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Snow...in november

Here is my lil doll in the snow
So fun






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Audrey loves Jesus

Audrey loves Jesus...she is quite enamored with the wise man I think he'll find his way to her stomach instead of her heart...

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Sneaky..but caught red handed

Getting into trrrrouble


These days she hears 'no' a lot...maybe that'll be her first word...that's my guess

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Barf

Doctor said try protein
We did
We chose salmon
I dry heaved
Salmon should not be blended
Not happening again...



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Naked much?

This chick loves nudity
This chick squirms when you show her cloths
This chick woke up with half her sleeper off...how you ask? Perhaps we would know if she didn't throw her video monitor out of her crib and break it...shoot
This chick makes me giggle big time!


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How? How? How?

I did the Laundry and this is what I found....SIX lonely baby socks! HOW does that happen...were do they go???

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Its tough being beautiful...

Audrey's first lesson in terms of..'it's tough to be beautiful'





That's right my baby doll has some BLING! So sweet on her precious ears...

I thought she was extra beautiful before the studs but with them I think she is even more of a doll.

She was a trooper! Vaccinations and earrings in one day. A hard day in the converse house that's for sure.

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If Brent read my blog...

He would know many things...

Brent said I could take a bath and he would watch Audrey. The bathtub ran out of hot water and turned cold.

My options.
Suffer in the cold while relishing in some alone time

Change and hang out in the bathroom until naptime in order to receive plentiful amounts of glorious free time.

Or be responsible and make the bath quick and change and spend time with the hubs and our lil Dollie.

Today. On this icy cold day I chose B. I didn't tuff out the cold bath. I didn't make it quick and spend time with the fam. Today on this Sunday I was selfish. Here I am hanging out in the bathroom; reading books, devouring magazines, and blogging. So much fun. I can hear them playing in the background. I'm wondering how long I can make this 'bath' last. Mmmm, I'll come out just before naptime perhaps....that's in 50 minutes. Oh sweet goodness this is beautiful.


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My Panda

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Our Athlete

Audrey took our phone
Audrey threw the phone
Audrey threw it hard enough that it broke...won't even turn on...brings back memories how at 4 months she threw the video monitor out of the crib and broke it...dang. I hope she becomes a Olympic shot-put or whatever so he can reimburse us for all the stuff she simply tosses ha ha


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Our journey this far...almost six months

five and a half months (Halloween-She's PEBBLES!)

Five and a half months

five months old

Four and a half months old

four months old (good old baby dedication...good thing everyone is born into sin...)

Three Months Old

two and a half months old

two months old

one month old

one month old

16 days old

16 days old

Two weeks old

a few days old

one day old

Fresh out-all 9lbs 10oz

37 weeks pregnant

37 weeks pregnant

30weeks pregnant

You know...

You know you're a 'good mom' when you leave your baby for 30 seconds and when you come back into the room she has crawled to the dog bowl and is fully drinking out of it...doggy style...shoot.

Then you know you are especially a good mom when instead of removing her you make a mad dash for your camera...CHEESE






Cheers to 'good parenting'
Shoot.


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Flowers on a rainy day

My man is good.
It was raining today.
My heart was sad.
He turned my frown upside down.
This wasn't my only gift...he gave me a smooch as well!

I sing 'you are my sunshine' to Audrey but on days like today it is my sunshine that makes me happy when skies are gray! <3


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Hairy Toes

Tell me this...
How does she get my hair wrapped around her little toes?




I certainly don't recall brushing my hair with her toes. I don't even recall her toes being near my hair...strange...

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Forgiveness:My Battle

I Sheena, have always considered myself a forgiving woman. My motto forgive and forget has stood beside me throughout the years. It was a motto that I not only preached but lived. In the past two years something slipped. Something faded. It wasn't that I no longer forgave but in my head I made stipulations that allowed for not absolute forgiveness.

This is a really hard blog for me to post because I know how many people read it and this is a huge character flaw that I recently realized. I am deciding to post only because maybe there is someone who perhaps can emphasize and perhaps appreciate this blog.

The struggles that I have been having are with these situations.

1) Forgiving when forgiveness hasn't been asked for.
2) Forgiving when deep deep hurt has occurred.

I am a Christian woman and I know that God calls me to forgive because he forgave us.I am just being real. Sometimes we say we have forgiven but in reality our heart is still cold and hasn't fully forgiven.

I tell myself, 'Just because I forgave them that doesn't mean that I have to like them or be around them.' If I am saying that does that mean that I have really forgiven them? Am I just giving myself an excuse to seem like the bigger person but in reality I am no better.

There are daily things; spats with your partner, bickering with a girlfriend, instant road rage. These are things that are easy to simply accept, 'forgive' and move on. What about the real things in life. How do you forgive those who hurt you most? Or those who continue to hurt you time and time again.

How do you forgive and accept and come to terms about the fact that it may just happen all over again and simply coming to terms with that?

I understand that this is my flaw, my weakness, this is me just being absolutely real. This is a battle that I have been facing for the last month. There is a couple situations that cause me unbearable discomfort and sadness. Situations that are so truly hard to move on from. How many times does God want us to turn the other cheek?

All that keeps coming up in my head is the pharisees in the bible. They hurt him, humiliated him, and did many wrongs to him. Yet I'm sure he forgave them before they committed there next wrong against him. How Jesus, how? I strive to be more like you but this is one concept that is killing me. True forgiveness. I can say the words, 'I forgive you.' 99.9% of the time forgiveness is natural and easy it's that .1% that is just brutal and I'm pretty sure that is the forgiveness that matters most.

