Wishing the year away

Do you find yourself wishing the day, month, or year away? I do. Quite often more than I'd like to admit. I wish it were the weekend. I wish this school year was over. I wish we weren't here at this Army post anymore.
Now think about when you look back how often you wish you could go back. Yea, guilty on that one too.
I wish I was back in school, living with my parents again, no bills, no kids, no worries (little did I know that those worries I had were DUMB) .
I wish I was back in my teens, or even late twenties. I may some STUPID choices. I'd redo them and correct myself , right? Probably not.

I have to make myself stop sometimes. Live in the HERE and NOW. I have 4 amazing kids, an AWESOME Husband who works everyday so I don't have to. I get to stay home with the girls and enjoy seeing all the baby milestones. Me and my husband have some amazing family that help out when needed and are always there for us. We have found an awesome church and are striving each day to become better parents and better Christians, to grow in our relationship with God.

The future, its coming.. so enjoy TODAY:)
 There will be hard times.
Obstacles in your way. Go around them.
People will be rude mean and get in the way. Go around them!
Time will pass quickly . Make sure what your doing is worth while ...worth your time.
Because you can't get yesterday back. Make sure today is going to worth the time when you look back tomorrow.
Give it all to God and pray :)
God Bless.

Roadblocks will happen. Deal with them.

Some people will get in the way. Go around them.

Time will pass quickly. Carve out the time to do the worthwhile things.

You will grow old. Keep doing.

There will be distractions. Stay focused.

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Roadblocks will happen. Deal with them.

Some people will get in the way. Go around them.

Time will pass quickly. Carve out the time to do the worthwhile things.

You will grow old. Keep doing.

There will be distractions. Stay focused.

- See more at: http://www.thindifference.com/2011/08/25/do-you-wish-your-life-away/#sthash.YGZK4Vad.dpuf

Roadblocks will happen. Deal with them.

Some people will get in the way. Go around them.

Time will pass quickly. Carve out the time to do the worthwhile things.

You will grow old. Keep doing.

There will be distractions. Stay focused.

- See more at: http://www.thindifference.com/2011/08/25/do-you-wish-your-life-away/#sthash.YGZK4Vad.dpuf

Roadblocks will happen. Deal with them.

Some people will get in the way. Go around them.

Time will pass quickly. Carve out the time to do the worthwhile things.

You will grow old. Keep doing.

There will be distractions. Stay focused.

- See more at: http://www.thindifference.com/2011/08/25/do-you-wish-your-life-away/#sthash.YGZK4Vad.dpuf

3rd baby go round

With the first baby its NO don't eat that dirt , don't use that paci when its hit the floor...
By the 3rd baby you're all, here .... eat this. Yes it hit the floor.. more germs equals a better immune system.
When I got pregnant, I was terrified. I already had two under 5 years.. how was I going to hold their hands AND hold this baby. How was I going to go anywhere without one running off. But somehow.. we manage. Mostly due to the fact that if I go anywhere ....either I wear the baby in my mei tai carrier OR I have my husband and/or my 12 year old stepson there to help corral.

I used to rush in as soon as the baby started crying to try to get her back to sleep, but now I wait to make sure she is really awake or just trying to pass some gas before I pick her up.

I am not one of those parents whose children never act out in public and always use good manners,
Nope. My kids sometimes run around the grocery store like banshees. They throw little preschooler tantrums. And they even (gasp) argue about bedtime.
All in all, I’d say we’re pretty normal.
Kids act up.. its normal.  We DO get compliments on how well behaved our kids are sometimes.
We stay home more than I'd like to, but we haven't quite mastered the taking all the kids out in public thing yet.
People ... really bug me sometimes...
"You DO know how that happens, right?"
I wanna scream back "NO you wanna tell me? Explain this process PLEASE!"

I find the best way to get through the day is humor ( and LOTS OF PRAYER).
  If YOU need some humor :) Just read!

