About Me: Q&A

I've been going through a weird writing funk lately. I think it has to do with this funk that Bug is going through with this whole time change. We've had quite a few rough nights where she won't go to sleep unless she's laying on my chest. It's been horrible. And rough. But I have enjoyed the cuddles. I absolutely love the cuddles!

Anyway, Callie over at Through Clouded Glass tagged me for a Sunshine Award! She's pretty awesome. I love following her story, and it's just a bonus that her daughter is just about a month older than Bug. I wish she was a "real life" friend and not just a blog friend, because I think she'd be a pretty cool person to hang out with!

The Sunshine Award comes along with a few questions...so this should help out with this writing funk of mine.

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1. When were your "awkward" years (come on, we all had them).  What made you feel awkward?

Elementary school, middle school, high school...they were all awkward. I was a clueless and a nerd and my world was wrapped around my books. 

2. Favorite memory?

Oh gosh...this is a hard one...I have so many wonderful memories. I think my favorite one though might be a tie between my wedding day and the birth of my daughter. 

3. If you had an hour, all to yourself, what would you do, where would you go, who would you see, what would you eat?  (An hour may not seem like a long time to some of you, but when you have preschoolers, it is!)

This is an easy one! If I had an hour I would go to Barnes and Noble, sip on a drink from Starbucks, and read to my hearts content. Or maybe I would just spend it in the bathroom...let's get real here. 

4. Favorite book/magazine?

Remember those awkward years and my world being wrapped in my books? Yeah, Harry Potter is my go to book for all seasons of life. I think I've read the books in that series ten times each. There is just something about them, that no matter how many times I read them, I can't get enough. JK Rowling, you are a genius! 

5. What has been the defining moment of your life so far?

I'd have to say becoming a mother. I don't think I could have ever fully grasped God's love for me if I didn't have Bug. It's amazing. It really is.

Now I get to tag some of my friends! So I tag Sarah from The Not Quite Military Wife, Faith from The Life Of Faith, Hannah from My Delicious Adventure, and Heather Leigh from A Different Kind of Woman.

Here are your questions ladies:

1. What is your favorite feature and why?

2. If you could name a nail polish, what would it be?

3. Favorite Dr. Seuss book?

4. Most embarrassing moment?

5. What made you who you are today?

Okay...now I'm going to sleep. 

Life Hack #2: Potty Breaks

Let's face it, going to the bathroom alone is a luxury. Once Bug started crawling, she was following me everywhere. Yes, that includes the bathroom. Actually, her favorite place to follow me into is the bathroom. She loves going in there. It's the funniest thing. I don't know why she loves going into the bathroom, but she rushes to follow me in there. Of course you can always stick baby in their crib or pack n play, but Bug isn't a fan of being stuck places.

So what do I do if I'm using the bathroom (for doing my makeup of course) and I don't want her getting into everything?

Here's my little secret:

I keep a special few toys in there just for her. Toys that she doesn't get to see very often. 

She loves it! And this mama loves it too. It keeps her out of the trash can, from climbing into the tub, and playing in the cabinet under the sink. It makes going to the bathroom so much easier! 

Do y'all have any tips 

Mommy Moments Blog Hop!

Hey mamas!

Welcome back for another great week of Mommy Moments Link Ups! Thank you for linking up and for spreading the word last week! We love all of the great posts!

 This week's most viewed link belongs to Sarah from My Joy Filled Life. Sarah is one of my personal favorite bloggers. She is mama to 8 and homeschooling them to boot! Her post 7 Things I Wish My Parents Taught Me is a definite must read. I hope I do a good job teaching those things to my kids. 


A big welcome to our guest host Terri Grothe from Rambling Mama! Make sure you stop by and follow along with her as well as the other co-hosts!

Now it's time to link up your posts! All you have to do is...

1. Follow Host: The Life Of Faith 

 Co-Hosts: The Not Quite Military Wife, Beautiful Family Affairs 
Guest Host: Rambling Mama

2. Link up your post!
Post can include anything related to mommy-hood, children, homemaking, pregnancy etc. If you aren't a mom yet, feel free to link up your preparation for motherhood, your journey as you try to conceive, or even a post that would be encouraging to the other moms in the party!

3. Add the Mommy Moments button to your post or blog so everyone knows where you are linking up!

4. Explore some of the other posts in the link-up and say hello to some new blog friends! 

5. Tweet or Share the link up on Facebook so we can all make even more friends!

Tweet

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P.S. We will be having a new guest host every week! Want to be a guest host of the Mommy Moments Blog Hop? Send Faith a message at farmprincess14{at}gmail{dot}com. We would love to have you!

Mommy Moments Blog Hop!

Hey mamas!

Welcome back for another great week of Mommy Moments Link Ups! Thank you for linking up and for spreading the word last week! We love all of the great posts!

 This week's most viewed link belongs to Julie from Sweetness and Happiness! Her post I drove the Wrong Car to Work is a classic example of the drama of motherhood and how hectic it can really be. 

A big welcome to our guest host for this week. She is a faithful contributor to the Mommy Moments Link Up every week so you may recognize her cute little blog The Everyday Momma!

Now it's time to link up your posts! All you have to do is...

