Preschool!

Our little man started preschool on the 12th! I'm not gonna lie, I've had a small amount of anxiety since then. Only because Wyatt has such a soft heart and has a hard time leaving his momma. I knew in the back of my mind this would be a challenge for him, and it has...dangit! I've been so worried he's being a distraction to the other kids. I know how stinkin amazing Mrs. Blackett is so I've been able to tell myself to just keep taking him and he'll get better. Lo and behold, she reassured me today that he is getting tons better and he's just fine once they get going. Oh how I needed that reassurance! He promised he wont cry next time and will be a big boy! I know he'll get better at this preschool thing, it just may take a little time! Speaking of time....where does it go??? I swear it seems like yesterday I was dropping McKall off for her first day of preschool...CRAZY!

SOOO HANDSOME!!!

His SWEET Bumblebee Transformer backpack....


Yahooo for Mr. Wyatt!

About 4 weeks.....

and this little dude will be here! We are sooo EXCITED! McKall and I got to take a little peak at him yesterday. He looks just like her and Wyatt both did about this same time....round little chubby faces! He kept moving his lips, it was so CUTE!! He looked like he was totally squashed and his foot was touching his head...poor little dude, but I know he's completely comfortable! He gets hiccups at least 5 or 6 times a day and does some sweet karate chop moves (as Jen and I sit here at work, and no joke, watch him hiccup and do his famous "Easton moves!") non stop! It's fun to feel that and watch my belly form weird shapes! This will probably be our last child so I'm going to enjoy every little moment! We cant wait to meet you baby Easton....

A little something for myself.....

to remind me not to be jealous or be quick to judge....which I'm not gonna lie, it's easy to get jealous when looking at blogs that "seem to be" the perfect little family. This came from a book my sister is reading called, "5 Spiritual Solutions for Everyday Parenting Challenges." Gosh I think I will barrow it from her when she's done reading it. She says it's really good so far and I loved this when she read it to me and wanted to remember it and read it often.....
Avoiding Like a Plague the Tendency to Judge and Compare
As equally counterproductive with guilt and pride (and as equally inconsistent with truths that we know) are judging and comparing.
It is so easy to look at another family (at church or on a blog) and see them as more organized, more in control, more perfect than we are!
First of all, it's not a fair comparison. Often you are comparing that family at its best to your family at its worst.
And the results of the comparing will almost always be negative-discouragement for you and perhaps animosity or jealousy toward them.
The only thing worse than comparing is judging. And that is so easy to do.
"Look at that kid; he must not be getting a very good example at home!"
"From the looks of that family, they're not very in tune with the gospel."
"They really think they are special don't they? They certainly think they are better than the rest of us."
The safer assumption (and more loving one) is that pretty much every parent you know is doing the best he or she can, given what they know, who their kids are, and what other problems they have.