Jovie Bug

My Jovie is growing! She is rolling around everywhere! (Front to back and back to front!) She is also saying Mama all the time :) AND her first tooth is coming in! BAH! Where did all the time go?!?! Feels like she was born like yesterday! If I focus to much on all this stuff changing I start to get a little sad. It's good...I just get sad that I will be moving away from the baby clothing department faster than I think I will be! She is also eating baby food and is a champ at it! So proud of her! She is always happy...always. :)

Jovie

My Jovie is getting so so so big! She is only 4 months and in 6-9 mo clothing! EEK! I think she is longer than the other two were ...but not by much ;) I have short babies.

She is drinking almost 8 oz...she was doing the 8 oz for a looong time and just kind of backed off, normal I know, just strange. I don't think I will be trying her with baby food for a while. Maybe if she was doing the whole bottle I would think about it but she just isn't ready even for cereal.

She has been sleeping pretty well between her swing and her bassinet. Of course, we try to get her in the bassinet more than the swing...but some nights I let her stay in the swing. After all she is the baby and my last one at that. She will get there when she gets there.

One thing that has totally caught me off guard is that...SHE IS ROLLING OVER! So crazy to me...my others didn't get the hang of that until they were closer to six months and here she is doing it all the time and loving it!

I think it is great how she coos and goo goo and gahs over everything. She smiles all the time. The only time she cries is when she needs fed or changed...the rest is all smiles.

She is loving her activity gym right now. It has a jungle theme and she will stay under it for hours. Between that her bouncer and her bumbo she is kept pretty busy...that is when she isn't being held ;)

Her hair KILLS me! It is like a Mohawk...literally...reseeding hair lines alll the way around her head. It grows out the top like it is a pineapple :)

Loving the time with her...I see that 12 month clothing is coming next and I think after that it will be hard to actually be out of baby clothing. I know it is just clothing...but when I see them I think of the memories they have had wearing them. ugh its gonna be heart wrenching. BUT on the plus size I am going to have a HUGE yard sale and we will clear up some more room so life can go on.

Love love love my girls!

 Today is a strange day for me. A year ago today I had a miscarriage and I didn't really talk to a whole lot of people about it. Come to think of it I think there are family members that still do not know about it. At the time I didn't even know I was pregnant so I was trying to process it all and I just did not want people to tell me how to feel or how to act, it was just something I needed to work through. Today leaves me with a barrage of emotions. I am sad at lost life. When I look back on the emotions and the entire incident I can still feel the grief. On the other hand I have Jovie and if the other pregnancy would have been successful I wouldn't have Jovie. So I find myself feeling sad for lost life and I feel joy for my Jovie. It's all just strange.

All I can say is that God is good and that He has a plan. One day I will be able to meet our other child, until then I am thankful for the three I have and God's grace.

Jovie Christine

WELLL Our Jovie made her way into the world on the 7th of November! And of course she is perfect :) Jubilee loves her and is always so concerned about her crying. Justice thinks she is her personal baby doll and gives her big awkward open mouthed kisses allll the time. She is a pretty content and quiet baby. Sleep is something Jamie and I consider precious as she seems to know when we are sleeping and decides that is the time to be awake : ) ALTHOUGH last night we both got about 6 (broken) hours so that was impressive!

8lbs 15 oz and 20 in

My three girls!

AND of course I wouldn't trade Baby Jovie (that is what everyone is calling her) for a million boys...she is adorable and perfect and makes our family just feel complete.

I am hoping to be blogging a lot more once we figure out how three little girls, under three years of age with only two adults to supervise works :}BUT it should be sooner than later and hopefully my blogging will be more interesting than how awful my hormones have been and how terrible I am feeling:)

Little Blessings

 Things have been kind of rough around here since Jamie lost his job. While we are confident that we are in God's will and right where He wants us...we do have moments where we feel discouraged. When you look at the numbers we bring in and the number of our bills, it shouldn't make sense. BUT God has provided for us and it amazes me how far we have come because of His grace.

 Since our bills are kind of already in jeopardy it is REALLY hard to justify spending any extra money. For Pete's sake, I felt bad buying the girls some much needed socks the other day! So things like Batman Arkham City (the sequel to one of Jamie's games, which he already had 20 dollars on) and a new outfit for Jovie just naturally sat on the back burner.

Yesterday we kind of brain stormed and decided we needed to try to do something to get out of our funk. Jamie gathered up some older xbox games to see if he could get some trade in value at game stop and I went and got duplicate baby shower items from Jovie's things and we headed to Kokomo. When we went to Walmart we found out we could get a gift card for 30 dollars with our duplicate items!!! I was so excited! Jovie got 2 new outfits, a swaddling blankie, two bottles, newborn diapers and we even got wipes. I felt super blessed and just happy I could get Jovie her very own take home outfit, (I just like for the girls to have something of their own since hand-me-downs are all too normal around here.) We then headed to Gamestop. Jamie traded in his game and the guy said "Well that brings you up to $38.00" ($60 game mind you.) Jamie pulled out the card as I told him he could pay a little cash if need be...turns out the guy at Gamestop doesn't know how to word things correctly. He should have said...your trade in value is 38....they ended up owing Jamie a nickle :)

We were on cloud nine. Seriously. God is just so good and it feels so nice that He cares about even the little materialistic things that He really could just turn away from and say "deal with it" but instead He cares enough to give us a little blessing in our week. I am so thankful...we needed that little moral booster.

