Beckys Blog

No, not the newest baby.  Here are some newborn pictures of the first 3.  They all 3 look so different, yet they look alike at the same time.  I can't help wondering if Annabelle will look like one of her siblings when she is born.  Raquelle - 2 weeks old Titus - 1 day old Keziah - 1 day old

This last week, I've been trying to start getting things ready around here.  Ready for a new baby, and also ready for next school year.  I am just about done picking out curriculum for Raquelle and Titus.  Titus surprised us and started sounding out simple words.  He is doing very well in the Kindergarten Hooked On Phonics workbook.  After not ever wanting to do any preschool, suddenly he is asking every day to do school...and when we finish, he asks if he can do more.  He is counting quite well with minimal help all the way to 100!  So I decided to start him in Kindergarten in the fall.  I already have the Abeka kindergarten readers from Raquelle and the Bob books.  We were given Horizon kindergarten math for him and he will share Raquelle's science and history books. Raquelle's schooling is tricky.  After reading a book to my mom, my mom informed me that her reading fluency is about on a 5th grade level.  However, she hasn't had...

Though I had good intentions to keep this blog active and post a couple times every month, the reality is that at 35 weeks pregnant, with 3 kids of my own plus daycare, it isn't exactly at the top of my agenda.  Things are starting to wind down now and the reality of how close Annabelle's birth is is starting to set in.  2 of my daycare kids are gone for the summer now.  I have a week and a half left with the other one and then I am off for 2 months.  Awana is done for the summer, this last swimming lesson session is done, Bible study is done and life is starting to slow down for the summer.  It's nice to have things a little slower paced, especially since I am moving at a little slower pace these days. I am amazed at this pregnancy.  I thought the end would be really hard because I had a hard time from about 26 to 30 weeks pregnant.  I had hip pain, sacroiliac issues, SPD, fatigue, etc.  However, now at 35 weeks pregnant, I actually feel better...

Friendshipping - the stage in a relationship where both parties are mutually interested in the other, and know of each others interest in each other, but no official dating relationship has begun yet. This phase is what Thad and I were in from April 15th 2001 to August 26th.  Although the intention was to still be just friends, the reality is that things are different when you know you are both interested in each other.  We had just short of a month together before summer break and we spent literally every spare minute together!  We had classes together, did homework together, worked the same shifts together, studied for finals together, and hung out together when we had free time.  We had a lot of fun and it was during this time that I believe we really went from friends, to best friends. We had agreed that we couldn't hold hands until we were officially dating, so we linked arms instead as we walked to class and such.  I asked Thad if there was anything du...

4 years ago today, the cutest baby boy I have ever seen was born. He was born slightly on the large side (8 lbs 12 oz) and from there, grew at record pace!  By a month old, he was above the 100th percentile in both height and weight. Titus at 2 months old His stature was not the only thing that grew! I could tell from the start that we were in for a wild ride with this one!  By 18 months old, he could take apart the child proof door knob covers, toss them on the floor, and open the door and go into the room we were trying to keep him out of.  If he wanted past the baby gate, he would unhook it, take it down, and go right through. It's amazing how fast time flies!  At 4 years old, he is mischievous and funny and incredibly energetic.  His problem solving skills are way ahead for his age.  He loves to take things apart and put them back together.  He has already successfully worked his first 100 pi...

We got back to campus on Sunday afternoon just in time to change and go to work in the cafeteria.  Thad and I both worked this shift together, however, I was working out front and he was in the dish room, so our responsibilities did not over lap much.  I noticed something during the work shift though.  Thad was very quiet.  He kept to himself washing dishes and didn't talk to me really at all.  I spent most of the shift wondering what was wrong and debating on if I should say something.  We had just had a great weekend and (in my opinion) an even better drive back...and now he wasn't speaking to me...or anyone for that matter.  I decided I wasn't ok with the silent treatment (which is what I interpreted this to be at that time), so I decided we were going to have to talk. Since I was working out front, I got off work first.  Once I was off, I stopped in the dish room and said, "Hey Thad, we need to talk!"  He stopped what he was doing and w...

It was about a month from when I realized I was going to marry Thad to when things started happening.  During that month, I tried not to let on that I was interested in him, and I noticed absolutely everything about him!  I noticed him give up his seat when a room was full.  I noticed him step in to help in the cafeteria when it wasn't his shift and they were busy.  I noticed him consistently putting others needs ahead of his own.  Most importantly, I noticed that his Bible knowledge rivaled mine!  Not to be proud or anything, but being a pastors kid, raised in a Christian home, Christian school, and home school, I was kind of shocked at how much my friends at this Christian college didn't know!  For example, on the first day of Bible survey class, the professor had all the students stand up and recite the books of the Bible in order...with our eyes closed, and sit down when we missed one.  At the end, out of a class of 40 or 50, there were 3 of u...