returned from living in Hawaii for two years, in 2003, age 21. *Have seen two neurologists, and have had several ...
I have blogged about this before. Twice actually. You can read about it here and here . But, here’s the thing. Answering the question, “How many children do you have” is not exactly getting any easier. I met a new mom at my church on Sunday. And, of course, I got asked THE question. I answered, “three” really quickly and then started asking her as many questions as I could think of, hoping we’d just skip the part where I have to actually describe all three of my kids. But, she was a kind woman, and eventually we got back on the subject of me when she asked, “So what are your kids’ ages?” Darnit! So close! So, then I had to give my generic answer, “Joel is almost four, Zoe is almost ten months, and Gabriel passed away shortly after birth.” And then, it happened. She got all sad and pitiful. That is NEVER my intention – to make someone feel badly. It just happens. So, of course...
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