Moving and Blessings. Strange title but it belongs together...at least in our case. Some people may wonder how moving and moving and moving again can be a blessing, but if you look at it like we do, everytime we have moved, it is because a place has been provided for us. In 5 1/2 years of marriage, and by this Christmas, we will have moved nine times, two being overseas and dealing with another language. Some of the moves have only been two or so months, but short-term or not, preparing for the move is just as cumbersome as any other of our moves. And then in another two years, we will move once again, hopefully to a more permanent place. I'm looking forward to that day! A place to call our own...makes my heart warm thinking about it :)
Anyways, about blessings. Again and again and again, we have been so blessed with where we have lived. In 5 1/2 years, we have had to pay one year of rent, and that was our first year of marriage. Either Nate's job at camp provided housing, our overseas housing was provided for us, people and churches have provided housing for us since being back overseas, etc... For the first time since we've been married, we are currently looking for a place to live when we move to Austin. It's hard and frustrating to find an apartment when you live so far away and you can't drive around and look. However, I told Nate last night, I have no anxiety about finding an apartment because our Father will provide for us as He always has. I asked Nate last night why he thinks that Father has provided for us again and again, and his answer was that it is because our Father is faithful to His children and He has promised to provide for us.
Our Father is good. He promises to be and He never breaks His promises.
Monday, October 25, 2010
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
The Blanket Game
I was going through some of Tristan's videos today and found this one. It is (or was) his favorite game -- the blanket game. He thought it was the best game in the world :) Enjoy!
Monday, October 11, 2010
Seven Months Old!
Seven months old...already! We are finally at a place where we have better internet connection so hopefully I'll be updating my blog better, instead of just monthly updates. But, seven months old...his first birthday will be here before we know it! So much has happened this last month:
- Tristan is crawling when he wants to -- he often defaults back to army crawling. He is also go up stairs now! He is on the move -- 24/7 -- unless he is sleeping/napping (oh, those are good times for mom!).
- He loves loves loves the outdoors! He likes to play in the grass, try to eat the leaves, chase the dogs around (not our dogs, our parents' dogs), take walks in the stroller, and just get dirty like a boy should!
- I tried to weigh him on the scale today and according to that, he is around 16 1/2 lbs now, although he feels heavier than that!
- He enjoys eating solid foods -- sometimes he gets a little impatient :)
- He wears some 6-9 months, some 9 months, and some 12 months clothes (mainly for the length).
- He is on the go constantly, but doesn't like to be on the go by himself. He is starting that "needy" stage where someone always needs to be around.
- He is a "drama king" -- he reacts to "pain" much more than he probably should :)
- He is Mr. Personality Plus -- loves to smile, laugh, talk, etc.
- He's a handful and very exhausting, but he is such a joy!
His 7 month picture. Mimi had to hold him still so I could get a picture!
A better picture to show his size now.
A shirt a friend made him -- so true!
Grandparents were happy that he was!
I love to stand -- makes me a big boy!
Yep, I got myself stuck...and mom wouldn't help me out until she took a picture of me! I'm not really hurting...I was just smiling a second ago!
Playing while mom was trying to pack up the house. He wasn't a big help, if you could imagine!
Playing outside with Mom!
Precious!
- Tristan is crawling when he wants to -- he often defaults back to army crawling. He is also go up stairs now! He is on the move -- 24/7 -- unless he is sleeping/napping (oh, those are good times for mom!).
- He loves loves loves the outdoors! He likes to play in the grass, try to eat the leaves, chase the dogs around (not our dogs, our parents' dogs), take walks in the stroller, and just get dirty like a boy should!
- I tried to weigh him on the scale today and according to that, he is around 16 1/2 lbs now, although he feels heavier than that!
- He enjoys eating solid foods -- sometimes he gets a little impatient :)
- He wears some 6-9 months, some 9 months, and some 12 months clothes (mainly for the length).
- He is on the go constantly, but doesn't like to be on the go by himself. He is starting that "needy" stage where someone always needs to be around.
- He is a "drama king" -- he reacts to "pain" much more than he probably should :)
- He is Mr. Personality Plus -- loves to smile, laugh, talk, etc.
- He's a handful and very exhausting, but he is such a joy!
His 7 month picture. Mimi had to hold him still so I could get a picture!
A better picture to show his size now.
