Bottles and Boobs

Becca has got to be our most stubborn child ever and maybe in the history of children in general. I love her to death and she LOVES her mommy. She will only eat for me whether from a bottle or the breast. It is insane. I had always been told that a nursing mommy would never be able to get her baby to take a bottle. Wrong. Phillip can't, the baby-sitter can't. It is absolutely insane. How long can a baby go without eating if I simply don't come around? I know that it is longer than 8 hrs because that is how long she went on Fri and Sat until I fed her. I will take all advice and try anything. I can't give up nursing though. I just can't. It is too good for the baby. So, I am sending out an SOS!!

Settled

I do have a new baby-sitter that is coming to my home. She is 20 years old and is taking some college courses on-line. She is really sweet. We are trying to get Becca's reflux under control so that she feels better and I think we will be doing good. I also have another prayer request that can't be posted that has nothing to do with church but it is complicated so if you want that info shoot me an email at mthomas@sweetwater.esc14.net.

God is Good <>< All the Time

Please pray

Please pray that we find a new sitter for my kids. We have had two. Both of them say that my kids are great but that their kids don't handle sahring their mommies and I totally understand that. I hate that I cannot stay home and take care of my kids but I can't. I want someone that will come in and love my children. So I am asking for my friends to pray.

Busy, Busy, Busy

I haven't quite figured it all out yet but I will try to get some pics up soon. We have discontinued our internet service at home, so I have to get a new system for updating my blog.

We are doing fairly well. Becca has started her second baby-sitter. Her name is Christi and I really like her. She keeps Reese also 2 days a week. I continue to pray that they will bond well. I do realize a baby is very hard to keep especially when they are so little but she is doing better every day. She is doing much better with her reflux and is only waking up once during the night. WooHoo!! She has started cooing and smiling and I love that.

I am knee deep in flu mess. We have had a lot of sickness in our schools and it is so hard to know what the right decision is for our schools. Half of the kids we have out have either the confirmed flu or influenza-like illness and have not been to see a doctor because they are so full. Everyone has an idea of how to handle it and it is driving me nuts. Oh, well. I love the rest of my job though.

Kaylee is doing great in school. I still wish she had a best friend in school but she doesn't yet. It doesn't bother her as much as it does me. She is quite happy. She loves learning and is learning to read pretty good. She loves to be outside. Loves animals and is on Team Level 1 in gymnastics and I have been so impressed on her progress.

Reese is also doing well. She is hilarious as always. She is going to be Darth Vader for Halloween. She is talking up a storm and impersonates people all the time. She also is trying to learn to read and she probably will be by the end of the year. She has also started gymnastics and is so cute to watch.

Phillip is Phillip. Church is going well. We will be starting our building soon. We feel so blessed to have this church. We really love Sweetwater and can't see ever leaving. I am so proud of him.