With the first baby: At the first sign of distress — a whimper, a frown — you pick up
the baby.
With the second baby: You pick the baby up when their wails threaten to wake your
firstborn.
Third baby: You teach your 3-year-old how to rewind the mechanical
swing...or in my case how to feed the 8 month old a cracker.

At Home:
First baby: You spend a good bit of every day just gazing at the baby.
Second baby: You spend a bit of everyday watching to be sure your older
child isn't squeezing, poking, or hitting the baby.
Third baby: You spend a little bit of every day hiding from the children.


If your kids are giving you a headache, follow the directions on the aspirin bottle, especially the part that says "keep away from children."

Before I got married I had six theories about bringing up children; now I have six children and no theories.

Everybody knows how to raise children, except the people who have them.

By the time a man realizes that maybe his father was right, he usually has a son who thinks he's wrong.

The Flu scare , don't get sucked in.

Here lately you can't turn on the tv without a story of the flu.  Every other post in my news feed seems to be someone scared of dieing from the flu. Guess what, that's what they want you to be, SCARED. So scared you go get your shot... money runs this world believe it or not. They do NOT have your best interest at heart. The main concern is making as much money as possible.

Every year, we are bombarded with flu vaccine paranoia and media hype surrounding influenza. Every year, we are encouraged – in some occupations, mandated – to get flu vaccines to prevent this “deadly killer.” Every year, our doctors tell us, “It’s going to be a bad flu year, better get your shot.” Once again, media hype and hysterics is winning.

Seasonal influenza-related deaths are deaths that occur in people for whom seasonal influenza infection was likely a contributor to the cause of death, but not necessarily the primary cause of death. That previous statement is straight from the CDC website. Read it here - CDC Flu related death.

 
It is easy to forget that the flu vaccine has a long history of ineffectiveness and worse, causing serious injury and death. Reports of injury and death following flu vaccinations to the federal Vaccine Adverse Events Reporting System total over 93,000, including  brain inflammation, convulsions, Bell’s palsy, limb paralysis, neuropathy, shock, wheezing/asthma and death .
The first thing to remember is never to take the antiviral Tamiflu, a dangerous chemical concoction that has been banned for use in other countries. Reported side effects have included convulsions, delusions and extreme psychotic disturbances, and 7 adult deaths have been reported in connection with the drug .

Important steps to prevent the flu include:

•     Hand wash
•     Reduce sugar consumption
•     Eat whole, unprocessed foods
•     Include probiotics and ferments in your diet
•     Check your Vitamin D levels, if necessary, supplement
•     Reduce stress which hinders and impedes your immune system

At the first sign of sickness:

•     100,000IU/Vitamin D3 for 7 days (adult dosage)
•     50,000IU/Vitamin A for 3 days (adult dosage)
•     Vitamin C to bowel tolerance
•     Oscillococcinum (taken at first sign of illness)
•     Take anti-viral tonics such as “Master Tonic”, at least one ounce, a few times a day

Truth about Tamiflu
Fear the flu?

JAN 2014 Our Growth since September 2013

SINCE September 2012 ..
My 4 month old daughter is now  8 month old little girl! My once little tiny red head is now a crawling baby and getting into everything!
My 3 year old daughter is happy to have her sister to play with, and is amazing me more every day with what she learns. She is a very sassy, very talkative little girl. She loves to sing and dress up:)
My 5 year old son is learning something EVERY day at school! He comes home full of information and LOVES to tell me what happened.
My 12 year old son will be 13 in less than half a year (WOW). A TEENAGER! I'm not sure me and my husband are ready for a teenager. :)
My family now attends an AWESOME church! Spring Creek Baptist Church
The people there are so driven to do God's work and welcome anyone into the congregation with open arms.
We SAID we weren't going home for Christmas break, we were going to spend our first Christmas at our house with our kids. WELL we DID :) Till 10 AM Christmas morning , we decided to go home lol and by 2 PM we were gone :)

NOW how am I adjusting and handling 4 kids. I get asked that every day it seems. Well the answer is ... one day at a time:) Lots of prayers and coffee :)

My Caring Cross Review

The Olivewood Cross
Caring Crosses are individually carved from a single unique piece of beautifully grained olive wood pruned from the olive trees around Bethlehem the birthplace of Jesus. Christians have been carving crosses like this for hundreds of years, originally for pilgrims and more recently tourists visiting the Holy Land. Each craftsman receives a fair price to support their family and Christian community. The Caring Cross is designed to fit comfortably into the palm of your hand as an aid to prayer or meditation. Ideal as your spiritual companion for easing children's fears, comforting worries and stresses of adults and focusing the prayer of the sick and elderly.