A shirt a friend made him -- so true!
Grandparents were happy that he was!
I love to stand -- makes me a big boy!
Yep, I got myself stuck...and mom wouldn't help me out until she took a picture of me! I'm not really hurting...I was just smiling a second ago!
Playing while mom was trying to pack up the house. He wasn't a big help, if you could imagine!
Playing outside with Mom!
Precious!
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Sixth Month Update...finally!
Someday when I actually get good internet, I'll start blogging more. Hopefully that will be soon! Anyways, thought I would finally put up some recent pictures of Tristan now that he is six months old. During this past week, he has been pulling up on his hands and knees, looking like he is about to crawl, but then falls back on his tummy and does his super-scooting :) He goes where he wants to go! He has also started "talking" more and he's learned that he has a tongue -- sticking it out and making lots of noises with it. It's really cute to watch and hear -- funny how something like that can be so precious :) Oh, and he is actually going down to sleep at night AND naps without having to be rocked!! Some crying...maybe 2 minutes worth...but it's finally happened! Just like the doctor told me -- "He'll figure it out on his own in his own time". It's funny though -- I'm already missing rocking him! He actually woke up screaming last night at 10:00 (not sure why), so I was quick to pick him up and rock him -- I'll take the opportunity when I can! Anyways...enjoy the pictures!
His sixth month picture with the bear.
His new favorite thing to eat...paper...yuck...
He's precious...but also emotional...can you tell?!
The swing + outside = happy Tristan (for a while...)
He woke up the other morning like this -- one arm in, one arm out. I just don't ask. And yes, he did have an "accident" -- time to go up in diaper size!
He's just so happy!
In "jail" but happy :)
His sixth month picture with the bear.
His new favorite thing to eat...paper...yuck...
He's precious...but also emotional...can you tell?!
The swing + outside = happy Tristan (for a while...)
He woke up the other morning like this -- one arm in, one arm out. I just don't ask. And yes, he did have an "accident" -- time to go up in diaper size!
He's just so happy!
In "jail" but happy :)
Sunday, September 5, 2010
What is so important about September 5th?
No, it's not because it is the day before Labor Day. I mean, I only work three days a week, Monday not being one of them, so it's not like a big holiday to me anyways :) But September 5th is important to us for two reasons, one bittersweet and one wonderful:
1) It marks the one year anniversary of us returning to America from being overseas. We have enjoyed being back and we know our families have enjoyed us being back, but there is a sadness knowing that we have been back a year already. It is so hard to believe that a year has gone by since we have seen our former teammates, our former fellowship members, our Asian friends, ate (real) Asian food, etc. At the camp where we are currently living, there is a Korean group here for the weekend. Tristan and I went for a walk this morning and several of the elders came by and ohhed and awwed over Tristan, and it just reminded me of being in Asia. We miss our teammates and wish we could have met their baby girl who is 5 weeks younger than Tristan, but we know they are continuing the work and it is our job to pray for them daily. Someday, whether for a week, a month, a year or more, we hope to return to Asia.
2) Today is Tristan's six month birthday! We cannot believe that he is already 1/2 a year old! Will his whole childhood go this quickly?!?! He is such a joy...an exhausting joy...but a joy :) We will get his picture with the bear tomorrow, so I plan on blogging more then about him being six months old. I absolutely love having a baby boy -- he is so much fun! I wouldn't mind having another boy...but I know his daddy needs a girl eventually :) We'll see what Father has in store for us!
Sorry for being so behind on my blog. We don't have good internet at our house right now, so I may be slow for the next month. Hopefully when we move, we'll have better internet. But until then, enjoy my sporadic blogs :)
1) It marks the one year anniversary of us returning to America from being overseas. We have enjoyed being back and we know our families have enjoyed us being back, but there is a sadness knowing that we have been back a year already. It is so hard to believe that a year has gone by since we have seen our former teammates, our former fellowship members, our Asian friends, ate (real) Asian food, etc. At the camp where we are currently living, there is a Korean group here for the weekend. Tristan and I went for a walk this morning and several of the elders came by and ohhed and awwed over Tristan, and it just reminded me of being in Asia. We miss our teammates and wish we could have met their baby girl who is 5 weeks younger than Tristan, but we know they are continuing the work and it is our job to pray for them daily. Someday, whether for a week, a month, a year or more, we hope to return to Asia.
