Quick Update

Again it has been a while since I have written and a lot has happened.

So what's new?

• My hubby has a new job... thank the Lord. It is a day job that is closer to home. I really enjoy getting to spend some time with him after the girls go to bed and it is much easier to not have to keep the girls quiet during the daytime. 
• Eb turned two years old... and she is acting it. We began the fits and pushing the boundaries. 
• We now have a new addition to our family. Charlotte was born on August 9th and is our third daughter. She is a very good baby, not that any babies are bad babies.
• Abbie started 3rd grade.

I miss writing but often when I am under a lot of stress and am feeling down I don't do well with writing. Between the two year old and waking up every two hours for the newborn I am exhausted and feel like a shell of myself. 

After having Charlotte I weigh less than before I was pregnant and I am trying to keep it off. I am making sure I eat plenty of good nutritious food since I am breastfeeding Charlie. I do high protein in the morning (eggs with cheese and turkey), well balanced snacks type of food for lunch (slices of veggies, Almond milk, glass of V8 juice, tuna fish, crackers, and caramel mini rice cakes), a normal dinner, and a late night snack. It would really be nice to get down to my pre-children weight... I know that my worth is not in my weight but it would be nice to be in a picture of my family and not hate the picture. 

One thing I have learned over the years is to not sign up for thing and offer to do things without thinking it over completely. I used to agree to help with things because I would feel obligated to... this would have led to me feeling overwhelmed, stressed, and unhappy. My obligation is to God and my family alone. I love to help out but I am going to carefully consider how it will affect my family and me. Recently I was asked to help watch little kids on Wednesday nights. I still haven't decided because at this time I feel a little overwhelmed most nights after a day of homeschooling, chasing a two year old, and caring for a newborn... I am not sure if it is a good idea to add to the schedule. I like the idea because it will make time go very quickly and I would be able to be with two of my daughters. I guess the point I am trying to get across would be that two years ago I would have signed up without even considering anything. I have learned over the years that if God is leading you to do something then you should, but if God isn't leading you to do something and you do it out of obligation (even if it is a good thing) it might be wrong. 

Well that is a general update on us... I am actually a little excited about my next post... it might be a little controversial but it will be an honest look at issues of racism today and on our biracial family.