Moments like these...

When Micah woke me up this morning at 5:30am because he couldn't swallow, I wasn't that patient. I kept thinking forward to the only day of the week that Chris and I both have to work. I kept thinking about what I needed to get accomplished today. Chris got up with Micah. He took care of him and I laid in bed trying to figure out how this was all going to work. He has a classroom full of students that are waiting for him.

As I sat thinking about this, I remembered the Mentor Moment that we had at MOPS this last week. Of all the things that I need to get done today, being there for Micah is by far the most important. So far, I've done some dishes, but I've also watched a few episodes of Phineas and Ferb, Kick Buttowski and Kickin' It, taken Micah to the doctor, snuggled on the couch, and the best, snuggled down for a nap which took all of six minutes for the boy to fall asleep.

It's the moments like these that I haven't gotten as a working mom. Even though I still am working, I am learning to find myself again...this time, finding myself as a mom to these three amazing kiddos.

One Already?

Little did he know how much this bundle was going to change his life...

I don't think they realized it either...

And I certainly had no idea either...

These pictures are in no particular order, but just some that I took of Jayda over the past week. I've been having so much fun with my change in jobs getting to be home so much more with the kiddos. I love it! I forgot how much I love being home with them. (Even when I want to pull all my hair out)

Our water isn't just amazingly blue. For her birthday Jayda was given some "Bath Drops"...the first of many bath things for a girl... This picture just caught her perfectly. She is pretty sassy, especially when it comes to her brothers!

Micah adores his baby sister and she got this new princess car for her birthday, so he was taking her around the driveway on it last night.

One of our days of just her and I hanging out while the boys were at school. We ran a few errands together. It's amazing how much easier one kid seems after having more.

This was her birthday cupcake. Chris was a brave man to hold her during the process. She and He were a mess when it was all said and done.

Happy Birthday Cupcake

We had a little party at our house on the actual day with our neighbors. This picture is awesome of how Jayda often reacts to her big brothers. She loves them, there is no question about it, but she will always work to get her way.

I'm pretty sure she's laughing at Chris in this picture. This was the first present she got to open on her birthday.

Brew Crew!

We were given tickets to the Brewers Baseball game this week. It was a fantastic day! Casey McGehee hit two home runs. Not to mention, we were just eight rows up from the field! It was so much fun!

My babies....

Yep, super close...

Emmaleigh

I miss my friend. I started looking through old digital photos this week. Found a few, but there are so many more that I could add. I loved our sweet dog and I will truly miss her. The pet store up the street had a Santa come and you could bring your dogs. Emmaleigh does not look amused to be in this picture. To be honest, neither does Micah.

This is what she had to deal with. She was our original pillow pet.

This was just funny. Noah used to give Micah rides on the tricycle. It was really cute to watch.

She was happiest outside with us

Before we had kids Em used to snuggle in bed with us on Saturday mornings. She was pretty spoiled.

She was always there for me. It's weird, but dogs know when something isn't right. She would just come and be with me. And, she also thought she was a lap dog.

She was under two in this picture

And, I think Noah was under two in this one

Rest in Peace Emmaleigh.

The best dog anyone could ask for.

Baptism Day

On May 22 we had the joy of having all three of the kids baptized. We asked our friend Jan to take a few snap shots of the day.

Sweet Jayda, 8 1/2 months

Noah is growing up so much. 6 1/2 years old. He is a great big brother. He is so helpful to us and loves his sister and brother.

I love the back of her dress, so we made sure to get a picture of the cute bow.

I love this picture of us!

Micah is growing up so much. He's going to be in Kindergarten next year. He's almost 5! He adores his sister and loves playing with Noah.

After Pastor Tim baptized Jayda, he turned to the boys and said "Who's Next?"

This picture caught them both raising their hands saying "Me!"

Jayda loved watching Pastor Tim.

This is another one I love.