2) Today is Tristan's six month birthday! We cannot believe that he is already 1/2 a year old! Will his whole childhood go this quickly?!?! He is such a joy...an exhausting joy...but a joy :) We will get his picture with the bear tomorrow, so I plan on blogging more then about him being six months old. I absolutely love having a baby boy -- he is so much fun! I wouldn't mind having another boy...but I know his daddy needs a girl eventually :) We'll see what Father has in store for us!
Sorry for being so behind on my blog. We don't have good internet at our house right now, so I may be slow for the next month. Hopefully when we move, we'll have better internet. But until then, enjoy my sporadic blogs :)
Saturday, August 14, 2010
Saturday, August 7, 2010
5 months!
Wow! Tristan is already five months old! There will be no picture -- at least not yet -- but I'll post one soon. We don't have internet at our house anymore and we probably won't until we move in the next few weeks. Anyways, I can't believe how much he has grown in the past couple of months. He is really starting to learn about and explore his surroundings. Some fun info:
- He's wearing 3-6 months clothes and size 2 diapers. Guessing he is around 15 lbs or so.
- Naps are not great still, but he can fall asleep on his own at night now! I'm so proud of him! He still wakes up anywhere from 4-6 in the morning, but he goes to bed at 7:00, so what can I really expect?! But I wouldn't change it -- I love being able to spend the evening alone with my husband :)
- No solid foods yet and only has had one bottle of formula (emergency in the church nursery :) -- but doesn't really enjoy the bottle (he's a little spoiled, I guess :)
- He is rolling everywhere now and trying his hardest to crawl. He can get up on his knees but hasn't figured out the arms and hands yet. It will be soon, though, I think!
- He loves his jumper! He jumps around like crazy now.
- He loves swimming in the pool and just being outside. He also loves golf cart rides here at camp.
- His favorite game to play is peek-a-boo and he does it all by himself! He will put something over his face, then wait for you to say "Where's Tristan?", then he will pull it down from his face and smile. Then we do it over and over. It is funny when I walk in the room, and he is laying on the floor, arms moving and legs kicking, with his stuffed puppy over his face, waiting for me to say "Where's Tristan?" -- he's a smart boy!
- He will go on his first long car trip (7 hours one way) to visit my mom's side of the family (and will meet his 3 month old cousin, Laine!) -- the car trip should be interesting...
- He has a temper (a big one!), but he also has the sweetest personality.
- He loves to stare at people -- he will look at you like you are the first human being he has ever seen.
- He takes in EVERYTHING!
There is probably more, but I have a head cold and it's late, so I'm stopping there. Will post a picture of my handsome boy soon!
- He's wearing 3-6 months clothes and size 2 diapers. Guessing he is around 15 lbs or so.
- Naps are not great still, but he can fall asleep on his own at night now! I'm so proud of him! He still wakes up anywhere from 4-6 in the morning, but he goes to bed at 7:00, so what can I really expect?! But I wouldn't change it -- I love being able to spend the evening alone with my husband :)
- No solid foods yet and only has had one bottle of formula (emergency in the church nursery :) -- but doesn't really enjoy the bottle (he's a little spoiled, I guess :)
- He is rolling everywhere now and trying his hardest to crawl. He can get up on his knees but hasn't figured out the arms and hands yet. It will be soon, though, I think!
- He loves his jumper! He jumps around like crazy now.
- He loves swimming in the pool and just being outside. He also loves golf cart rides here at camp.
- His favorite game to play is peek-a-boo and he does it all by himself! He will put something over his face, then wait for you to say "Where's Tristan?", then he will pull it down from his face and smile. Then we do it over and over. It is funny when I walk in the room, and he is laying on the floor, arms moving and legs kicking, with his stuffed puppy over his face, waiting for me to say "Where's Tristan?" -- he's a smart boy!
- He will go on his first long car trip (7 hours one way) to visit my mom's side of the family (and will meet his 3 month old cousin, Laine!) -- the car trip should be interesting...
- He has a temper (a big one!), but he also has the sweetest personality.
- He loves to stare at people -- he will look at you like you are the first human being he has ever seen.
- He takes in EVERYTHING!
There is probably more, but I have a head cold and it's late, so I'm stopping there. Will post a picture of my handsome boy soon!
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