Finally
The Boys all ready for church...
Look at those cheeeeeekkkkssss....
Tiramsu - it lifts me up mom.....
Loves his cuddles so much...
Well has parental leave been worth it??? These faces say it all. In the first week we noticed a huge change in Sam - usually when I was home with him and Jesse alone - he would start to get cranky around 4-6 until his Dad got home.... - now 4-6 isn't such a waiting game for Dad to get home. I think that also had to do with not eating supper until Ade got home around 6- and then off to bed for the boys at 7:15. So really in all reality Adrian only saw the boys for 1 1/4 hrs a day during the week which is really scary. The first monday of Ade's parental leave he turned on the alarm clock for 6 am. I logically convinced him that he has the rest of his life to live being woken by the screechng beeps from deep cozy slumber where time doesn't exist, and to give himself a well deserved break and allow our sleep to end with the playful banter and jargon coming from Sams room at around 730 each morning. So now each morning, we're roused with the smell of coffee seeping up stairs and permiating the air, Sam's mumbled jargon and Jesse's happy cooing. Then we all pile into our bed for morning milk, and Ade and I just bask in the full life that God has given us each day. Our hearts overflow with thanksgiving to our God, for placing such wonderful blessings in our lives - saving grace, children, eachother, wonderful family and friends, a warm home. And we savor the moments and drink it all in. We always say to eachother... we'll always look back on this year with fondness. Well for the last three weeks I look back with fondness and am so excited for what the next 34 weeks hold for our family.
It has also been a time of refining, simplifying, growing pains and prioritizing that which we value. This is a good thing. I've been challenged greatly by my 2 shifts a week at work, Ade has a new understanding of the ins and outs of maintaining and running a home. I'm beginning to understand the increasing ache in his heart that he felt daily driving home from work and battling with traffic, just wanting to get to his castle and be with his family. He is learning to read the boys cues more effectively, the constant demands of keeping little Sam busy (eg - there is no point to putting the pillows nicely on the couch until Sam is tucked in to his crib), and remembering that Jesse functions best on his set schedule. We are taking 30 min a day to just be together as well. No distractions (bible, books or agenda) - just a cup of tea between the two of us, under the window in our bedroom. The only rule is that its a safe place, where each of us can talk and tell eachother what is on our hearts. ITs been very rewarding for the richness of our marriage.
This is a little of what is going on in our home right now. GOod things- God things. I am really grateful that God has given us this time. I will post when I get some free minutes, but as most of you can imagine those are few and far between. Until then, there will be many more hockey games between Ade and Sam going on upstairs, puddle playing with the little red rubber boots, trips down the dirt road to watch the airplanes fly over, staring into Jesse's eyes and melting with his smile, leftover fettuchini and pudding with unhealthy whip cream from the can down at the river, and lots and lots and lots of love.......
Bekah
Look at those cheeeeeekkkkssss....
Tiramsu - it lifts me up mom.....
Loves his cuddles so much...Well has parental leave been worth it??? These faces say it all. In the first week we noticed a huge change in Sam - usually when I was home with him and Jesse alone - he would start to get cranky around 4-6 until his Dad got home.... - now 4-6 isn't such a waiting game for Dad to get home. I think that also had to do with not eating supper until Ade got home around 6- and then off to bed for the boys at 7:15. So really in all reality Adrian only saw the boys for 1 1/4 hrs a day during the week which is really scary. The first monday of Ade's parental leave he turned on the alarm clock for 6 am. I logically convinced him that he has the rest of his life to live being woken by the screechng beeps from deep cozy slumber where time doesn't exist, and to give himself a well deserved break and allow our sleep to end with the playful banter and jargon coming from Sams room at around 730 each morning. So now each morning, we're roused with the smell of coffee seeping up stairs and permiating the air, Sam's mumbled jargon and Jesse's happy cooing. Then we all pile into our bed for morning milk, and Ade and I just bask in the full life that God has given us each day. Our hearts overflow with thanksgiving to our God, for placing such wonderful blessings in our lives - saving grace, children, eachother, wonderful family and friends, a warm home. And we savor the moments and drink it all in. We always say to eachother... we'll always look back on this year with fondness. Well for the last three weeks I look back with fondness and am so excited for what the next 34 weeks hold for our family.
It has also been a time of refining, simplifying, growing pains and prioritizing that which we value. This is a good thing. I've been challenged greatly by my 2 shifts a week at work, Ade has a new understanding of the ins and outs of maintaining and running a home. I'm beginning to understand the increasing ache in his heart that he felt daily driving home from work and battling with traffic, just wanting to get to his castle and be with his family. He is learning to read the boys cues more effectively, the constant demands of keeping little Sam busy (eg - there is no point to putting the pillows nicely on the couch until Sam is tucked in to his crib), and remembering that Jesse functions best on his set schedule. We are taking 30 min a day to just be together as well. No distractions (bible, books or agenda) - just a cup of tea between the two of us, under the window in our bedroom. The only rule is that its a safe place, where each of us can talk and tell eachother what is on our hearts. ITs been very rewarding for the richness of our marriage.
This is a little of what is going on in our home right now. GOod things- God things. I am really grateful that God has given us this time. I will post when I get some free minutes, but as most of you can imagine those are few and far between. Until then, there will be many more hockey games between Ade and Sam going on upstairs, puddle playing with the little red rubber boots, trips down the dirt road to watch the airplanes fly over, staring into Jesse's eyes and melting with his smile, leftover fettuchini and pudding with unhealthy whip cream from the can down at the river, and lots and lots and lots of love.......
Bekah
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