Daniel Fast-- today was day... ummmm... 12. It's going well. I am learning a lot about myself. Jonathan (our pastor) gave a message yesterday about self-control and it cut right to the heart of the issue. Very well done. Our church (www.crosspointe.org) podcasts their messages, so be sure to check out the entire "Above Ground" series about the fruit of the spirit... good stuff.
So my mom came into town this weekend to visit, play with the kids and BABYSIT FOR ALL OF THEM SO NICK AND I COULD GO ON A DATE!!! WOO HOO!!! You'll never guess what we did on our date? We went to the "minute clinic" inside CVS because I was pretty sure I had strep throat. (I was right.) Sounds like a great time, huh? It actually was a fun date, though not exactly what I had had in mind. The best part of it was coming back and my mom had CLEANED THE WHOLE HOUSE (well, at least downstairs...) vacuumed and mopped, did about 7 loads of laundry. It was such an awesome surprise. She rocks.
Today was Nick's turn to visit the "minute clinic" as he was starting to feel badly last night-- turns out he has strep too. (Um, aren't healthy foods supposed to make you healthy???) When he went to get checked out today he had a fever of 100.8, and he asked the lady there... "Can you check and see what my wife's temperature was yesterday?" He is SOOOOOO sure he's sicker than me. :)
Update on the kiddos-- they rock. They drive me crazy and make me want to pull out my hair but they do rock. Josiah is the HAPPIEST little kid I have ever seen. He smiles incessantly and has the GREATEST temperament. I am being completely honest when I say that he only really cries if he's hungry or dirty (or maybe if Nico is laying on top of him or pressing on his soft spot.) If you think of it, please pray for him tomorrow as he has an appointment with an ophthalmologist. I have a slight concern about his left eye, but I am sure it will turn out to be nothing.
Here's some pics of the happy little guy...
Nico is such a little man. He's doing very well. He still struggles at night, but the past week or so we've seen a definite change in him. He's starting to really want to be affectionate with us and it's becoming obvious that he's starting to think of himself as our child. God is gracious.
Check out this pic of Nico after he and Nick got out of the shower the other day... pretty cute, huh?
And finally, my sweet Nia. Nia was sick all LAST week, but is feeling better now. She LOVES LOVES LOVES preschool. She's very smart and articulate and loves Math like her dad. I hope that sticks. Tonight I came into the kids' room after changing Josiah and didn't see Nia. I did, however, see this:
Yeah, she had grabbed a book and was just chillin' under J-man's crib "reading" it. She told me it was her "hideout."
That's all for now... I am going to retire to bed. (Nick was feeling so awful he went to bed at about 6:45PM... poor guy.)
