Scolded for my parenting today
I had the worst experience today. I went grocery shopping with the kids, and thought we would eat lunch in the restaurant attached to the grocery store. It's a health food shop, and their "diner" is a pretty casual setting, so I though it would be okay if I braved it alone with two kids. Well . . .We sat down, and the only available table was squashed between several other tables. Way too close for comfort. Then we waited forever for anyone to wait on us. The kids were really hungry, and acting . . .
My husband needs a babysitter
Sometimes I think that if I died, my husband would lose custody of our children due to negligence. Seriously. Mark watches the kids by himself only one day a week. I work on Fridays and he has the day off. Well, yesterday was a tough day for them. I stopped in for lunch, at which time India was making a beeline for the kitchen door. Mind you, both kids are still in their pajamas. I remind him he needs to put the babygate up, and he tells me he thinks she's old enough to play outside by . . .
India is a year old!
I can't believe my baby is one! I feel like I was just pregnant. We had a great party in our backyard. I served brunch (cheapest option), we got a bouncehouse for the older kids and had a friend lead a sing-a-long. Cute, simple, easy, fun. Yay!But after the party I felt SO sad. I can't believe she will soon be a toddler. It is horrible to say, but I wish she would stay a baby forever! I know that it is bringing up old infertility feelings, and the fact that I may never have another baby. Not to . . .
Our First Family Mission Trip
We just returned from our first mission trip as a family. We went with a team from our church to a small village in Baja, Mexico, to build houses for three families. We had an amazing time, and wanted to share some pictures and stories with you.The village we visited was remote and rural, and very different from the Mexico we have visited before. The people lived in extreme poverty, more like the conditions we’ve seen in Africa or India. Most of their homes were shacks built of found materials, . . .
Family Portraits
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Mommy likes her new camera
Here are some new pictures of the kids. It's hard to believe how big they are getting! Jafta is talking up a storm, and we can actually understand about 50% of it. India thinks he is the funniest thing around. They are both too much fun. . . .
An update on India
I was discharged from the hospital today but unfortunately India had to stay on in an incubator due to some jaundice. Nothing serious, but needless to say we were NOT happy to go home without her! Please pray that this clears up quickly. It has been hard not being able to hold her or feed her while she's in the incubator. We also wanted to send some photos so you can see our little long-haired girl! We have been out of touch with phone calls - cell phones are off limits at the hospital and Mark . . .
Introducing . . . India Jasmine Howerton
Born October 7th, 20068 lbs 6 oz, 22 lbs . . .
We’re expecting! The old-fashioned way!
We are excited to announce that we are expecting! This was an unexpected surprise, and we have been nervously waiting for the past few months to confirm that we would have a viable pregnancy. We had our 12 week ultrasound today, and the baby is healthy and thriving! Obviously, we are amazed and overjoyed, and so excited for Jafta to have a sibling so close in age. We are attaching a picture of the little guy (or girl). We woiuld certainly welcome your prayers in the coming months that we will . . .
Oh Boy! Pictures of the baby
We brought Jafta home today! It was an exciting day for our family and we had a great time getting to know him and bonding with him. Here are some pictures of our new arrival!Jafta is a fost/adopt child, which means he is our foster child but that the court has assigned us to be adoptive parents as well (b/c his birthparents can't pull it together). It's still a long process, but hopefully we can finalize by the beginning of next year.We were actually expecting they would place us with an older . . .
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