Domestic Diva

I must admit I am more of the Diva than Domestic. It is hard being a stay at home mom. Hard because I never know what takes priority after TJ. He is most important. He has acid reflux, gas and has had thrush. I have to give him medication every day for all of the above. So, if he is crying, I have to figure out what the issue is. Sometimes I can't.I am trying to get him used to his sling so I can wear him and do work around the house.
I hope I can get a handle on the house.

I was just thinking.
I already have 2 kids. Nehemiah (God comforts) and Timothy Josiah (One who honors God- God heals) Nehemiah was just born into heaven. God blessed us with TJ a year and 3 days after Nehemiahs "birth"

It just amazes me how many people feel free to tell you how your life will turn out. I have been told more than once....like a 100 times that we will change our minds about having more kids. How do they know that? They don't. I don't speak up and say "You will regret only having 2 kids" because that would be RUDE.
I miss being around large families. Where we live now, 4 kids is a large family. 4 is NOT a large family.
I love the big extended family I have. There are 55 of us in all. That is aunts, uncles, first cousins, second cousins and spouses.
My concern is that we will only be able to have 2 kids. However, we are trusting God. He knows how many we can handle.

4 Generations
The picture above shows TJ with my Grandma. My Grandma is 90. I hope I age as well as she has. TJ is her 17th great-grandchild. I pray the she gets to see the rest of our children.

There He is!
Why are children considered a burden instead of a blessing? I love TJ and I can't wait to have more. It frustrates me that even within the Christian community, we have fallen prey to the thinking that more than 2 children is crazy or irresponsible. God creates life. If we are in His will, he will take care of us, protect us and provide for us. It's true, TJ may have to share a room with a sibling. But how does that hurt a child? He may have to share a TV......heaven forbid. Shoot, he may have to learn to share. Can't see where that will be a problem,

Gaining Weight!!!
That would be TJ, not me. He was 6 pds 10.1 ozs. when he was born. He is now at 8pds. 15 ozs. at 7 weeks and 4 days.
As you can see from the photo of our family, I am "fluffy", so I would not be happy gaining weight. I have actually lost weight breastfeeding. I am hoping to get down about 30-40 more pounds before we try for our next baby.
Trying for another baby? Yes, we are praying about when to have our next child. My OB says "because of my age" (makes me sound like I am ancient), that we can try again in 5 weeks. I am considering maybe November. Then baby would be due the end of August next year. TJ would be 15 months old.
I am 35 years old. We want three more kids. If I am going to have 4 kids by the time I'm 42 or go through menopause, we have to have them close together.
My main concern is that I had a C-section. I had wanted to try for natural delivery, but it just didn't happen. If we get pregnant again so soon, it will pretty much asure the fact of the rest of the deliveries being C-section.
I want all my babies to be safe and healthy. We are praying a lot about Gods direction.

Family Time
My mom and niece just spent two weeks with us, helping out by watching TJ, cooking, and helping clean house. It has become very real to me how far we are from friends and family, living in Georgia. Our closest relatives are three hours away. With the birth of our son, it has hit home how alone we are here. It's a small town, like the one I grew up in, but we aren't related to anyone. We have a great church, but we have had difficulty making close friends. I quess that why I hope to make contacts online. Kinda like a support group.

As I begin this adventure of blogging, our seven week old answer to prayer is sleeping. Sleeping after a day of alternating quite sweet moments and loud wails.
I have been a recovery counselor, classical christian school teacher and short term missionary to Brazil ((18 times), Russia, Mexico and Latvia. I now have my dream job. I am a Domestic Diva.