A 2 year old and a 2 month old

A belated Happy New Year to any and all who read our blog!  Due to starting 2015 off with 2 children instead of 1 we have put the blog on the bottom of the priority list after feeding children, cleaning children, cleaning up after children, putting children down for bed, feeding ourselves and putting ourselves to bed.  God in His infinite wisdom, however, has decreed for a cumulative total of 83" of snow to fall on us in the past month so while we are stuck inside, we wanted to update you on how life with 2 children is going.

Josiah turned 2 on January 29th and our sweet little Olivia turned 2 months on February 8th.  According to the doctor, they are both growing beautifully and we are thankful for their health and growth thus far.  Josiah seems to enjoy having a little sister and Olivia is all smiles when he comes over to say hi to her.  He likes to check in on her and hold her hand sometimes.  I do hope they grow up to be great friends and we are so curious to find out how their personalities mesh and bump into each other.

So far, Olivia is quite the opposite baby that Josiah was.  Josiah took forever to eat and still didn't grow as fast as the doctor hoped.  Olivia eats super fast and is putting on pudge everywhere.  Josiah did and still does prefer to be awake due to his insatiable curiosity.  Olivia prefers to sleep.  It seems like she sleeps all the time and when she's done being awake she lets us know and falls asleep as soon as we put her down.  They both, however, were and are very smiley and I think that is one of my favorite things about my children.  Their smiles do wonders for this mommy's heart.

Although I called this an update, it doesn't feel like there is a whole lot to "update" everyone on.  Our life is busier with another little person around but also full of more smiles and laughs as the little ones keep growing and learning.  Josiah continues to amaze us with his memory and his vocabulary and makes us laugh when he confuses the state of Arkansas with Esau from the Bible.  Olivia has found her vocal chords and we think she might actually give our first little chatter box a run for his money when she starts to learn words.


We are enduring a very snowy February and sometimes it feels like we are always stuck inside.  I do miss getting out and seeing friends or going shopping which feels so much harder in the snow with two kids to tow around.  But we still have many many reasons to be thankful.  Our home is warm and dry and food is always on our table.  We continue to have steady income and get to enjoy small luxuries like an occasional date night or an occasional 8 straight hours of sleep!  God is so kind to us and we are amazed at the grace He bestows on us each day.  We are looking forward to the melting of snow and getting outside again but until then, we press on with the daily mission that He has given us to love Him and love each other with the strength that He gives each day