Friday, October 18, 2013

Kataira's One Month Old

Kataira is one month old today!  She weighs 8 lbs and 15.7 oz and she hasn't had a good day with the weening. :(  This however was the first day Ava got to meet her baby sister. :)  I brought Ava and My dad along with me and we booked it up to the NICU to see if we could get some good time in with the baby. Ava has been praying for her so i thought I would see if they would let her vista with Kataira.  They were more than willing and Ava was so excited.  We were able to take her into the family room so we could hang out with her in a more private way.  Ava was so excited to hold this itty bitty baby.  Ava had the chance to feed her her bottle and to sing to her.  We sang the song that my mom (Nana) had put words to for Away in the Manger song.  We only stayed long enough to feed her and talk to her and then we had to go cause she had been awake a lot that day so when she finally fell asleep we were supposed to  let her be.

The words my mom wrote to the tune Away In The Manger

You're our precious angels sent down from above
God sent you to our home for us to love
We'll always protect you and keep you from harm
And hold you so tightly right here in our arms

May God send his angles to watch over you
May you love Jesus and serve Him too
May God richly bless you in all that you do
and Always remember that Jesus Love you!!!!!



Sunday, October 13, 2013

My Brain is Growing

Christian has so many funny words he uses in place of the words we usually say in phrases.  Like the other day, for example, he was sitting on the pot for awhile.  When he got up, he started whining and fussing around. . .saying, "my toe is tired!"   I was actually irritated cause the boy, though I love him, has very little pain tolerance. I was frustrated that he now was crying over a TIRED TOE. . .then it hit me.  His foot must have fallen asleep and he got his words mixed up so instead of saying his foot was asleep, which would actually hurt, he said his toe was tired.  Close enough. :)  I felt bad for being frustrated!  :)

So the other day, while he was sick, he told me that his brain wasn't working right. Then he asked if I could tell his brain to go away so he could get a new on that works this time.  I am sure he was feeling congested like all people do when they are sick with colds and probably felt his brain was groggy.  He cracks me up. 


Finally, to my main story.  Last night, as we were coming in from errands, he says to me.  "Mom, feel my brain!"  I said, "Christian, sweaty, I can't feel your brain because it is in your head."  Then he said, "well my brain is growing and growing. . .It is growing because I am thoughting and thoughting and thoughting with lots of thoughts. . .. ugh."  He is so funny. His teacher says he said this to her the other day after she had finished working with him in reading workshop. :)