Family Update- Ezra 10 weeks!

Ezra is 10 weeks old today! He is so precious and snuggable! His little cheeks have gotten so round and chunky! I think I spend all day just kissing and chomping them! (As does the rest of the family!) I think however, in doing so, I gave Ezra my cold. I thought they were just allergies...but a weeks worth of rough days and nights of him not being able to sleep due to a runny stuffy nose, leads me to believe otherwise.

Here is Ezra just laughing at Naomi! She is SUCH an amazing big sister! She can make him laugh so easily. I'm so excited to be able to watch their little relationship begin. Little brothers are such an amazing blessing and it brings my heart such joy that my daughter gets to experience that!

She is a big helper! She has also become the BEST baby burper EVER! ;o)

Ezra makes the FUNNIEST faces. He looks so much like his daddy. His expressions crack me up. He has finally gotten the hang of the swing. He enjoys it sometimes...but he has to be "in the mood".

Here is the one and only time that my plan to stick him in the bumbo chair actually worked. He played in it for about 30 minutes. Haven't been able to figure out how I propped him up in it the first time! HAHA! He just kinda falls forward now. He loves his little play gym and has figured out how to "punch" the toys that hang down and make them move. So funny to watch those little wheels spinning already!

Family life is still NOT back to normal. It has been a rough transition to say the least. Over the past two months, we've been to church twice. In addition to that, Ezra has ventured out of our home on 2 occasions. Once to an open house (our dear family friend opened her vet clinic, very exciting!!!) and the other, to my mom's this past weekend to see my sister and her little boy for his birthday. Apart from doctor's visits...that's it! I leave our home 1 day each week to go and pick up groceries. We have had to turn down some sweet time with friends and family as well, but I'm thankful for this time of quiet down time. (Quiet is a VERY relative term these days! LOL!)

It's been a good time of just learning to lean on the Lord and my family. To just appreciate them more and just soak up time with them. I know that Ezra's days as a baby are numbered. I look at Naomi, who is now 7 and it just blows my mind! I think, "where did the time go?!" I can honestly say that I have more memories of being busy at the time she was a baby than actual memories of her as a baby. Which, breaks my heart. None of them were bad things at all. Mostly times of serving. Though a part of me wishes that I would have taken a break and just enjoyed my daughter more.

As we've had to let EVERY ministry outside the 4 walls of our home go (remember, GREAT ministry takes place INSIDE!), it's been a wonderful reminder to me that there will ALWAYS be an opportunity to serve in the church. There will always be friends to spend time with, bible studies to attend, worship songs to be played, children's church to be taught...but there will NOT always be a time when I have little children looking at me with eyes of wonder and needs to fill. There will not always be times to comfort a crying baby, or silly dances to watch. There will not always be story time, homeschooling, or a million pictures to find a place for on the fridge. There will not always be middle of the night feedings or a baby to rock. This time is fleeting! So while I miss my church and I miss my friends, they will always be there. However, my children are always one day closer to moving out of my home. So, for today instead of being sad about all that I can't do away from home, I'll be thankful that my children are still small and living in my home!

....and to keep from losing my mind in the meantime, I'll enjoy some social media. My only "peek" into the outside world! ;o)