These days

Well, my angel baby has had a tough couple of days and his mommy is just keeping my head above water! Wyatt has both of his bottom teeth now. They have broken through the skin but are not fully in yet. Now I believe he is also going through a growth spurt. So if he is not crying in pain, he is hungry! Needless to say, our sleeping baby is not sleeping so well and this only adds to the crankiness!

Levi and I are on a diet of sorts because the people we work for make us do a BMI to see if we are too big and right now I am normal but Levi is obese. (the BMI says I am normal but I have pounds to lose for sure) Granted, Levi will never be "normal" by this scale so we will have to send in a picture to show he is just muscle...but Levi wants to send a good picture! haha so we are on a diet. This means roasted veggies (yes, I got Levi to eat roasted zucchini last night even though he whined about it at first), raw veggies, no fried foods, no sweets, and no drinks with calories...(yes, Levi cheats but he is a guy and can afford to, right?) this is not so easy on hard days like today! I realize how much we reward ourselves with food. We have a stock of chocolate and dr. pepper for days when we dread traveling or have those "really hard days"

To make matters worse, Levi left today for a 3 day trip. Before he left we were going to teach together but because Wyatt was struggling so, I had to back out. (tough moment for me) Right before Levi left our house, I found some wipes that had been ripped apart in Wyatt's room....and that means a rat is in Wyatt's room! AAAAGGHHH!!!!

So tonight as I was laying Wyatt down to sleep and every 10 minutes he was rolling on his back and screaming at the top of his lungs, I found myself stressing out. I thought, "oh great, your schedule is ruined", "oh, I should try to let you just scream it out and then you may get tired and go to sleep", "oh, I need a vacation", ect. ect. I stopped myself and remembered that this moment with my screaming baby is a gift from the Lord. "But God, this is not the gift I was dreaming of when I was preggo". In this moment, I have the chance to praise..."yes, I will praise you...for you are to be glorified in all things" So, as I stood by Wyatt's crib, I held him in my arms rocking back and forth and singing Jesus, Jesus, Jesus...there's just something about that name....and I remembered how sweet it is to sing his praises in all situations...for these moments will pass all too quickly and I can't let them go without praising Him.