Back in the grind....

Well it seems as though I have been slacking! My last post was in May. I tried the whole "picture a day" thing, and failed terribly. SO much has happened since MAY! So let's get caught up!

In 2011....

We added two precious lil' girls to our family.

We moved to Georgia & couldn't be happier!

We found an AMAZING church home!

Jadon turned 3.

Anthony turned 30.

Anthony and I celebrated our 1st yr of marriage.

Our girls had their 1st Thanksgiving.

I turned 23.

Our girls had their 1st Christmas.

And now it's 2012!!

I'm not too sure if 2012 can top 2011. Some pretty awesome things happened in 2011. 

I have a couple goals for the New Year. 

*Listen without interrupting.

*Speak without accusing.

*Give without sparing.

*Pray without ceasing.

*Answer without arguing.

*Share without pretending.

*Enjoy without complaint.

*Trust without wavering.

*Forgive without punishing.

*Promise without forgetting.

(I saw this on a picture and knew it was something I wanted to live by)

On New Years day my dad joined Anthony, myself and the kids at our church here in Georgia. From what I could see, my dad really enjoyed himself! My first check of the year was written to the house of the Lord. The 1st day of the year we worshipped our God. I KNOW this will be a great year!

I pray that God strengthens my relationship with him this new year, that He strengthens my family. Everyday I fail at being the mother and wife that I know I should be. So I pray that God would instill the 10 things that I listed above into my life EVERYDAY this year.

<3  Britt

DAY 142

SUNDAY MAY 22ND

So the world was supposed to end yesterday. It didn't. Are you surprised? I'm not. The guy "Harold Camping" is a QUACK! 

My husband and I made a surprise trip to visit my in-laws. My dad let us know last minute that they would be leaving out late sunday afternoon. So we made a trip to Crystal River. It was very relaxing and it was good to see Andi and Stef. Andi was very surprised =)  

Nothing new has been happening in our lives. We just enjoy every chance we get to be together... The good and the ugly. Yes we have our moments of frustration with each other (we are human).  

I can't believe that  we have been married almost 8 months now! Man time sure has flown by. We are currently looking at cruises to take for our anniversary. Still debating if we want to take the kids with us. If we do take the kids we will see if my parents and in-laws will tag along with us. If not is will be a really short cruise! LOL.... I dont think I could stand to be away from them all for too long. My husband and I could sure use the time alone together though! Sometimes I sit and wonder what it would be like without having any kids. Where my life would be right now.  I think these kiddos saved me a lot of trouble that I could have gotten myself into!!  

Well that pretty much sums things up for now. I really need to get back to the 1 a day blogs. I WILL TRY!!

LOL the billboard that went up today. 

Day 121....

 This morning I worked in the nursery at church. We only had 2 kids besides my 2 so it was fairly easy!! After church we came home and took a nap.... the girls have been really demanding lately... it seems like every time I turn around someone needs fed.  I realize this is part of parenting but when im alone and have no help its kind of difficult. I just need a break. I really need to just get away with just Anthony and I.  Really looking forward to my mother-in-law getting back into the states b/c she will be getting a phone call =)..... Having 3 children under 3 yrs old is really draining sometimes. All 3 kids need my love and attention. Jadon especially.  When 2 kids are content usually the 3rd one is needing something... Its honestly a 24 hour job. I love being a mom. Probably one of the greatest rewards EVER! I'm just needing a break. That's All.

Day 120....

WOW!! Can you believe it's almost May?!? Seriously where is the time going? Well nothing new really happening here. Same ol' goodness. =)  Today is a cleaning day for the Longshore clan. Stripped all the sheets.... About 5 loads of laundry to get washed. Some sanitizing to be done so that none of my kids get sick since something is going around. Sanitized all the bottles. Gonna re-organize a few things and go through lots of stuff that will be put in the yard sale.  Yep a busy day ahead for sure! Not quite sure how im finding time to write this LOL..... 

The girls are growing and are very healthy! Their 2 month check up is next week. (OMGoodness in 10 months they will be a yr old!) YIKES!..... Both of the girls have developed some type of rash on their faces... kinda looks like heat rash but it comes and goes... not sure whats causing it.... Jadon is pretty good (when he wants to be) Still having a horrible time with the potty training. I would gladly pay someone to potty train this kid!  He's getting to smart for his own britches. it just amazes me some of the things he says... Im like huh?? How old are you??

Plans are still to move to Georgia in August.... Needing to start looking at places but its kinda hard when I cant travel there to look when i have 3 kids. Hoping God will open some doors for us in that area.  

We started attending a new church called Faith Assembly. We are still going to the Sanctuary as well. F.A. has different service times on different days.... And they seem to have a little bit more of what Anthony and I are looking for such as men and womens groups, young adults group, and so forth.... They are pretty much like the sanctuary and actually a lot of people I went to church with at the "old" sanctuary on 15-A attend that church. I feel this will give me more opportunity to help with the nursery at the sanctuary on sundays and tuesday and still be able to get church in and still be dedicated to a ministry for the time we have left here in florida. 

so precious!

DAY 101....SLACKER

So let me just go ahead and apologize for not keeping up with my blog! Time just slips away and I really don't know where it goes. Right now at 2:45pm on Monday afternoon all three of my kids are sleeping. I have worship music playing and the house is completely cleaned! This is my "break" for the day. I should probably be sleeping as well to do some catching up on what I have lost. But so far today I have made 2 sugar free lattes and  im fixing to have a 3rd one! This coffee has kept me on my toes!  

