Josiah

Just wanted to share some of the photos my super talented photographer friend Mindy took. She is an amazing wedding photographer. I'm so thankful for these pictures, she captured such sweet moments. =)

I AM alive!

Wow, it has been about 2 months since I even visited this blog! Sad, I know. Truth is, it just hasn't been a priority. I just thought I would stop by and update for a minute.
Josiah is 2 months old now. 11 weeks to be exact. He is such a sweet baby. He hardly ever fusses, sleeps through all the chaos, and is always very generous with his smiles. He is truly a joy to me. I am still nursing, and it is going great. My only problem is that he doesn't want to take a bottle. He has taken a half of a bottle for my mom once, but he wont even touch it for Brian. This makes things difficult at times. It has been a struggle to adjust to having 3 kids. I have heard people say that if you can have 2, adding a 3rd isn't that big of a deal. I think they lied. ;) It could be the fact that I am homeschooling Kaylee for the first "official" year, and taking care of a newborn. The demands of homeschooling, child rearing, housekeeping and being a wife keep me busy pretty much all day. I'm still learning to be content, and not complain about my "job". I sometimes miss having "me" time, doing the things that I want to do. Truly, I'm selfish. God is doing a great deal of work on me in this area. I've left Josiah only 3 times, for a very short amount of time. I've worried the whole time being away because I fear he will need me, and I wont be there. I am working hard on getting everything started for Christmas. I plan on making some gifts, so I'll have to be diligent with my time in order to get anything done. I've already started buying some presents, so hopefully December wont be so hard. I miss my friends. I miss my family. I spend most days going and going and going, then when I finally sit down and rest, I realize it is too late to call anyone and I've missed yet another day. I am going to make a great effort to change this...even if I have to write myself a note.
Kaylee is doing awesome in school. We've had problems, and spent the first several weeks fighting over it nearly every single day. It was difficult, but I think we're both adjusting. This past week she did good every day except one, and that was more of my fault because we missed nap time. She is reading very well, and learning to be more independent in her work. Today she helped me cook dinner. We had steak fingers, and she was responsible for breading them. She was a pro!!
Brian is a typical 2 yr old boy. I can't believe he will be 3 soon! He says most words with a d, even if they don't start with a d. For example, he says dumbo instead of gumbo, dood instead of food, dum instead of gum, dork instead of fork. It is really cute. His favorite food is mexinan dood. ;) He can throw some crazy fits, but he is such a sweetheart to me. I think he may have found his future wife. One of my best friends little girl, Selah, has stolen his heart. ;) Anytime she is around he gets all excited, and gives her tons of hugs and kisses, and follows her around trying to get her attention. He talks about her when she isn't around. The other day in the bathtub he told me that he loves her kisses. Yes, I think it is love. ;)
Okay, back to laundry I go. I'll try to update before my kids are grown. =)

I had every intention of sending out birth announcements. But it was at the bottom of my extra long to do list, and didn't seem to make the cut. My sweet friend Mindy took some pictures of our little family, and I will share them on another blog post. But for now, here is announcing Josiah Allen Carney. He was born August 8, 2011 at 9:31 am. He weighed 7 lbs, 5 oz.