stir crazy

going a little stir crazy here as i confined myself to the couch for a few days so here goes some rambling . .

as i sat quietly on the couch today and patiently waited for my next few days to pass (hahaha) . . . there's no quiet or patient with me right now! the cool thing that i did show brody today was how to put his little finger in emersyn's hand so that she'll grip it. as soon as she did one, he automatically started diving across me and her to do the other hand too! whoa! an almost-two year old and a newborn are definitely tricky, but we love it! then, as i tucked him into bed tonight, he wanted emersyn to tell him nite-nite also. perhaps it's a bit of a stalling tactic, but i think it's sweet and love it all the same!

aside from my belly-aching about having to be still and quiet right now, i'm really enjoying our family. erik made the comment last night that it seems like all of a sudden we have a big family. i definitely agree. the dynamic has certainly changed. i wouldn't say that it's better or worse or even more complete than before. we LOVED our time with just the three of us, but i see that we're already LOVING this time too.

i know i'm all over the place here so just bear with me . . . this weekend we were blessed with an abundance of food from neighbors and church friends. WOW! it seems like i've contributed meals to others over the years, but this is one of the first times that i really recognized the impact that the food has. it's not just all of the food that everyone has brought for which we've been thankful, but also the fellowship. i've thoroughly enjoyed having friends and family stop by for visits and bring their own kids to play with brody. it's keeping all of us sane and giving us the opportunity to try out some great new meals! thanks everyone!