As a dress rehearsal for my new life
With three kids.
I even decided that would be the title of the blog tonight.
And then when I was searching for a graphic to go with it,
I came across this
And it struck a chord with me.
Life isn't a dress rehearsal
And these "transition" days
Are part of God's plan
Part of God's purpose
Part of "our story".
And,
Honestly.
I am kind of loving it.
Today,
I took all three to Walmart.
We got what we need.
We survived.
Woo hoo!
Granted, you couldn't see Miss Giggles in the back of the cart by the end and
had to carry her on my back as we went to check out.
Today,
Little Man and Miss Giggles
Both took naps in "their beds"
And slept for a substantial amount of time.
Success.
Today,
We went outside
And ran around under the new sprinkler.
Um.
Yeah.
Just REALLY glad the yard walls are high
And that my backyard backs up to a quiet street
Because it was chaos.
Miz N LOVED it.
Little Man was stupefied at first,
But then screamed blood murder when it was time to go inside.
And Miss Giggles,
The girl who LOVES water
And splashes like a CRAZY girl in the bathtub?
Well, she screamed her head off most of the time,
And then giggled like a mad woman the other part.
And me?
Well, I hadn't thought to put on my suit.
I wouldn't get "that" wet anyway.
As you can imagine,
I was soaked!
And....
Miz N was horrified because my tank top was turning orange.
She couldn't figure out why,
And I was too busy with the babes to realize why,
Until she said...
"It's coming from your hair!"
And,
Sure enough...
I had taken the opportunity of the next 36 hours of MI time
To get my hair "did"
And it's a lot more red
And I hadn't washed it yet
And,
Well,
The sprinkler water was causing it to run down
My face,
My back,
My arms,
And turning my clothes a tint of orange.
Like I said.
It was chaos,
And I am super glad my neighbors couldn't see us.
Today,
I gave baths to two toddlers,
Took a shower myself,
And got an 8 year old cleaned
And no one got hurt in the process.
Granted, Little Man might have slipped in the tub a time or two.
Miss Giggles might have sat on the toilet wrapped up in a towel while I took my shower.
Miz N might have still had shampoo in her hair when she came out.
But...we did it.
Today,
I realized that Miss Giggles probably needs to be renamed
Tigger.
The girl LOVES to jump.
And,
I kind of let them jump off the back of the couch
And on to the ottoman.
Um...
Yeah...
That's probably going to bite me in the butt at some point.
Today,
I dropped my training that I was going to take next week
Because,
I just want to be at home with the kids
And help them transition into our new life
And just live, love, and laugh with them
Until I HAVE to go back to work.
Today,
I found out that these three kids LOVE ravioli.
Like crazy.
Good thing I picked up all the 10 for $10 cans
At Fry's yesterday
On blind faith of Miz N's claim of such love.
Today,
I found out that my license
HOPEFULLY
Will be renewed tomorrow
And then Little Man
And Tigger
Will be "home".
Transition Time
This week has been
Okay.
I am crazy blessed by these three kiddos in many ways,
And,
I laugh.
A lot. More than I have in years.
I chase.
Around in circles.
I kiss.
Cheeks, bellies, boo-boos, and noses.
I change diapers.
Okay, not so fun.
I cuddle.
Usually starts with one and ends up with three before I can get up.
I say NO.
Come on. I've got a 14 month old and almost 3 year old running around.
I trip over little people.
Little Man is always under foot and I am NOT used to it.
I wipe the table and sweep the floor.
Like a million times a day it seems.
I search the house for drinking cups.
They love to walk away with them and then we can't find where they end up.
I sing and dance.
We love praise and worship music and can jam!
I love.
I don't know how long I will get to love them in person, but I will always love them in my heart.
I know there will be
When all three are sleeping in "their" beds
That I will want to pull out my hair
And probably cry myself to sleep
But
I know God is in control
And He is my strength
And He has allowed me to love on these precious kiddos
For now in person,
And forever in my heart,
And I am humbled by the calling,
And by being used this way.
Praise Reports:
--Miz N. - her questions, her help, her independence, her desire to be loved
--Tigger. (aka Miss Giggles.) - her spirit, her loudness, her mimicking ways
--Little Man. - his smiles, his pudgy hands, his funny walk (and the fact that he can walk!)
Prayer Requests:
--Please pray that my license is finalized by the last two OLCR people tomorrow morning and we can transition Little Man and Tigger into our 24-7 life.
--Please pray for the husband of the family that is caring for Little Man. He is battling cancer and has hit a very rough spot.
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