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Hiccups

So today I just feel like writing an "easy" post and thought I'd brag about my kids a little!
I just got done putting Judah (9months) down for his morning nap. Poor guy, he was exhausted. Took him up to his nursery, and rocked him for a couple minutes, but he got the hiccups! He was so tired, that didn't stop him from falling asleep. I smiled, and remembered back to when I was pregnant with him. He got the hiccups ALL the time!! It was the funniest feeling, especially in the night while I would try to sleep. It was one of those flashback memories most moms get about their kids. Seriously, is he really about to turn 1 at the end of October? Where has the time gone?! This past year has been one of the best yet! I've loved being a mom again, and God has continually blessed my sweet family!


Olivia (5) is busy getting ready for school to start next month. By this, I mean packing and unpacking her new backpack. We're not talking about one of those mid-size, cute, Disney bags. This year she had to get the full-size teenage-looking bag. If you don't know my child, she is picky, and knows what she likes! What a little diva! So the search for a backpack started out harder than I'd thought. She wanted purple, but she found something she didn't like on all of the ones we'd looked at recently. Finally, on a random trip to Costco, she saw one she liked. Purple? Not really. But the selling point(s)? Cell phone pocket, key chain, change purse, credit card holders, ipod/headphone pockets. Ha! She's 5 going on 15!! She's been marching around the house with it on her back (looking like a ninja turtle b/c of the size of the thing) saying "OK, bye Mom, I'm going to school!" ha! I'm just glad she's excited about school. We're excited to watch how much she grows and learns this year! Oh, and when I hold Judah, I see all Olivia! He reminds me so much of her when she was a baby, and I can't believe she's grown up so fast! (Plus, I remember when she got hiccups while I was pregnant with her too!) Anytime either of my kids get the hiccups now, I always smile and remember when God was growing them in my belly!!

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