Lincoln constantly climbs on everything. And when I ask/tell him to get down this is what he does. He pretends to be asleep. Seriously?! Such a funny dude!
In March I was beyond exhausted from our crazy time of concussion and illness and Lincoln still waking up to nurse 4 times a night. I’m pretty sure that I was going insane, or already was insane, or maybe Jay just feared imminent insanity. Either way, Jay was going to take the bigs to his parents house for the weekend. The night before I don’t know what I said but he decided that he should take all 3 kids so that I could have a weekend to myself and so that Lincoln would have to eat. . .actual food. I was super excited but also really nervous for all of the boys to be gone for the weekend. Jay is an amazing dad and the Osby’s are great with the kids but I was still really anxious about them all being gone. I’m pretty sure that I haven’t had a weekend totally alone in a very long time.
IT.WAS.AMAZING!
While I definitely missed my guys, it was so nice to actually have a few quiet moments. I cleaned out quite a bit of junk from the house and took multiple bags to the donation station near us.
It also occurred to me as I had a really great idea that the lack of sleep combined with the absence of quiet in my life over the past year (homeschooling Jackson during nap time left zero quiet time in my day) had drained my brain. Those who know me will adamantly agree. . .mommy brain hit hard after Lincoln and has held on with a death grip.
My man and my sweet in-laws know that I can’t survive without at least a picture of my babies so I was kept abreast of their happenings in Beach City. They always have a ball there and loved being able to fly a kite.
And roasting hot dogs is always a huge hit.
During my child free weekend I randomly got this text from a friend at church.
Two of my super sweet friends had surprised me with a 90 massage. It was SO fabulous! And even more than the massage, as heavenly as it was, was the fact that these ladies had thought about me in such a caring way. God has blessed us so richly with such wonderful friends in Austin and I’m so very grateful for that. Being such a people person and investing my time so heavily in my family and friends I couldn’t imagine forming such great connections in such a short period of time in a new city. Never ever would I have thought that friends of less than a year would think and care enough to send me to a massage while my guys were gone. It was such a very kind and generous gift but the though behind it once again, showed me God’s love and provision in the area of friendships.
We had really wanted Lincoln to wean over the weekend away but I wasn’t good about sticking to my guns when he got back. He would cry and beg and it’s just so hard when what he wants is on you at all times. I couldn’t say no but we did go down to once or twice a day and NONE at night which was amazingly fabulous.
Lincoln definitely loves books. He loves to sit in my lap when I read to him and he loves to look at books in his glider. Sweet little buddy!
After his weekend away Lincoln was a very good eater. He started eating the massive amounts that his brothers consume. It was so very nice and I’m so thankful that Jay insisted on taking Lincoln with the bigs that weekend. It did all of us a world of good and having Lincoln eat and sleep normally was a very good thing.
And here are the pictures that will go in the rehearsal dinner slideshow. The bigs trying to use my breast pump on themselves. 
To my future daughter-in-laws, you’re welcome for this little gem.
March in Austin was really weird. We had more than one ice day and it was super cold. Not normal Texas weather.
Poor Jackson had such a tough time with his asthma.
Gaga sent Baron another birthday present. During her birthday weekend Baron had seen this frog puppet at Barnes and Noble and almost cried that he had to leave “Froggy” at the store. He has talked about Froggy multiple times and even prayed for Froggy at bedtime. So, he was beyond thrilled that Froggy was among his birthday presents. And, as I write this (5 months later) Froggy is still a necessity every night for Bear. Froggy and Baron Puppy are Bear’s two lovies.
Jackson is such a sweet big brother. His tender heart is so evident when he’s carrying him around and taking care of him.
Baron called for me one day and said, “look mom, I’m wild like Jackson!” I’m so thankful for this goofy guy and that his “wild” isn’t nearly as death defying as Jackson’s. I can’t only take so much. . .and this precious stunt doesn’t register in any way!
More ice days. The boys just loved playing in the cold and with the ice cycles that formed off of the swing set.
Sweet and happy smiles!
When Baron turned 4 he wanted to always pick out his own clothes by himself and he suddenly felt very strongly about all of his outfits. Typically he wanted to put his overall shorts over pants. I just went with it. He proudly boasted to everyone he encountered that he had chosen his own clothes. Surprisingly nobody questioned it.
Ever since Pine Cove the boys have loved climbing on top of the van. It’s pretty funny to see the sheer terror in other moms faces when my boys are up there. You’d think it was the empire state building by the way they react.
Lincoln’s happy place is on a swing. He loves to swing and I have to be very strategic about getting him off of a swing or else he will scream and cry for much longer than you would expect a 1 year old to throw a fit.
And that was our March. We thanked God the entire way through for the slow return to regularity and normalcy!
