Tomorrow, Ty will be 7 weeks but I couldn’t wait any longer.  He has been growing at such a ridiculous rate so, 4 nights ago, I decided to skip one of his night meals.  The first night was a bit rough.  He woke up and waited patiently for me to feed him.  When I didn’t, he cried for a while, but his pacifier helped.  The second night, he woke up again expecting to eat, but this time it only took about 10 minutes with his pacifier and he went back to sleep.  Last night, while it took him a while to finally go to sleep, after his last feeding at midnight, he slept through the night feeding and didn’t wake up to feed until 7:30am.  I think this proves that he is definitely getting plenty of milk…more than enough.  So, he’s down to 6 feedings a day.  I’m hoping this will control his weight gain.  We’ll see what our doctor will say at his 2 month well baby visit. 

On a more general note, the Lord has really given me the strength to live from day to day.  I can truly say that I trust God.  I know that He is able and willing to help me, if only I rely on Him.  All around, my life has been a testimony of God’s grace:  I’m learning how to love Jesus more by spending time with Him daily.  I’m also learning how to love people more by letting things go and giving them the benefit of the doubt.  My love and appreciation for Israel and the boys are growing deeper as time goes by.  I’ve been exercising faithfully and getting into shape.  And as a bonus, my house is clean and chores done!  It is so true that “[t]hose who make God first, last, and best are the happiest people on earth”. 

Here are some pictures of the boys who transformed my life!  I can truly say that because of them, I’m learning how to walk with God. 

My Sweet Heart

My Silly Boy

(BTW, that thing he’s playing with is Ty’s “pee pee teepee”.)

Last Monday we took the boys to the Mineral Museum at MI Tech.

 

and…My Sunshine  🙂

Happy Sabbath!