Just wanted to share our fun moment...I don't think anyone could have known how much those little things meant to us...but I don't want to forget this feeling. The feeling that God cares even about the little things.

Just Tired

I am just super exhausted...I want to blog...I think about things to blog...I try to REMEMBER things to blog...but really I am just tired and can hardly process half the things that are going on around me :) I can only put so much brain power towards everything right now.

I have 4.5 more weeks until Jovie Christine makes her appearance! Jamie thinks she will come early because of all the braxton hicks I have been having and the other little weird, disabeling things that usually happen the week of my child's birth : )

I have also had lots of random people telling me "maybe it is a boy" which is just strange and makes me a little anxious haha since I have NOTHING boy :) but we will see....Im pretty sure Jovie is in fact a Jovie and not a Jack....I guess we will find out!

Updates

Jubilee, Jubie, Juju, Love Bug, Gozer, the Bean-2 3/4 Years


Is practically potty trained! Still having a couple of issues now and then but for the most part we are getting somewhere!


Knows a lot more letters than I give her credit for! I really need to dive into this with her. The other day when asked to point out letters she could verify o t e j r b a k m n w...there were probably more but I remember those for sure!


Loves to play with Sissy and wants to do EVERYthing Sissy does. If we say anything (Sissy, do you want a drink? Sissy you are so cute! Sissy wanna cracker?) she has to do the same! (I want a drink too! I am cute too! I want a cracker too!) LOL it is so cute...you think the younger one would want to be like the older.


She officially has her own room. We DID have a sleeping room for both girls and then a play room but found it more effective and less of a headache to put Juju into the sleep room where she cant play with anything or wake up Sissy and Sissy into the toy room where they can't climb up onto her crib during playtime. Problems solved! I am not going to lie...it did make me a little sad the first day. They just have such a great relationship, I didn't want them to get lonely.


Jubilee loves church! It is her favorite thing and is ALWAYS asking when we are going again.


She likes to walk around pretending to call Grandma, Grandpa (my parents) and Pappy (Jamie's dad)


I can't believe the information she retains. She quotes movies, remembers names and remembers icons. Crazy smart kid!


Justice, Jusi, Sissy, Jusi Mae, Curly Mae- Just over 1 year!


She is now walking! AND she waited to get her technique down! She took three steps her first try! She is a walking fool now : )


She has four teeth in front and a fifth coming in...along with one loner in the back


She is saying things like Hi, Ya and No...she also says CHEESE when you ask her to make her cheese face! (Picture to come soon!) Wait...I have to show you now....

CHEESE!

I WANNA SAY CHEESE TOO!

I have noticed Sissy also loves to nurture baby dolls. Tickling them and hugging them and giving them kisses. So So SOOOOO sweet.
She also thinks it is funny to hear people talk to her on the phone.

She is a huge veggie and fruit lover or even cheese..bread desserts and cookies just aren't really her thing...she'll take a sandwich first

Jovie Christine- Still growing!

She has 6 weeks left!

She has had hiccups three times a day

She moves like crazy!

She is the pickiest of all my babies. Food just isn't the same with her. With Jubilee and Justice everything I ate made me feel pretty good...this one I am having to get pretty creative with!

I am also having braxton hicks with her at least 3 or 4 times a day if not for a couple of hours. SO strange...I have definitely noticed them the most with her :)

My Girls

 I just love my girls. I don't know how often I say that...but I just feel so super blessed to have them both. They are my joy and just make my life so hilarious and fun. When you become a parent your entire life changes...late nights, boo boos and heart aches, potty training, life skills, etc...but I know that teaching them, mentoring them, helping them grow and just being there for them is why I am here. It is my life, my here and now and I am just so thankful that God feels I am strong enough to raise them.

Jubilee is such an adorable, independent, little helper. She is always helping her little sister or mommy with everything! Throwing away trash, grabbing a diaper, putting up the wipes, cleaning up toys, putting laundry in the hamper...she is so stinkin' smart! I love that she plays with her sissy (but is still learning that she is not ruler of the toys! Don't get me wrong...she will share...but it has to be on HER terms)She is also protective of her. If sissy cries she wants to know why and immediately does what she can to help (blankies and toys.) She also needs to know where she is, especially if mommy is away and they are with someone else. All of that with her incredible amount of happy energy and dance moves. She is amazing!

Justice is just as adorable, slightly dependent and my quick little learner. She loves watching and mimicking people, especially her sister. If her sister dances, she dances. If her sister plays, she plays. She can hardly take a nap without her sister in the room. She also is kind of a bully...but in a funny way. She will tackle her big sister to the ground, in a polite funny way, and just crawl on her...all while Juju is in hysterical laughter. She is still a cuddle bug and just likes to sit with you and snuggle up against you. She is tough when it comes to teething and diaper rashes, as long as someone is around. She just loves company.

Can't wait to see what Jovi Christine brings to our little family!

Baby Number 3

Just found out today that baby number 3 is a girl! We are excited! I just needed to give this kid an identity, I am all about names and meanings and Jamie wouldn't even TALK about it until we found out. Sooo now Jovi Christine (I may change the spelling from Jovi to Jovie....but Jamie would disagree haha not sure how far I will push it ) has a name and all I need now is a color for her blankie...Juju's is pink, Jusi's purple....debating on teal or light green at the moment, maybe fuchsia? ANYWAY We are stoked. Jovi is built off of Jo as in my Aunt Amy Jo : ) and it means Joyful. Christine means follower of Christ. I love it.

Juju got her own little pic of the ultrasound and asked us if it was a monster or a dog. Oh my... : )