That's MY Nitty Gritty Truth....

Oh Man, I totally forgot to publish this!!! Written Feb of 2013! There are so many thoughts running through my head right now. As I sit here and think about what to write about all I can think of is how sad my heart is right now. Nothing in life is guaranteed, days that we are blessed with, are just that... a BLESSING! Last night Violet and I had an opportunity to have "OUR" time. You see, Bill took Preston to a basketball game, the twins were in bed, and I had a NICE, MUCH NEEDED special time with MY Violet girl. We were sitting at the dinner table talking and I just felt like we were having a very adult conversation. We had many topics to talk about, but the one that we seemed to be focused on, was the BLESSING of LIFE. We prayed for many friends of ours. Mostly for our friends who just lost their sweet baby during labor. I don't know the details so I am not going to expand more on it. All I know, is that friends of ours are hurting. Which makes my heart hurt. So ...

Today I was re-reading some of my earlier Blogs and realized that I have not had an opportunity to write in a while. I have plenty of notes to myself on what I want to write about and many topics of conversations that I have on the brain but this one topic that I am thinking is weighing on me. It is one of those topics that I feel very strongly about in my own world. A conversation that is not always easy to have with someone, because as soon as one stars to talk, most people get very defensive. I was having a conversation with a friend of mine about raising a Child to RESPECT AUTHORITY. We started to talk about this and I realized at that point, that I had a lot to say and little time to say it. At that time I didn't really think about everything that is in my heart now. A lot of thoughts came to the surface when I had an opportunity to reflect on our conversation. Preston 4 - hanging with Mama at the Beach   Here's MY Nitty Gritty Truth on DEMANDING vs COMMANDING RE...

Today started off like any other day. The Weiser crew woke up... We heard the babies start to talk, the big kids were in their room, talking and playing. Bill and I roll out of bed, to start our day. Bill is in the kitchen with the babies getting them breakfast, while I get Violet and Preston ready for church. Preston & Parker - 2013 The big kids and I take off to have a nice morning. We get to church, they are both really excited and ready to go to their class. I drop both of them off and then I go to "Get my worship on..." After the music stops, a little girl got baptized, a couple families were introduced as New Members of the Church and then the Pastors did something a little different. They opened the service up to a Q & A session. They sat there and answered unplanned questions that WE the PEOPLE of the Church, had. I have to say, It was refreshing. A few questions were answered and then a man stood up. He then asks a question that is basically this...  H...

I am sitting here right now paying bills, while my little Man Preston is sitting across from me coloring. I can't help but look at him coloring right now, he seems so innocent. I often wonder what runs through his little head. Well today, I got a little piece of that action while we were at the doctors office. I have a lot of Mom's ask me, "What's it like to have a 4 year old boy?" In honor of that question, I feel like I should share today's adventure. I spend most of my days, explaining things, asking Preston to pick up, making sure that he is playing nicely with the babies (when I allow for that to happen.) I try to encourage him to leave them alone, but I find that when I encourage him to leave them alone, it causes him to want to get closer and closer. This morning we had to go in for Parker's follow up appointment ( a true follow up on my POST, Parker shows signs of Respiratory Distress.) We and when I say "WE" I really mean.. Me, Juliana...

There is something MAGICAL when a baby is laying on your chest sleeping. Words cannot even describe how much love is exchanged in that moment. I never imagined how BIG my HEART could feel until I had my 4 little loves. MY heart and MY love for all of them, grows daily. It's a love that shouldn't need effort. Unconditional love. The love that when they look at you and smile, your heart melts just a little more. After Parker's breathing treatment tonight, he snuggled up on me and fell asleep. I let it be. I enjoyed it. I took it in. My heart melted and I fell MORE IN LOVE with that little man! Possible you ask??? ABSOLUTELY!!! Mommy & Parker James I have people ask me all the time, "What was it like, finding out that you were pregnant." Here is one of the 3 posts I will share on this subject. The post I wrote called SURPRISE.... TWINS, is where I shared MY story on when I found out I was pregnant with Juliana and Parker. ...

Today I woke up just as if it were any other day. Bill made breakfast for himself and Violet. Violet was up and getting dressed, Preston was still sleeping and the babies were in their high chairs waiting for Mommy to feed them breakfast. We seem to have a pretty good system in the morning. Bill is awesome when it comes to helping & getting the day going. He always gets up with Violet, helps her get ready for school. He also gets the babies up and changed and ready for the day. I feed the babies, make Violet's lunch, make sure that all of her school stuff is ready, last minute we wake Preston and then WE ALL, leave the house at the same time. Bill helps pack the kids in the car, we give our daily good-bye kisses, wish Daddy a good day at work... and we are all off! I am off with the 4 kiddos and we are on our way to drop big sister off at school! Preston and the twins and I come back to the house... and do what we do. (more to come on that... in the future) ...

I am COMPLETELY ANNOYED right now. I sat down to write this nice little blog on some helpful tips on NEW Mommyhood and I can't pull it together! Instead I am thinking about my 3 and 4 year old. My son Preston in particular. He's home with me on a daily basis while big sister Violet goes to school. From the MINUTE we drop Violet off at school, the whole day he spends asking me, "Mommy, when we goin to pick up Violet?" ALL DAY NO, JOKE! Then the MINUTE she gets in the car, they battle,make up,battle, make up...etc... Violet (3) & Preston (2) Here's MY Nitty Gritty Truth on Competition - Sibling Rivalry & Competition in a marriage. It's crazy to me the way they act towards one another. I am really trying here. I am trying not to lose my cool on either kid. Some days I just want to scream to the heavens and ask, "WHAT WERE YOU THINKING!!!!" Then I have my moments where I sit and watch them play. I can hear the calmness in their voices, ...

Oh man! I really think that I struck gold! It seems that what I finally figured out with Violet is WORKING.... The Blog I wrote that is called "In this Minute...." its showing to be true. I am so EXCITED!!! Here are 2 examples of MY reason to BELIEVE that I am on the RIGHT ROAD with MY SWEET VilyCakes. I put in that post that I forgot about her need of explanation "WHY" things are happening & I would often forget the "LOVE" step with her.  Missing those 2 very important NEEDS for VIOLET, would cause her to freak out, causing a potential downward spiral that would elevate the level of her whole tantrum. I have made an EFFORT to make sure that when a tantrum starts because, "She's not getting her way" that I don't leave out these 2 very important steps. December 2010 - Mommy & My Vily Girl <3 Here's MY Nitty Gritty Truth on Situations that CAN'T be AVOIDED, but CAN be HANDLED DIFFERENTLY! Here are MY 2 situati...

A subject that EVERY NEW MOM, has to at least think about. Even, If you think about it and say, "NO, Its not for me.", or if you think about it and say, "Well, I'm gonna at least TRY." or maybe this, "Come Hell or High Water.... I am breastfeeding this baby til he/she is at LEAST 1 year old and if I can get to 2, 3 or maybe 4 years.... Then that's what I'm gonna do..." In my opinion all of those options are just what they are, the CHOICE of the NEW MOM! Not everyone shares my views on breastfeeding and trust me when I tell you this, everyone will have an opinion and MOST people, won't mind sharing it with you. I am really good at "Nodding and Smiling." I understood that all the "advice" that I was getting; was mostly coming from people that CARE about and LOVE me. Including friends, family, and you know... the random strangers that sees you out with a new baby (them too...) More times then not, it's just easier to...