So, Im REALLY slacking on this whole blogging thing. Seems like my life has been a whirlwind and i rarely have time to just SIT at the computer.

Elijah Edward is now 3. And for some reason, the 3rd birthday has brought much disobedience, even more stubbornness, and a fondness for the word "no". I know that everyone says that 3 is worse than 2, but my child went from a great little boy who only had an occasional negative response to what mama was telling him to do, to one of those kids that you see in the grocery store crying and throwing a fit while the parent just lets them.... Now, i swore i would NEVER be that parent, ya know, the kind that lets their kids walk all over them.... but in this day and age, we can't punish out kids without having social services called on us, hell, we look at the kid harshly and its interpretted at abuse. If we LEAVE the store, then Eli gets what he wants, but if we stay Im embarrassed, I choose to stay, so that my child knows that he does not control what mommy does.... he doesn't throw these fits often, and im generally pretty good at distracting him and making him forget why he was upset in the first place, but im ready for this whole, im 3 and i know it stage to be done! Course, just as i have one coming OUT of that stage i'll have another entering it....

Ayden is getting so big. He has a totally different personality than his big brother. He's totally laid back, and easy going. Tho he is VERY opinionated. He is starting to defend himself against his brother, making him cry on more than one occassion. I can't believe how nurturing my little man is. I have a friend that has an 8 month old little girl. I expected Eli to be good with her, eli LOVES babies, and is really great with all that he has been around, but Ayden has never been around babies, he's always been the little guy.... Ever since Elli started hanging out with us he has gotten more and more loving. He gives her her pacifier back, tries to feed her, shares his toys, covers her with her blanket if she's laying on the floor.... hes' just very lovey. I have no doubt that he is going to be a great big brother when that time comes....

and yes, that time may be approaching. Jamie and i are talking about baby number 3. We would like to be settled in our next duty station, and know that J will be home for the entire pregnancy, as we've had no so great luck with him being around to watch the growing belly. It like im teeny one day, he leaves and when he comes back ive got a watermelon under my shirt. This will be the LAST baby we have, so we both want him to experience it with me. PLUS, im a GREAT pregnant lady, i know, weird, but my hormones seem to be balanced and im very pleasant when im growing babies :)

As far as our next duty station goes.... we don't know where were going yet... things are still in the works. We had a plan, but God changed OUR plans and we decided it was better to follow HIS plans :) Looks like we will be staying in the military, at least for a while, but where we go is still undecided, were trying for California, but won't know for about a month if we will be going there.

Lastly, we are swtiching to AT&T! so, if you have ATT, we can talk for free!!! YAY! our numbers will be the same, but we'll have new phones, that don't delete our texts every 5 minutes.... stupid crackberry..... I have a kitchen to clean, diaper to change, butts to wipe, donations to take care of, and a shower to take before my doctors appointment to check my IUD this afternoon.... Never a down moment in this crazy life!