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February 27, 2003
Yikes! I didn't realize how long it's been since I posted. Sorry everyone! DH is out right now, getting his taxes prepared, and he took Sarah with him, so I have a few minutes...let's catch up, shall we?
We are finally over all the sickness- just some runny noses left to deal with, but nothing serious. Oh yeah! A few nights ago, for some unknown reason, Sarah threw up. Six times! She couldn't keep anything down, not even a tiny sip of Pedialyte. She looked awful. She was just laying in my arms like a limp doll. I was starting to get really worried about her, and of course Moe was at work (where are dads ALWAYS when kids get sick?? LOL).
So, anyway, I finally got ahold of him on the phone and told him we needed to pray for her. I held her in my arms and he led us in prayer over the phone. I am happy to report that from that moment on, she began to turn around. She never threw up again, she started to drink and keep things down, and she returned to her bright, cheerful self. She made a full recovery in about an hour!! PRAISE GOD!
My trip to Florida is two weeks from today-YAY! I talked to my dad the other day and he said it was so nice out, he had the doors and windows open. (sigh) If we left the doors open here, we'd all freeze to death!
I'm ready for spring! Go away, winter! I want to go outside again for more than 20 seconds (the time it takes to get to the car). I want to go for walks with my family. I want to visit the zoo, or the park, or a carnival. I want Sarah to walk barefoot in the grass! (She only learned to walk recently, so she has never had that pleasure.) I want to go on picnics, go camping, go to the beach. I want to LIVE!! LOL...
I know many of you are probably wondering about my big news...frankly, I don't want to talk about it. LOL!
Just kidding. I only say that because it has been a source of stress for us lately. However, we have decided it is out of our control and it is not doing us any good to fret over it, so we are letting it go and leaving it in God's hands.
What is it??? you are probably asking...
Well, here it is:
If things go well, we will soon be back in the States! =) Moe has a job waiting for him in Florida, and we have a place to live and a car. The only hurdle is immigration. The reason for the stress is because Sarah and I are flying down in two weeks, and we are REALLY wanting to do it then. The plan was for him to drive down with our stuff in a U-Haul, while Sarah & I fly down. See, plane tickets are expensive, and my parents are paying for this one, SO...if there is any way we can do this move now, we won't have to buy another plane ticket. (We are very broke, and can't afford it- ESPECIALLY with all the other costs moving brings, i.e. moving all our stuff thousands of miles!) So, any prayers you could send our way would be VERY much appreciated. He could always enter as a visitor, and then apply once he's there, but how would we move our stuff? Shipping it is VERY expensive and, as I think I may have mentioned, we are broke! LOL.
Anyway, sorry for rambling on, but we really could use LOTS of prayer. TIA. =)
New topic: My darling daughter!
I find myself so completely taken with my little girl. I still feel like she's my baby, but I suppose she can no longer accurately be described that way. Over the past few days especially, I have been in awe of her. The way she is growing and changing- the toddler before me is a stranger to the baby that was here just months ago. Her vocabulary grows daily. I watch the wheels turn in her head as she works her way through something and figures it out. How blocks fit together, how to blow Daddy's coaching whistle, how to get around the barricades Mom erects to keep her confined, new ways to use common objects (underwear makes a great necklace! LOL).
More than that, though; she is becoming a person. Whereas before our relationship was mostly one-way, it has now taken on an amazing duality. SHE tickles ME. SHE tries to find ways to make ME laugh. Instead of me picking a book and reading it to her, she walks herself over to the toy box, picks out a book, plops herself onto my lap, and we read it together. She points things out and says their names. If she doesn't know it, she points at it and looks at me to ask me what it is. She understands so many things I ask of her. Sometimes she will be sitting in my lap nursing, and she will let go and look up at me. She reaches up to touch my nose and says, "nose". Then she touches my eye and says "eye". (I realize this doesn't sound as sweet in writing, but trust me, it is.) She smiles at me, proud that she knows those words. I beam right back at her, even more proud than she is. We are interacting. Our relationship is evolving. I can't wait to see what's next...
Til Next Time,
Jennifer
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