Birthday Reflections!

It looks like once a week is about all I can do as far as updating... my life is just too busy for daily updates...

I have been very emotional lately... I just melt every time I look into my son's eyes and he gives me a smile or a laugh! when my students, tell me that they have learned something, and when Van and I share a special moment....

Today I am 23, and I feel like my life has just begun. I don't know how all of you feel out there but my life has more meaning now that I am a mother... and when I became a wife... and in some ways, my career as a religious educator... Some things don't seem as important anymore like friends opinions, clothes, or even if my hair looks good...

Don't get me wrong, I feel good about my self... but I am finding meaning in life through the eyes of my husband, son, and my students.

Updates on Jack to come this weekend, I am WAY too tired!

What a Week!!!!

Yesterday.... As the students went to the high school version of Little Shop of Horrors, I made like 20 phone calls, trying to explain why students were failing religion!!! Basically, if you don't study and you don't turn in your homework... What do you expect???

Updates on my little guy!!! He can roll over BOTH WAYS NOW!!!! And... he is laughing up a storm!!!! :) He laughs the most when I kiss his neck and when I blow raspberries on his belly... He is learning to blow raspberries too!!! :)

My dad is in town as well as my sister.... It is my sister's bachelorette extravaganza (sp?) So, we will be going to Superior Grill tonight for that!!!

Also, My hubby has been out of town on a work trip, and gets back this afternoon!!! YAY!!!

Anyways, more updates to come... Jack needs me!!! :)

My Hungry Jack

Drama!!!

Well... yesterday was pretty stressful!!! Van and I need to change our vacation plans... We are scheduled to fly out to Orlando for a week to spend time with my brother and my parents, bring Jack to the beach, etc... welll, Van could not get off for work for the last two days, so we have not decided what to do...

On another note, work is going great... A lot of my students spent the weekend at Second Harvester's Food Bank and also at Abbey Fest... I did not get to go, but I am so proud of them for putting their faith in action!

Jack's lymph nodes behind his neck are still enlarged... No improvement with the antibiotic... but his eczema has COMPLETELY cleared up... So, back to the drawing table about the nodes...

Well, lots to do as always in a short amount of time for a working mommy... Over and out! :)

WOW!!! What a WEEK!!!

Well... it has certainly been an eventful week... Jack has been extremely fussy in the evenings, which has made it difficult for me to do much of anything after school...

Let's start with school... I think this week was a turning point in our class... We prayed the Stations of the Cross together using images from the Passion of the Christ and modern music and meditations... The students LOVED it, in fact, three girls started crying because they finally understood exactly how much Our Lord loves them... Teaching is just incredibly rewarding, I hope that Jack will be proud of his mommy one day... I am really trying to bring these students to the foot of the cross to meet Our Lord and Our Lady...

At home, things could not be better between Van and me... Our love continues to grow daily (not to say, that things are perfect or have been perfect) But I feel like we are growing together...

Now, for our little guy... who only slept through the night twice... He is doing just fine... Sometimes, it hurts my feelings that he cries so much when I'm home, but I know it is just his fuusy time... Anyways, he is crying now!! See yall later!!

Importance of Hope

I had a GREAT weekend with Jack... the weekends seems a lot shorter than they did before Jack arrived... anyways, Jack took pictures at the mall for the second time (that is a story in itself) and we went out to eat... Today was really nice as well, minus the infant constipation... poor Jack... he is in SUCH pain... for all you moms out there, you know what I am talking about the kind of pain that you feel when your child is hurting... we gave him some water, but still no bm... This is totally random... but the virtue of hope is just soooooooo important for parents... The hope that God and His Angels are watching over your little one and the hope that God will give you the grace to be the person that your son or daughter deserves to have as a mother or father... Jack just gave a smile, so there is hope that he will feel better....

Trust in the Lord with all of your heart... Lean not on your own understanding... (What an important verse for me to remember today!)

Exam Project Drama!!! AHHHH!!!

Sadly, Jack is not sick, but he has been battling an infection for a few weeks now that he just cant seem to kick, so his doctor put him on an antibiotic that HE HATES!!! Jack screams and cries everytime I give him his medicine... Additionally, he has eczema, so I am rubbing a strong cream on his arms and legs twice a day... Praise be to God that he has not had fever and it is nothing serious, just an update for all family and friends concerned about baby Jack...

School.... That is a different situation... I had SEVERAL students cheat on an exam project... I couldn't sleep last night over it, sounds silly, right? I am just so disappointed in them, I want them to draw closer to God, that is the ONLY objective for the class... I wish they would see that... Anyways, my students and I need prayers....

During this Lent, I pray that the Passion of Our Lord touches their heart and that Our Lady guides them to the foot of the cross where they can meet and talk to her Son.

(I am sorry that the last 2 posts sounded pretty down, I am just feeling slightly defeated at work...)