Double Trouble

We are so excited to announce that #2 is a boy... Tyler Constantine Head is due in July. I am beside myself excited that its a boy- theres nothing in this world i wanted more than to raise boys. :) God is good.

When I first made my appointment Ethan was barely on the move, and so i thought bryan could watch him with no issue during the sonogram. However, he is now wanting to MOVE, and made it 10 seconds into the appointment. Poor Bryan spent an hour out in the lobby playing. So i found out it was a boy alone and called bryan to tell him out in the libby. Then to save time i sent a mass text to everyone! :)
Cant wait to meet Tyler, but in the meantime, I am soaking up every second I can with this sweet face! He will always be my baby...

Big Boy- Clingy Boy

I keep hearing that this is just a phase- but HOLY GEEZ! I was priding myself that I had a son who would go to anyone. He was always happy to go into the nursery at church, see babysitters and play at Mothers Day Out. But I swear overnight he has become clingy- no CLINGY! He screams bloody murder and can not be consoled. I simply don't know what to do with this seperation anxiety. I am trying to not give it much attention and leave quickly but its tough. Honestly I know he will be fine- I feel worse for the workers who have to be with him. The sweet girl that babysit last weekend had to text me every 20 minutes because nothing worked.



On a happier note, Ethan has LOVED moving into his new room. The old nursery looks sad and has become a catch all for the "things that we will deal with before the baby comes!"... that pile keeps adding up for sure!

Mom, dad, Jeff and Lauren came over to help move all the furniture, organize and put the curtains up. I LOVE IT. Its sweet and so much more room for him to play in. This room has been Jake's since we moved into the house, and Jake hasn't left. So we call it Jake and Ethan's room... which neither minds.

Right now I am working on continuing to adjust to stay at home mommy-hood. It's been tougher than I thought. Honestly I thought it would be so easy and fun. With my responsibilities left at church I honestly have A LOT Of spare time to just be with Ethan. And with only 1 nap in the morning we are home chilling A LOT! I don't know if I am simply not use to it, or if this isn't where God wants me right now. But I am certainly learning how to find my value and selfworth in something other than my career. God is teaching me that my self worth needs to come FROM HIM and not necessarily what I do FOR HIM. Seems I have likely try to teach someone else this lesson- but never got it for myself.

Suddenly

I don't know what happened, but suddenly Ethan turned 10 months and decided he would be a new little guy. He has learned how to clap, wave, grown several more teeth, and is standing all by himself. He has yet to be brave enough to walk, but loves to just stand up in the middle of the room. Suddenly he has gone from a baby to big boy.



There have been many changes around this house. Ethan has moved to a big boy room as we prepare for #2. Its filled with new toys and loads of room to play. I am now working from home full time, as church has cut back my hours. As Ethan is not going to MDO anymore and is home with me anymore we are both going through a time to crate a schedule. Right now its chaos. =) Bryan has moved back to working nights. So he is home a lot more during the day too- which is so fun for Ethan to have daddy to play with till afternoon nap. With all the changes little man is not taking his naps well and each night at 2am he suddenly is ready to play. God has a plan in all this, and I am excited to see what it is. Right now its rough around this house- but it always rains before the sun comes out!

Faithful

Holy Geez. So, very much has happened in the last 2 months. Best of all we were HIGHLY SUPRISED at the news that we are PREGNANT. "Marshmallow" (has Bryan calls it) will be arriving in July. After being told for years that we would never be pregnant, and then having a very difficult pregnancy with Ethan we thought we were done having a kiddos. God is so faithful- and knew the desires of my heart for sure. We are going to have our hands full with 2 under 16 months, but I am ready for the challenge. God knows His amazing plan, and my job is to have peace and enjoy the ride. And that is what I will do.
Ethan is growing up so fast all of a sudden. He is expressive, and funny, and stubborn and loud! He is a boy through and through.




