Six Weeks and Sick of Being Weak

Life with two who are two and under is going great! But, you probably have noticed that I haven't been posting quite as regularly lately!

As of this week, Caroline is 6 weeks-old! It is almost impossible to believe! It just seems surreal that at one point we were counting down the days until she was scheduled to arrive-- praying that she wouldn't come too early. God is good!

She has such a great nature about her so far. She is very easy-going and "luggable". She tends to sleep whenever I need her to and she doesn't really cry unless it's time to eat. She hasn't quite gotten her night time routine down. One night she will do a 9 to 3 stretch-- the next night she will be up at 12, 4, 7-- nothing consistent day-to-day. Regardless, I really couldn't ask for her to do anything better! She has been so easy!

I hope that she continues this streak when we head to California in a few weeks! Yep, it's that time of year again-- ZOE at the Pepperdine lectures. It is crazy that it was two years ago when we were preparing to pack Luke up for the trip. He was just turning 3 months-old, and I was terrified that he would be a complete nightmare. I was still in the "frightened new mommy" mode-- I had just started to figure out what I was doing, but I was nowhere near confident in my abilities or in his comfort levels. He did great to my delight! Here's to Caroline doing the same-- Please, Lord!! :)

Luke is such a doll! Getting bigger and smarter each day. His favorite phrase lately has been--"Can you help (welp) me?" It is so precious! He has also started saying "Thanks, Dad" and "Thanks, Mom" whenever we give him things or do something for him-- also precious.

So-- life on the Westerman front is going well! We couldn't be happier at church, too! We love Otter Creek. The elders and leadership there are the BEST! We have been so impressed with their vision for the church and how they run things. It also looks like the rest of our small group is planning on placing membership as well! We are thrilled that our close friends will be joining us on the journey! Yippee!!!! :)

Oh-- as of my last doctor's appointment when I heard my weight and a weekend of frustration over not being able to fit into my spring clothes-- I have FINALLY returned to the YMCA! I got a clean bill of health and no longer have ANY restrictions! BIG YEAH! But, the fact remains that I weigh more now than I EVER have in my life! That is quite hard to handle for me and I am SO anxious to get fit again. I could stand to lose at least 20 pounds. I know that sounds like a lot-- especially since I was pretty much back to normal within weeks of having Luke, but this time around I had 3 strikes against me: I was two years older, I was on the couch for 3 months, and I wasn't able to continue my workouts up until she was born like I did with Luke. So, I have SO SO much work to do. This week in the class I realized just how much, but I wasn't as bad as I thought I'd be-- it is kinda fun to have a challenge. I'll keep you posted! :)