So is being a mother of 3 hard you ask?? Well yes and no. For the most part the girls sleep all the time. Lydia is the crier. She will cry just to cry. Most of the time she just wants to be held, but as you can tell there are other duties in the house to get done as well. I only have 2 hands you know. But my sweet friend Krystal sent me a package with lots of goodies. One of those goodies was an infant carrier. You know the kind where the baby sits in front of you and you wear the straps?? Ya that kind =) Well today I discovered that its Lydias favorite new thing. It's great! I can carry her around and still do my chores.... And when Ava needs attention my hands are free.  The girls have been doing very well with feedings... The other night they went to bed at 8pm and I didnt have to get up until 6:30am with them. If we swaddle them tight they sleep right through the night. Ava has had some mucus issues and my husband and i were almost positive that it was an environmental issue... Well the AC guy came out today to check on the AC b/c it hasnt been cooling down in the house and also we havent been able to find where the filter goes. Well the AC guy found the filter and it was NASTY!!! Hadn't been changed in ages!! That was probably our issue! We shall see.

Jadon is doing well. I have learned that I need to be more stern with him. As a mother I have a sweet spot with him. He is the 1st kid and holds a special place close to mommies heart. I give in a lot when I shouldnt and I let him get away with things when I should really be disciplining him. He is so well behaved with Anthony and loves anthony to death! But the difference between Anthony and I is that Anthony is stern and sticks to what he says. Jadon always knows that Anthony is being serious and Jadon knows that he can get away with things with me. Well not anymore.... And the last 2 days I have been doing good =) And Jadon still loves me. When I told him it was nap time today he got right in his bed and went to sleep.

Going out with all 3 kids alone is quite a challenge.... It wouldnt be so bad if Jadon were a little older but he is only 2 and when he sees that my hands are full he knows how to push his limits. I am busy feeding 3 mouths and changing diapers along with all the other chores I have to do and giving all 3 children the attention that they need. My girls are already 5 weeks old and I just dont know where the time has gone!

A huge disappointment this past week was my milk drying up. Come to find out, you shouldn't take birth control while breast feeding. I had no clue! And I'm really disappointed that Dr. Rashada failed to inform me. But I guess life goes on. The girls got at least a month of breast milk so I guess that is better than none at all.........

Well I will try and keep my blog updated as much as possible. Not only for those that enjoy reading them but for myself as well! lol I cant even remember what I did last week. So having a blog is a good reminder for me!

Day 86

My baby girls are finally home. Ava came home on march 22 and Lydia came home on march 24th.... Today they are 3 weeks old. We didnt even have Ava home 24 hours and Jadon kneed her in the head and we had to take her to the ER for a cat scan. Every thing turned out fine though. Both girls are eating every 3 to5 hours. Although last night both girls went 8 hours without eating and finally I just woke them up to feed them. Our girls are pretty laid back just like Jadon was. I hope it stays this way =) Today was their first sunday at church and they did very well!! My mother in-law is staying with me this week and she has been a huge help! We completely rearranged the kitchen, all the closets and the girls room.... Anthonys mom is really good at organizing things!! 

So other than that things are pretty good. I finally feel good after the surgery... Their is hardly even a scar. You would never know I had a c-section. The cellulitis around the incision is almost completely gone (PTL!).... 

We are settled in at home and enjoying every minute of it. Still hard to believe that we have 3 children!

Day 79....

So life as we all know it has been super crazy, busy, and hectic these passed couple of weeks.  I have not been able to update my blog everyday but I try and keep people as informed as possible through facebook.  This morning I had all intentions on going to church. Woke up, pumped, showered, then fell back asleep. My husband said he was pretty exhausted as well.  So Jadon and I didnt end up getting up until 10:30!! It felt sooo good to sleep in. Today I didnt make it up to see the girls. I needed a day to just relax and have nothing to worry about. Today was that day!  Tomorrow they are going to do a car seat test on them to make sure they pass it in order to go home. Ava is doing GREAT! She is now 4lbs 14 oz. She has taken every bottle by mouth for the passed 3-4 days. Lydia on the other hand is progressing a little bit slower. She is now 5lbs 7oz and takes 2 out of 3 bottles by mouth.  I honestly think they are feeding her too much. She is getting more than Ava, yet she isn't eating EVERYTHING on her own. She is sooo sleepy to get the rest down. I think they should cut back on how much they are giving her and just let her tell them when she is hungry. Ava is supposed to be getting her feeding tube out today since its not being used. I think its only a couple of days until Ava comes home but maybe a little longer for Lydia. I believe that Lydia is ok to come home as well but dr.'s will be dr.'s.... So that pretty much sums things up....

Jadon has been a pistol lately. Nothing unusual from what I have heard. He has grown so much in these passed few weeks as well. His vocabulary is much better as well as his sentences... He is actually making more sense when he talks lol  He definitely know how to test his father and I. He tries to push us to see how much he can actually get away with. But we arent backing down just because we have new additions to the family. There are still rules and he needs to follow them =) He is pretty good when we are in public which I am very proud of.... But behind closed doors he is a little stinker! lol

In just 10 days it will be the anniversary of when my husband proposed to me. It's unreal where this last year has taken us and the changes that have been made in both of our lives. We really thank God for everything he has done for us and for being there when we needed him the most.