I am working on being thankful in all circumstances. It is certainly easy to be close to the Lord when you recognize your blessings... when things are going your way.. when the sun is shining. But when life gets overwhelming, and things dont get your way, it seems harder for me to keep focused on my blessings. They don't disappear when I am stressed out. When something is exactly what I planned, God doesn't revoke his love or his blessing.. or his PLAN! He is just as present, just as loving and just as graceful.

So in the midst of dirty diapers, morning sickness, stressful work days, uncertainty about our future- I cling on that God doesn't change. And that He is always faithful. Sara Groves song is a great reminder

Morning by morning I wake up to find
The power and comfort of God’s hand in mine
Season by season I watch Him, amazed
In awe of the mystery of His perfect ways
All I have need of, His hand will provide
He’s always been faithful to me.

I can’t remember a trial or a pain
He did not recycle to bring me gain
I can’t remember one single regret
In serving God only, and trusting His hand
All I have need of, His hand will provide
He’s always been faithful to me.

This is my anthem, this is my song
The theme of the stories I’ve heard for so long
God has been faithful, He will be again
His loving compassion, it knows no end
All I have need of, His hand will provide
He’s always been faithful, He’s always been faithful
He’s always been faithful to me.

November-December Recap

Oh my goodness so much as changed in the last month. It seems suddenly Ethan hit 8 months and decided it was time to grow up.
- he has his first two teeth
- he is crawling EVERYWHERE and FAST!
- he is pulling himself up on anything he can reach (which lends itself to bruises all over his sweet little body!)

We had Thanksgiving at my moms. It was so fun to have most of the family together. Ethan had a great time in his walker going in between everyones legs.




Holidays with a baby certainly is different. No sitting down to rest- but a million times more fun.
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Right after Thanksgiving we went to Ft Worth to celebrate John and Jeffs 30! I love having the 8 of us together- especially for doing something different. We headed to the art museums, then bowling and then dinner! john got a family Bible written in arabic- best birthday present EVER!





And then last week we celebrating the beginning of christmas with a trip to Heritage for a night with the Vicks. We don't want to push it too hard- but seriously Caroline and Ethan would be the cutest couple EVER!!



I am behind blogging- as this weekend is CHRISTMAS! I will have tons to share after this weekend. I am so excited about Ethans first Christmas,even though he doesn't get it yet. He is certainly of an age where he can show when he's happy- and he is certainly happy with new toys! =)

Weekend in Pictures

Bryan and I headed to New Orleans for Marc and Allison's wedding! It was beautiful and so fun to be out of town with some of our best friends. And, with that came a mini-vacation for Ethan. He stayed at Moke and Diesels house.

Bryan and the Bride.. making fun of her red hair AGAIN I presume.


Bob and Bryan and their mini-versions!


James and Bry


Working outside with Diesel


MY FAVORITE- the boys in the morning!

Learning some piano with Moke


Visiting Nanu, Michelle and Buttercup


Bathtime in the sink


Visiting the baby in the mirror

7 months- the most fun by far!

I think 7 month olds are my favorite so far. He can entertain himself, he is alert, funny, his personality is showing. LOVE EVERY DAY WITH THIS GUY!

Ethan's stats
- Love ALL FOOD. He doesnt seem to know he doesn't have teeth. Pizza, crackers, chicken, raw vegtables... anything you are eating- he wants them!
- We are working on the sippy cup- but he wants nothing to do with it.
- He LOVES Mothers Day Out and their friends.
- We go to the arboretum almost every week, and he loves walks anywhere!
- He and Jake are best friends.
- He is learning to crawl- so far its a one knee in front of the other and then flat on his tummy. Its time to start baby proofing the house- we have already gotten into the PS3, dog food/water, dog toys, mommy's scrapbooks, and the remote controls.
- We love going to Moke and Diesel's house.
We love watching Wonder Pets with Daddy and Jake at night...

We had our first halloween...



We have Thursday morning playdates with our best buddies Bridgette and Aiden...