Two for one!

We have a 2 for 1 in our family. Two sisters born on the same day, the first of January only they were 5 years apart. They were supposed to come the day before. I wasn't looking to have a New Year's Baby but I got two. At the time I was in labor with each girl I was hoping for Dec. 31st because I was ready to be done being pregnant at that time. It was a perfect present for Emily who was praying for a baby girl and now they nearly look like twins sometimes.

We have a praise today for Isaac. I took him to a homeopathic doctor and he found a parasite in Isaac. With some tincture and a little time, as little as two days or up to two weeks he may be free from stomach-aches. His neck was out and was adjusted so he may be headache free now too. I was so pleased with this doctor. He really knows what he is doing. I went too for my hormone imbalance and he found I was incredibly deficient in minerals. He would like to see me get them by eating more vegetables but gave me some liquid stuff to get a head start. If you have had several babies in a row or even in your life and have breastfed you may have the same deficiency and not realize it. He said "You mother's never think of yourself, just your children." Isn't that what life is about. I thought I was thinking of myself when I was eating all that chocolate and drinking Coke when I could. Silly me. I was very, very surprised I didn't have a sugar issue. He detected it in Isaac but not me and I'm the one who can eat a whole bag of peanut M&M's in about a week or less. My husband believes this doctor to be a bit too good-looking and was dismayed when I changed my hair today. I combed it so my bald spot and gray patch didn't show and I guess Kevin likes it because he didn't think I should wear it that way today!

My new 5 year old!

My little boy is now 5. He is a pretty fun one to have around. He got real excited when he opened his box that held two pairs of jeans in it that had no holes in the knees. Can anyone relate to having not a jean without holes for boys? I just don't have that trouble with my girls. He got camoflauge things for his birthday as you can see his brothers also got camo clothes for Christmas, their very favorite kind of clothes. The two older boys have worn their shirt and pants for 6 days straight. It's been great!!!! No laundry for them this week. I made them put them in the wash today, but by tomorrow they'll be back on. This is the fun part, I have two five year olds today, they are not twins. His sister turns 6 tomorrow. Both born in the same year, one on Jan 1st and the other Dec 30th. It is nice to have another lazy day off of school The girls and I are going to watch the rest of Jane Eyre, the BBC version (only one I've seen) is really good. Then we have another birthday party tomorrow. Happy New Year!!!

What a wonderful night we had!

We went to the airport and saw Laura from steppingoutoftheboat.blogspot.com come home with her new baby boy Hudson. Her husband and girls were there along with her sisters, parents and some church friends. Kevin and I and two girls and the Queen were there too to witness this wonderful blessing of God finding them a baby. He was passed around all over the place. It really makes me anxious for the same things to happen to me:)

Now, I know that the baby girl waiting to be born January 25th might not end up ours but I have named her if she is ours but my hubby isn't with me on this name. I have always found THE name for each kid and I just knew. So maybe I need you to pray Kevin into liking it. I'll share it with you knowing I might not get to use it, Tessa Mae. I had it picked out for another child but probably got the same reaction from Kev before. I feel like I don't even need to think about it another moment. We'll just have to wait and see what happens. You know what he said about it last night, he'd get used to it, if you named her spatula you'd get used to that too. "Here spatty!" he says. Is he comparing Tessa to naming her spatula!?! Too funny he is. We are celebrating Christmas with my dad from Wisconsin and other family tomorrow and he is right now letting the kids open presents and play with them. He is a big kid. Blessings to all and have a good night.

To Justine in Canada

Hi to Justine in Canada who is waiting for a referral of two little girls from Ethiopia to add to her already six boys http://sixboysandalittlelady.blogspot.com. I tried and tried to post and it won't work so I'm hoping you take a look here sometime. I think it is wonderful how your brother reacted. Very encouraging when you don't always feel supported in your "alternate" lifestyle. Sounds like some exciting things are happening in Canada. That's what happens when people actually get up and "do" something! Also exciting to get to be on TV. Did it air already? Was it a positive piece? My computer would never let me watch it. Well, I just wanted to say keep up the good work and staying close to the Lord. I will pray for your referral to come soon. The waiting is the worst of all. Love from Steph and crew

This isn't as easy as I'd like!

OK, for one thing most grants take 3-4 months to be reviewed and then take more time to receive the money. I found a couple that won't take that long but they are not sure they have any money. I'm am playing around with my options. I am still sending the ones off that take awhile because this baby isn't ours yet as Laura has found out too many times and countless others I'm sure. I worked at the computer as long as I could stand it and had to stop. Today, we got back to school, not too hard at it though because I'm all alone save Isaac telling me all about a Little House he saw while I'm typing away. Oh, here's Riah with her princess outfit on. She's not school age though. I guess I'll go find out what's going on!:)

Merry Christmas!

Hi, have you all had a good Christmas? Christmas with kids is always a good time. We have been enjoying our day staying at home. We had Christmas Eve at my mom's last night and today we played and had a hayride and are now going to eat a Christmas dinner of roast pork, potatoes, green bean casserole, fruit salad, etc. Mmmm. I love to eat. Last night after the kids were done opening presents and running around and playing with cousins I was sitting there with my stash of presents unopened and all I could think of is "I don't want to open these. I would rather have a baby/child right now than these presents." I appreciate my mom's thoughtfulness but that was what I was thinking. Sometimes the desire for a child is so great that Kevin and I wonder what else we can do to make it happen. So, tomorrow when Kevin goes back to work and the kids play with their new things I'll be in prayer for this baby due in January and for the grants that I will be applying for. Merry Christmas and Blessings from the Blazek family.