I feel as if I have been so inactive with my blog, besides doing Young Living posts, I have not been so great at updating you all with our personal lives.. Sorry!
Lets begin with Daniel, always a good place to start.
He is growing, growing, and growing some more. I swear he never slows down. Ever since he started walking a couple months back, he hardly ever stops moving. His new favorite activity: climbing! Lord, help me. He is a little rascal, but the cutest one for sure. Anything he can get his hands and feet on automatically become a challenge that he must complete. It's quite comical to watch sometimes.
Being outdoors is one of his favorite places to be. We currently live on a lake and the ducks are always outside swimming or coming onto our patio. I guess it is mating season for the ducks, because every couple of weeks there are lots of ducklings, the most i've seen are 14! Unfortunately, nature isn't being so nice to these babies, and they hardly ever make it. But, Daniel enjoys seeing them, and feeding them. One made a nest right under our stairwell, so every time we leave the house he waves hi & bye to her, even when she's not there he still peeks his head to the nest. I know he's going to love animals just like his momma.
He now has all 4 molars in-making 12 teeth total, so chomping away on any and everything is now easy peasy. He weighs 23 pounds, and is 33 inches tall. Another haircut is going to happen pretty soon, because apparently he got his fast growing THICK hair from me, and he gets hot hot hot in this heat.
He's very smart in knowing which things go where, who is who, and letting us know what he wants. He knows who our dog is in a picture, all the characters of mickey mouse clubhouse, elmo, and of course Alex & I and our parents. When he's hungry, he walks to the highchair and points up, to put him in. Says and shakes his head no when he is done or doesn't agree with something. With all that good has to come a little bad, and when I tell you about his tantrums, that has to be as bad as it gets. I cannot believe my eyes when he throws these fits, he's only ONE! I have just begun to ignore him, leave the room, and when he is done he comes to me and everything is ok. He hates when I tell him no, but it is important to teach him right from wrong early, and although it's frustrating sometimes, I always approach the matter calmly, and talk to him through it. Even though he may not understand me, I feel that consistency is best.
Now that Daniel is pretty much spoken for, I have some updates on Alex and I, and our housing situation..
I am doing really well with Young Living Essential Oils. They have not only provided a secondary income for us, but a much more healthier life. I have been so blessed with stumbling into this company, and know that God had this set out for me all along. With that being said, Alex is also doing well. Currently, he went back to school for night classes in order to finish his degree. We could not be more proud of him, and all of his hard work. As far as schooling for me, I have my Doula workshop in October. It was originally for this June, but with a couple of things going on, it was best to push it back a couple of months.
We will be moving from our apartment into a rental home this June, and could not be happier about it. Although we would love to buy a home right now, it's not the wisest decision. The rental home gives us a lot of flexibility, and plenty of space. It is also much cheaper than our apartment, so we will be able to save more money for when the time does come to buy a home.
With my 21st birthday coming up on June 3rd, I have reflected on all of the years that flew by. It amazes me how one person can change so much, all for the better. I have learned many valuable life lessons in my short amount of years, but being a mother and wife certainly has aged me more than others. I look forward to many more years of happiness with my family, and friends that have been there along the way.
Well, thats all of our updates! Following this post will be our family pictures that were taken last month.
Thanks for reading!
Xo
Kelsey
