I finally got a camera! An honest to goodness, not a cell phone, camera. Brooke would be so proud. How has it been, you might ask, that I've gone this long without having a camera? Well, the answer is simple. I forget to take pictures, even with the cameras I've had. But I figure with the baby coming, it's probably good that I have one. So, I took my first picture on it, my new belly picture. This is almost 22 weeks, so it's almost been 4 weeks since the last one. I think I am growing. I think I need to stop growing so much. :-)
Jason, me and the kids have started walking every night, thank you Nawni and Gigi for being such good examples for us! As we were walking the other night, Jordan, who was terrified to ride his bike (sorry, he said he could but would never do it) actually rode his bike without training wheels! Jason has been encouraging him to do this for a while, and I was so proud of my husband, because he wouldn't take no for an answer and finally got Jordan to try. And boy, he rode and rode. And guess what. He loves it! Kids just don't trust you when you tell them that, do they? But he does! So I am a happy stepmom because the two things he was scared to do last summer, swim with his face in the water and ride his bike without training wheels, he is doing like a champ! And I know he is proud of himself for accomplishing those things, even if he doesn't want to do it at first and it takes a little coaxing.
Sophia has been having some issues this last month with being scared. She doesn't want to go into a room without the light on, even if it's in the middle of the day, she doesn't want to potty without closing the door, stuff like that. I don't really know where it started, but it did about 2 weeks ago. Apparently, it's pretty normal at this age. So, I did a "Sophie's By Myself Chart" and put down 10 smiley faces. Each time she does something by herself, she gets to mark off a smiley face. When she marks off all ten, she gets a surprise! And she did, tonight! She's not a hard one to get to do things, you just have to give her a goal. As long as she has something she is working towards, she will try just about anything.
I am still learning how to be a good stepmom. I feel like I am hard on the kids sometimes, but I also feel like I need to expect them to be the best they can be, even when they say no or they think they can't. Because the only things I can do as their stepmom is love them and do what I can to help them become the people I know they will be proud of when they are older. As parents, you have to be able to see in to the future and decide what you are doing now that is going to affect them as they get older. And you can't be afraid to be disliked once in a while. The thing is, kids will always love you. And as long as the stern hand comes with hugs and kisses and encouragment, you can never go wrong. I want Jordan and Sophia to be people they can be proud of when they are adults and that means not allowing them to get away with bad behavior now and expecting more out of them than they expect from themselves. It's not always easy, but I feel like I do the best I can. I know they know I love them, and that's really all that matters!
Work has been trying on me lately. It's a stressful job I have sometimes so I have been praying alot for God to give me strength. Maybe you all could pray for me too. Being an adult is hard sometimes. I don't think I want to do it anymore. :-) That's all for now, have a great evening!
Jason, me and the kids have started walking every night, thank you Nawni and Gigi for being such good examples for us! As we were walking the other night, Jordan, who was terrified to ride his bike (sorry, he said he could but would never do it) actually rode his bike without training wheels! Jason has been encouraging him to do this for a while, and I was so proud of my husband, because he wouldn't take no for an answer and finally got Jordan to try. And boy, he rode and rode. And guess what. He loves it! Kids just don't trust you when you tell them that, do they? But he does! So I am a happy stepmom because the two things he was scared to do last summer, swim with his face in the water and ride his bike without training wheels, he is doing like a champ! And I know he is proud of himself for accomplishing those things, even if he doesn't want to do it at first and it takes a little coaxing.
Sophia has been having some issues this last month with being scared. She doesn't want to go into a room without the light on, even if it's in the middle of the day, she doesn't want to potty without closing the door, stuff like that. I don't really know where it started, but it did about 2 weeks ago. Apparently, it's pretty normal at this age. So, I did a "Sophie's By Myself Chart" and put down 10 smiley faces. Each time she does something by herself, she gets to mark off a smiley face. When she marks off all ten, she gets a surprise! And she did, tonight! She's not a hard one to get to do things, you just have to give her a goal. As long as she has something she is working towards, she will try just about anything.
I am still learning how to be a good stepmom. I feel like I am hard on the kids sometimes, but I also feel like I need to expect them to be the best they can be, even when they say no or they think they can't. Because the only things I can do as their stepmom is love them and do what I can to help them become the people I know they will be proud of when they are older. As parents, you have to be able to see in to the future and decide what you are doing now that is going to affect them as they get older. And you can't be afraid to be disliked once in a while. The thing is, kids will always love you. And as long as the stern hand comes with hugs and kisses and encouragment, you can never go wrong. I want Jordan and Sophia to be people they can be proud of when they are adults and that means not allowing them to get away with bad behavior now and expecting more out of them than they expect from themselves. It's not always easy, but I feel like I do the best I can. I know they know I love them, and that's really all that matters!
Work has been trying on me lately. It's a stressful job I have sometimes so I have been praying alot for God to give me strength. Maybe you all could pray for me too. Being an adult is hard sometimes. I don't think I want to do it anymore. :-) That's all for now, have a great evening!
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