Looks innocent here, but still have to keep my eyes on Logan when he is around Rachel. He has tried to hurt her a few times and is dealing with a little (or a lot) of jealousy. Hopefully they'll be the best of friends in a few months!
This picture (above) is from Mother's Day. Chris was gone picking up our new car so I took the kids out to eat with me. First time taking just the two of them out to a restaurant, but went well!
Gotta love the smiling stage! Look at that sweet face (I know I am partial!)One word to sum up how I am right this minute: TIRED
A week ago Wednesday we left AZ and traveled to the Central Coast of CA, which was once our home sweet home. We've been staying up in Paso Robles with Chris' mom and dad, spent a weekend in Morro Bay with 4 other couples and 3 other kids (the 10 of us were in our young married Bible study when we first moved to SLO...hope to get some pictures up soon), and have been traveling every day down the grade to San Luis Obispo or Arroyo Grande to meet up with friends/ministry partners.
Praise the Lord for our new (to us) mini van that has made all the driving a lot more comfortable, and also for the kids who have been pretty good in the car. We made the initial drive in a little over 10 hours, with only 1 stop for lunch/bathroom break/gas and 1 stop off the road to feed Rachel (Logan and Chris threw the baseball while they waited).
So, what's with the "crying" part of my title? This is mostly Rachel right now. For the last 2 weeks she has been having crying episodes during the day that last until I can hold her tight and she falls asleep, or I stand up and hold her with pressure on her belly and keep rocking her. I am pretty sure that she is having horrible gas pain...but not totally sure what to do. I gave up coffee, because I thought that might be it (I am nursing), but she has gotten worse the last few days. We did have gas drops, and have recently started to try gripe water, which worked great when Logan was a baby...but doesn't seem to be helping.
*So, if you have any tricks that work for your kids PLEASE PASS ON TO ME!
Anyway, I know this is probably just a phase but it is fairly exhausting for sweet Rachel and for me right now. Thank goodness Grandma Jayne has been helping with Logan this week! Hoping when we head back to Tucson next week that she will be okay on the drive! We'll then be home for a few weeks before we pack up and head to Colorado for 6 weeks so Chris can take seminary classes and we can both attend our staff conference! Fun, fun, fun!
2 comments:
Do you eat/drink much dairy? That is a common one. I think it can take up to 10 days for you to notice a difference after you take something out of your diet.
don't forget about the onions and garlic!
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