I received two caring crossing in the mail and am  very pleased with how quickly they were shipped to me. I believe it was only 2-3 days after the order was placed. Each of my crosses are a little different... which , to me, proves they are each individually carved from a olive tree. Caring Crosses are ideal gifts for cancer patients, graduation, baptism, anyone in need of comfort

Jesus Christ was born in Bethlehem and later died on the cross for us.
Consider giving a Olive Wood cross to remind friends and family of the sacrifice he made for us.Crosses can now be purchased on Amazon, Ebay or mycaringcross.com. If you choose to order from the main mycaringcross.com site use the code OCTCROSS and get 10% off for the month of October.

I received one or more of the products mentioned above for free using Tomoson.com. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers.

Noxicare Pain Relief Cream review

Noxicare™ Natural Pain Relief is a breakthrough natural, patented pain relief formula that is a proprietary combination of 7 of the world’s most potent natural pain relievers that quickly and effectively alleviate inflammation, muscle aches and nerve pain —with NO known side effects and without a prescription.
I love the fact that it's odorless and non-greasy. The place I get the most pain is my shoulders/back. Either I sleep wrong or I'm carrying a baby and toddler all day. I was skeptical about using it. After putting the cream on my shoulder/back area, I guess I expected a bengay feeling or icyhot feeling. It went on smooth like lotion and was quite nice. As I sat there I noticed my pain dulled away and left me feeling like I had slept all night and was waking for a new day, no pain.
Noxicare relaxes the muscle and reduces inflammation to alleviate pain, while working to increase blood flow to calm painful nerve endings.
While it worked well, it didn't last long and after a few hours I had to reapply.
http://www.noxicare.com

I received one or more of the products mentioned above for free using Tomoson.com. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers.

Butterfly Bottoms Cloth Diaper Review

http://Www.butterflybottomscloth.com

 Butterfly Bottoms Cloth

I've had the privilege of trying out just about every diaper this lady makes: Love them ALL:)
I've had her newborn diapers, her pocket diapers, her all in one (my favs) and I even have a cover she made (which is the favorite cover I own btw). I started out as a tester for her newborn diaper. Even though I know this woman in real life, I never knew she was so talented or crafty:)
I received the newborn diaper RIGHT before my LO was born .

Here is my LO 3 days old

and she is a little over a month old

 You can see :) Her newborn diapers fit a bit longer than normal newborn diapers because of the rise snap. I <3 them!

In another one of our newborn diapers:)

Don't you just LOVE those prints!
We also had pockets:) I love the double snap on the wings! And the high waist , it helps minimize leaks a LOT!

She fit in the pocket OS
before she was a month old!

More of the pockets we have:)

Then we moved on to her AIO (All in one). These are our absolute favorites. After they are fully prepped they hold a LOT :) They are my go to for taking to church or ANYWHERE because they are the easiest.. no insert . Again the double row of snaps on the tabs make the fit excellent .

my LO at only 2 months in the AIOs

 Here are a few pictures of my lo in the cover we also bought.
We do a LOT of covers and prefolds when we are at home to make laundry easier.
This cover is our go to cover for at night. It holds great and we RARELY have a overnight leak.

We LOVE Butterfly bottoms cloth. 
Visit her site to "build" your own diaper or pick from her selection of ones she has premade.
She also makes zippered wet bags, pail liners, and diaper bags that I haven't tried out ...just yet. :)
But after 4 wonderful months, these are the diapers we reach for the most:)

http://www.butterflybottomscloth.com