1. Follow Host: The Life Of Faith 

 Co-Hosts: The Not Quite Military Wife, Beautiful Family Affairs and The Mrs. 
Guest Host: The Everyday Momma 

2. Link up your post!
Post can include anything related to mommy-hood, children, homemaking, pregnancy etc. If you aren't a mom yet, feel free to link up your preparation for motherhood, your journey as you try to conceive, or even a post that would be encouraging to the other moms in the party!

3. Add the Mommy Moments button to your post or blog so everyone knows where you are linking up!

4. Explore some of the other posts in the link-up and say hello to some new blog friends! 

5. Tweet or Share the link up on Facebook so we can all make even more friends!

Tweet

<div align="center"><a href="http://the-life-of-faith.blogspot.com//search/label/baby" title="The Life Of Faith"><img src="http://i1114.photobucket.com/albums/k537/faithkonrath/mommymomentsbutton.jpg" alt="The Life Of Faith" style="border:none;" /></a></div>

P.S. We will be having a new guest host every week! Want to be a guest host of the Mommy Moments Blog Hop? Send Faith a message at farmprincess14{at}gmail{dot}com. We would love to have you!

When It Rains, It Pours

There's nothing like being kicked when you're already down. 

The hubs needed to get some things from the basement yesterday, and to our dismay, when he went downstairs and found water in the basement. Well, we thought it was just water...turns out it was something way way worse. It was backed up sewage. Yeah. Nasty. Not something we wanted to see when walking downstairs. Standing sewage water. All throughout the basement. The worst part: a lot of it went into the washing machine. Disgusting.

So this is all discovered yesterday and we have to vacate the house. We have no use of the bathrooms, which is a problem. Thanks to my mom and dad for putting us up for the night.

Let me tell you that my husband is amazing! He went to work right away getting things out of the nastiness and sucking up the water while I took the Bug and ran went to the parents' house. 

Unfortunately, all of these complications with our sewage more than likely means that we need our septic tank flushed. That costs money. Money we don't have because it apparently you have to jump through more hoops than a circus to get your business license here. But this morning we found a "fall special" online and we knew we could make that work.

One problem, our septic tank wasn't full. 

It was a clog. 

That wasn't a part of the "fall special." 

But it had to be fixed. It had to. We kind of need to use our dishwasher, washing machine, and bathrooms to live. So we had to dip into savings and use what we had to get fixed. 

And it hurt. We don't have the income coming in. It has been extremely difficult to get the hubs's business started. And extremely expensive. It's borderline ridiculous and extremely frustrating. We're trying to figure out how to gather the money and get things started, because we believe that once things get started, God is going to do wonderful things. But the problem is getting the ball rolling. There have been so many things stopping us and redirecting us and curve ball after curve ball have been thrown in our direction. 

Today, I posted on my Facebook page asking for people to share with me their favorite "God will provide" verses. Here is what they gave me:

1 || 2 || 3 || 4

Pretty good verses to meditate on. 

Now the trick is to trust those verses. So I go to bed tonight trusting that God will provide all we need. We will wake up tomorrow with a new day and will trust that God will give us exactly what we need, no more and no less. 

And tomorrow brings a much needed date night with the hubs! 

9 Months! (better late than never)

(Bug was officially 9 months on the 17th...hence, the better late than never)

weight: 20 lbs 10.5 oz       

height: 28 1/4 in

eating: nursing 4 times a day and 3 meals of solids a day  

floor time: crawling, standing, getting into everything

happiness: for the most part, she's a happy, happy girl, unfortunately she has her first ear infection and hasn't been quite herself lately.

loves: her mommy, Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, peek-a-boo, Jake and the Neverland Pirates, music, her piano, standing, and eating

sleep: we're down to two naps a day and still sleeping through the night!

first word: MAMA! second word: DADA!

She's such a cutie pie! I'm so blessed to be her mommy! I feel like she's growing like a weed and I'm ready for her to slow down.

She got her first major boo boo this month. Her first black eye. It was so sad! I turn my back for one second, she slips, falls, and collides with the foot of a table at church. I was amazed at how quickly it bruised! She must have hit it just right. 

We took a family day and went apple picking up in North Georgia. It was wonderful walking around and enjoying the beautiful weather.

Another fall tradition is the Apple Festival. We wandered around and hung out with some friends. It was good seeing everyone and laughing.

My girl loves finding windows and looking out. We've had beautiful weather here in Georgia and have dutifully taking advantage of it! Of course, right now it's in the low 50s with the low tonight is in the mid 30s and extremely windy (tomorrow night the low is in the 20s...in October...in Georgia...WHAT IS THIS WEATHER!?). But we're still taking advantage of the fresh air. I'm hoping it'll help Bug get better quicker.

You can tell here that she wasn't really feeling well. Bug has her first ear infection. Sunday night on our way home from the Apple Festival she started coughing just a little. When she woke up Monday morning we could just tell something was off. My poor girl. She's such a trooper though! I would have never guessed that she had an ear infection!

I love my little girl so incredibly much! I can't believe in just 3 short months (really less) she'll be one year old! I'll have a toddler! What is this about?! I can't really think about it without crying. She's just growing up so quickly!

Dear Bug, 

Girl, you are such a trooper! I am so proud of how you've dealt with all the bumps and bruises that have come your way! They might make this mama cry, but you take it all with a smile on your face. You're personality continues to blossom and amaze me more and more every day! I love watching you grow up, though if I had it my way, you'd slow down just a little bit. 

Gitchee gitchee goo,

Mommy and Daddy

"Don't Name Your Kid Phone!"

"I really love you, Mom."