a hard week full of blessings

Last week was a full, crazy, stressful week. The kind where each day goes by and you think- phew, I made it through today! And you wonder if tomorrow will be as difficult, and you pray that it's not, but then it turns out to be just as hard. Lover worked all weekend last weekend, and then every.single. week night. It was insane. I was so thankful that my parents were here to help, play with Javi and keep us busy. But I missed Lover terribly.

One of the hardest adjustments of having Javi was no longer having loads of uninterrupted time for just Lover and I. We have our set-in-stone weekly date nights, and we do our best to take advantage of the times we get besides that, but when we have a week like last week, where we don't even spend enough time together to reflect on our day... it's not fun.

The point of this post is not to complain. The point is that God has been teaching me about a change in perspective. Remember when I talked about dirty dishes a few posts ago? It's the same lesson. I tried to look for things to be thankful for last week. Thankful for the amount of time I got to spend with my parents. Thankful for the chance for Javi to get to know his Yayo and Yaya. Thankful for the crocuses that pushed their way up through the snow with happy little yellow flowers. Thankful that I'm married to a man that loves us enough to get up and go to work every day when I know he's exhausted and tired of it all.

And after the clarity of a couple of good night's sleep, some time together and some downtime, I'm reminded even more of how truly blessed I am. Blessed that these really hard weeks are few and far between. Blessed with a beautiful family. Blessed with a little boy who lights up our days. Blessed with another little baby whose life is filled with promise. Blessed with a heavenly Father who  loves me and has given me a holy calling to serve him as daughter, wife and mother.

Happy, happy

Happy Monday! Do you like Mondays? I like them just fine, with the exception of missing Lover. We're always so sad when Monday morning rolls around and  he has to leave for work. :(

I'm on a mission to happy-ify our kitchen. I spend tons of time in there, so it makes sense to fill it with things that make me happy, right?



The first thing I did was make a happy pennant banner. I raided my scrapbook paper stash, and pulled out anything that  worked with my color scheme. Half and hour later I was up on a chair with a drill, hanging my happy banner.



In this shot  you can also  see that I painted the window trim. All the window and door trim has been painted white, and I am working up the motivation to paint the cabinets and crown molding now! Oh, and there's a sneek peak at our new faucet that I LOVE.



A pretty plant in my window makes me smile. Plus, I can't kill it, so double smile. :)Three of the four plants in there are fake. :) Take that black thumb!



I love these dishtowels so much. I have three or four of them, and I wish I had purchased a dozen. :) They're pretty, absorbent and not scratchy. It's hard to find the perfect dishtowel, wouldn't you agree?



I painted a Katie Daisy inspired painting with one of my favorite quotes by Mother Teresa. For now it's hanging to the left of the big picture window, but that could always change. :)





And lastly, a little plaque with an awesome picture of little man and I, with a verse that has a story to it. I'll share it another day.

So those are the most recent updates. All little things that make me smile, and make me love this room a little more. Now, to paint those cabinets!! :) Happy Monday!



 

 

 

 

The Sequel

I have very happy news to share today. Check out the picture below to find out my very exciting  plans for this summer!



We can't wait! I wanted our babies close together, and little man and this little peanut will be just under two years apart, which I think will be perfect. :-)

I'm feeling pretty good - much better than the first time, but navigating preggo nausea with a little toddler makes for interesting days!

I'll keep you posted as we get closer to D-Day! :)