Morning Stroll

For the past few weeks, I've been a sick bum at home. After breaking my elbow and then finding out I'm pregnant, I really haven't gone outside too much. Luckily, my elbow is feeling so much better this week! So, I am ready to get back to my old self as much as I can and start getting these boys out of the house again!! So, we started the morning with a fun stroll around the campus.

Boston is my big helper now. He loves being a big brother and always wants to help me out!

Josiah is in love with his frisbee! Luckily, no one was harmed in the taking of this picture...

So far, this pregnancy is feeling different. I am starting to feel slightly nauseous almost all the time! It's not bad enough to make me really sick and put out, but it is yucky to deal with. I'm also not as tired as I was with my other pregnancies. So, we'll see how this one goes. I am only 6 weeks, so I still have time for other early pregnancy symptoms to rear their head. I've never had really hard pregnancies, so luckily this one sticks to routine!! 

Boston is so smart and so big. He is ready to learn anything and everything! I can't wait to start homeschooling with him. We are both eager to get officially started!

Josiah is my independent, fearless, strong-willed boy. Lately, he is really trying to see what he can get away with. It's been hard for me to deal with while being sick, but I really need to have more patience and love with him. He is an amazing boy and so full of life. I know he is going to do extraordinary things when he is older. I just need to keep praying for his little heart to start to soften. I also need to pray for myself when I talk to him and discipline him. I am definitely learning so much about parenting right now. Having young boys who start to push buttons and test you is so much harder to deal with than a crying baby! I just hope and pray our parenting points them to Jesus!

I also hope and pray our parenting encourages them to be creative little warriors, like they already are!

Elliot just turned 11 months! He adds so much joy to our family! He LOVES his big brothers. He instantly smiles every time he sees them! They all laugh together too!

Boston and Josiah are great with Elliot too! They look after him and share with him too!

He is learning so much from watching them all the time. The boys are his constant entertainment!!

Pretty soon, he will be joining in on all the action!

It felt good to get outside with my boys this morning. These boys need the outdoors to imagine and adventure in. They go crazy when they are cooped up and so do I! After our stroll, I even took them to Top Pot donuts for a treat and then to the library. Boston picked out a GIANT chocolate donut and had a chocolate mustache afterwards.  Josiah picked out his usual pink sprinkled donut, but he only eats the frosting off the top! I shared little nibbles with Elliot and he danced with every bite! Then, we read books all morning at home!! 

I love these days!