The Hustle and Bustle of Life

Well I may be one on a hand full of moms that is so looking forward to Christmas break. 


I feel at times I am moving in a 400 hundred different directions all at one time.  I really need life to slow down and a many days for time to just freeze for me.


I am so looking forward to the girls being out of school for 2 weeks.  We have nothing major planned except celebrating Christmas.  Peace is what I feel is coming.   Between school, work, studying, church and all the day to day life stuff.  All I am wanting for Christmas is the break.   Plus I can't wait to get my kids all back on a slow schedule and get a grip on some things I feel are getting out of hand.  Just to be around the house with no where to be.  Sounds so amazing right now.


Today that day has begun for me my girls got out of school at 11:45am so we are officially on BREAK.  WOO HOO.  So I am planning on having a pj day, hot chocolate and watch Polar Express. Of course now we will have to wait for it to get cold again.  Gotta Love some Florida weather. :)

To to all my Friends and Family I wish you all a Merry Christmas. 

Blessings

I have for a week now been thinking on how to write a blog on blessings.  Wow where to even begin is always my question.  So today I am just going to begin. LOL

There are days that the blessings I receive and have received from God are overwhelming and at times overwhelming is a understatement.  First lets face it just waking up each morning and breathing is a blessing.  The most overwhelming blessing is the undeserving love and mercy of Jesus Christ dying on the cross for me. I am sure this is more highlighted at this time of the year with us celebrating the birth of Jesus.


Anyway this is where I was going with this whole blessing writing thing. The blessing of medications. Earlier this year we learned our youngest daughter has a growth hormone deficiency which is a form of dwarfism.  Her type is where she will always be proportionate.  So many test had to be done and one was to see if she would respond to growth hormone shot treatments.  Praise God she responded well to the meds.  Next step was to see if insurance would even cover this expense.  It is highly expensive for her shots.  Blessing to us again she was approved.

So in September of this year she started her shots.  She receives them 6 days a week with a 1 day break.  I would love to say that it was all smooth sailing, but that would be a lie.  She still has some bad days about receiving them, but so much calmer from the beginning.  The only thing we have really noticed different besides growing is she sleeps more.  If you think babies always sleep a lot when the have growth spurts. Again thankful she has not had any side effects from the treatments.  This is not something that she will just grow out of or will change she will continue with treatments until she reaches puberty.

Well we just went today and had her first 3 month check-up since starting the meds.  She has grown an inch.  I know most would think really that is all, but to us that is huge.  She is no longer wearing 18months pants and is now wearing 3T.  WOO HOO  She also gained a pound. :)  Her stats today at the age of 3 years and 9 months are 25lbs and 35.5 inches tall.  PRAISE GOD

We are so excited to see how God will use her and us in this journey.