That's right friends, it's been 6 months. But i think it's been 6 of the best months of my life at the same time. Even bigger sad day b/c I haven't been writing all this awesomeness down.
My Dilly is now 14 months and such a little boy! He's still my sweet cuddly man, but he's becoming more independent, rowdy, and loud! It's so crazy to feel like more of a parent each day. It's just so crazy how God grows you as a parent as they grow as children. Ryan and I are having to come up with our plan of action for disciplining and guidance daily. You think you have talked about this stuff, but then when its actually there, it's different!
Ryan and I are doing great as well. I'm so thankful that we have a marriage that we know is constantly in the works. Complacency is not ok; we always want to improve it and make it more God-honoring. And adding a child to the mix is definitely a sanctifying experience to say the least!
As I write this, my husband is about to wake up in Kenya! He's with Lost Orphans International, an organization that his dad is on the board of and his former youth pastor is the president of. He is there with both his dad and former youth pastor as well as my cousin's husband, Derek. I'm so proud of him! When we got married, I had been on some sort of mission trip every year that I was in college at A&M. Two of those trips were overseas. I have a heart for missions. But my husband did not. He was always supportive and open to it, but just hadn't got the "bug" yet. He does now! How fun to see where God takes us next.
I've been working part time at the private practice still and I'm very much enjoying that. It's so nice to be a "stay at home mom" but still have another job outside the home as well.
I've been losing weight lately b/c we are in my brother-in-law's wedding in Hawaii next month and I would like to feel a little bit better about myself and all this "winter weight." I've been doing mostly South Beach diet, and have been successful and feel so much better. When I eat sugar and carbs now, I get grossed out. We will see how long this lasts! But so far so good. I just needed something to jump start me into eating better. I've been cooking a lot of yummy stuff at home and feel full a lot now. Crazy.
that's all I've got for now. Oh, except for my main "Shift" button does not work on my old laptop much anymore and so that's why I sometimes miss a Capitalization every now and then. I'm sure you were wondering.
