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Monday, May 19, 2008

3 Months Old and Growing

Talitha is 3 months old today.

Isn't she cute?

Her major accomplishment this month is sucking her thumb. She found it and sucks it a lot. She is the third one of our children who decided to suck her thumb. Talitha loves to smile and Zebadiah continues to love on his sister ever chance he gets.

Sunday, May 18, 2008

Fly Fishing

On Mother's day my Uncle and Aunt from Alamosa came and spent Saturday evening at my parents house with our family and my Uncle's and Mom's mom. We were eating dinner and my uncle was talking about fly fishing. Tirzah asked:

How can you fly and fish at the same time?

That same day, Azariah was carring around one of our 7 week old chicks that are fair size now and he was saying "Fly chickie fly." He also put the chick on the tractor tire and was talking to it

You Didn't Tell Me That...

We have a problem with hitting in our family. Tirzah takes it on herself to hit her brothers when she becomes frustrated with them. Because of this, about a week ago I told her that if she hit her brother I would wrap her arm up so she couldn't hit him with it. Within an hour, Tirzah had her hand bound to her side with an ace bandage. She was not happy but did O.K. with it.

This last Friday, I was inside and the children were getting things out of the van. I heard voices rising and took a peek out the window to see Tirzah hit her brother. She was upset because I wanted her to get my wallet out of the car and Azariah locked the car door before she was able to get it. I called Tirzah in and got the Ace Bandage. This is the diologue that we had.

Mom: Tirzah did you hit your brother?
Tirzah: Yes, but...
Mom: No, it is never right for you to his him, I don't care what he did to you.
Tirzah crying: He locked the car door...
Mom: Tirzah I am going to wrap your hand up because you hit your brother.
(I proceed to wrap her hand up and then wrap it to her side, she is crying and protesting the whole time.)
Tirzah: You can't do this, it isn't fair.
Mom: Why isn't it fair?
Tirzah: Because you didn't tell me that you were going to do this.
Mom: Tirzah, did I tell you a week ago that I would wrap your hand up if you hit your brother?
Tirzah: Yes, but you didn't tell me toodaaay.
Mom: I told you last week...
(At this point Tirzah becomes hestarical and we go to her room)
Mom: Tirzah you are going to be disciplined because you are crying and screaming.
Tirzah crying and yelling: You can't do that, you can't do that, it's not fair.
Mom: Did I tell you the consequences for hitting your brother?
Tirzah: You didn't tell me today.
Mom: It doesn't matter, I told you last week what would happen.
Tirzah: But you have to tell me everyday.
Mom (starting to laugh): So I have to tell you everyday what the consequences are for every offense you might commit because you can't remember?
Tirzah: No. But your yelling at me. (She was yelling at me when she said this.)
Mom in a calm voice: Tirzah I am not yelling at you, you are yelling at me.
Tirzah: You didn't tell me you were going to wrap up my hand if I hit Azariah today.
Mom really starting laugh and not being able to hide it: I didn't tell you I was going to wrap up your hand when you hit Azariah.
Tirzah starting to smile: No you didn't.

The conversation went on a little longer...

I did discipline her for screaming and yelling at me and she finally came out of the room with a good attitude. She wore the wrap for about 30 minutes and then because of her good attitude I took it off. It struck me as funny that she wanted me to tell her everyday what the consequences of her actions would be, but in reality when I repeated that back to her, she found it funny also.

When I went to leave she didn't want me to leave, but she also didn't want to pray and ask Jesus to forgive her for what she had done. I pray with my children after something like this, but if they refuse to pray after I have prayed I leave them in their room telling them they may come out as soon as they change their attitude and get right with the Lord. Tirzah is pretty quick to come out most days and when she does her attitude is good. Isn't the Lord amazing. I enjoy seeing how he is working in my children's lives.

Friday, May 9, 2008

Zebadiah has a little accident

The above pictures is of Zebadiah clinging desperately to the side of a Rubbermaid Tub with dirty water in it. My friend Leann came over and I massaged, washed and waxed her feet and this is the tub I used to wash her feet in. Well we were talking for a long time and then near the end of our time together Zeb starts crying. We look over and he is trying not to fall into the tub anymore. The water is really very dirty, but is was hilarious. I made him stay their longer so I could take the picture. We aren't exactly sure what he was doing that caused him to fall into the tub, but it sure was funny.

Tirzah gets ready for Church...

This last Sunday, Tirzah asked if she could go into my room to pick out a dress to wear for Sunday. I told her she could but to be quiet because Talitha was asleep.

She then turns to her Azariah and says, "Come on Azariah."

I looked at her knowing that two are more likely to wake a sleeping baby than just one. She see my concern and says "I want him to help me pick out a dress for me." I thought it was cute and thought it would probably be good for him to learn now since he may be married someday. They went into the room and picked out a dress without waking Talitha.

Tirzah wearing the dress Azariah and she picked out.

About 5 minutes later as I was cooking breakfast I hear Tirzah say. "How do I look Azariah?" And Azariah responds "You look really good Tirzah." How it made my heart smile to hear my son loving his sister by affirming her with the way she looks. It was really cute and it made me know that he must be learning from his wonderful Daddy.

The Princess and the Pee

You all know the classic story of the Princess and the Pea. The princess arrives at a castle on a stormy night and needs shelter. She doesn't look like a princess so the prince's mother puts a pea under her bed with twenty mattresses on top. If the princess can't sleep than she truely is a princess.

Well we have our own princess who can't sleep with a pee. She is very sensitive to wet and dirty diapers. Gil was changing her the other day and called her the Princess with her Pee.