If you don't forgive it seems like it can easily grow into much more. I have never said I hate anyone. I feel like it is such a strong and awful word. The few forgiveness situations that I'm dealing with accumulated because I never dealt with them on a real level. I pretended I did. It was false. Now they have added themselves up and my best friend Jesus convicted me. I am currently fighting him on it. Some days I tell him that I have forgiven. Other days I tell him silly things like I forgive them but I just hate them. (Shudder...That is so not me at all! How does that even make sense?) I have let this non-forgiveness take a hold of my heart. I may never have said that 'H' word out loud but I may as well have if I'm feeling it in my heart.



There is this one situation were the person hasn't asked for forgiveness even though I explained how I was hurt and what hurt me. This is a person I have to be around regularly. Man it burns me every time. Sometimes I try and make excuses not to go. When I am around them I hear nails scratching chalkboard the whole time. Sometimes I drag my feet the whole way but there is no way out of getting out having this person in my life. Not matter what this person did I need to forgive them. No matter what they did. It doesn't matter that they didn't ask for it. I need to give it to them. I am not sure how to get to that end goal yet. I am working on it. Let me tell you it is a battle.

I am 23 years old. I am a wife. I am a mother. I need to be able to fight this battle and conquer it. Why oh why is it oh so hard. Is it just me? Sometimes I think I am absolutely alone in this. I have never heard a christian tell me how hard of a time they are having forgive someone. Perhaps its a faux pas?

It's okay if you judge me. I have to admit two years ago I would have been mortified by this situation and would not have been understanding about how someone could not know how to forgive someone. I don't want to be a woman who says 'I forgive' when in reality I am living a charade.




***Just in case anyone is wondering this person isn't Brent. My hubby is my rock and best friend. He makes me giggle way to fast when I'm mad and forgiving him is way to easy. I should work on it...maybe if I stayed mad longer I could get massages out of those situations ha ha (kidding).***

She stood!

Only for three seconds but still! She wasn't even holding onto anything! I couldn't get a picture because it was so quick and no repeats! (yet!)

Here is a pic of her standing while holding on!




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One Year

One year ago
So much happens in a year
So many triumphs
So many victories
My God is so good
OUR God is so good!

With a few yucky hours in labour the vomiting ended and we were given a gift. No not the extra weight on my hips that's not a gift. My darling daughter, my gift, my sunshine.

I wouldn't change one moment of the last 365. They made me who I am and the mother I am today. God has a plan for my life and I want to follow him even when it would be easier for life to go my way.

I owe all that I am and all that I have to Jesus. He's still working on me that's for sure! I have some quirks that he wants to buff out but my sinful nature is horribly resilient.




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The soother..on her terms

She long ago ditched the soother and decided to go after her thumb instead.

The soother is now a chew toy...she won't suck it the proper way... She's hilarious



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For kids?

Do people really buy these for kids who are still at the doll playing age? Do parents let there kids who are at doll playing ages watch movies about vampires?




He would be a stylish looking 'ken'. I thought of a few girlfriends who might want one of these for Christmas....

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Time change gone good

Audrey did good.
This little monkey did not get up until 7:30am (which is normally 8:30am). She played in her crib happily for a good 30-40mins.
What a good girl...
Then cuddles with mom&dad before church. So far so good!








She's a keeper!

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Score!

A little Christmas present...decorations and music will be coming to this Converse home slightly earlier this year!

November 20 is the date!

Most years hubby is 'grinch-ish' I could cry and he would still be firm on his December 1 rule. Last year he gave in to his wifey because I was bedridden. This year I didn't expect the same gracious gesture. He is a good man!

Let the tree, lights, smelly candles, nativity scene, planning BEGIN!

Thanks hubs-you'll be glad for the early decorations...'member...mistletoe ;)

Dollies and hot dates!

Looking at dolls while on a date (I take stalker pics of my love-good thing he doesn't read my blog I can post anything he he he).

Fun to look and dream about next Christmas with Audrey. As for this Christmas we'll fake it perhaps with some empty boxes and bags stuffed with tissue paper...let's be honest that's all she wants anyways. Ok I'm lying-were getting her one gift...not sure if I'll 'let the cat out of the bag' yet it's just small.


I love this man, I love how he loves our munchy girl. When you're dating flowers and jewelry induce that weak at the knees for a girl...when your parents it's moments like these.

I have the best man, my best friend, my one love. Wowzers. Many of my prayers start with thanking God for creating my perfect match many of my prayers include thanking God for giving my darling hubby parents who raised him to be the man he is.

So blessed.

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Prunes

Poor Audrey


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My little mover

Army crawl---almost regular crawl
5.5months






Yes---it's Prada's ball she is going after(sick!) r


So tired from all the moving...early mini nap on the carpet!

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'Brent, do you want some pie with your whip cream?'

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5+1-

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• Halloween with some couple friends and our kiddos. I had a great time even though we couldn't convince our men we needed to dress up and landed up not dressing up ourselves...Audrey was Pebbles. I have a picture but this is after she got cranky and I took the leopard diaper off and bone out of her hair.



•Hanging out with *new(ish)* friends. Playing settlers, eating dips and chips and choc. Strawberries. So fun!
•Bryan coming home!
•Thanksgiving round two...TOMORROW! Our mom ROCKS!
•Being so busy makes you miss your hubby (despite the fun)...how is this a positive? After 5years I still miss my Studd and am nuts about him! He makes me smile, big time.

-Dishes, why are there so many lately. Boo! Anyone want to come over and do them for me? Pretty please. Did I mention with a cherry on top?


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