New Year, New Attitude, New Beginnings

Happy New Year!  Just think a year ago at this time I was sitting in a hospital bed, alone, bored, worried, feeling sorry for myself (but trying to pretend like everything was hunky dory), and wanting my life to go back to normal.  This year has certainly started off better than last year - what with no hospital bed or nurse anywhere in sight (no offense to any nurses).  I made a few resolutions that I'm already making progress on, and I see it as a year of new beginnings.  I realize last year was a year of beginnings as well - first time mothering two children and first time being a stay at home mom and first time dealing with a baby boy peeing on me all time.  But this year I want to begin a new positive attitude in many respects - towards my children, my husband, my friends, God, and just life in general.  I know that's easier said than done, but hopefully I can at least make a little headway in trying to be a better person.  You all can hold me to that if you hear me starting to gripe and moan about things, or gossip about someone, or wanting to strangle my husband or kids.  :)

Another new beginning is a potential new house.  Eddie and I have wanted to move for years, but we initially had our sights set on houses that were out of our range and were pouting over the fact we couldn't get the best - or what we thought we deserved to have cause after all, almost everyone else we know lives in nice updated houses.  Once I gave up on my list of "must haves" and came to terms with the fact that I didn't have to have any of it (why should I be entitled?), things started to fall into place.  Basically, what we want more than anything is just to get into a nicer more family-oriented neighborhood in a different school district.  And yes, we wanted the house to be slightly better than ours so we had the motivation to move, but we removed all the unnecessary bells and whistles from our checklist.  Next thing you know, we run across a house completely by accident that is in our #1  target neighborhood that we could actually afford!  No, it isn't fancy or perfect and yes, work will need to be done over the years, but that's okay.  The gospel of Luke says "Life is not measured by how much you own" (NLT).  Our society states otherwise, but I am going to do my best to quit believing that lie.  The only thing standing in the way of our new house is that we need to sell our current one.  But I'm trying to exercise my new attitude that if it's meant to be, God will make it happen and I don't need to stress and worry about it.

Adalynn has had a rocky start to 2013.  I'm wondering if I shouldn't have let her stay up until midnight on New Year's Eve!  Ironically enough, we never had real jealousy issues like we anticipated after Wesley was born - until now.  It just seems a bit late in the game to start having problems, but we have found that she's regressing and acting more like a baby.  She's very emotional (much like she was last year when I was in the hospital) and will cry and throw a fit about all sorts of things that I don't see coming.  She and I were both at our wit's end during her winter break, and I think she was as happy as I was to return to preschool last week.  (Needless to say, I'm a bit worried about what this summer will bring). 

Wesley has had his own share of issues as well.  He still doesn't want to sleep for extended periods of time, and he usually doesn't want to sleep unless we're holding him.  He also had another tooth break through so I'm sure that has contributed to his irritability.  Wes has decided that he needs to squawk loudly and repeatedly in order to get what he wants (usually food).  This has become an issue when we go out to eat, and people no longer coo over our baby but instead cast disgusted glares in our direction.  I guess that's just  the way it goes.  At least they are both cute so it's easy to forgive their nutty behavior.  And it's not like I can trade them in anyway.  See?  I'm trying out that new attitude already.   :)

Adalynn drew this butterfly all by herself!

Addy with her friend Ava flying to the moon!

Making beautiful music together.... sorta

Wesley picking on his cousin Joey (only 5 days apart in age)

My boys